Search team fails to locate missing plane WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): A joint search and rescue team have
failed to locate the missing Cassa plane on Tuesday, which
carried senior Irian Jaya military and civilian officials, and
abruptly halted the search early in the afternoon due to bad
weather ... More ...
Wushu body hires Chinese coaches JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wushu Association (WI) will hire
two Chinese coaches in preparation for the 2001 Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur in September. More ...
Vajpayee's RI visit gives new directionBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is scheduled
to arrive here this morning bringing with him greetings from one
billion Indians, over 120 million of whom are Muslims. More ...
Marlev hopes to reach Korea Open quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles player Marlev Mainaky
hopes to be able to reach the quarterfinals of the US$250,000
Samsung Korea Open on Cheju Island starting Wednesday despite a
lack of preparation due to a long holiday at the year-end. More ...
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Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremismBy Adian Husaini JAKARTA (JP): The editorial of The Jakarta Post on Jan. 8,
2001, entitled "Soldiers of fortune", referred to a police
statement about the involvement of the "Afghan militia" in the
recent Christmas Eve bombing. More ...
Where to go in Surabaya: Exhibition* Painting Exhibition The Power of Religious Colors by seven
artists, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone:
031 5615246), until Jan. 20.Music and Entertainment * The Westin Surabaya, Jl. More ...
A holiday experience In early September we reserved seven seats with Garuda to
Lombok. By the end of November, the travel agent requested us to
issue the tickets otherwise the reservations would be canceled?
We were very surprised also to learn that Garuda had issued a new
regulation on Oct. More ...
Mob ransacks church in Kalasan KALASAN, Sleman (JP): A group of people ransacked a Biblical
Church in Taman Martani village, Kalasan, on Tuesday some 14
kilometers east of Yogyakarta when Sleman regency officials were
discussing the church's operation. More ...
No regions fully autonomous: Soerjadi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy
Surjadi Soedirdja warned governors on the possible pitfalls and
potential conflicts between the central government and the
provincial administrations as a result of regional autonomy,
while ... More ...
All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn JAKARTA (JP): Seasoning producer PT Ajinomoto Indonesia
announced on Tuesday they are also withdrawing their other two
taste enhancer brands, namely Masako and Sajiku, for "security
reasons". More ...
Public order crackdown a success: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Despite several operational complications, the
city administration pledged on Tuesday to continue its integrated
campaign to maintain security and order across the capital. More ...
Jaya Agung for satay on the cheap JAKARTA (JP): This week we check out one of the oldest
established (1972) satay restaurants in Jakarta which to this day
remains a highly popular choice for cheap eats.Jaya Agung, Jl. Wahid Hasyim No. 56c, Central Jakarta (on the
corner of Jl. More ...
Ajinomoto is 'halal': Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid added further
confusion to the Ajinomoto taste enhancer controversy by claiming
that the product, which was declared as uneatable for Muslims by
the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), is halal since it did not
contain pig ... More ...
Teenager gets 8-year jail term TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday
18-year-old Jefri to eight years jail for intentionally killing
his friend Budi Wahyudi and stealing his motorcycle. More ...
Taxing interest incomes The higher targets for income tax and value added tax for this
fiscal year are indeed an uphill task for the directorate general
of tax as the most optimistic prediction places economic growth
only slightly above last year's expansion of between 4.5-4.9
percent. More ...
PSSI chief not to mediate player transfer dispute JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia
(PSSI) Agum Gumelar said on Tuesday that he had asked the body's
arbitration committee to resolve players' disputes ahead of the
seventh Bank Mandiri soccer league series. More ...
Promoting children's books I have just returned from an extensive trip to Indonesia,
Malaysia and Singapore. My purpose in being in Indonesia was to
assist Dr. Murti Bunanta in giving workshops related to
storytelling, children's books and reading. More ...
Joint bomb probe team to be set up JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas
Ham) resolved on Tuesday to establish a joint fact-finding team
to identify culprits behind the Christmas Eve bomb explosions,
which claimed 18 lives and injured dozens of others. More ...
Active grenades only used by soldiers: Police JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman
said on Tuesday that live or active grenades similar to those
found on a railway track in Bekasi, West Java were commonly used
by soldiers. More ...
Perbakin fights for double trap in SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association
(Perbakin) secretary-general Antony Sunarya said on Tuesday that
the body would try to persuade host Malaysia to feature the
double trap event in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala
Lumpur in ... More ...
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings
6:00 News
8:00 Music
8:30 Documentary
9:00 Children's Program
10:00 Music
11:00 Talk Show
12:30 p.m. More ...
PTMSI aims for two gold at SEAG SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI)
has set a target of two gold medals for the 2001 Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games despite players in neighboring
countries Singapore, whose strength is drawn from China, Vietnam
and Thailand ... More ...
Sapuan's hearing delayed by two weeks JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers for former State Logistics Agency
(Bulog) deputy chief, Sapuan, requested a hearing of their
client's corruption case on Tuesday be adjourned due to the
absence of presiding judge Lalu Mariyun and asked the South
Jakarta District Court ... More ...
How to help a child with constipationBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): I was recently on call at the hospital and I
met a five-year-old boy who came in suffering from severe
abdominal pain. It had lasted for two days and was getting worse. More ...
C. Java yet to receive SEAG funds from KONI SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council's (KONI) Central
Java chapter has not yet received financial support from KONI
despite having already staged the first phase of 2001 Southeast
Asian (SEA) Games training, which ended in December. More ...
President's brother suggests change in style JAKARTA (JP): A younger brother of President Abdurrahman Wahid
asked the President on Tuesday to alter his leadership style and
carefully deliver statements relating to critical issues. More ...
Government won't extend humanitarian pause in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): As peace talks between the Indonesian government
and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) resumed on Tuesday, Jakarta
announced here that it will not extend the Humanitarian Pause
with the movement when the truce expires next week. More ...
Umar discloses malaria rampant in refugee camps JAKARTA (JP): Last year saw a marked increase in the number of
malaria cases, with health experts predicting continued high
numbers if there large concentrations of refugees remain. More ...
What's the motive of corruption? The way I see it, your article Corruption as role distortion
by Ignas Kleden (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6, 2001) somehow
mitigates corruption and put the blame on role performance rather
than on the individual himself. More ...
City asked to relocate street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The City Council asked the city administration
on Tuesday to stop its sweeping operations on street vendors and
intensify the relocation of their businesses instead. More ...
Indofarma named as first privatization target this year JAKARTA (JP): Director General of State Enterprises I Nyoman
Tjager said Tuesday that the government will soon privatize
pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma through an initial public
offering (IPO) as part of the country's privatization ... More ...
Political elite told not to mobilize masses JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities called on the country's
political elite on Tuesday not to mobilize the masses to the
streets, but to sit at the same table and seek solutions to their
disputes. More ...
Perbasi to undergo selection of 60 players for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi)
has called 30 male and 30 female players to undergo the first
selection process to join the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
national squad. More ...
Talks between Telkom and KSO partners show no progress JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Post and Telecommunications
Sasmito Dirdjo said on Tuesday that talks to end the dispute
between state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom and its
joint cooperation scheme (KSO) partners showed no ... More ...
Marijuana seized in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The narcotics division of the Bali Police on
Monday afternoon arrested separately three alleged drug dealers
and seized a total of 5.9 kilograms of marijuana in Kuta, some 15
kilometers west of here. More ...
Lasykar Jihad protests to 'The Jakarta Post' JAKARTA (JP): A busload of supporters of the Muslim group,
Lasykar Jihad (Jihad Force), came to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday
to deliver a strong protest against the daily's Monday editorial. More ...
Focusing on Bulog, Brunei scams This is the last of two articles by George J. Aditjondro on
how President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati
Soekarnoputri have failed in eliminating the corrupt practices of
their predecessors. More ...
Prijadi reshuffles finance ministry JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo
installed 34 new senior officials on Tuesday as part of a
comprehensive restructuring program at the powerful ministry. More ...
Buyers of Indonesian shoes shift orders to China JAKARTA (JP): Many importers of Indonesian shoes have shifted
their orders to other countries such as China and Vietnam due to
uncertainty in the security situation in the country, according
to the Association of Indonesian Footwear Producers ... More ...
Maluku Muslims against FKM's move AMBON, Maluku: The Muslim community in Maluku voiced their
rejection of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM)'s demand for
Maluku's independence from Indonesia which the group declared in
Ambon on Dec. 18, 2000.In a communique titled "The 2001 Statements", dated Jan. More ...
Party time for 'Indosiar' anniversary JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, better known as
private television station Indosiar, is celebrating its 6th
anniversary with a host of specials on Thursday. More ...
New tax policy on bonds still confusing: SSX JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) said on
Tuesday that the government's new tax policy on bonds was still
confusing, and that it might even lead investors to avoid
reporting their transactions on the SSX. More ...
Up to 144 buses violate fare hike JAKARTA (JP): As many as 144 inter-provincial buses violated
the government-sanctioned 25 percent fare hike during the Idul
Fitri holidays, the head of the city's Traffic and Transportation
Office Buyung Atang said on Tuesday. More ...
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