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No more reason to delay visit to Australia: Alwi JAKARTA (JP): While observing improving relations between
Jakarta and Canberra, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab
said on Wednesday that there should be no more reasons for
President Abdurrahman Wahid to delay his visit to Australia. More ...
Corruption trap: The need for proper vigilanceBy Sankar Sen NEW DELHI: The World Bank has defined corruption as the use of
"public office for private profit". Corrupt acts include bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, use of speed money etc. More ...
Timah wins approval to buy Salim coal mining firms JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tin mining company PT Tambang
Timah won unanimous approval from shareholders on Wednesday to go
ahead with plans to purchase three coal mining companies formerly
owned by the Salim Group. More ...
Perbakin yet to set medal target for KL SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): With only seven months to go, the Indonesian
Target Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) is yet to set
a medals target for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
as it waits first to observe other countries' achievements. More ...
Govt to privatize 16 state-owned companies this year JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to privatize or divest
ownership in some 16 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) this year in
a bid to raise about Rp 6.5 trillion (US$684 million) to finance
the state budget deficit, an official said on Wednesday. More ...
Security battalions to be scaled down AMBON, Maluku: Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen. I Made
Yasa said on Wednesday that due to improved conditions in Maluku
and North Maluku provinces, the military and police battalions in
both areas will be scaled down from 17 to only 11. More ...
KAI moves to better services JAKARTA (JP): State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia
(KAI) began a survey of passengers in Greater Jakarta on
Wednesday in a bid to improve services. More ...
Kurds to observe 2nd anniversary of Ocalan's imprisonmentBy Claudia Parsons ANKARA (Reuters): Two years after Turkey's most wanted man,
Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan, was captured in
mysterious circumstances in Kenya, Kurdish groups have called for
mass protests to mark the anniversary. More ...
Kancil car ready for sale BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Automobile manufacturer PT Kurnia
Abadi Niaga Citra Indah Lestari (KANCIL) said it would
commercially launch its Kancil car in July this year.KANCIL vice president Achdiat A. More ...
Former minister testifies in Bank Bali trial JAKARTA (JP): Former Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto, who
was also chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency
(IBRA), testified on Wednesday that Rudy Ramli, when he was
president of Bank Bali, had complained about the difficulties ... More ...
One more trekker found dead PURWOKERTO, Central Java: One more missing trekker from Gadjah
Mada University's Nature Lovers club was found dead on Wednesday,
raising the number of fatalities to three.Purbalingga Police chief. Comr. 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
12:00 p.m. More ...
La Paene still training for SEA Games: Pertina JAKARTA (JP): Boxer La Paene Masara is still part of the
Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) training camp for
the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, despite the fact
that he has left the camp for personal reasons. More ...
Teasing and sympathy in paintings of Gus DurBy M. Dwi Marianto YOGYAKARTA (JP): Sometimes maybe even President Abdurrahman
Wahid wonders if nearly everybody, including the art community,
has something against him. More ...
UI rector disobeys court's orders JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer of six students from the University of
Indonesia (UI) said on Wednesday that the university rector had
disobeyed the court's order to delay imposing administrative
sanctions against the students. More ...
Government to continue dialog with Aceh rebels JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government is set to continue
dialog with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels in
Switzerland amid continuing violence in Aceh on Wednesday which
killed five people and injured scores of others. More ...
Class action for demonstrators BANDUNG (JP): A Bandung-based environmental law expert Daud
Silalahi said here on Wednesday that demonstrators who caused
damage to the environment deserved prosecution through a class
action. More ...
Majalaya textile factories back in businessBy Yuli Tri Suwarni MAJALAYA, West Java (JP): The textile home industry was once
flourishing in this town. Then came a nightmare in the form of
the economic crisis.It was a disaster. More ...
Higher fuel prices set for export firms JAKARTA (JP): The government will require export oriented
companies, large industrial users, shipping and fishing companies
to pay fuel at international prices, which are more than three
times as high as domestic prices at present. More ...
GSM operators to start DCS-1800 this yearBy Tantri Yuliandini JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom, PT Indosat and the country's three
GSM cellular operators plan to start their DCS-1800 networks this
year. More ...
Iranian arts find a forum in JakartaBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Before Iranian master calligrapher Fariba
Maqsoodi came here she imagined the country to be very similar to
her homeland."In my mind the world's largest Muslim country was not very
different to Iran. More ...
Bali to host the second Fashion Week in May DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Bali will host the second Fashion Week in
Sanur next May to attract fashion designers and buyers to the
island. More ...
MICE: Just a village affair in SanurBy Grace Emilia SANUR, Bali (JP): The whole street is blocked. Along both
sides, Balinese children waving red and white paper flags are
cheering out loudly. More ...
Future is in your hands: Gus Dur tells military cadets MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said
here on Wednesday that the country's future lies with the younger
generation and called on the nation not to rely heavily on people
of his age. More ...
Angry businessmen attack Council over project tender JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of the city administration's business
associates ran amok at the City Council on the day most people
were celebrating Valentine's Day.The angry businessmen stormed the ground floor of the council
at around 1 p.m. More ...
Council OKs water price increase JAKARTA (JP): All 10 factions at the City Council have given
in-principle approval for an increase in tap water rates proposed
by the commission C for economic affairs, a councillor said on
Wednesday. More ...
Govts rethink benefits of comprehensive privatizationBy Jonathan Freedland LONDON: They showed the world the way to free market heaven --
and now they're having second thoughts. More ...
Call to close slaughterhouse TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang Government Watch (TGW) non-
governmental organization demanded on Wednesday the mayoralty
administration close down a private slaughterhouse in
Panunggangan Barat subdistrict due to its illegal operation. More ...
Pertamina upbeat about sale of LNG to Taiwan JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina expressed
optimism it would win the tender to supply liquefied natural gas
(LNG) to Taiwan, with Qatar its only competitor at this point. More ...
Will another power-sharing deal work? We now face a carrot and stick approach, writes James Van
Zorge, a senior partner in Van Zorge Heffernan & Associates, a
Jakarta-based consultancy that specializes in political risk and
government relations advisory services. More ...
City receives ISO certificate JAKARTA (JP): Two of the city's 43 district offices received
on Wednesday ISO 9002 certificate for their quality services. More ...
Violence hurts hopes for truce extensionBy Narayanan Madhavan NEW DELHI (Reuters): Spiraling violence has dimmed chances of
India continuing its cease-fire in disputed Kashmir and achieving
a diplomatic breakthrough with nuclear foe Pakistan, political
analysts said on Tuesday. More ...
Govt sets up team to deal with natural disasters JAKARTA (JP): The Office of the State Minister of Research and
Technology has set up a team to deal with natural disasters in a
bid to cope with the numerous catastrophes that have hit the
country recently. More ...
Indonesia's textile industry: Dreaming for a revivalBy K. Basrie The world knows only too well that Indonesia's textile
industry, which once stunned everyone in the industry with its
burgeoning international demand, has been experiencing lean times
recently. More ...
Woman gets top post at home ministry JAKARTA (JP): Siti Nurbaya became the first woman to hold a
senior echelon position within the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Regional Autonomy when she was appointed on Wednesday as the
ministry's secretary general. More ...
Hare Krishnas shake up Balinese HindusBy Putu Wirata DENPASAR, BALI (JP): Balinese traditionalist Hindus with a
conservative way of thinking have been worried incessantly that
their art and culture will lose out to various non-Balinese
cultural elements entering the island. More ...
NU delays mass prayer due to haj pilgrimage JAKARTA (JP): The planned istighotsah (mass prayer) of the
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization next Sunday has been
delayed until after the completion of this year's haj pilgrimage,
NU chairman Hasyim Muzadi said here on Wednesday. More ...
Illegal immigrants from Indonesia More and more illegal immigrants from Indonesia have been
encroaching on our shores, clearly a challenge to our
sovereignty.The situation could escalate if the political climate in
Indonesia worsens. More ...
Sigit questioned in Balongan scandal JAKARTA (JP): A son of former president Soeharto, Sigit
Hardjojudanto, was questioned at the Attorney General's Office on
Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the marking up of the
Balongan oil refinery project in Indramayu, Cirebon, West Java,
in 1989 and ... More ...
House wants end to FSPC's role in economic restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Legislators called on the government to
terminate the role of the powerful Financial Sector Policy
Committee (FSPC) in the country's major bank and corporate
restructuring programs of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring
Agency ... More ...
Muhammadiyah high school students join protests JAKARTA (JP): Despite calls for high school students not to
join the political rallies taking place across the country, some
5,000 students from the Muhammadiyah organization staged a
demonstration on Wednesday to protest the ransacking ... More ...
House to reexamine findings in tragedies JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will set up three
working committees to follow up all data and findings in the
student shootings at Trisakti University and in the Semanggi
cloverleaf, says a legislator. More ...
'Bob' Hasan transferred from Salemba to Cipinang JAKARTA (JP): Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, a convicted timber tycoon
and golf buddy of former president Soeharto, was transferred to
the Cipinang penitentiary in Central Jakarta less than 12 hours
after he was sent to the Salemba detention center, also in ... More ...
Governor may be questioned over PJA scam JAKARTA (JP): The City Prosecutors' Office announced on
Wednesday its plan to summon City Secretary Fauzi Bowo for a
second questioning in connection with controversial overseas
trips sponsored by PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PJA). More ...
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A tree for a child program launched BOGOR (JP): The start of a nationwide regreening campaign
involving hotels was marked with a tree planting ceremony at
Bogor Botanical Gardens here on Wednesday. More ...
Old-fashioned 'dokar' being used to drive tourism DENPASAR, Bali (JP): In this golden age of motorized vehicles,
an animal-drawn vehicle seems to be a thing of the past, and with
no future at all. More ...
Qaddafi seeks U.S. immunity before paying upBy Paul Taylor LONDON (Reuters): Behind a facade of defiance, Libyan leader
Muammar Qaddafi is seeking reassurance that the United States
will not indict him over the Lockerbie airliner bombing before he
agrees to compensate the victims' families, ... More ...
Mad cows and fruit flies Recent events in Indonesia make my head spin! The People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) and House of Representatives (DPR) --
I'm still confused as to which one does what -- seem to be hell
bent on creating havoc one way or another and no one really seems
to know exactly ... More ...
5 House factions support Golkar JAKARTA (JP): Five major factions at the House of
Representatives cast their political weight on Wednesday and came
to the defense of the embattled Golkar Party, censuring public
calls for the dissolution of the party's existence. More ...
Where to go in Bali:Exhibition * Painting Song of Peace, by 7 painters from Malang, Surabaya,
Kalimantan, Pranoto's Art Gallery, Main road, Kutuh, Ubud (Phone:
0361 970827), until Feb. 24.Museums and Galleries * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. More ...
Sharon's election victory Ariel Sharon is inheriting a power he should never have had.
If he has won this election so easily, it's because his opponent
lost his credibility, even within his own camp. Only a peace deal
could -- perhaps -- have saved Ehud Barak. More ...
Islamic groups and the student movementBy Muhammad Qodari JAKARTA (JP): There is a small, but interesting detail about
the student movement since it first toppled Soeharto from the
presidency in 1998.The students against both Soeharto and his predecessor B.J. More ...