Suspect bags force Ambonese to flee AMBON, Maluku: Police secured on Tuesday two plastic bags
suspected of containing homemade bombs and firearms in the Jl.
Tulukabessy area near downtown Ambon, Maluku province. More ...
West Sumatran fishermen accuse foreign poachers for small catchKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Pasaman, West Sumatra Thousands of traditional fishermen in Pasaman regency, West
Sumatra, have begun to complain about the reduced number of fish
due to rampant poaching which they blame on foreign ... More ...
Kid speaks normally after brain tumor removedDear Dr. Donya, I refer to your most recent Kids' Health Corner column and
just wanted to briefly share my experience of my son.My son, Audi had a speech delay when he was 2-years-old and
then the doctor found a large tumor in his small brain. More ...
Hundreds demand answers to allegations of fixed electionWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Around 700 people staged a protest here on Tuesday to demand that
the Bali legislative council and the central government postpone
swearing in the reelected governor of the resort ... More ...
KPU denies corrupt practices JAKARTA: A member of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in
charge of logistics denied on Tuesday that there were anomalies
in the procurement of vehicles for commission members. More ...
Ferinanto sprints to victory in third stage of Tour d'ISSIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ferinanto, of the East Java cycling team held off his rivals in
the sprint to win the third stage, from Tasikmalaya to
Purwokerto, in the Tour d'ISSI on Tuesday. More ...
Dewi to get land verdict next week JAKARTA: South Jakarta District Court is scheduled to
deliver the verdict next month on a land claim filed by a widow
of former president Sukarno lawsuit. More ...
Bleeding Flag May I congratulate Lowe Indonesia and Sampoerna on their very
sensitive and appropriate insertion in your daily (The Jakarta
Post, Sunday, Aug. 17, page 7). More ...
PDI-P, Golkar, PAN in mayoralty race BANDUNG: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan), the Golkar Party and the National Mandate Party
(PAN) have coalesced to support the nomination of Dada Rosada as
the new mayor of Bandung, West Java. More ...
Developmental language disorder causes speech delayDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com This is the second part of a series on speech delay in children.Let's start with the maturation delay. More ...
Police ground Brazilian paraglider for drugsMulta Fidrus and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post,
Tangerang/Jakarta Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, who fled from the customs
area at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and left behind 13. More ...
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, August 20, 2003Exhibitions* Painting by students of Akademi Seni Surabaya (Aksera), at
Balai Pemuda Surabaya, Jl. Gubernur Suryo, No. 15, (Tel. 031-
5450344), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Aug. 20. More ...
Jakarta rights tribunal buries E. Timor atrocitiesAboeprijadi Santoso,'Radio Netherlands', Amsterdam A mere three years' imprisonment was the controversial verdict
for Maj. Gen. More ...
PDI-P leader fired, tension mounts in partyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A leading figure within President Megawati Soekarnoputri's
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has been
dismissed, fueling tensions within the deeply troubled party. More ...
Day of fires leaves hundreds homelessApriadi Gunawan
The Jakarta Post
Medan, North SumatraA massive fire burned down 165 houses in the coastal area of
Belawan here on Tuesday afternoon, leaving hundreds of people
homeless. No casualties were reported in the disaster. More ...
'No helping hands, just spectators for blast victims'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "People were like flies swarming around food," said Ino
Simatupang, describing how most people did nothing to help the
injured and dying victims, but only gawked around them in the
immediate aftermath of ... More ...
For North Jakartans, water is worth goldZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Water is like gold in this neighborhood," said Warid, a resident
in Kampung Japat Saleh in Pademangan, North Jakarta. More ...
Councillors proposes more allowance for clothesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently without a hint of shame, the 85 already wealthy city
councillors have proposed an additional allowance for themselves
of Rp 985 million (US$115,882), Rp 434. More ...
What Amrican Democrats really need nowHugo Young, Guardian News Service, Vermont The oldest saw in modern politics is that elections are won
only on the center ground. More ...
'Beware of more bomb attacks'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The arrest of JW Marriott Hotel bombing suspects has not
automatically made Jakarta a safer place, as the National Police
admitted on Tuesday that they have been unable to track down
explosives and other bombing ... More ...
A kilometer banner protest dump BOGOR: Hundreds of Bojong Mekarsari villagers protested on
Monday against the Jakarta administration's plan to open a
garbage dump site in their area by unfurling a one-kilometer-long
banner. More ...
U.S. provides antiterror equipment DENPASAR, Bali: The United States government handed over 60
metal detectors and 30 under-car mirrors to the Bali Police on
Tuesday in an effort to improve the local police's capability in
preventing any terror attack.Bombs rocked the resort island on Oct. More ...
Electoral district to have between six to 12 seatsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) decided on Tuesday that an
electoral district for the regional legislative councils (DPRDs)
in regencies and provinces would have on average six to 12 seats. More ...
Megawati set to launch Java-Madura bridge projectAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya After several delays, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated
on Wednesday to launch the construction of the giant Suramadu
bridge to connect the islands of Java and Madura in East Java. More ...
Japan replants trees in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra: Japanese parliament members pledged more
assistance on Tuesday to the reforestation program in North
Sumatra through the planting of tens of thousands of trees over
the next five years. More ...
Tight security at Bali tourneyI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali The organizing committee of the upcoming 2003 Swatch FIVB World
Tour Bali Open beach volleyball tournament, which starts on
Friday, plans very tight security measures by deploying at least
120 police officers and 50 ... More ...
Japan replants trees in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra: Japanese parliament members pledged more
assistance on Tuesday to the reforestation program in North
Sumatra through the planting of tens of thousands of trees over
the next five years. More ...
House backs plans for Antiterror LawKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) are backing
moves by the government to revise the anti-terrorism law, despite
strong opposition from religious leaders and rights activists. More ...
Drought threatens power supplyFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Java and Bali could face a serious power shortage if the drought
here continues until October, when several power plants are
scheduled to shut down for maintenance, according to state
electricity company PT PLN. More ...
Police receive info on terrorist suspect Hambali from U.SFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta The United States has supplied information about terrorist
suspect Riduan Isamuddin alias Hambali and his activities to the
Indonesian authorities, the National ... More ...
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TNI and civil society The recent terrorist attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in
Jakarta, the success -- at least for the moment -- of the
Indonesian Military's (TNI's) offensive in Aceh, last year's Bali
bombing and the world's deep fear of terrorism, have produced a
very timely momentum and ... More ...
Security minister warns of reformative excessesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite some progress, the top security minister warned on
Tuesday against the reform movement's excesses, saying the poor
management of reform could lead to separatism, social disorder
and political ... More ...
TNI and war on terrorism The recent terrorist attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in
Jakarta, the success -- at least for the moment -- of the
Indonesian Military's (TNI's) offensive in Aceh, last year's Bali
bombing and the world's deep fear of terrorism, have produced a
very timely momentum and ... More ...
Vigilance better than terrorist rumorsIqbal Widastomo, Research Associate School of Politics London
School of Economics, London Living in the information age, we now have a stunning
assortment of technology through which we can communicate and
keep in touch. More ...
Foreign ministry has new spokesman JAKARTA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has named a new
spokesman who will replace Marty Natalegawa, who has been named
director general of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations
(ASEAN). More ...
Hong Kong experiment now threatens communist ChinaSin-ming Shaw, Resident Scholar Oriel College, Oxford University,
Project Syndicate Last month's massive demonstrations in Hong Kong, when over
half a million residents poured into the streets in protest
against the government of Chief Executive ... More ...
PGN delays natural gas supply to SingaporeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Natural gas shipments from Indonesia to Singapore using the
newly inaugurated gas pipeline has been delayed until Aug. 24 due
to technical problems. More ...
Lending rate may drop to 12% by year-endThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bank lending rate is expected to drop to around 12 percent by
the end of this year from the current average rate of 15 percent,
senior bank Pramukti official Surjaudaja says. More ...
Ailing aircraft company to layoff 6,000 workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung The government has finally decided to dismiss some 6,000
employees of state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara
Indonesia as part of a restructuring program designed to help
lift the ailing company out of years of ... More ...
Westerners and good Muslims Tariq Ramadhan claims that what we have here in the West is
the absence of Islam (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 17, 2003). More ...
Airline employees demand payment TANGERANG: About 100 employees of Indonesia Airlines staged a
rally at the Tangerang manpower office on Tuesday morning,
demanding that the company be forced to pay them salaries owing.An employee representative, Rony A. More ...
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Papuan Assembly would quell separatism: SNUPM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A solidarity group for Papua demanded on Tuesday that the central
government call off its plan to divide the province and keep its
promise by immediately establishing the Papuan People's Assembly
(MRP). More ...
2004 budget targets achievable: BurhanuddinThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said the monetary
targets set out in the 2004 state budget draft were achievable
despite the potential problems during the election year. More ...
JP/5/suramaduMegawati set to launch Suramadu constructionAinur R. Sophiaan
The Jakarta Post
SurabayaAfter several delays, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated
on Wednesday to launch the construction of the giant Suramadu
bridge to connect the islands of Java and Madura in East Java. More ...
A kilometer banner protest dump BOGOR: Hundreds of Bojong Mekarsari villagers protested on
Monday against the Jakarta administration's plan to open a
garbage dump site in their area by unfurling a one-kilometer-long
banner. More ...
Govt to launch road show next month to market int'l bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will visit a number of major financial centers
including New York, London, Singapore and Dubai next month to
assess investors' interest in a planned international bonds
issue, said Bank Indonesia ... More ...
Government to give free rice to drought-hit farmersSari P. Setiogi and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta The government promised on Tuesday to distribute 20,000 tons of
rice worth Rp 60 billion (US$7. More ...
Kafi, laughing marketing guruT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, tabita@cbn.net.id Kafi Kurnia was talking about corruption during a radio program
last week when he suddenly burst into laughter. More ...
U.S. provides antiterror equipment DENPASAR, Bali: The United States government handed over 60
metal detectors and 30 under-car mirrors to the Bali Police on
Tuesday in an effort to improve the local police's capability in
preventing any terror attack. Bombs rocked the resort island on Oct. More ...
'I'm unhappy about water company's poor service' This year, the prolonged dry season across Java, including
Jakarta, has caused a water shortage. The government has warned
the public that it may get worse still. More ...
Hamzah launches VP center JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz inaugurated on Tuesday the
Vice President Center, a non-governmental organization which will
provide an alternative forum for communication between the
government, people and private sector in dealing with problems
facing the nation. More ...
Council chief arrested for graftOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung Prosecutors in Lampung province forcibly detained the Tanggamus
legislative council speaker on Tuesday for allegedly defying
their summonses for questioning as a suspect in a corruption
case. More ...
Day of fires leaves hundreds homeless: A massive fire burned down
165 houses in the coastal area of Belawan in Medan on Tuesday,
leaving hundreds of people homeless. Later in the evening,
another fire destroyed five-story shops along on Jl. Sekip in the
North Sumatra provincial capital. More ...
GAM establish embassy on Vanuatu : ReportThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has asked Vanuatu to clarify a report that the
Free Aceh Movement has been allowed to establish a representative
office on the small south-west Pacific islands nation. More ...
Law professor to chair Constitutional CourtA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jimly Asshiddique, a professor of law at the University of
Indonesia, was elected on Tuesday as chairman of the newly
established Constitutional Court. More ...
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