Meet the Megawati campaign strategistsTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta Public relations, party supporters and minorities are among the
issues being focused on by three campaign teams working for the
Megawati-Hasyim ticket. More ...
Kuningan to propose bill on conservation KUNINGAN, West Java: Kuningan regency administration is
planning to propose a bill on conservation and mountain climbing
on Mount Ciremai. More ...
We don't live in cowboy country Last Wednesday's fatal shooting of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi
of the Central Sulawesi Prosecutors' Office came as a big blow to
us.It is not the first time a member of the judiciary has been
shot dead by irresponsible people. More ...
House debates autonomy lawsKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Lawmakers agreed to accept the government-sponsored bill revising
the local autonomy laws as their main reference point when they
began deliberating amendments to the laws on Tuesday. More ...
'The last thing I want is a boyfriend who smokes' The national antismoking campaign has made little progress as not
all government and local government offices have been declared
nonsmoking areas due to the absence of bylaws to implement
antitobacco regulations, according to Minister of Health ... More ...
'Direct' elections a casting of collective votesThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta A general election is considered an essential part of the
process toward democracy, whereby the people select their leaders
by vote. More ...
House criticizes mining regulation JAKARTA: House of Representatives Commission VIII on the
environment criticized on Tuesday government regulation in lieu
of law No. 1/2004 on mining in protected forests. More ...
China's economy set to achieve soft landingFrances Cheung, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing In recent months, debates have sprung up on whether China's
economy is overheated, and then on the possibilities of a soft or
hard landing. More ...
Govt proposes further changes to health billDewi Santoso, Jakarta The debate over the deliberation of the medical practice bill
looks set to drag on, as the government has proposed a
disciplinary committee to provide better protection for both
doctors and patients. More ...
On top of Wiranto's platform: More jobs, revenueZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta Retired general Wiranto promises to establish macroeconomic
stability, in addition to creating more jobs, boosting the
nation's revenue and more fairly distributing that revenue if he
were elected. More ...
Addressing Philippines' democratic deficitPaul D. Hutchcroft and Joel Rocamora, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Asia News Network, Manila More than 35 million Filipinos voted last May 10. More ...
The good old days? It is a sad day for civilization when the hard-earned advances
of human rights, women's rights, individual rights and freedom of
speech are trampled into the ground by totalitarian governments
and ultra-conservative religious groups. More ...
Five missing as cargo ship sinks in Sumbawa watersThe Jakarta Post, Mataram/Kupang/Surabaya A rescue team was searching on Tuesday for at least five people
still missing after a cargo ship capsized in the waters off the
eastern island of Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province. More ...
BCA gets custodian license in futuresZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Board (Bappebti)
issued on Tuesday a license for Bank Central Asia (BCA) to
operate as a custodian bank in futures trading. More ...
Police officers in hot seat over TV reality showEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police Professional Ethics Board has decided to make
a formal recommendation to Chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara
requesting him to dismiss First Insp. More ...
The International Trade Commission of the United States
decided on May 14 that color TV sets manufactured in China have
caused material harm to U.S. producers. The decision removes the final hurdle to the U.S. Department
of Commerce ruling to impose anti-dumping taxes -- between 5.2 to
26. More ...
Amien Rais vows not to engage in mudslingingA. Junaidi, Jakarta Amien Rais and his running mate Siswono Yudhohusodo could easily
resort to mudslinging with their rivals, especially those
associated with "militarism" -- retired generals Wiranto and
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. More ...
Exports rise in April Exports increased in April by 2.7 percent from the previous
month as increasing demand for non-oil and gas commodities offset
a decline in oil and gas exports, the Central Statistics Agency
(BPS) reported on Tuesday. More ...
Police on full alert during election JAYAPURA, Papua: A senior police officer in Papua reported on
Tuesday that police would be on full alert during the
presidential election this year, amid threats from the separatist
Free Papua Movement (OPM).Sr. Comr. Max D. More ...
On reviving 'keroncong' music As a reader of The Jakarta Post, I appreciate and am grateful
to the editorial staff for translating and divulging Marah
Kamrin's letter published in the Warta Kota daily regarding the
fading away of traditional keroncong music (the Post, May 29). More ...
No sign of terrorist attacks: Da'iAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Police have not yet discovered any indication of possible
terrorist attacks during the country's direct presidential
election scheduled for July 5, National Police chief Gen. Da'i
Bachtiar says. More ...
People told to take care of the elderly JAKARTA: To mark World Elderly Day on Tuesday, the government
encouraged citizens to take care of their parents at home instead
of putting them in nursing homes. More ...
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Bush lauds Iraq interim govt
U.S. President George W. Bush said the new Iraqi interim
government announced on Tuesday, presided over by head of Iraq's
Governing Council Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, represented a broad
cross-section of society and had the "talent" to guide the
nation. More ...
'Pancasila keeps country united' JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri led a celebration of
the 59th anniversary of the Pancasila on Tuesday, calling on
young people to remain true to the principles of the ideology. More ...
Dogs and cats off the streets JAKARTA: To prevent a possible rabies breakout, the North
Jakarta animal husbandry and veterinary agency has been busy
rounding up stray cats and dogs.The agency's director, Sugiman, was quoted by
beritajakarta. More ...
Public sports centers in poor condition JAKARTA: People in West Jakarta apparently prefer private
sector sports centers to the ones provided by the city as the
equipment in public sports centers is generally in poor shape. More ...
Packages of silicone cause commotion at the airportEvi Mariani and P.C. Naommy, Jakarta Three packages at the center of a bomb scare at the Soekarno
Hatta International Airport on Tuesday turned out to contain a
harmless substance, police said. More ...
Damning accusations dog Wiranto's bidTiarma Siboro and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta The challenges to Wiranto's presidential bid have taken another
twist after his former aide in the Indonesian Military (TNI) Maj.
Gen. More ...
How to avoid genital wartsDear Dr. Donya, I have recurring genital warts and heard that there is
connection between this condition and cervical cancer. I would
like to ask:1. How can I avoid getting genital warts?2. How can I avoid developing cervical cancer?-- A readerDear Reader, 1. More ...
No Garuda team for complimentary ads A proposal has been circulating from the "Team for Publication
of ISO 9001: 2000 Garuda Indonesia" complete with contact people
and phone/fax numbers, offering joint complimentary ads for the
Garuda award. More ...
RI U-20s hold India to drawEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian Under-20 team held the Indian national team to
a 1-1 draw in a friendly match at the Bung Karno Stadium here on
Tuesday afternoon. More ...
Body art: The road to safe tattooing, piercingDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com This week, we will review ways to avoid complications from
tattooing and body piercing. More ...
Release of terror suspects delayedIrvan NR, Palu The Central Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office has postponed the
planned release of three people acquitted by a provincial high
court of terrorism charges. However, the reason behind the
postponement is still unclear. More ...
Seized bombs and weapons destroyed POSO, Central Sulawesi: Police in the Central Sulawesi regency
of Poso destroyed on Tuesday more than 2,000 rifles, guns,
homemade bombs and ammunition that the police discovered during
door-to-door searches in the area in the past 10 months. More ...
Poverty-reduction strategy The Indonesian delegation to the World Bank-sponsored
international conference on poverty reduction in Shanghai last
week should be able to bring home a great deal of knowledge and
information to help improve the country's Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper (PRSP), which ... More ...
Making growth greenJames D. Wolfensohn, Project Syndicate When the world's leaders met at the Millennium Summit four
years ago, they agreed on a set of goals aimed at cutting global
poverty in half by 2015. More ...
U.S. in Iraq: The moral high ground?Patrick Guntensperger, Jakarta When we first saw the photographs of American occupying troops
committing atrocities on the people they were "liberating", the
naove (or disingenuous) among us might have thought that these
were appalling but isolated instances. More ...
Message from the Italian Ambassador to Indonesia
H.E. Francesco M. Greco
on the occasion of Italian National Day
June 2, 2004Country Profile: Italy -- June 2Italian National Day marks the anniversary of June 2, 1946,
the day on which, through a historical referendum, the people of
Italy opted for ... More ...
Selective enforcement of labor rules cuts job opportunitiesDaniel Kingsley, Jakarta Indonesia's recently promulgated labor regulations have
created a discerning attitude in the private sector towards
export-oriented sectors. More ...
Students get look at research life BOGOR: Cosmetics company PT L'Oreal Indonesia and the
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) hosted on Tuesday a study
tour of LIPI's biotechnology research center in Bogor for high
school students. More ...
Attacks in Saudi Arabia part of global problemThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo A weekend rampage by terrorists in Khobar, Saudi Arabia's
eastern oil hub, ended after Saudi commandos neutralized the
situation, but a sense of insecurity remains. More ...
Government to expel American researcherThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government ordered on Tuesday International Crisis Group
(ICG) researcher Sidney Jones to leave the country immediately,
citing a work permit violation. More ...
Vision of tomorrow, today R.A. Kartini is a heroine of Indonesian history. She fought
for women's emancipation long before the country became
independent. Her vision of women's emancipation was so powerful,
it has become a reality, as can be seen in the current
leadership. More ...
Good corporate governance and culture: Indonesia's challengeEric Hallett, Jakarta There has been much recent debate over how universal the
policies of good corporate governance are across cultures
(transparency and disclosure, ethical decision-making,
shareholder rights, proper risk ... More ...
No paper In observance of the Buddhist Day of Enlightenment and in line
with government instruction, The Jakarta Post will not be
published on Thursday (June 3). The Post will reappear on Friday
(June 4). More ...
Regions demands payment of oil revenueFitri Wulandari, Jakarta The country's oil and gas producing regions demanded on
Tuesday that the central government disburse their share of oil
and gas revenue totaling Rp 2.73 trillion (US$294.66 million). More ...
Maid for absconding Good help is so hard to find these days, judging by the
Immigration director-general's report that more than 17,000
foreign maids ran away last year.If they were abused as Nirmala Bonat was, then they have every
reason to bolt from their cruel taskmasters. More ...
Checking the march to barbarismJeffrey D. Sachs, Project Syndicate One consequence of the Iraq war is to expose (once again) the
false divide between "civilized" and "barbarous" nations. More ...
Bankers want 'market-friendly' deputy governor for BITony Hotland, Jakarta Bankers expressed expectations on Tuesday that the next senior
deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) should be "market
friendly" and possesses good knowledge about banking, monetary
issues and independence. More ...
Japanese AmbassadorCorrection: The name of the Japanese Ambassador, whose picture
appeared in Page 4 of The Jakarta Post May 31 edition, is Yutaka
Iimura. We regret the error. More ...
'RRI' director denies corruption allegations JAKARTA: The director of state-funded radio station RRI,
Suryanta Saleh, denied on Tuesday allegations his office had
misused state funds in procuring broadcast equipment. More ...
Smuggled goods sell well in BelawanApriadi Gunawan, Medan A range of cheap merchandise, allegedly smuggled from Malaysia
and Singapore, can be found on sale openly at Belawan Port, some
20 kilometers from the North Sumatra capital of Medan. More ...
Bird smuggling hard to curb: NGOTheresia Sufa, Bogor A wildlife watchdog has revealed that bird smuggling is the
second largest crime in the country after drug trafficking in
terms of the number of cases. More ...
May inflation creates new worriesDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Prices increased faster in May than in April due to the weakening
rupiah and higher telephone charges, giving rise to concerns
about inflation that could force the central bank to start
raising interest rates. More ...
Busway feeder service failure admittedBambang Nurbianto and Damar Harsanto, Jakarta The TransJakarta Busway management admits that it has failed to
provide feeder services for the 12.9-kilometer busway corridor
from Blok M, South Jakarta, to Kota, West Jakarta. More ...
Children try iron-rich diet to prevent anemiaLeony Aurora, Jakarta For Sri, a third grader at public elementary school 2 on Kelapa
island in the Thousand Islands, nothing compares to eating
freshly caught fried fish cooked by her mother. More ...
Maligo springs start to dry up due to rampant illegal loggingIrvan NR, Palu The Maligo springs in Madale subdistrict, Poso regency, Central
Sulawesi, are on the verge of drying up due to rampant logging in
the area. More ...
Activist wants probe into alleged graft BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A local activist demanded on Tuesday that
prosecutors immediately investigate an alleged markup in the
renovation of Aceh provincial secretary's official residence at
the cost of Rp 1.4 billion (US$ 155,555). More ...
Journalists survive boat mishap A boat carrying a group of journalists and environmental
activists sank on Tuesday morning at around 11 a.m. after it hit
coral reefs off East Kalimantan. More ...
Humanity in fight against terrorJakob Kellenberger, Geneva Events in Iraq and other recent armed conflicts have time and
again reminded us that the essential dignity of human beings is
often among the first casualties of war. More ...
Amien's brother loses bid for DPD seatMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta As presidential candidate Amien Rais started his campaign on
Tuesday, his brother, Dahlan, was removed from his projected seat
on the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) in Central Java. More ...
2005 budget assumptions agreedDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The House of Representatives budget commission and the government
have agreed on key assumptions for the draft 2005 state budget,
which envisages a smaller deficit and higher economic growth. More ...
Javanese farming entrepreneurs on Batam Fadli, Batam Mardi, 35, and his wife Sutiyem, 28, from Banjarnegara regency,
Central Java province, arrived four years ago on Batam in search
of work in the special industrial zone island. More ...
Candidates float ideas in rallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people lined up along Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl.
Sudirman on Tuesday to watch the floats go by as the first day of
a month-long presidential campaign began. More ...
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