Death sentence for murderers BOGOR: The Cibinong District Court sentenced two men to death on
Wednesday for murdering a man and then mutilating his body to
conceal their crime on June 20 last year. More ...
'No new candidates for BI governor' JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will not add any
names to the list of candidates for Central Bank governor given
the absence of an official request from the House of
Representatives (DPR). More ...
War, pneumonia scare a double blow to tourismAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new pneumonia scare affecting the region and a war in Iraq will
deal a severe blow to the country's already fragile tourism
sector, which has just started to recover from the impact of last
year's Bali ... More ...
Grow tomatoes at home: Police chief BOGOR: Bogor Regional Police Chief Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam
has urged all his police officers in Bogor to grow their own
tomatoes using hydroponics in their yards as a way to increase
their income."It is my hope that all police officers will grow tomatoes. More ...
RI among ICC's Global Award winners JAKARTA: The Indonesian Cricket Foundation has been named a
recipient of the 2002 Global Development Program Award from the
International Cricket Council (ICC), along with similar
foundations from other East Asia-Pacific countries, an ICC media
statement ... More ...
Govt sends new LoI to IMFThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has sent its latest letter of intent (LoI) to the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington in a bid to
obtain the fund's next loan tranche of around US$450 million. More ...
Sutiyoso has no policy for eradicating thuggeryBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The problem of thugs is very real in the city, with their
presence to be found anywhere and everywhere, such as in markets,
entertainment centers and public transportation terminals. More ...
Govt moves to calm people over IraqEvi Mariani and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Worried about a possible backlash from the impending Iraqi war,
the government has moved to assure the public that such an war is
not directed against Islam or the Iraqi people as a whole, ... More ...
EU seeks container pact with U.S. BRUSSELS : The European Union is to seek an agreement with the
United States to cooperate on measures to prevent guerrillas
using transport containers to launch attacks, the European
Commission said on Tuesday. U.S. More ...
`Thugs should be shot dead, if necessary' Many people fear that Jakarta could become a city of fear if the
authorities do not take action against thugs. More ...
War won't sever RI ties with U.S.: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja
and Kurniawan Hari
The Jakarta Post
JakartaDespite its antiwar stance, Indonesia is opting to take the
pragmatic route in response to an imminent U.S. strike on Iraq by
maintaining amicable ties with Washington. More ...
Antiwar protesters begin targeting U.S. interestsDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta With a war in Iraq apparently drawing closer, anti-American
protesters began to target United States' interests on Wednesday
as the police here announced they were ready to ... More ...
The imminent U.S.-Iraq war, the UN and international politicsJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta An ultimatum has finally been given to President Saddam
Hussein by President George W. Bush to leave his country within
48 hours or risk U.S. attack at a time of its own choosing. More ...
Thug killed in quarrel over Rp 2,000 JAKARTA: A thug was stabbed to death by an acquaintance in the
Sungai Bambu market in Papanggo, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta,
over Rp 2,000 (22 US cents). More ...
Death sentence for murderers BOGOR: The Cibinong District Court sentenced two men to death on
Wednesday for murdering a man and then mutilating his body to
conceal their crime on June 20 last year. More ...
U.S., British embassies suspend services to publicDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some embassies in the capital suspended their services to the
public on Wednesday amid heightened security concerns and
continuing antiwar rallies following the U.S. More ...
Papuans demand rights trial for Theys' murderers
Nethy Dharma Somba
The Jakarta Post
Jayapura, PapuaThe Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) has demanded that the seven
Army Special Forces (Kopassus) members and a former member
standing trial for the murder of the council's former chairman be
put on ... More ...
Papuans demand rights trial for Theys' murderersNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) has demanded that the seven
Army Special Forces (Kopassus) members and a former member
standing trial for the murder of the council's former chairman be
put on ... More ...
Compensation row delays truth billFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta Disagreement among Cabinet ministers over compensation for the
victims of past human rights abuses has delayed the submission of
the truth and reconciliation commission bill to the House ... More ...
Army intervene on behalf of company JAKARTA: Security forces, including members of the Army,
intervened on behalf of property company PT Jakarta Propertindo
in a dispute involving 480 families living in low-cost homes on
Wednesday. More ...
Parapat palace, Sukarno's former residenceApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Parapat, Medan Just like Digul, Bangka and other towns that have gone down in
history as places where Indonesia's first president Sukarno was
exiled to by Dutch colonial rulers, the North Sumatra town of
Parapat boasts ... More ...
Plan to prevent oil shortage unveiledThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina will urge the government
to request production-sharing contractors not to export crude oil
in case of an oil shortage caused by an increasingly likely war
in Iraq, a Pertamina official said on ... More ...
PIB to hold national convention JAKARTA: The New Indonesian Party (PIB) plans to hold a series
of seminars followed by its first national convention between
March 20 and 23 at the Hotel Indonesia, Jakarta. More ...
RI among ICC's Global Award winners JAKARTA: The Indonesian Cricket Foundation has been named a
recipient of the 2002 Global Development Program Award from the
International Cricket Council (ICC), along with similar
foundations from other East Asia-Pacific countries, an ICC media
statement said. More ...
Where to go in Bali for Thursday March 20, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Dream Land, by Made Wianta, Bali's Contemporary Art
Space, at Gaya Fusion Of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud Bali, (Tel.
0361- 979252, Fax: 0361- 975895), until May 15, at 7 p.m. More ...
150 climbers take part in MOCC JAKARTA: Around 150 climbers are taking part in the Mega Open
Climbing Competition (MOCC), which began on Monday here.The competition is being held at the parking lot of
Tarumanegara University, West Jakarta, and will run until
Thursday. More ...
'No new candidates for BI governor' JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will not add any
names to the list of candidates for Central Bank governor given
the absence of an official request from the House of
Representatives (DPR). More ...
Learning how to make batik the Balinese wayDamaso Reyes, Contributor, Ubud, Bali If Santa Claus was Balinese, he may well be artist and teacher I
Nyoman Suradnya who bears more than a passing resemblance to the
jolly man in the red suit, although Nyoman prefers a sarong. More ...
TotalFinaElf may cancel RI bid due to warA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta French oil and gas giant TotalFinaElf might not proceed with
bidding for 11 oil and gas blocks being offered by the Indonesian
government because of the imminent war in Iraq, a company
official said. More ...
Wife of suspected bomber quizzed MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police here questioned on Wednesday
the first wife of a key suspect in the bombing of a McDonald's
fast food outlet last year, who remains at large. More ...
Government to freeze privatization if war eruptsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would be forced to temporarily halt its
privatization program if a war breaks out in Iraq, the deputy
head of the Office of State Minister of State Enterprises,
Mahmudin Yasin, said Wednesday. More ...
Give new KONI board a chance, says AgumMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new board of the National Sports Council (KONI) was announced
on Wednesday, with chairman Agum Gumelar appealing to the sports
community to give the members time to do their work. More ...
Holcim suffers 37.7% decline in profit ZURICH: The Swiss cement giant, Holcim, announced on Wednesday
a 37.7 percent drop in net profit for 2002 to 506 million Swiss
francs (349 million euros). Turnover fell by 4.6 percent to 13 billion Swiss francs, the
group said in a statement. More ...
KONI wants more than three goldsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) has set a modest target for
the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) at the upcoming
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in December. More ...
TNI's credibility The response by the Indonesian Military (TNI) to the
disclosure that the giant American mining company PT Freeport
Indonesia has been giving millions of U.S. dollars in protection
money was typical and expected. TNI Chief Gen. More ...
Dispute over Pluit apartments turns uglyTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security forces, including members of the Army,
intervened on behalf of property company PT Jakarta Propertindo
in a dispute involving 480 families living in low-cost homes on
Wednesday. More ...
Hamdiah comes to fore in archery meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National archer Hamdiah won four golds to help the East
Kalimantan team go to the front with five gold medals in the
medal hunt at the ongoing National Archery Championship at the
Bung Karno Sports Stadium here on Wednesday. More ...
NGOs fight against illegal loggingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) launched on
Wednesday a campaign to increase public support for the fight
against illegal logging. More ...
Gulf War II could lead to new world orderJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta An ultimatum has finally been given to President Saddam Hussein
by President George W. Bush to leave his country within 48 hours
or risk U.S. attack at a time of its own choosing. The second
U.S. More ...
Hoodlumism has deep roots in Pulo Gadung bus terminalM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Drivers have to pay a variety of illegal fees to thugs if
they want to do their work in an orderly fashion and in peace,"
says Amin, 38, a driver plying the route from Pulo Gadung, East
Jakarta, to ... More ...
Six parties exempt from verificationArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Election Commission (KPU) announced on Wednesday that
it would exempt the six largest parties from the verification
process in a bid to maintain its commitment in holding the
general election ahead of time. More ...
RI, Swaziland establish joint forum JAKARTA: Indonesia and Swaziland agreed to establish a joint
forum to strengthen bilateral ties especially in trade and
investment. More ...
150 climbers take part in MOCC JAKARTA: Around 150 climbers are taking part in the Mega Open
Climbing Competition (MOCC), which began on Monday here.The competition is being held at the parking lot of
Tarumanegara University, West Jakarta, and will run until
Thursday. More ...
150 climbers take part in MOCC JAKARTA: Around 150 climbers are taking part in the Mega Open
Climbing Competition (MOCC), which began on Monday here.The competition is being held at the parking lot of
Tarumanegara University, West Jakarta, and will run until
Thursday. More ...
W. Java gubernatorial hopefuls make glowing introductionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Candidates for the West Java governorship arrived in luxury
cars, on a bike, alone and with dozens of cheering supporters at
the provincial legislative building in Bandung on Wednesday, in
their first public ... More ...
PPP eyes non-politicians in 2004 JAKARTA: The Islamic-oriented United Development Party (PPP)
is considering nominations of non-politicians from outside the
party as legislative candidates in the 2004 general election. More ...
Indonesia according to Journalist Tim DoddTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Indonesian traffic is like a school of fish, it swims down the
road and goes around things, and weaves in and out of the
obstacles," outgoing Australian Financial Review correspondent
Tim Dodd said about ... More ...
Swaziland backs RI's UNSC bid JAKARTA: Indonesia has won the support of Swaziland, a tiny
kingdom in southern Africa, for its bid to be a non-permanent
member of the United Nations Security Council in 2006. More ...
House denies meeting with TomyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives denied holding a secret meeting with
businessman Tomy Winata before it sought a clarification about
the recent attack on Tempo weekly's office from Tomy, Tempo
executives and the Press ... More ...
Central Aceh faces food crisis amid road blockThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people in Central Aceh face a severe food
shortage, as roads leading in and out of the regency have been
blocked by residents in neighboring Bireuen following last week's
killing of two people by a suspected ... More ...
TNI's credibility The response by the Indonesian Military (TNI) to the
disclosure that the giant American mining company PT Freeport
Indonesia has been giving millions of U.S. dollars in protection
money was typical and expected. TNI Chief Gen. More ...
Wife of suspected bomber quizzed MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police here questioned on Wednesday
the first wife of a key suspect in the bombing of a McDonald's
fast food outlet last year, who remains at large. More ...
End of American influence When Christopher Columbus (1440-1504) discovered America, it
heralded the beginning of the spread of American influence -- or
civilization, if you wish -- politically and culturally in the
first place, to the rest of the world. More ...
BIWA lends a hand in fight against poverty and AIDSThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Over the last four months, Bali has been enshrouded in a gloomy
atmosphere after the deadly bombings in October 2002, which
caused overwhelming grief for the families and friends of the 202
victims, many of them ... More ...
Car thief caught red-handed JAKARTA: Police arrested on Wednesday a car thief, Adrian, 29,
at the National Police Headquarters on Jl. Trunojoyo, South
Jakarta, while he was attempting to open a car door.Adrian was nabbed after the car's owner, Adj. Sr. Comr. Helmy
M. More ...
Indosat ties up with Mega Asia JAKARTA: Telecommunications firm Indosat signed on Wednesday a
preliminary agreement with Mega Asia Consortium for the
development of a fixed wireless network in Jakarta and Surabaya
over the next three years. More ...
End of American influence When Christopher Columbus (1440-1504) discovered America, it
heralded the beginning of the spread of American influence -- or
civilization, if you wish -- politically and culturally in the
first place, to the rest of the world. More ...
Dismal hospital services for poorSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ibu Mardani had been waiting at Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital (RSCM) for two-and-a-half hours. It was lunchtime but
she could not go and get some food."I was asked to wait for the doctor. More ...
Teachers hired to teach kids in troubled regionsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java The government has begun a program to provide additional training
to contract teachers working in conflict zones. More ...
War should not lead to bad ties with U.S.: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta Despite its antiwar stance, Indonesia is opting to take the
pragmatic route in response to an imminent U.S. strike on Iraq by
maintaining amicable ties with Washington. More ...
Govt urged to drop bill on educationRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has called on the
government to drop the controversial education bill, warning
democracy and the country would suffer unless the state and
religion were separated. More ...
'Time' magazine's service I renewed my subscription to Time magazine on Feb. 25 for
another year at the cost of Rp 528,660 (receipt No. 41935). My
previous subscription ended on March 3. More ...
Car owners urged to save fuel The government called on Wednesday for car owners to restrain
their penchant for traveling in order to cut down on fuel
consumption, warning that the country could face a fuel shortage,
should the Iraq war break out. More ...
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