Yogyakarta hosts learning conference YOGYAKARTA: Some 160 members of the Asian South Pacific
Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE), representing 30 countries
in the region, are attending a weeklong conference of learning
in Yogyakarta, which started on Monday. More ...
Fire guts toy warehouse Fire gutted a toy warehouse in Tegal Alur subdistrict, near the
Kamal exit on the airport toll road in West Jakarta, on Monday.No fatalities were reported in the incident, which began at about
6 p.m. More ...
Papuan people warned against celebrating independenceNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Police personnel will not hesitate to arrest any parties who
attempt to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the proclamation
of the West Melanesian State, a top police officer in Papua
warned on ... More ...
Constitutional Court defends 'controversial' tax tribunalRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that the Tax Tribunal
was constitutional, dismissing the petition from a local
businessman for the dissolution of the agency. More ...
Give-and-take policy excelsV.K. Chin, The Star /Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia If there is any issue likely to cause friction between
Indonesia and Malaysia it will most probably be the issue of
illegal immigrants from the republic. More ...
Mahathir urges Malaysian firms to relocate to RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad urged Malaysian
companies that employ Indonesian workers to relocate their
businesses to Indonesia on Monday. More ...
On reforming the UN The mere mention of reform suggests cool breezes and the
promise of better days ahead. Especially when the entity slated
for reform is an increasingly irrelevant United Nations
characterized by endless talk and inaction. More ...
PPATK warns insurance firms of money laundering schemesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An insurance company receives a customer, who wants to sign up
for a life insurance policy worth a whopping Rp 100 billion (US$
11 million) and makes no fuss in having to pay whatever premium
is ... More ...
Water company fined over foul bidThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) fined on
Monday water operator PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) Rp 1 billion
(US$111,111) for colluding in a service tender late last year.KPPU member Soy M. More ...
MRT system gets presidential nodFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has voiced support for the
proposed construction of an integrated mass rapid transportation
(MRT) system in the capital. More ...
Susilo, Xanana in Bali for talks JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold on
Tuesday the first bilateral talks with East Timor President
Xanana Gusmao since taking office. More ...
'United, victims are invincible'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The events of Nov. 18, 1998 were sobering for Maria Catarina
Sumarsih, as they were for the nation, yet they also sparked in
her the drive to fight for human rights. More ...
Court rejects Bojong protest BOGOR: The Cibinong District Court rejected on Monday claims
filed by residents of Bojong, Klapanunggal, challenging the
legality of detaining 19 villagers as suspects for a riot last
month. More ...
Taiwan goes for caution The people of Taiwan have used their recently unsilenced
democratic voice to proceed in a cautious and conservative way on
the defining issue of relations with the mainland is welcome. More ...
Waste disposal and welfareFrom Koran TempoThe recent riot at the waste treatment plant in Bojong, Bogor,
which left several villagers hospitalized, has aroused public
concern over the fate of ordinary people struggling to make a
living. More ...
JP/5/PAPUAPapuans warned against celebrating West Melanesian independenceNethy Dharma Somba
The Jakarta Post/JayapuraPolice personnel will not hesitate to arrest any parties who
attempt to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the proclamation
of the West Melanesian State, a top police officer in ... More ...
Six inmates recaptured JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin
said on Monday that six of the 31 inmates who escaped from a
children's penitentiary in Medan on Friday have been recaptured.Police are still tracking down the remaining 25 inmates, he
said. More ...
Global oil firms urge govt to fix investment climateDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An international conference on energy and mining got underway on
Monday with participants emphasizing the absolute necessity for a
greatly improved investment climate in Indonesia, so that it can
take ... More ...
Four advance to semifinalsFadli
The Jakarta Post/Batam Four Indonesian boxers advanced to the semifinals in the 20th
President's Cup here on Monday. More ...
Interpol cops grilled over convict's escapeEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three Interpol officers are under investigation over the
disappearance of Sudjiono Timan, who was convicted in a Rp 2
trillion graft case.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. More ...
Government to settle Cemex dispute in 42 daysRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new government aims to settle an investment dispute with
Mexico-based cement producer Cemex SA in 42 days, in a bid to
help maintain investors' confidence in the economy, according to
a minister. More ...
RI dominates Science OlympiadSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia came out the winner of the country's first
International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) with eight gold
medals on Monday and grabbed the Overall Winner's Trophy. More ...
House member dies as bus plunges into ravineSlamet Susanto and Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A bus carrying at least 13 House of Representatives members
plunged into a ravine in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, on Monday,
leaving one of them dead and the other 12 House members injured. More ...
Infrastructure projects important, but selectiveUmar Juoro, Jakarta The government has unveiled ambitious programs for
infrastructure development. More ...
Nuclear vacillation and duplicityMahjabeen Islam, The Dawn/Asia News Network, Karachi, Pakistan "All the world's a stage," said Shakespeare. It is only when
the play on the world stage gets suddenly sinister that ordinary
citizens must face the inevitable terror of the final act. More ...
Businesses told to have some heart JAKARTA: The Indonesian Heart Foundation (YJI) is appealing to
businesses to put aside a part of their annual revenue to help
promote a healthy lifestyle and to finance the medical costs of
poor people suffering from heart disease.Foundation chairwoman Nerry A. More ...
Indonesia sets its eyes on Mideast peace processIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made the Middle East peace
process -- including an independent Palestine -- one of its
foreign policy cornerstones. More ...
Amien exhorts House to remain critical of govtKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien
Rais called on the House of Representatives on Monday to maintain
its critical attitude toward the new government in order to bring
about ... More ...
Nabire quake losses total Rp 425b NABIRE, Papua: The Nabire earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the
Richter scale, caused the government and local residents losses
of Rp 425 billion (US$47.2 million), the Nabire regent said on
Monday.Regent A.P. More ...
Traffic bumps annoy drivers JAKARTA: Annoyed by speed bumps residents have placed on the
road down to Tanjung Priok port, public minivan drivers staged a
strike blocking the road on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported.The drivers parked their vehicles along Jl. More ...
Microsoft Indonesia builds 21 computer access pointsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In yet another effort to bridge the gaping digital divide
across the country, PT Microsoft Indonesia has launched 21
community training and learning centers (CTLC) to provide access
to the latest ... More ...
Theory, reality of a single marketRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta In theory, a single market is one where barriers to the flow
of goods and non-factor services in the product market and of
capital and labor in the factor market have been removed. More ...
Lifting areas from poverty in western ChinaHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Xining, China This is the third article in a series based on a visit to
China by courtesy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of China. More ...
Diplomats told to improve services JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked Indonesian
embassies and representative offices around the world to improve
their services for overseas Indonesians. More ...
Illegal dual citizenship I am responding Soetami Koestomo's letter On dual citizenship
in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 4. Like you, I feel offended that a
foreigner is able to illegally get an Indonesian passport. More ...
SBY orders security tightened for holidaysFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Palu President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered authorities on Monday
to tighten security ahead of the Christmas and New Year's
holidays following attacks on two churches in the ... More ...
Virus found in blood supply BEKASI: Testing of blood stocks belonging to the Indonesian
Red Cross Bekasi has found 30 blood bags contaminated with
viruses, including HIV and Hepatitis B and C, a Red Cross
official said on Monday. More ...
Same difference There are probably four positive faculties that distinguish
man from other mammals. The first is the fortitude to persevere
and overcome the greatest of challenges. The second is a
proclivity to acts of immeasurable compassion. More ...
U.S. government warning its citizens to avoid travel in Kenya The renewed American travel advisory is a source of great
discomfort in the tourism industry. There is no better
description of this than a stab in the back of a good friend. More ...
Worker export companies shut down in E. JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police and officials from the Ministry of Manpower
raided several worker export companies in East Jakarta on Sunday,
making six arrests, an officer said on Monday. More ...
Defense ministry to host discussion JAKARTA: The Ministry of Defense will host a roundtable
discussion here in January on the future of the country's defense
industry. More ...
JP/5/capJP/RusmanPOWER STRUGGLE: Former Kutai Kartanegara regent Syaukani (in
center, wearing black Muslim cap) is escorted by his supporters
into his car after speaking at a protest rally in support of him.
East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna A.F. More ...
West Java targets 45m tourists BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java Tourism and Culture Office
aims to attract at least 45 million tourists to the province next
year. More ...
Police say no charge to report stolen car, public beg to differEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Though residents say different, the Jakarta Police claim
reporting a stolen vehicle is free of charge, quick and
convenient.City police spokesman Sr. Comr. More ...
KPK should take over graft probes in West Java: NGOYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The powerful Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) should take
over graft probes into West Java councillors and government
officials, a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said
on Monday. More ...
Minister in hot water over fraud allegationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party called for
the resignation of State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto
on Monday, citing a number of alleged irregularities committed by
the state minister. More ...
Municipal discipline needed for more livable city The Jakarta Post's Dewi Santoso and Primastuti Handayani recently
spoke with Gordon Benton, an urban planner with
the Lippo Karawaci housing estate in Tangerang, west of Jakarta,
on the secrets behind the success of the estate and his advice ... More ...
JP/5/FOCUSCouncillors find
sex workers at mallPEKANBARU, Riau: In an impromptu visit, several councillors
visited at dawn on Sunday a mall on Jl. Sudirman, here, to
discover that reports of sex workers operating in the mall were
true. More ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina FM to visit RIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen
Ivanic will arrive in Jakarta on Tuesday for talks on bilateral
issues, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ambassador to Indonesia said in
Jakarta. More ...
Agung challenges Akbar for Golkar leadership postKurniawan Hari and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono threw down the
gauntlet against Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung on Monday,
saying he was ready to vie for the party's top post ... More ...
'My maid doesn't have to work on Sundays' It is common for families, with or without children, in big
cities such as Jakarta to hire one or two maids to do the house
chores while they are working. More ...
ExxonMobil promises billions in benefits for CepuEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta ExxonMobil Corp, which has been locked in negotiations with
the Indonesian government to develop a huge oil field in East
Java, says it plans to spend $2 billion on the project. More ...
Runaway impostor caught dining in AncolEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After more than two years on the Jakarta Police's most-wanted
list, Raden Dodi Sumadi alias Harry Sumadi was arrested on Sunday
afternoon in a cottage in Ancol, North Jakarta, while having a
dinner meeting with ... More ...
Regent assaults activist for accusing him of graftOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Enraged by corruption allegations against him, a regent in
Lampung province took the law into his own hands, reportedly
assaulting the chairman of an antigraft non-governmental
organization (NGO). More ...
Acting regent installed despite huge protestRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda A large protest momentarily prevented East Kalimantan Governor
Suwarna A.F. from swearing in Awang Dharma Bakti as acting Kutai
Kartanegara regent on Monday. More ...
Seaweed jelly poisons children PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Three siblings were taken to
hospital in Palembang on Sunday after they ate jelly made of
seaweed.Rasyid, the father of the three children, said they vomited
after eating the jelly, which they bought from a shop nearby
their home. More ...
BI suspends operations of Bank GlobalLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia decided on Monday to temporarily suspend Bank
Global Internasional for a month as the financial health of the
small-size bank has continued to deteriorate. More ...
Disabled students get scholarshipsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mohammad Afdal, 21, adjusted his glasses several times as he
squinted at the words written in bold across the white corkboard:
"Rp 90 million in scholarships". More ...
Govt to let councils set water ratesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the enactment of a controversial water resources law,
the government is expected to surrender its power to determine
water rates and manage regional tap water companies to regional
consultative ... More ...
WB mulls high-case loan scheme for IndonesiaDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of the country's main creditors, could raise
its loan commitment to Indonesia in the near future in view of
the continued progress Indonesia is making in its economic reform
agenda. More ...
Councillors find sex workers at mall PEKANBARU, Riau: In an impromptu visit, several councillors
visited at dawn on Sunday a mall on Jl. Sudirman, here, to
discover that reports of sex workers operating in the mall were
true. More ...
ASEAN community and people of Southeast AsiaAlexander C. Chandra, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has
gradually deepened its integration schemes over the 37 years of
its existence. More ...
Monorail developer warns of more traffic woes aheadDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the monorail construction work started again after it stopped
for months, the project developer made a public apology on Monday
for the traffic disruption it has caused, suggesting the public
avoid the ... More ...
KPK, court to talk about Puteh case JAKARTA: Leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission
(KPK) plan to visit the Anti-Corruption Court to discuss
technical matters involving the corruption trial of Nanggroe Aceh
Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh. More ...
JP/5/KUTAIActing regent installed despite huge protestRusman
The Jakarta Post/SamarindaA large protest momentarily prevented East Kalimantan Governor
Suwarna A.F. from swearing in Awang Dharma Bakti as acting Kutai
Kartanegara regent on Monday. More ...
Indonesian boxers advanceFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Four Indonesian boxers advanced to the semifinals in the 20th
President's Cup here on Monday. More ...
Sinter Klaas and Santa Claus I refer to your article about two Balinese dancers performing
for Santa Claus at the Intercontinental Mid Plaza on Dec. 6.This is a big mistake. The saint who is honored and revered in
the performance is not Santa Claus but Sinter Klaas. More ...
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