Court dismisses civil suit against NewmontThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court dropped on Tuesday a US$133
million civil suit against mining company PT Newmont Minahasa
Raya (NMR), a local subsidiary of US-based Newmont. More ...
Is Papua spending its fiscal resources wisely?Wolfgang Fengler, Jasmin Chakeri, and Bambang Suharnoko Sjahrir, JakartaPapua occupies a special place in Indonesia. The province is
characterized by geographic isolation and long-standing conflict,
but also by immense natural resource wealth. More ...
Ex-BIN officials skip hearing JAKARTA: Former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) secretary
general Nurhadi Jazuli and deputy chief Muhdi PR failed to appear
to give testimony at the trial of the high-profile murder of
human rights campaigner Munir on Tuesday. More ...
Blood supply runs low in JambiJAMBI, Jambi: The Indonesian Red Cross' (PMI) Jambi chapter
bemoaned on Tuesday its low blood supply after the fasting month
of Ramadhan. More ...
Global flu plan needed to avert a pandemicMichael Richardson, Singapore What will happen if the deadly avian influenza virus that has
decimated poultry flocks in China and Southeast Asia mutates so
that it can pass quickly from person to person, triggering alarm
bells that a dangerous new flu ... More ...
Jakarta still seen as land opportunityAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThis is the second in a series of articles on the city
administration's treatment of unskilled migrants who come to
Jakarta in search of work.Gazing up at the buildings along Jl. More ...
Demand for security equipment on the riseArif T. Syam, Contributor, Jakarta Not long ago, the Australian government of John Howard issued
another travel warning to its citizens, listing a number of
countries, including -- once again -- Indonesia, to be avoided. More ...
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, November 17, 2005
.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Fine Arts Spirit of Change by Wayan Santrayana, Ganesha Gallery
Four Season Resort Bali, at Jimbaran Bay, from Nov. 22 to Dec. More ...
Dual diagnosis a problem of drug addiction and pathologyDavid & Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita,
BogorDani (not his real name), is 42; he is a drug addict, and one
with a mental disorder. More ...
Sidewalk vendors protest eviction JAKARTA: At least 50 evicted vendors from Jl. Pancoran in
Glodok, West Jakarta, staged a protest at the City Council on
Tuesday, asking for support to get their businesses up and
running. More ...
Companies must have gas stations outside Java to partake in PSOLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNew players in the downstream oil business will not be allowed to
distribute subsidized fuel if they do not operate gas stations
outside Java, which could give state oil and gas firm PT
Pertamina a ... More ...
'Govt critic Munir was a hero'The government names new heroes every year, although many people
often find it difficult to recognize them, or their works or
contributions to the nation. In commemoration of Heroes Day on
Nov. 10, The Jakarta Post asked people who they deemed to be
national heroes. More ...
Govt to raise bureaucrat's salaries to 'fight graft'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government unveiled on Tuesday its New Year present for the
country's 3.6 million civil servants: a hefty salary increase. More ...
RI jazz loses legendary bass-man JAKARTA: Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry
Pattiselano, 55, (shown in framed photo) and his contemporaries
mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent"
musician and a good friend. More ...
Computer Olympiad underway in Bogor BOGOR: High school students across the country have gathered
in Bogor regency for the Indonesia Computer Olympiad held at the
Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). More ...
Appeal hearing open to public JAKARTA: The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on an
appeal sought by graft convicts Harun Let-let and Tarcisius Walla
in a hearing on Wednesday that will be open to the public. More ...
ADB responds
The Jakarta Post articles Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on
Idul Fitri (Oct. 31), and Tsunami survivors grow weary of wait
for homes (Nov. More ...
Phone providers clueless over prepaid card registrationAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe issuance of a ministerial regulation requiring prepaid card
cell phone subscribers to register with cellular providers is
causing confusion among the companies. More ...
Waiting for police to make another big catchImanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Police deserve a big round of applause for all the
good work they did last week. More ...
Vehicle sales growth to hit the brakes in next yearTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSoaring inflation, higher interest rates and increased fuel
prices may result in a downturn in vehicle sales growth next
year, the country's two automotive market leaders, PT Toyota
Astra Motor (TAM) ... More ...
Pertamina hits back at Batavia AirState oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has instructed all airport
fuel depots to not supply aviation fuel to Batavia Air's aircraft
before proper drain procedures have been conducted after the
airline's complaint that it was supplied fuel mixed with water. More ...
WFP food aid traded freely in Medan cityApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanDavid S. was surprised when his wife brought home cans of food
with World Food Programme (WFP) labels on them. More ...
Electric train cable stolen, commuters strandedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of commuters were stranded on Tuesday morning at
railway stations from Bogor to Jakarta as some 600 meters of
cable to operate the electric trains was stolen on Monday night. More ...
The influence of belief in God on a nation's economic performanceAri A. Perdana, Cambridge, Massachusetts Economists are sometimes accused of being indifferent about
religion. Wrong. Actually, we do care about religion. At least,
we care about whether religion affects economic performance. More ...
We need love, not violence Indonesia is a great country and I'm very proud to be
Indonesian, knowing that Pancasila is our state philosophy. We,
Indonesians, never expect violence to happen anywhere in the
world. More ...
Jambi government anticipate floodingJAMBI, Jambi: The city administration is preparing tens of
thousands of sand bags and cables in anticipation of the possible
flooding of Batanghari River in the coming weeks, an official
said. More ...
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Are ages years/months or years/tenths of years?One-third of Indonesians want more sexEvi Mariani
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta An online, global sex survey carried out by condom manufacturer
Durex revealed that 31 percent of the Indonesian respondents said
they wish to have sex more ... More ...
KWI renews fight against 'moral decadence'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Catholic Church is urging a joint movement with other
religious communities to develop a new culture needed to fight
what it calls the prevailing moral deterioration. More ...
KPK may question Bagir at his office JAKARTA: After failing to summon Chief Justice Bagir Manan for
a questioning in connection with a bribery case involving
businessman Probosutedjo on Monday, the Corruption Eradication
Commission (KPK) is considering conducting the questioning at his
office. More ...
ADB responds The Jakarta Post articles Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on
Idul Fitri (Oct. 31), and Tsunami survivors grow weary of wait
for homes (Nov. More ...
Health workers unprotected against avian influenzaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHealth care workers are at the forefront of the fight against
communicable diseases, and while daily exposure does not make
them immune to the diseases, hospitals' readiness to accept
patients with ... More ...
Tax laws still complicated, have gray areas: AnalystsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia will miss the opportunity to attain a tax-based economy
if it fails to address the main problems of complicated tax laws
and tax officials with questionable integrity, analysts say. More ...
Air pollution a threat to SurabayaDidik Kusbiantoro, Antara/SurabayaPollution here over the past few years has risen to an alarming
level. But, sadly, most residents are not even aware of the
health risks associated with air pollution. More ...
Immigrants can be beneficial I am writing in response to the editorial published in The
Jakarta Post on Nov. 10, titled: Perils of multiculturalism. More ...
Dengue fever claims 80 lives in SemarangSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangThe spread of dengue in Central Java province has reached
alarming proportions with 80 fatalities having been reported
since January this year, a senior health official said on
Tuesday. More ...
Durex Global Sex Survey: World and Indonesia resultsAge when first received sex education: World 13.2, Indonesia 14.4
Age formal sex education should start: World 11.7, Indonesia 12.4
Age of first sex: World 17.3 Indonesia 19.1
Number of sexual partners: World 9 Indonesia 5. More ...
Shocking report on bird fluThe comment made by a special UN team sent to help Indonesia
fight bird flu warning that the country had not done enough to
contain the virus (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 8) really shocked me. More ...
Makassar fights anthrax virusMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: To help prevent the spread of anthrax
disease here, the Makassar Health Office has vaccinated since
last week 800 cows in Tamangapa here. More ...
Environmentalists receive death threatsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has reported
threats made against its activists investigating illegal logging
in Aceh to the National Police and the Ministry of Forestry. More ...
It Isn't a Laughing Matter
S.P. SETH
Sidney In the last month or so, Indonesia has featured quite a few
times on primetime Australian television. The context for these
stories has been terrorism in Indonesia, particularly with
reference to the Bali bombings. More ...
U.S. helps train RI police JAKARTA: United States Ambassador to Indonesia B. Lynn Pascoe
presented a VCD training project worth US$700,000 to the National
Police on Tuesday.The U.S. More ...
Girlfriend blamed for marine's escapeTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA marine who was sentenced to death for the contract killing of a
businessman managed to escape -- for the second time -- earlier
this month with the help of his girlfriend, a naval officer said
on Tuesday. More ...
U.S. influence declines in AsiaJoseph S. Nye, Project Syndicate President Bush is in Asia to attend the Asian Pacific Economic
Cooperation forum in China, but he should pay attention to
another Asian summit to which he was not invited. More ...
Fewer migrants enter city after holidayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the city doing everything it can to make unskilled migrants
feel unwelcome, the number of migrants arriving in Jakarta
following the Idul Fitri has continued to decline for the last
four years. More ...
Retno gets Akademi Jakarta awardJAKARTA: Classical Javanese dancer-cum-choreographer Retno
Maruti, 54, received on Friday night a lifetime achievement award
from city artists' institution Akademi Jakarta for her dedication
to preserving the tradition while making fresh innovation. More ...
ADB responds
The Jakarta Post articles Homes remain elusive for Acehnese on
Idul Fitri (Oct. 31), and Tsunami survivors grow weary of wait
for homes (Nov. More ...
Leslie may soon walk freeI Wayan Juniartha
The Jakarta Post/DenpasarProsecutors here on Tuesday dropped their main charge against
Australian model Michelle Leslie, 24, who was allegedly caught in
possession of the party drug ecstasy, and recommended to the
Denpasar District Court that she be ... More ...
Julia S. and Tim Lindsey get married JAKARTA: Prominent Indonesian feminist Julia Suryakusuma, 51, got
married in an Islamic ceremony on Sept. 15 to Australian Timothy
Lindsey, 43, a professor at Melbourne University, who has written
a number of books and papers on Indonesia and Islam. More ...
Indonesia a lucrative market for security servicesRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta The recent raids by the Indonesian police on terrorist hide-
outs were able to kill one of the most wanted men -- Malaysian-
born Dr. More ...
Officials cull birds as cases riseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity officials culled scores of birds, including 35 pigeons, in
Sunter Jaya, North Jakarta, on Tuesday, as confirmed human bird
flu cases rose to 10. More ...
Does the PKS stand for justice and prosperity?Imam Cahyono, Jakarta The image of the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)
as a clean party committed to good governance with empathy for
ordinary people was clear in the results of last year's
legislative election, when it doubled its ... More ...
Cilandak residents protest FBR post JAKARTA: Hundreds of members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum
(FBR) and residents of Cilandak Barat, South Jakarta,
stopped short of brawling on Monday afternoon over the
establishment of a security post. More ...
Blue Bird firm demands security guaranteeYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe management of the Blue Bird taxi company sought a security
guarantee from the police in Bandung on Tuesday, a day after one
of its cabs was vandalized by rival taxi drivers as part of an
increasingly heated ... More ...
Shocking report on bird fluThe comment made by a special UN team sent to help Indonesia
fight bird flu warning that the country had not done enough to
contain the virus (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 8) really shocked me. More ...
Liberalizing petroleum market Law No.22/2001 on oil and natural gas will end on Oct. 23
state firm Pertamina's monopoly in importing and distributing
petroleum products in Indonesia, but do not expect foreign
gasoline stations to be a common sight along the country's
highways any time soon. More ...
Drug accused Leslie may soon walk freeI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarProsecutors here on Tuesday dropped their main charge against
Australian model Michelle Leslie, 24, who was allegedly caught in
possession of the party drug ecstasy, and recommended to the
Denpasar District Court ... More ...
Polio could be 'eradicated next year'Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter carrying out what it describes as two successful rounds of
polio vaccinations, the government is optimistic Indonesia will
return to polio-free status next year. More ...
Police confirm authenticity of Azahari's bodyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice said on Tuesday the physical characteristics of Azahari
bin Husin, which were submitted to them by his family, matched
perfectly with one of two bodies of terrorist suspects killed in
a police raid on ... More ...
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