Soedradjat yet to get AGO summons JAKARTA: Former Bank Indonesia governor Soedradjat Djiwandono
insisted on Tuesday that he had not received a summons from the
Attorney General's Office for questioning as a suspect in a Rp 19
trillion (US$2. More ...
Farmers quit growing rice BEKASI: About 300 people in Bekasi regency had left farming to
for other work due to the lack of water, the high price of
fertilizer and the low selling price of unhusked rice, a local
councillor said. More ...
TI coy about its medal prospects at Busan AGMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Tae kwon do Association (TI), which is currently
preparing eight athletes, has stalled about its medal prospects
at the upcoming Asian Games. More ...
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, July 10, 2001Performances* Music by Jet Set group band, at Desperados Bar and Cafe,
Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120 (Tel. 031 5661550),
every Monday to Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. More ...
Two academics named for Muhammadiyah Youth top jobEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post,
Surabaya, East Java University rector Suyoto and university lecturer Abdul Mukti
emerged Tuesday as the strongest candidates for the post of
Muhammadiyah youth wing chief.As of 11 p.m. More ...
House criticized for ignoring rights campaignersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) has been facing mounting
criticism for disqualifying some noted rights campaigners in its
selection of new members for the National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM). More ...
Nature's warning signals As happens practically every year with the onset of the dry
season, the specter of drought is once again raising its head
over the most densely populated parts of this vast archipelago. More ...
BPPT to try cloud seeding in Wonogiri, KedungomboThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As part of the effort to address the ongoing drought in some
areas in the country, the Technology Application and Assessment
Agency (BPPT) plans to seed clouds in the Central Java districts
of Wonogiri and Kedungombo ... More ...
Herpes kills thousands of goldfish PURWAKARTA, West Java: Dozens of tons of goldfish in West Java
have died of a viral disease in the last 10 days, sending fish
farmers in the region into a panic. More ...
Four firms probed over forest fires PEKANBARU, Riau: State Minister for the Environment Nabiel
Makarim said on Tuesday that government investigators were still
investigating four companies allegedly involved in the burning of
forest areas for land clearance in Riau province. More ...
Bomb suspect denies links to GAMDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Syahrul, one of five suspects accused of planting a bomb in
the Graha Cijantung mall in East Jakarta in which eight people
were injured earlier this month, claims he has no links to the
Free Aceh Movement (GAM). More ...
Driver arrested after seven killed MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Provincial police have captured a
teenager, after a truck accident claimed the lives of seven
people in Tanaq Awu traditional market on Saturday.Central Lombok Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. More ...
Govt to improve Katulampa dam BOGOR: The government plans to rehabilitate the Katulampa dam
on the Ciliwung river near Bogor with a view to improving its
ability to irrigate rice fields in the area and as an improved
flood warning system for the city. More ...
Supreme Court OKs audit of judges' wealthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Taking note of increasing demands for fair trials and clean
judges, the Supreme Court has signaled its appreciation of the
judicial commission, stipulated in the amended 1945 Constitution,
to audit the ... More ...
On air safety Mid-air collisions are mercifully rare. But with the skies
over Western Europe becoming ever more crowded, air traffic
control experts must take an urgent new look at all the factors
that narrow the margins for safety and appear to have led to the
fatal collision over Germany of ... More ...
The best chance Afghanistan's budding democracy must not be allowed to
dissipate in the bullets of jealous rivalry. The assassination of
Vice-President Haji Abdul Qadir reveals feudal thinking persists,
but this cannot rob Afghans of the ideals they crave.Afghans want their country to prosper. More ...
RI struggles to lure electricity investmentsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finalizing the renegotiation of power purchase agreements (PPAs)
and completing the new electricity bill were seen as strategic
steps in a bid to lure new foreign investment into the country's
power sector, ... More ...
Fire destroys homes in Jatinegara JAKARTA: Nearly 400 people have been forced to seek temporary
shelter after fire destroyed dozens of homes in the densely-
populated Balimester subdistrict, Jatinegara in East Jakarta. More ...
Refugees rally over Japanese humanitarian aidYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Dozens of people claiming to represent thousands of East
Timorese refugees sheltering in camps in West Timor rallied at
the gubernatorial office in the regional capital of Kupang on
Tuesday ... More ...
Negotiator urges govt to give Aceh peace talks a chanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's chief Aceh negotiator has urged the government to
maintain its dialogue with rebels in the restive province as
Coordinating Minister for Security Affairs Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono arrived there to assess ... More ...
RI ready to broker Korea peace talksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the fresh tension between North and South Korea, a senior
government official said on Tuesday that Indonesia was ready to
broker peace talks between the two countries, but was waiting for
an invitation. More ...
TNI networks in regions 'no longer relevant'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military's much-criticized territorial function is
no longer relevant in current circumstances since it has gone
beyond its original concept, rights activist Munir said here on
Tuesday. More ...
Damiri to stand trial on Wednesday JAKARTA: Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri, former chief of the Udayana
Military Command overseeing Bali, West and East Nusa Tenggara is
scheduled to stand trial on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta
Court for crimes against humanity during the 1999 post ballot
riots in East ... More ...
Muhammadiyah Youth fails to respond to problemsYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post,
Surabaya, East Java The Muhammadiyah Youth has failed to respond to the nation's
crucial issues or contribute to solving the nation's economic,
political or social problems, a Muhammadiyah ... More ...
New curriculum dazes teachersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many elementary school teachers revealed that the implementation
of the new competence-based curriculum still had a long way to go
mainly due to the lack of preparation and supporting factors to
carry out the program. More ...
Argo Bromo train catches fire: An Argo Bromo Anggrek I executive
train caught fire on its way to Jakarta from Surabaya on Tuesday,
forcing it to stop in Cirebon and blocking the West Java north
coast railway. More ...
Law grants village chiefs extra powersAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Salatiga, Central Java The regional autonomy law will enable village-level formal
leaders to wield greater power, which endangers democracy in this
changing nation, an expert says. More ...
LIPI identifies many flaws in political billsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political observers with the National Institute of Sciences
(LIPI) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday to
give the public a chance to critique and give inputs to the bills
on elections and ... More ...
HIV/AIDS misinformation I read your article Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crises (The
Jakarta Post, July 5, 2002) with growing irritation. It is good
that the Post publishes articles on HIV/AIDS but please be a bit
more critical about what you write on the front page of your
paper. More ...
Baby shot, mom fights for lifeIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A baby was shot and killed and its mother left fighting for her
life in violence which claimed at least 10 lives in the war-
ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday and Monday, sources
said. More ...
Brothers' spat sends regent packing KOTABARU, South Kalimantan: Kotabaru Regent Sjahrani Mataja
walked away from a ceremony to open a new community health center
in Sungai Balidi village on Tuesday after finding the building
was locked. More ...
'Officials tried to make money from gorillas'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four gorillas from Howlett and Port Lymphne Animal Park in Kent,
England finally arrived in the city's Ragunan Zoo in South
Jakarta after an extended public discourse due to the city
administration's plan to use a budget ... More ...
'Domestic consumption robust, will drive growth'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a continued slump in investments and exports seemed
inevitable, the country's economy would still be relying on
domestic consumption as its main driving force at least for
another year, a noted analyst ... More ...
Prima Chefs offers style, not subtanceKevin Vickers, Contributor, Jakarta From the outside looking in, Prima Chefs, a new Singaporean-
style restaurant at Mal Ambassador in Central Jakarta, appears
promising. More ...
Former Manulife partner to continue court battleRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The costly legal battle waged by the local unit of Canada's
insurer Manulife Financial Corp. More ...
MPR fails to reach consensus JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)'s ad hoc
committee preparing the amendments to the Constitution failed to
agree on a transitory provision in the Constitution on Tuesday. More ...
Indonesia's economic progress fragile, IMF rep saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While Indonesia's economy has been making significant
improvement in a number of key areas, progress remains relatively
fragile, the chief representative of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) office in Jakarta says. More ...
Botanical Garden ponds polluted BOGOR: Hundreds of deer at the Presidential Palace in Bogor
and plants in the neighboring Botanical Gardens were under threat
due to pollution from household wastewater, management of the
West Java gardens said Tuesday. More ...
Great apes from UK arrive, quarantined for one monthAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a series of heated debates and several postponements, four
male gorillas from the Howletts and Port Lymphne Animal Park in
Kent, England, finally arrived here on Monday evening and were
immediately ... More ...
Synchronize changes in Constitution, add commission: ExpertsAti Nurbaiti and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Scholars attending a workshop here recommended on Tuesday that
the next annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly
should focus on just two points: ensuring that the ... More ...
Islam faces democracyNurrohman, Lecturer, Sunan Gunung Jati State Institute for
Islamic Studies, Bandung, nurrohman2002@yahoo.com Reports by Muslim scholars concluding that most Muslim
countries are undemocratic comes as no surprise. More ...
Three corpses found in Tangerang TANGERANG: Three unidentified male bodies have been found in
three separate places over the past four days.The last body was discovered next to the railway track on
Tuesday morning by residents of Poris Jaya subdistrict, Batu
Ceper district. More ...
Can I breast-feed while on medication? Dear Dr. Donya,I'm a 37-year-old mother of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl
and a 14-month-old baby boy. Unfortunately, I've just been
diagnosed as suffering from arthritis, with an ASO/ASTO score of
400 (I was told it should be negative?). More ...
Apartments planned for riverbank squattersLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taiwan-based Buddhist foundation is building a Rp 55 billion
five-story apartment complex for riverbank squatters in Jakarta -
but the gesture has been criticized by a leading non-governmental
organization (NGO). More ...
Fatigue adds to baby bluesDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com This week I will conclude our discussion on postpartum, but
first I will suggest a few ways to cope with a high-need baby.Mothers want to begin by spending lots of time during the day
holding their baby. More ...
Bapepam on alert amid major accounting scamsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said it would
closely monitor the financial reporting methods used by each of
its listed companies, as part of efforts to avoid possible fraud
following several ... More ...
Microsoft launches Project 2002 JAKARTA: Microsoft Indonesia on Tuesday launched its Microsoft
Project 2002, the next generation of its project management
software, in Indonesia, staking further its claim in the
enterprise project and resource management arena. More ...
Presidential guards spent Rp 2.2b of Bulog fundsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former chief of the presidential guards testified on Tuesday
that former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi
Ramelan had granted his request for Rp 2. More ...
Cheap drugs beyond reach of HIV carriersDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia are having difficulty
gaining access to imported live-saving antiretroviral drugs
because of the exorbitant price of patented drugs and a limited
supply of the generic ... More ...
Illegal guns enter Indonesia through four countriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arms smuggled into the country from Thailand, Malaysia, the
Philippines and Australia have been responsible for fueling the
violence in conflicts across the nation, a senior intelligence
officer said on Tuesday. More ...
Palaguna installs mayor, regent MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Governor HZB Palaguna swore in
caretaker mayor of Palopo, Patendungi Tenriadjeng, and Mamasa
Regent Said Saggaf on Tuesday. More ...
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