Kentucky Fried University?Steve Fuller
Professor of Sociology
University of Warwick
United Kingdom
Project Syndicate Academics are easily flattered by talk about "knowledge
management" and the "knowledge society. More ...
Sacrificing every day The essence of the Day of Sacrifice, which Muslims all over
the world celebrate today or tomorrow, is that in life we must be
prepared to part with our most valuable possession. More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003Exhibitions * Painting, Exploring Work of Art on Mixed Media "DESSERT", by
Bambang Prasadhi, at the Peak Resort Dining,Perumahan Giri Indah,
Jl. Desa Karya Wangi K.m 6.8, Bandung, (Tel. More ...
No paper In observance of Idul Adha (the Islamic Day of Sacrifice), The
Jakarta Post will not be published on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003
The Post will appear again on Thursday. More ...
Support sought for low-cost housingEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration's genuine support is needed in order to
meet the demand for low-cost apartments in the capital each year,
said a property analyst on Monday. More ...
Women workers who muscarry have right to leaveMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If employers and legislators could go through the physical and
psychological impact of a miscarriage they would certainly give
their full support to the labor bill allowing women workers who
experience a ... More ...
Public, experts oppose bus fares hike planTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration's plan to increase bus fares later
this week met with strong opposition on Monday from commuters,
bus drivers, activists and experts. More ...
Indian films are OK. In the Jan. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post I read a letter
from Evy in Balikpapan in which she blamed Indian films on
television for the increase in the rape of children. More ...
'Supermarkets can't provide really fresh supplies' Traditional markets, regardless of their run-down and shabby
appearance, remain an attraction to all classes of people for
their daily needs. More ...
Govt intensifies efforts to protect electronics buyersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Starting July, the government would penalize stores that sell
electronic products which do not carry guarantee cards and
instruction manuals in the Indonesian language, a senior
governmental official ... More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003Exhibitions * Painting, Exploring Work of Art on Mixed Media "DESSERT", by
Bambang Prasadhi, at the Peak Resort Dining,Perumahan Giri Indah,
Jl. Desa Karya Wangi K.m 6.8, Bandung, (Tel. More ...
House has two-day holiday for Idul AdhaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Islamic Day of Sacrifice (Idul Adha) will be celebrated on
two different days this year, the House of Representatives has
arranged no activities for Tuesday for lawmakers who do not
follow the official date of ... More ...
51 fishermen killed in two years MEDAN, North Sumatra: Over the last two years, 51 fishermen
have died in clashes with crew members of trawlers illegally
operating in waters off North Sumatra's coast, a local non-
governmental organization said on Monday. More ...
Govt to revamp spatial planning for JavaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will issue a regulation on spatial planning in
Java in a bid to minimize environmental damage on the densely
populated island. More ...
Six more peace zones named in AcehNani Farida and Ibnu Matnoor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Joint Security Committee (JSC) named on Monday six new peace
zones to shore up the fragile peace deal between rebels and the
government, which brought an end to almost three decades of ... More ...
Papua legislature rejects establishment of new provincesNethy Dharma Somba and Kanis Dursin, Jayapura, Papua The Papua Legislative Council (Papua DPRD) rejected on Monday
the government decision to split up the province into three
provinces and vowed to file a judicial review with the ... More ...
Self-exile plan for Saddam would save many Iraqi livesAryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute Founder, Human
Rights Watch, Project Syndicate Senior U.S. More ...
RI women's basketball team prepares for SEA GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian women's basketball team has begun preparing for
the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, although two players
had yet to join the training camp, said the team's manager. More ...
Reform is only skin deep President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Chairman of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais impressed many when they
attended the Chinese New Year reception in Jakarta last week. More ...
IMF mistakes at heart of Argentina's woesDuncan Green, Guardian News Service, London Not many nascent political parties use a toilet bowl as their
logo, but the Giant Toilet Committee in Argentina's second city
of Cordoba is both a witty protest movement and an apt metaphor
for the dire state of ... More ...
RI bureaucracy quite corrupt, says BPKPZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reacting to the rampant corruption in the bureaucracy, the
Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) has brought 734 corruption
cases involving Rp 5. More ...
Hotel, building operators told to improve securityDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have warned hotel and building operators in Jakarta to
improve security amid heightened concerns of terrorist attacks. More ...
Six more peace zones named in AcehNani Farida and
Ibnu Matnoor
The Jakarta Post
Banda Aceh, AcehThe Joint Security Committee (JSC) named on Monday six new peace
zones to shore up the fragile peace deal between rebels and the
government, which brought an end to almost three decades of a ... More ...
Perum Bulog to start operation in MayA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Perum Bulog, a newly formed agency replacing the National
Logistics Agency (Bulog), is expected to start operation in early
May, a Bulog source said on Monday. More ...
Ten signs of good kindergarten classroom Kindergarten "curriculum" actually includes such events as
snack time, recess, and individual and group activities in
addition to those activities we think of as traditionally
educational. More ...
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TO PEACE:
Germany's Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia, Herman Sausen, releases
a white dove given to him by members of Aliansi Perempuan
Menggugat (Alliance for Women's Rights) as a symbol of peace. More ...
Making a smooth transition between home and school requires
teachers and early childhood professionals to help children feel
good about themselves and teach them to trust other adults and
children. More ...
U.S. demands put Muslim nations in quandaryTakashi Shiraishi, Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian
Studies, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo A year and four months have passed since the "war on
terrorism" began in the wake of the Sept. More ...
Government should step in to standardize preschool programsRatna Eliyawati, Contributor, Surabaya The past decade or so has seen a rapid growth of playgroups in
Indonesia's major cities. More ...
Suramadu bridge project to start in August: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The construction of the Suramadu bridge that will connect Java
and Madura islands in East Java is scheduled to begin in August. More ...
Late Hendra Gunawan's sketches behind barsYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Hendra Gunawan, who died in Bandung at 65 in 1983, left a legacy
of a pile of sketches to Nuraini, his second wife. More ...
Garuda pilots unanimously cancel strikeArya Abhiseka and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garuda Indonesia's pilots canceled early Tuesday morning their
plan to strike, bringing relief to the nation which had been
worried over a possible air travel disruption. More ...
Seeing red over locals' Chinese New Year behaviorNatalia Soebagjo, Center for Chinese Studies, Jakarta Everyone saw red on Chinese New Year's Day. More ...
The two Philippine women presidentsWilliam Esposo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Asia News Network
ManilaLast December, I was invited to address a class at the Asian
Institute of Management (AIM) on how I compared the way Filipinos
regard the terms and the characters of the two Philippine women ... More ...
President to meet East Java leaders JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will visit the East
Java capital of Surabaya next month to hold talks with some 1,000
community leaders in the province. More ...
House urged to speed up deliberation of political billsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has urged the House of
Representatives to speed up the deliberation of several more
political bills, warning that a delay in their endorsement would
hamper ... More ...
Is war America's "Manifest Destiny"? And what about Australia?Rob Goodfellow
University of Wollongong
New South Wales
Australia The Bush administration has been trying very hard to argue a
rational case for war with Iraq. Most Australians, like most
Indonesians, are unconvinced. More ...
Iraq war would 'hurt' RI economyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A war in Iraq would hit the country's economy hard, making it
impossible for the government to reach its economic growth target
of 4 percent this year, the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
said on Monday. More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003Exhibitions * Painting, Exploring Work of Art on Mixed Media "DESSERT", by
Bambang Prasadhi, at the Peak Resort Dining,Perumahan Giri Indah,
Jl. Desa Karya Wangi K.m 6.8, Bandung, (Tel. More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003Exhibitions * Painting, Exploring Work of Art on Mixed Media "DESSERT", by
Bambang Prasadhi, at the Peak Resort Dining,Perumahan Giri Indah,
Jl. Desa Karya Wangi K.m 6.8, Bandung, (Tel. More ...
Files on terror suspects completed DENPASAR, Bali: Police pledged on Monday to submit dossiers on
14 Bali bombing suspects, including prime suspects, to the
provincial prosecutor's office next week.Bali Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. More ...
HK urged not to impose taxes on RI workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has called on Hong Kong authorities not to impose the
proposed income tax on Indonesian workers employed in the
territory because the practice is against the ILO Convention. More ...
Need for new U.S. communications paradigm: 'It's the oil, stupid'Piers Gillespie, Jakarta One oft-used message to justify an upcoming invasion of Iraq,
from New York taxi drivers through to administration spokespeople
and military strategists is the emblematic point that "Saddam is
so evil he ... More ...
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