Archive: 6 May 2005
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Fri, 06 May 2005
OPEC happy with RI's membership: Govt
OPEC happy with RI's membership: GovtLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has no problem with Indonesia's membership, even if the country becomes a net crude oil importer, a top official says.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Javanese culture and democracy
Javanese culture and democracy Although members of the Javanese community may claim they represent a "non-confrontational" culture (Javanese culture barrier to democracy: The Jakarta Post, April 30), it might be arrogant to not consider the experiences of young girls sold into prostitution...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Susilo puts the squeeze on corruption
Susilo puts the squeeze on corruptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Nusa Dua, BaliPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has repeated his promise to seriously fight corruption at all levels of both state and private institutions, establishing a special team to strengthen and speed up his antigraft drive.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Singapore, Australia to resume 'open skies' talks this month: Yeo
Singapore, Australia to resume 'open skies' talks this month: YeoAgence France-Presse, SingaporeAustralian aviation officials will visit Singapore this month for further talks on giving Singapore Airlines (SIA) the right to fly the Australia-U.S.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Star returns home to culture shock
Star returns home to culture shockKarl Wilson, Agence France-Presse/ManilaAfter 20 years performing on the European stage, leading Filipino dancer Augustus Damian has returned home to helm the national ballet -- and a culture shock.
Fri, 06 May 2005
'TVRI' official implicated in graft
'TVRI' official implicated in graft SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Prosecutors are investigating an alleged graft case involving the head of East Kalimantan state television station TVRI, Asmuny S. Noor.Asmuny is implicated in the embezzlement of the station's operational funds, which caused Rp 1.
Fri, 06 May 2005
ASEAN-U.S. relations at risk over Myanmar chairmanships issue
ASEAN-U.S. relations at risk over Myanmar chairmanships issueAgencies, BangkokU.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick welcomed the regional efforts to get Myanmar to reform but warned of "severe limitations" on U.S.-ASEAN relations if the military-ruled state chaired the grouping.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Ambulance 118 expands fleet, services
Ambulance 118 expands fleet, servicesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn elderly neighbor falls down. Blood is streaming down her face and she is crying in pain. You do not know first aid. What do you do?Don't panic. Dial 65303118. It works like 911.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Be proud of yourself
Be proud of yourself I refer to the letter of Fenty Ang (an Indonesian student in Singapore) that appeared in The Jakarta Post on April 23 and felt sorry for her having such a low opinion about her country and its people.
Fri, 06 May 2005
AGO to probe bad debtors linked with govt officials
AGO to probe bad debtors linked with govt officialsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStepping up their investigations into the alleged lending scandal at state Bank Mandiri, prosecutors plan to probe a number of bad debtors who have links with top government officials.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Top Maluku separatist nabbed at Ambon airport
Top Maluku separatist nabbed at Ambon airportM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAmbon Police were holding a top separatist activist on Thursday on suspicion that he is involved in subversive activities.
Fri, 06 May 2005
2 x 25
2 x 25 Top Maluku separatist nabbed at Ambon airport JP/4/poso1 x 51 Poso blast suspects arrested, linked to Mamasa riot JP/4/SHOOT 1 x 25 Boy killed in TNI-GAM clash JP/4/4Unicef1 x 47 Unicef gives $90 million to Aceh, Nias schools
Fri, 06 May 2005
~Tsunami - 125 days after
~Tsunami - 125 days after Message from Minister for Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven In Indonesia, on the streets of Banda Aceh, the impact of the tsunami is still being felt. Children are still crying because their parents died.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Unicef gives $90 million for Aceh and Nias schools
Unicef gives $90 million for Aceh and Nias schoolsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has handed over US$90 million in financial aid to build 300 new elementary schools and repair 200 damaged school buildings in disaster-devastated Aceh province and Nias Island,...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Jakarta Monorail struggles to reach deal before deadline
Jakarta Monorail struggles to reach deal before deadlineBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlmost a year after PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) signed a concession agreement with the city administration, the company is still struggling to close a deal with potential financiers.
Fri, 06 May 2005
WB helps people with HIV/AIDS
WB helps people with HIV/AIDS BEKASI: Head of the Bekasi Health Agency Bambang Djati Kusumo said on Wednesday the World Bank would provide a grant to help people with HIV/AIDS in the regency.He said that four cities would receive a similar grant from the World Bank.
Fri, 06 May 2005
1. Corrupt -- 3x12
1. Corrupt -- 3x12 Susilo puts the squeeze on corruption 2. Press --- 2x20 Media freedom under attack as newsmen jailed 3. LSM ----- 4x12 BIN suspects foreign NGOs 'crossing the line' in Aceh 4. Poll --- 1x40 Britons vote, Blair tipped for another term
Fri, 06 May 2005
Down with smugglers!
Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Indian food attracts wider market
Indian food attracts wider marketEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine.
Fri, 06 May 2005
*RI pays $1.8m for grounded jet fighter in U.S. Page 2
*RI pays $1.8m for grounded jet fighter in U.S. Page 2 *Borneo's ancient jungles offer new insight into modern life Page 3 *Top Maluku separatist nabbed at Ambon airport Page 4 *Parents feel the bite of education cost Page 5 *How a poll hero turned into 'public enemy' Page 6 *Monorail struggles to...
Fri, 06 May 2005
DPD pushes for legislative power
DPD pushes for legislative powerTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Regional Representatives Council (DPD) is seeking support for a constitutional amendment that would give it legislative power.DPD Speaker Ginandjar Kartasasmita said the council had received positive support from House of...
Fri, 06 May 2005
C. Sulawesi's Lore Lindu park, home to biological wealth
C. Sulawesi's Lore Lindu park, home to biological wealthRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PosoLore Lindu National Park is a unique place to visit as it is home to flora and fauna peculiar to Central Sulawesi, as well as prehistoric statues and building blocks.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Poso blast suspects arrested, linked to Mamasa riot
Poso blast suspects arrested, linked to Mamasa riotThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCentral Sulawesi Police have confirmed that three suspects arrested recently in connection with two Poso bomb attacks were also on the police wanted list for allegedly sparking an April 24 riot in Mamasa, West Sulawesi.
Fri, 06 May 2005
;JP;DAN;
;JP;DAN; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates MAy 4 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates May 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 7,781.21 7,003.50 7,430.09 7,354.57Brunei dollar 1 6,117.63 5,503.54 5,841.58 5,779.42Canadian dollar 1 8,009.76 7,207.
Fri, 06 May 2005
KPU's graft exposure
KPU's graft exposureFrom RepublikaWith the arrest of Mulyana W. Kusumah, a rights campaigner and member of the General Elections Commission (KPU), as a non- governmental organization activist I feel concerned over Mulyana's alleged bribery involvement.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Polio sufferers in dire need of help
Polio sufferers in dire need of helpYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, SukabumiFikri Ramdani, just 19-months-old, has lost a toddler's joy since contracting polio two months ago. He cries all the time as he suffers from recurring bouts of high fever and frustratingly hits his legs that have become...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Side-by-side refrigerator: A hot status symbol for riche
Side-by-side refrigerator: A hot status symbol for richeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIf a fire strikes Rina's home, irreplaceable valuables such as photo albums and family heirlooms will not be on top of her priority of what-should-be-saved-first list.
Fri, 06 May 2005
RI scores largest scholarship batch
RI scores largest scholarship batchJAKARTA: Seventy Indonesian scholars and students have been granted Fulbright scholarships to study in the United States, the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation announced on Thursday.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Media freedom under attack as newsmen jailed
Media freedom under attack as newsmen jailedOyos Saroso H.N, The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungMedia freedom in Indonesia is on the brink of ruin, with two senior journalists in Lampung being sentenced to nine months in jail for defamation.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Syafii Maarif, moderation and the future of Muhammadiyah
Syafii Maarif, moderation and the future of MuhammadiyahHilman Latief, Kalamazoo, Michigan At the next Muhammadiyah Congress from July 3-8 in Malang, East Java, the issue of the organization's leadership will feature prominently.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Man dies after communal clash
Man dies after communal clash AMBON, Maluku: Sayuti Roroa, a victim of a recent communal conflict in Kei Kecil district, Southeast Maluku regency, died on Thursday afternoon as a result of gunshot wounds.
Fri, 06 May 2005
~CD:
~CD: Dewa must bow to Islamists From Koran TempoA number of Islamic organizations have reported the Dewa pop rock band to the Jakarta police for failing to change the group's newest album cover, which bears a logo resembling the word Allah.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Govt sets up tsunami early warning system
Govt sets up tsunami early warning system JAKARTA: Following the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra, the government is setting up a tsunami early warning system it claims will be able to predict incoming killer waves only five minutes after an initial earthquake.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Petronas launches Syntium lubricants
Petronas launches Syntium lubricants JAKARTA: PT Petronas Niaga Indonesia (PNI), a subsidiary of Malaysia-based oil and gas firm Petronas, has launched a synthetic lubricant oil that meets the latest performance requirements of the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Fri, 06 May 2005
Drivers make way for dead, not the living
Drivers make way for dead, not the livingEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"My ambulance, in which I was transporting a three-day-old baby with breathing difficulties, was caught in traffic. Other vehicles wouldn't give way even though I had the siren and the flashing light on," Asti...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Polish pianist toasts human spirit in calamity's wake
Polish pianist toasts human spirit in calamity's wakeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLike the main character portrayed in Roman Polanski's award- winning film The Pianist, who seeks solace in music while the world crumbles around him, Polish piano player Janusz Olejniczak performed on...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Headings
HeadingsPage 81. MONORAIL -- 3x18 Jakarta Monorail struggles to reach deal before deadline 2. THEO -- 2x20 Theo may be declared suspect in assault case 3. TIGER -- 1x28 (cutline) Taman Safari gets 4 new tiger cubs 4. SPEAK -- 1x30 'Menteng stadium is an historical site'
Fri, 06 May 2005
Bekasi scraps budget for old folks' home
Bekasi scraps budget for old folks' home BEKASI: The Bekasi regental administration has decided to scrap the budget for 19 elderly men and women living in Siti Sarifah old people's home in Kampung Serang Baru subdistrict.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Getting more polluted
Getting more polluted When Director General for Land Transportation Iskandar Abubakar launched the idea of having all private vehicles undergo a roadworthiness test in 2003, he was met with strong resistance from the public.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Madagascar populated from Africa and Indonesia's Kaliamantan: Study
Madagascar populated from Africa and Indonesia's Kaliamantan: StudyReuters, WashingtonThe Malagasy people of Madagascar carry the genes from ancestors in both nearby East Africa and also distant Borneo suggesting a big migration from Asia back to Africa 2,000 year ago, British researchers reported...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Govt expects growth in fishing industry
Govt expects growth in fishing industryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is focusing its fishery policy on promoting downstream industries to add extra value to maritime resources, a government official says.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Borneo's ancient jungles offer new insight into modern life
Borneo's ancient jungles offer new insight into modern lifeSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/Malinau, IndonesiaMany of us suspect it as we trudge to work in the morning, but scientists studying some of the last primitive tribes in deepest Borneo say they now have proof -- modern life is,...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Gloomy picture of a worker's life
Gloomy picture of a worker's lifeID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SidoardjoAn old bicycle is parked among hundreds of motorcycles near a machinery assembling factory in East Java town of Sidoardjo. The bicycle is rusty, and its seat torn.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Theo may be declared a suspect in assault case
Theo may be declared a suspect in assault caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani says former Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) chairman Theo Toemion is likely to be declared a suspect in an assault case that occurred at Jakarta International School...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Obasanjo invites Susilo to Nigeria
Obasanjo invites Susilo to NigeriaJAKARTA: Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has invited his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to visit his country, Nigerian Ambassador to Indonesia Moh. Buba Ahmed said in Jakarta.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Dao strikes back to level matchup against Susanto
Dao strikes back to level matchup against SusantoMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta GM Dao Thien Hai booked back-to-back wins to even the score with GM Susanto Megaranto in their Japfa chess contest.After taking his first win on Wednesday to reduce the gap to 1-2, the Vietnamese player's...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Taman Safari gets 4 new tiger cubs
Taman Safari gets 4 new tiger cubsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe number of tigers at Taman Safari in Bogor has reached 150 now with the birth of four cubs.The mother, a white eight-year-old tiger named Shinta, gave birth to three female cubs and one male on April 25 (see photo).
Fri, 06 May 2005
Down with smugglers!
Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.
Fri, 06 May 2005
JP/4/team
JP/4/teamSpecial 51-strong antigraft team sworn inRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed on Wednesday 51 members of a special team charged with the task of intensifying and improving the government's anticorruption campaign,...
Fri, 06 May 2005
BIN suspects foreign NGOs 'crossing the line' in Aceh
BIN suspects foreign NGOs 'crossing the line' in AcehRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAside from conducting humanitarian work in tsunami-stricken Aceh, a number of overseas non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the province are abusing their original mission, says the head of...
Fri, 06 May 2005
ADB opens new office in Medan
ADB opens new office in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) opened a new office in Medan on Wednesday as part of its efforts to support humanitarian projects in Aceh and Nias.ADB country director David J.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Dewa must bow
Dewa must bow to Islamists From Koran TempoA number of Islamic organizations have reported the Dewa pop rock band to the Jakarta police for failing to change the group's newest album cover, which bears a logo resembling the word Allah.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Boxing chief angered by 'third party' in Chris John-Sutan snarl
Boxing chief angered by 'third party' in Chris John-Sutan snarlAntara Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Boxing Commission (KTI) Anton Sihombing has blamed third party meddling for the failure to resolve the contractual dispute between featherweight champion Chris John and his former trainer.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Singapore, RI eye new investment
Singapore, RI eye new investmentAssociated Press, Singapore Singapore and Indonesia will push for new investment from Japan and Europe, launching a joint investors' roadshow at the end of the year, the city-state's trade minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 06 May 2005
FM Hassan to attend ASEM meeting
FM Hassan to attend ASEM meetingJAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda will attend an Asia-Europe foreign ministers meeting in Kyoto, Japan, from May 6 to May 7, a ministry official said on Thursday.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Riau farmers stage protest
Riau farmers stage protest PEKANBARU, Riau: Angry protesters from the Farmers Action Front for Justice staged a protest outside Riau Governor HM Rusli's residence on Wednesday, breaking down the fence in the process.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Govt to build phone lines worth Rp 400b from USO
Govt to build phone lines worth Rp 400b from USOYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungWith about 40,000 villages nationwide still without access to telecommunication, the government is aiming to build more telephone lines in remote areas using the Rp 400 billion (US$41.
Fri, 06 May 2005
RI maid jailed again in S'pore
RI maid jailed again in S'poreSINGAPORE: A 20-year-old Indonesian maid was back in jail on Thursday for lying about being abused, a newspaper reported.Indrawati, previously jailed three months for theft, was sent back to prison for another three months for making a false statement to a police...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Asian govts agree on wider currency swap
Asian govts agree on wider currency swapMynardo Macaraig, Agence France-Presse/IstambulFinance ministers from China, Japan, S. Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Wednesday to expand their system of bilateral currency swaps under the Chiang Mai Initiative to a...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Parents feel the bite of education costs
Parents feel the bite of education costsThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta, SemarangAny parent would be proud to see their child graduate. But Sudibyo is far from happy. When his eldest son, Eko Widi, graduates from senior high school this year, Sudibyo will need lots of money since Eko has been accepted...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Rupiah ends higher on dollar's slide
Rupiah ends higher on dollar's slideDow Jones, JakartaThe rupiah closed higher Wednesday, benefiting from the dollar's weakness against most regional units, dealers said.The dollar closed at Rp 9,505, down from its close on Tuesday at Rp 9,545 tracking its loss against the Japanese yen.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Police stops Vietnamese ship
Police stops Vietnamese ship TANJUNG PINANG, Riau Islands: Tanjung Pinang air and water police apprehended MV Vietrans Timex 05 and its cargo of 40,000 sacks of sugar weighing 2,000 tons in Sore island waters in Riau Islands regency late Tuesday.Tanjung Pinang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Fri, 06 May 2005
FMs gather for Asia-Europe meeting
FMs gather for Asia-Europe meetingAgencies, Tokyo/SeoulNorth Korea's nuclear weapons program, rising oil prices, and human rights in Myanmar top the agenda for a meeting of Asian and European foreign ministers starting on Friday in Japan.
Fri, 06 May 2005
KTI chief slams 'third party' in Chris John-Sutan dispute
KTI chief slams 'third party' in Chris John-Sutan disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Boxing Commission (KTI) Anton Sihombing has blamed third party meddling for the failure to resolve the contractual dispute between featherweight champion Chris John and his former trainer.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Dao strikes back to level matchup against Susanto
Dao strikes back to level matchup against SusantoMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta GM Dao Thien Hai booked back-to-back wins to even the score with GM Susanto Megaranto in their Japfa chess contest.After taking his first win on Wednesday to reduce the gap to 1-2, the Vietnamese player's experience...
Fri, 06 May 2005
How a poll hero turned into 'public enemy'
How a poll hero turned into 'public enemy'Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta This is a story of a hero-turned public enemy. Mulyana W. Kusumah -- a rights activist and member of the Indonesian Elections Commission (KPU) -- was one of the many so- called "heroes" who it seemed had succeeded in organizing a...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Vietnam backs Australian bid for East Asia Summit
Vietnam backs Australian bid for East Asia SummitMichelle Nichols, Reuters/CanberraAustralia continues to canvass support for its inclusion in a summit of east Asian countries with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on Thursday backing Canberra's push for more acceptance in the region.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Ex-Texmaco workers protest at palace
Ex-Texmaco workers protest at palace JAKARTA: About 500 former Texmaco Group employees held a demonstration in front of the State Palace on Jl. Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta on Wednesday demanding that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono help speed up payment of their salaries by Texmaco.
Fri, 06 May 2005
1. TNI: 3 X 18
1. TNI: 3 X 18 Indonesia pays $1.8m for grounded jet fighter in the U.S. 2. POLIO: 1 X 32 Polio sufferers in dire need of help 3. MANDIRI: 2 X 21 AGO to probe bad debtors linked to govt officials 4. TEAM: 2 X 28 President installs special 51-member antigraft team I-box The Coordinating Team for...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Continental giants South Africa and Nigeria are working together
Continental giants South Africa and Nigeria are working together to bag two permanent seats on the UN Security Council (UNSC) allocated to Africa under a plan to revamp the world body, Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad said on Thursday.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Blacking out schools 'unwise'
Blacking out schools 'unwise' AMBON, Maluku: Ambon municipal council speaker lashed out at electricity company PLN on Wednesday for cutting power supply to 27 schools.Council speaker Lucky Wattimury said the council understood that the schools had not paid their bills, but advised the company to...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Eradicating corruption
Eradicating corruption As an Indonesian scholar I am pleased to read Indonesia: Uprooting graft published in the Economist, April 30, 2005, page 26, by correctly posing the question: "Is President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at last getting serious about tackling corruption?"Unfortunately the...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Malaysia's exports hit monthly record
Malaysia's exports hit monthly record KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports rose 16 percent from a year earlier to hit an all-time monthly record of 46.67 billion ringgit (US$12.28 billion) in March, the trade ministry said on Wednesday.Imports for the month rose 8.7 percent to 36.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Bright future for low-cost carriers
Bright future for low-cost carriersDeutsche Presse-Agentur, SingaporeThe potential for budget travel growth in Asia is so huge a top Singapore minister predicted on Wednesday intra-regional air transit will one day overtake the United States.
Fri, 06 May 2005
1. INSIGHT, 1 LINE, 50 COUNTS
1. INSIGHT, 1 LINE, 50 COUNTS Potential exists for strong domestic industrial sector 2. PIANO: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Polish pianist toasts human spirit in calamity's wake 3. PUNAN: 2 LINES, 28 COUNTS Borneo's ancient jungles offer new insight into modern life 4. MYANMAR: 1 LINE, 36 counts ASEAN-U.S.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Indonesia pays $1.8m for grounded jet fighter in the U.S.
Indonesia pays $1.8m for grounded jet fighter in the U.S.Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government had paid more than US$1.8 million during the past 10 years to house a grounded jet fighter in the United States after Washington placed a military embargo on Indonesia, a legislator...
Fri, 06 May 2005
'Menteng stadium is an historical site'
'Menteng stadium is an historical site'The move to convert Menteng Soccer Stadium into a city park has sparked protests from noted public figures and scholars, who suspect foul play in the plan as the Sutiyoso administration will be inviting investors to open cafes and other entertainment venues...
Fri, 06 May 2005
The Coordinating Team for Corruption Eradication:
The Coordinating Team for Corruption Eradication:Advisors: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar BPKP head Arie SoelendroHead: Deputy Attorney General for Special Crime Hendarman Supandji Deputy head: National Police Director of Anticorruption division Brig.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Three districts prone to conflict
Three districts prone to conflict YOGYAKARTA: Three districts in Bantul regency are prone to conflict between supporters of candidates contesting the upcoming election of regional heads, a police officer said on Wednesday.Bantul Police deputy chief Comr.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Potential exists for strong domestic industrial sector
Potential exists for strong domestic industrial sectorRachmat Gobel, JakartaIn recent years, there has been an exodus of international companies from Indonesia. Kyocera is just one of the most recent examples.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Javanese culture
Javanese culture and democracy Although members of the Javanese community may claim they represent a "non-confrontational" culture (Javanese culture barrier to democracy: The Jakarta Post, April 30), it might be arrogant to not consider the experiences of young girls sold into prostitution...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Eradicate pornography
Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Boy killed in TNI-GAM clash
Boy killed in TNI-GAM clashNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehA seven-year-old boy was shot dead on Wednesday in North Aceh regency, as a car in which he was traveling was allegedly ambushed by a group of Aceh rebels. Ten others were also injured during the incident, including three soldiers.
Fri, 06 May 2005
Indonesia's great escape to win the first Sudirman Cup
Indonesia's great escape to win the first Sudirman CupBruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five minutes can make a world of difference. As Susy Susanti sat in a corner of Istora Senayan stadium during the mid-match break, listening to her coach's advice for the final game against South Korean Lee...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Abolish democracy
Abolish democracy in RI, too costlyFrom Media Indonesia Democracy in Indonesia today tends to ruin nationhood and statehood because its implementation is high-cost and leads to a waste of public funds.The three elections held last year, for instance, cost a lot of money, and then we discover that...
Fri, 06 May 2005
Special antigraft team installed
Special antigraft team installedRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed on Wednesday 51 members of a special team charged with the task of intensifying and improving the government's anticorruption campaign.
Fri, 06 May 2005
ASEAN-U.S. ties at risk if Myanmar becomes chair, says top US
ASEAN-U.S. ties at risk if Myanmar becomes chair, says top US official Agencies BangkokU.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick welcomed the regional efforts to get Myanmar to reform but warned of "severe limitations" on U.S.-ASEAN relations if the military-ruled state chaired the grouping.