Jihad chief changes mind, continues police lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): The commander of Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal
Jammaah, Ja'far Umar Thalib, retracted on Friday his offer to
cancel his lawsuit against the police for unlawful arrest
following failed negotiations with the police. More ...
Army chief rejects political appointees JAKARTA (JP): Amid rumors of an impending military reshuffle,
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto warned President
Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday against replacing high-ranking
military officers to gain an advantage over his political foes. More ...
Corporations are the shadows of their leaders JAKARTA (JP): The corporation has become the focal point of
many people's lives.This is because most people spend 40 to 60 hours of every week
of their lives working for the corporation. More ...
Weekend lineup JAKARTA (JP): Following are sports competitions to be
broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all times are
in Jakarta Time):SaturdaySoccer: English Premiership: Charlton vs Liverpool, SCTV, 09.00 p.m.Sunday Soccer: Indonesian League: Gelora vs Barito, RCTI, 04.00 p.m. More ...
Malaysia declines to host Thomas and Uber Cups JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia declined to host next year's Thomas and
Uber Cup championships, mentioning the possible humiliating
defeat of its team as the main reason. More ...
Soeharto's half brother organizes protest BANTUL, Yogyakarta: A half brother of former president
Soeharto who is the head of Argomulyo village in Bantul regency
organized on Friday a protest against the endorsement of the
regent's decree on village apparatus.Decree No. More ...
Transviet to open RI offices SURABAYA (JP) : Transviet Tours, a member of Vietnam's
TransViet Travel Group will open representative offices in
Indonesia this year to promote the country's tourism to affluent
Indonesians. More ...
Health and safety I was delighted to see the front page article on occupational
health and safety (OHS) (The Jakarta Post, Sunday, May 13, 2001)
which outlined the dire situation for Indonesian workers. Indeed
sadly, Indonesia lags behind much of the developing world. More ...
If I were Gus Dur Recently President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said that if he
were forced to resign, six provinces would proclaim their
independence from the Republic of Indonesia. More ...
Solidamor chief questioned JAKARTA (JP): City Police detectives questioned a coordinator
of the Solidarity for Peace in East Timor (Solidamor), a non-
governmental organization, on Friday, in connection with last
week's Guntur bombing, which claimed at least three lives. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Advertisement Postcard, Gallery RPC, Jl. Suryo 8 Kebayoran
Baru, South Jakarta, until May 31.
* Painting by Rusli, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East
Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), May 19. More ...
Mega goes to Singapore for checkup JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri took a
one-day trip to Singapore on Friday to have a general health
checkup, which included an eye examination, at Mount Elizabeth
Hospital.The Vice President left at 7 a.m. from Halim Perdanakusuma
airport. More ...
Coral reefs damaged PADANG, West Sumatra: About 75 percent of the 1,800 hectares
of coral reefs in West Sumatra waters have been damaged due to
bomb fishing, an observer revealed on Friday. More ...
Luxury cars turned away SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The local state-owned pawn company
Perum Pegadaian is no longer accepting luxurious cars as too many
have already been pawned at the office.Head of the local office, M. More ...
PKB accept Assembly special session JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB), the
strongest supporter of embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid said
it would accept the possibility of a special session of the
People's Consultative Assembly as the next step in the memorandum
process ... More ...
Earthquake shakes North Sumatra JAKARTA: An earthquake hit North Sumatra on Friday morning,
but no fatalities or injuries were reported.The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency reported that the
quake measured 6.1 on the Richter scale. More ...
Sharon achieves success in 'not-cool' bowling JAKARTA (JP): Junior bowler Sharon Adelina never thought she
would achieve success when she was introduced to 10-pin bowling
for the first time some five years ago by her father, Aswin
Limansantoso. More ...
Christian hopes to find new talent at junior badminton meet JAKARTA (JP): The training director of the Indonesian
Badminton Center, Christian Hadinata, is hopeful the first Milo
Junior Indonesia Open next month will produce new stars who will
lead Indonesia to future badminton glory. More ...
SCB-BCA TIESCorrection: The cooperation agreement with Bank Central Asia
(BCA) will enable Standard Chartered Bank customers to pay their
Tanpa Agunan (collateral-free) obligation at the latter's ATMs,
not credit card bills as stated in the photo caption, which
appeared on this page on Thursday. More ...
Boyband Westlife is coming to town JAKARTA (JP): If you happen to be a fan of boybands, well,
take heed, the "mother of all boybands", Westlife, is coming to
town.The Irish boyband once again will hold a concert here next
Thursday at Sumantri Brodjonegoro Stadium in Kuningan, South
Jakarta. More ...
Honda workers help BLKI JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese-based workers union of Honda Motor
automotive company donated on Friday a simulator of a Honda
Accord engine worth Rp 130 million (US$11,448) to the branch
office of the government's industrial training center (BLKI) in
Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 18, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume
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Construction firms get another blow JAKARTA (JP): Observers fear the government's plan to cut
development spending will prove a further blow to the country's
ailing construction sector. More ...
Internet Kiosk Association formed YOGYAKARTA (JP): Almost 100 out of 160 Internet kiosks in
Yogyakarta established on Thursday an association called Internet
Kiosk Association of Yogyakarta (AWAYO) in a bid to avoid unfair
competition among them. More ...
Reviving 'SARA' talks would boost national awareness Amid humiliation and gloom the commemoration of National
Awakening Day on May 20 means reviving formerly taboo talks on
social differences, to seek an acceptable "Indonesia" to all
across the archipelago, says historian Anhar Gonggong, a ... More ...
Council protests KONI's actions BANDUNG (JP): West Java Legislative Council is protesting the
National Sports Council (KONI) West Java chapter, which is
holding back Rp 4.1 billion (US$361,711.50) allotted in the
budget for sports organizations and an athletes development
program. More ...
Indonesia to buy choppers from Russia: Embassy JAKARTA (JP): Russia will provide Indonesia with 10 multi-
purpose helicopters as part of an agreement reached by the two
countries in Jakarta recently, Antara reported. More ...
Indonesia becoming important for DHL's global operation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is becoming more important in the
global operations of international courier company DHL
International, the company's senior executive said here on
Friday. More ...
Government called on to clean up water JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Munjul village in Cipayung
subdistrict, East Jakarta, are still consuming polluted water
from their wells although the source of pollution had been
removed from their area seven months ago. More ...
74 Cambodians deported SURABAYA: Seventy-four Cambodians were deported on Thursday
after being detained at the Indonesian naval base here with 69
other Thai fishermen for nearly one year.The naval base's spokesperson, Maj. More ...
ASEAN must solve arms traffickingBy Rizal Sukma JAKARTA (JP): In Southeast Asia, the question of illicit arms
trafficking has been a decades-long problem. More ...
Menteng long the swanky part of townBy Ida Indawati Khouw Well-planned Menteng was the desired place to live for Dutch
colonists and a few fortunate Indonesians during the early 1900s.
While urban sprawl has taken over present day Jakarta, a Menteng
address is still a reason for pride. More ...
Achwan resigns from BI post JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Fridayt that deputy
governor Achwan had resigned from the central bank after his two-
year term ended on Thursday. More ...
Gus Dur vows to defend Constitution JAKARTA (JP): Politically cornered, President Abdurrahman
Wahid returned to a familiar theme on Friday, vowing to take
tough measures to defend the Constitution against violations by
lawmakers. More ...
32 task forces in forestry ministry dissolved JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry announced on Friday the
dissolution of 32 task forces within the ministry in a move to
improve efficiency in coping with the country's acute forestry
problems. More ...
Indian noted writer Tagore makes return to Java at JISBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): As he stepped down at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok
harbor in August 1927, India's poet philosopher Rabindranath
Tagore burst into verse in praise of the "golden threads of
kinship that existed between Indonesia and ... More ...
Asian retailers plan RI expo JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Retail Merchants Association
(Aprindo) will host the 10th Asian Retailers Convention and
Exhibition (ARCE) in Jakarta in September this year. More ...
Prajogo grilled by AGO, denies graft charges JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Prajogo Pangestu was grilled by
state prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office for almost six
hours on Friday over alleged corruption practices that caused
more than Rp 331 billion in losses to the state. More ...
Rp 20b hotel tax unpaid JAKARTA (JP): Several hotels and restaurants in the city have
yet to pay their taxes that were due last year, amounting to
between Rp 15 billion (US$1.3 million) and Rp 20 billion all
told, a councillor revealed on Friday. More ...
German national robbed JAKARTA (JP): Twelve men armed with sickles and swords broke
into the residence of a German national early on Friday morning
and robbed him of hundreds of millions of rupiah worth of gold
jewelry and cash. More ...
Sutiyoso yields on tax, some may escape hike JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso finally gave in to public
pressure to revise its controversial decision to increase vehicle
registration fees, allowing owners of certain cars to pay less. More ...
Bold or suicidal? The government must be commended for taking the drastic and
unpopular measure to increase domestic prices of fuel and power,
by an average of 30 percent and 20 percent respectively starting
next month, at a time like this. More ...
WALHI responds I refer to the letter from PT Newmont published in The
Jakarta Post on May 4, 2001, titled Newmont and pollution.
Reading the letter, we do not appreciate a single point of the
issues raised, because it is like comparing oranges to apples. More ...
Cibinong eyes 7% rise in sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement producer PT Semen
Cibinong expects to increase its cement and clinker sales to six
million tons this year from 5.6 million tons in 2000, the
company's media relations manager said on Friday. More ...
Muslims, Christians make peace TERNATE, North Maluku: Some 2,000 Muslims and Christians in
Loloda subdistrict on Halmahera island, North Maluku, held on
Friday a traditional Baku Bae (peace-making) ceremony.The island has been divided by communal conflict since 1999. More ...
JP/10/JOBNetworking for competitive advantage JAKARTA (JP): Relationships are at the heart of our lives. And
it can also be said that our professional relationships are at
the heart of our success.Networking, therefore, has become an invaluable skill, tool or
orientation. More ...
Economy grew 2.6 percent during first quarter JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian economy grew at 2.6 percent
during the first quarter of this year, as against a drop of 0. More ...
Villagers invited to Geneva MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: A resident of Rendu village in
Ngada regency here, Vincent Herman Mosa, has been invited to
visit the office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human
Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, next July. More ...
Diesel fuel shortage worsens in the capital JAKARTA (JP): A diesel shortage continued to hit gas stations
in the capital on Friday, resulting in long queues of vehicles
waiting to fill up their tanks. More ...
More bankruptcies feared over price hike JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's business sector is anticipating a
new round of belt-tightening ahead if the government realizes its
plan to raise fuel prices, electricity charges and value added
tax (VAT) next month. More ...
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