EU contributes to development, trade of RI agricultureBungaran Saragih, Minister of Agriculture, Jakarta The efforts of developing countries to propose special and
differential treatment on a limited number of strategic or
special products all the way to Cancun were driven by legitimate
concerns. More ...
Expo deals reach $85m, exceeding targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several hours ahead of its closing on Sunday, the five-day
export expo Resource Indonesia 2003 (PPE) had recorded a total of
US$85.8 million-worth of export deals, surpassing its target of
US$80 million. More ...
Efficient logistics means profitable businessAri Darmawan
Contributor
JakartaThe role of logistics in the business world is becoming more
and more important. More ...
HP focuses on small-and medium-sized firmsZatni Arbi, Columnist, zatni@cbn.net.id What was interesting about Andreas Diantoro's presentation during
HP's special event for small and medium enterprises (SME) late
last month? Andreas, one of the bosses at HP-Compaq Indonesia
gave his Powerpoint ... More ...
Mentawai officials set for graft trial PADANG, West Sumatra: The secretary of the Mentawai islands
regency administration, identified only by the initials RS, along
with three other senior local officials, will soon stand trial
for corruption. More ...
East Timorese blamed for crop thefts ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: People in East Nusa Tenggara have
complained about East Timorese citizens who allegedly frequently
sneak into the province to steal or burn their crops. More ...
Experts calls on government to lift martial law in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts have called on the government to lift martial law imposed
on Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam since May 19 and back instead a
clean, civilian government to lead the Acehnese to the 2004
general ... More ...
Truly Indonesian interior design yet to emergeRudijanto
Contributor
Jakarta The interior design business looks bright as the property
sector has started to recover in the past couple of years but
like other developing countries truly Indonesian interior designs
have still taken time to emerge ... More ...
WB aid allegedly corrupted TANGERANG: The Tangerang Municipality's Control Body (Bawasda)
will investigate the alleged misappropriation of Rp 1.5 billion
(US$176,470) allocated to install a website network in
administration offices since 2001. More ...
Street vendor stabbed by thief JAKARTA: A street vendor was seriously injured when an
unidentified man stabbed him in the chest with a broken bottle.The vendor, Ahmad, 60, caught the suspect red-handed as he
attempted to break the lock of the vendor's cigarette stall on
Jl. Raya Bekasi Km. More ...
A safe way to get rid of spam e-mailsLim Tri Santosa, Contributor, Bandung Back when I first got online in 1995, I used to go around
entering my e-mail address everywhere, such as in guest books,
contests, and message boards. More ...
Motoa to host 5th PP Cup JAKARTA: A total cash prize of Rp 150 million (US$19,000) is
on offer for 30 pro golfers when they compete in the 5th Pemuda
Panca Sila Cup from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24. More ...
Silvi beats
Ling to move
closer to Asia
championshipZakki Hakim
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Silvi Antarini, who has been hailed as Indonesia's future
badminton hope, moved a step closer to becoming Asian champion
after beating Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong in the semifinals of the
JVC Asian ... More ...
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Deported workers continue to sufferApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Around 1,200 Indonesian workers who have been languishing in
Malaysian jails for up to seven months were left stranded in
Belawan regency, North Sumatra, on Saturday after being deported
from Malaysia for ... More ...
'Migrant workers deserve equal rights' The violent treatment of Indonesian migrant workers is an old
story. Yet, the story is ongoing as the government is yet to take
firm steps toward their protection. The Jakarta Post talked with
some people in response to the issue. More ...
WB aid allegedly corrupted TANGERANG: The Tangerang Municipality's Control Body (Bawasda)
will investigate the alleged misappropriation of Rp 1.5 billion
(US$176,470) allocated to install a website network in
administration offices since 2001.The case arose when the World Bank, which donated Rp 1. More ...
Indonesia-Netherlands economic ties flourishing: OfficialSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economic relations between the Netherlands and Indonesia are
now flourishing after some lean years resulting from the economic
crisis. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, October 20, 2003Exhibitions* Painting Buah, by Munadi, Galeri Milenium, D'Best Shopping
Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Tel.
7507828), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 31. More ...
PDI Perjuangan executives leave party to join PANKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of frustrated Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
(PDI Perjuangan) executives in the East Java town of Sidoarjo
have switched their allegiance to the National Mandate Party
(PAN). More ...
Azyumardi frowns upon extremismT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta, tabita@cbn.net.id Azyumardi Azra is a respected Muslim scholar with western flair.
He is a fan of English soccer and an admirer of Celine Dion,
Whitney Houston and Lionel Richie. More ...
Corruption is the root of all evil: KwikThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The State Minister of National Development Planning, Kwik Kian
Gie, said all the nation's problems stemmed from rampant
corruption, collusion and nepotism, known by the Indonesian
acronym KKN. More ...
Time to build on 'reformasi' amid the bottlenecking obstaclesSL Lim, External Relations Advisor, United Nations Support Facility
for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta As Indonesia gears up for an election year which will include
the first-ever direct presidential elections, the country ... More ...
Medco to move into offshore and geothermal sectors: CEO Established by businessman-turned-politician Arifin Panigoro
in the 1980s, PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk has become the
largest privately owned national energy firm, with an oil output
of 80,000 to 90,000 barrels per day. More ...
Govt to reveal exams' materials JAKARTA: In a bid to help more students pass final exams, the Ministry of
National Education will let the students know beforehand all of
the material that will appear on next year's tests, an
unprecedented effort deemed counterproductive by at least one
observer. More ...
Local NGOs challenge Walhi over Bulukumba land disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A leading environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), the
Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has faced a
challenge from other local NGOs in its efforts to help settle a
land dispute between PT London ... More ...
RI hosts ASEAN science Olympics JAKARTA: Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar
opened on Saturday the ASEAN mathematics and science Olympics for
primary schools, with a call for cooperation among member
countries in improving the quality of education. More ...
Poor Indonesian newspapers need to get back to basicsOng Hock Chuan, PT Maverick Solusi Komunikasi, Partner, Jakarta Indonesia's press is in trouble, and it's not only from the
defamation suits from notables such as President Megawati
Soekarnoputri and tycoons such as Tomy Winata and Sinivasan. More ...
PPP aims high in 2004 elections despite splitsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim-based party, the United Development
Party (PPP), is eying a rather ambitious 20 percent of the vote
in the general elections in 2004. More ...
FEATURE PHOTOS: FOR DOME DECOR STORIESJehann Klauss
INSPIRATIONAL GLOW: Minimalist lighting (above) is becoming more
and more popular, particularly among home owners in major cities. More ...
E-government: RI needs new approach and focusFabio Scarpello, Contributor, Jakarta The need for more governmental transparency and more direct
participation by citizens in the democratic process, in addition
to the shift from a centralized system to a more decentralized
system here, calls for ... More ...
Muslim leader promises frank discussion with BushSri Wahyuni and
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta/YogyakartaOne of the four prominent Muslims invited to meet U.S. President
George W. More ...
Golkar delays candidate selectionTiarma Siboro , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar has decided to delay selecting a presidential candidate
until after the legislative election in April 2004 instead of its
targeted date of February 2004. More ...
Definition of terrorism remains under debateGeorge P. Fletcher, Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence,
Columbia University School of Law, Project Syndicates Every age has its enemies. In the mid-20th century, Fascists
were the evildoers. After World War II, communists became
civilization's nemesis. More ...
Joint team kills another Poso gunman, arrests six moreLa Remmy, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi A top police official said on Sunday a joint military and police
force have killed another gunman and arrested six other people as
they combed Pawaru subdistrict, Lembo district in ... More ...
Three killed in traffic accident SURAKARTA, Central Java: Three people were killed and three
others injured on Sunday when a Gaya Putra bus rammed into three
motorcycles at Sukoharjo, near Surakarta, Central Java. More ...
Twenty-six East Timorese citizens have requested political asylum
from the Indonesian government due to fear of intimidation back
home, an Indonesian official has said. More ...
A brush with death and the kindness of strangersDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia He represents the image with which many Australian men, some
consciously, others unconsciously, want to identify -- energetic,
casual and bent on enjoying life. More ...
Syafii promises frank talks with BushSri Wahyuni and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta/Yogyakarta One of the four prominent Muslims invited to meet U.S. President
George W. More ...
Fishermen divided on evictionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fishermen living on Muara Angke riverbanks, North Jakarta, have
responded differently to a final order to clear the area issued
by the city administration. More ...
Sudibyo M. Wiradji
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Minimalist lighting more popular among young people Deciding which lighting fixture one will choose in terms of
design and function is a matter of taste but there has been a
growing trend among young people to use modern and simple
"minimalist" ... More ...
Solving logistics problems by outsourcing
Jacky Mussry
Contributor
JakartaToday, fierce competition worldwide is unavoidable. At the
national level, the regional autonomy has created competition to
a certain extent. More ...
ABC wants
IBF HQ
move to
SingaporeZakki Hakim
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta The Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) will propose the
headquarters of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) be
moved from England to Singapore to save operational cost. More ...
Sony defends Asian title in all-Indonesia finalZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia defended his Asian championship
title but the home side must have rued its missed chances for
more titles in Sunday's finals. More ...
Tips: How big should your RAM capacity be? Some things have changed drastically, some have remained the
same, but the general architecture of a computer, for example, is
not actually too different today from what it was when the first
digital computer was built. More ...
KPU slammed for overseas tripsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six of nine members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) are
traveling to the United States, Canada and Europe to disseminate
information to Indonesian voters living overseas, a move that has
drawn criticism from ... More ...
Police curb extortion of workersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Migrant workers returning from overseas may benefit from a new
scheme introduced by the airport police at Soekarno-Hatta
International under which they can deposit their money at state-
owned Bank BNI prior to leaving the ... More ...
Official plays down World Bank threat to stop water aidMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior government official has played down the World Bank's
threat to stop disbursing financial assistance under the Water
Resources Sector Adjustment Loan (Watsal), saying the aid is ... More ...
Construction site hit by heavy rain BOGOR: Six blocks of two-story shop-houses buildings --
intended to be shops with upstairs living arrangements -- under
construction on Jl. Tajur alongside the Cibalok River, collapsed
on Saturday evening when the river flooded, following heavy rain. More ...
Petronas to invest $100m each year in downstream sectorRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysia's state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad
(Petronas) plans to invest at least US$100 million a year in
Indonesia to prepare and develop its oil and gas downstream
business in the ... More ...
Taufik starts fight: PoliceDamar Harsanto and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Badminton star Taufik Hidayat, 22, was allegedly to
have provoked into a mass fight which pitted him and his father
against 20 people on a street section just outside the Bung Karno
Sports Compound in ... More ...
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E. Timorese citizens demand asylum KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Twenty-six East Timorese citizens have
requested political asylum from the Indonesian government
due to fear of intimidation back home, an Indonesian official has said. More ...
Gus Dur's uncle lashes out at Gold QuestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's uncle has filed a
complaint with the National Police against Gold Quest
International over its plan to produce gold coins bearing the
image of his father, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) founder ... More ...
A brush with death and the kindness of strangersDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia He represents the image with which many Australian men, some
consciously, others unconsciously, want to identify -- energetic,
casual and bent on enjoying life. More ...
Riau oil workers forced out of work PEKANBARU, Riau: Local residents have reportedly forced
workers of the Joint Operation Agency from PT Bumi Siak Pusako
(BSP) and Pertamina Hulu to quite their jobs at the Coastal
Plains Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block. More ...
Floods, landslides hit Southern Java, South BandungAgus Maryono and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post,
Banjarnegara/Bandung, One person was killed and hundreds of homes in the southern
Central Java regencies of Banjarnegara and Kebumen were inundated
as a result of the heavy rain that fell over ... More ...
Schools badly need creativity, practicalitySimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal High/Scope Indonesia,
Jakarta Imagine the scene, a classroom full of students. Each one of
them looks completely bored, some are yawning, one or two are
even enjoying an early afternoon nap. More ...
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