Belu people criticize E.Timor visa rulingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta People in the East Timor regency of Belu expressed
disappointment over the country's recent ruling to impose a US$25
visa on visitors from Indonesia, which it borders. More ...
SEA Games in question due to SARS outbreakMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) is monitoring developments in
the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and will
wait until September to decide whether to send athletes to the
Southeast Asian (SEA) ... More ...
Megawati calls for closer ties with RussiaAgencies
Jakarta After years of fluctuating bilateral relations with Russia,
President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday called for a new
beginning, hoping to boost bilateral trade, which has averaged a
mere US$120 million annually for the last five ... More ...
Bulog accused of hoarding sugar to reap profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Economic Recovery Committee (KPEN) on Tuesday
accused the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), the main distributor
of imported sugar, of hoarding the commodity in a bid to prop up
the price to gain profit. More ...
Minister says Cemex agrees to SG spin-off proposalDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confusion surrounding the proposed split of cement makers PT
Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa from parent company PT Semen
Gresik continued following a statement that a key minority
shareholder had ... More ...
Govt, GAM to meet in GenevaTiarma Siboro and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh The government has agreed to hold a Joint Council meeting with
the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 25
in a bid to salvage the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
(COHA). More ...
NGOs start education campaign JAKARTA: Nine non-governmental organizations belonging to the
Plural Community Group (KUMPUL), and hailing from Jakarta,
Yogyakarta and Bogor, have joined forces to organize a one-month
education campaign from April 21 through May 20. More ...
The European countries the world's second biggest exporters of
sugar imposes a 240 percent import tariff on the commodity, the
United States 150 percent. Neighboring countries, Thailand and
Philippines, impose an import tariff of about 95 percent to 100
percent respectively. More ...
KPU admits to flaws in registration processArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) admitted on Tuesday that
many flaws were evident in the voter registration process as
revealed by a resistance to the program in some regions. More ...
Semen Gresik's imbroglio There is nothing substantially new, nor legally meaningful in
State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi's letter
of April 16 addressed to West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar, yet
politicians in this province had prematurely rejoiced, strongly
confident that ... More ...
checkedHope lives on for ailing tourism industry Sudibyo M. Wiradji
The Jakarta PostWorldwide travel fears resulting from the war in Iraq and the
outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have come as
further setbacks for Indonesia's battered tourism industry. More ...
Trans fat is harmful to healthDear Melissa:What are trans fats? Is it true they are harmful?
Thank you,--Dina
Dear Dina,Trans fats are not found in nature with the exception of very
small amounts produced in the intestines of cattle. More ...
S'pore keeps neighborly with RI investmentKornelius Purba
The Jakarta Post
JakartaTiny but wealthy Singapore wields its financial might in
the region, including in investment in Indonesia. The city state
is the third largest foreign investor in the country after
Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. More ...
Troops readied for security operation in troubled AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least two battalions of marines and 6,000 members of the
feared Mobile Brigade (Brimob) have been told to stand by for a
possible security operation in Aceh should the April 25 Joint
Council meeting ... More ...
Multitalented Vladimir AnisimovCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta The first time I met Anisimov in Moscow I was flabbergasted.
"Rasputin" flashed through my mind. His beard, his hair and even
the facial lines reminded of the legendary monk. More ...
Volleyballers begin SEAG camp on SundayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) will open its
training camp on Sunday for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
scheduled for Vietnam in December. More ...
RI seeks UN Human Rights Commission membershipFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is seeking one of the 53 seats on the United Nations
Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) for 2003-2004, hoping that its
own poor human rights track record will not count against it. More ...
Maintaining the waistline while enjoying a holidayMelissa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta,
SouthernDietitian@yahoo.com When holidays and the end of the school year are all here or
around the corner, these occasions usually mean food, fun,
traveling and eating out. More ...
'Bill shuts out alternative presidential candidates'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prodemocracy activists, analysts and mass media are certainly not
the only ones longing for the emergence of a strong, fair and
wise national leader to bring the nation out of its prolonged
crisis, uphold justice and ... More ...
Oil, gas producers miss 2002 output targetA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's oil and gas production in 2002 did not meet the
government's target, due to slowing investment, security concerns
and natural disasters, a top government official said. More ...
Over 70,000 students take UGM entrance examsSri Wahyuni and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Some 76,000 high school students and graduates took admission
tests on Tuesday for the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University,
which were given simultaneously in 17 cities across the ... More ...
Concern for good of the public needed to justify politicsIgnas Kleden, The Center for East, Indonesian Affairs (CEIA),
Jakarta It is an age-old truism that politics has something to do with
power; but this is only half the truth. More ...
French envoy discusses investor staying powerBerni K. Moestafa
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta According to French Ambassador to Indonesia Herve Ladsous,
French companies are here to stay. More ...
'Molenvliet' marked Batavia's golden ageSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Molenvliet area -- now the area along Jl. Gajah Mada and
Jl. Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta -- was once the most prestigious
area in Southeast Asia. More ...
PT KAI admits corruptionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has
accepted the irregularities identified by the Supreme Audit
Agency (BPK) in the company but stopped short of launching an
investigation into the graft. More ...
RI to host meeting on children JAKARTA: Indonesia will host the sixth East Asia and Pacific
Ministerial Consultation on Children in Nusa Dua on the resort
island of Bali from May 5 through May 7.The ministerial consultation is being jointly organized by the
Indonesian government and UNICEF. More ...
Motorcycle sales expected to be flat this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta New motorcycles sales will remain flat this year on weaker
consumer spending, the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association
(AISI) says. More ...
Govt says it's 'on right track' for fiscal sustainabilityDadan Wijaksana and Reiner S.
The Jakarta Post
JakartaThe government has been applauded for making substantial progress
in managing its post-crisis fiscal challenges, but dangers
stemming largely from the crisis persist. More ...
Understanding when kids take others' thingsDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com A common behavioral problem parents may face with their child is
stealing, simply defined as taking another person's property
without permission. More ...
Forestry taxes fall short in Riau: Timber expertHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau A timber association executive warned of irregularities in the
local tax payments on forestry products to the province of Riau,
saying pulp and paper companies should have paid six times ... More ...
Earth Day: Rethinking our approach to the earthYanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta,
yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a former United States
senator from Wisconsin, Earth Day has grown into a global event. More ...
NGOs start education campaign JAKARTA: Nine non-governmental organizations belonging to the
Plural Community Group (KUMPUL), and hailing from Jakarta,
Yogyakarta and Bogor, have joined forces to organize a one-month
education campaign from April 21 through May 20. More ...
Choosing Asia's New Century Leader USA: Audi partners CNN to define leadership in the new century.
Eight candidates from four Asian countries will vie for the title
Winner-Viewer favorite to be selected by CNN viewers through
online voting. More ...
Candra Naya: A heritage already forgotten?Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is not easy to find the building even though it was once one
of the grandest Chinese houses in Batavia (old Jakarta).The building is listed as being located at Jl. Gajah Mada no. More ...
'I often violate the 3-in-1 traffic rule' The city administration is considering expanding the three-in-one
traffic policy for motorists later this year with the launching
of the busway project. More ...
More join family planning in Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The provincial administration of Lampung
said it expected more couples to join the state sponsored family
program this year, after almost 70 percent of 1.2 million couples
in the province joined the program last year. More ...
Jakarta to introduce new parking systemBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration will introduce on a limited basis next
month a new on-street parking system that will employ prepaid
cards, with the goal of increasing the annually disappointing
parking revenue. More ...
N. Sumatra gubernatorial candidates to present viewsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The North Sumatra provincial legislative council has picked three
candidates to contend the gubernatorial election scheduled for
May 15. More ...
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Exhibition* Painting, Imajinasi Tentang Perempuan (Fantasy On Women) by
Agus Kucing, at Galeri Surabaya, Jl. Pemuda 15 (Tel. 031-
5454120), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until April 23. More ...
RI wants closer ties with RussiaAgencies, Jakarta After years of fluctuating bilateral relations with Russia,
President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday called for a new
beginning, hoping to boost bilateral trade, which has averaged a
mere US$120 million annually for the last five years. More ...
Minister takes over Lampung govt JAKARTA: Home minister Hari Sabarno has temporarily taken
control of public administration in Lampung province following
the arrest of governor-elect Alzier Dianis Thabranie on criminal
charges. More ...
Civilians must be more aware of defense needsSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute,
(Lemhanas), Jakarta Earlier this month, the Ministry of Defense published its
first Defense White Book, titled The Defense of the Nation in the
21st Century. More ...
Megawati awarded honorary doctorate Moscow's Institute of International Relations rector Alexander
Turkunov presented Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri
with an honorary doctorate on Tuesday for her contribution to
"the development of mutual understanding between peoples and
interaction ... More ...
`Tempo' chief editor testifies to assault by Tomy backersM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tempo chief editor Bambang Harymurti told the Central Jakarta
District Court on Tuesday that he was assaulted by David Tjioe
alias A Miauw, a minion of tycoon Tomy Winata, at the Central
Jakarta ... More ...
Regional autonomy has not lived up to expectations: MinisterTiarma Siboro
The Jakarta Post
JakartaRegional autonomy has sparked disputes between the central
government and local governments, local governments and the
public and even among the local administrations since it came
into effect more ... More ...
Students mark Earth Day CIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of students marked Earth Day on
Tuesday by imposing a "no-pollution" zone along Jl. Siliwangi in
the West Java town of Cirebon, where motorists were required to
turn off their engines while the students pushed their cars down
the street. More ...
City to build Manggarai apartment JAKARTA: The city administration will proceed with the
construction of a low-cost apartment complex in Manggarai, South
Jakarta, where about 4,000 people lost their houses to a fire
last month.However, a number of local residents have objected to the
plan. More ...
Bogor crying out for undertakers BOGOR: The town of Bogor is in dire need of undertakers who
know how to tend to the dead in accordance with Islamic law.Mayor Iswara Natanegara said on Tuesday that very few people
were interested in learning the profession, Antara reported. More ...
Officials given surprise drug test PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Senior officials in the West
Kalimantan provincial government were given surprise drug tests
on Tuesday when they showed up for what they thought was a
regular morning meeting with the governor. More ...
IBRA launches property sale programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on
Tuesday that it had started the sale of property assets taken
from its debtors.The debtors are mostly small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs). More ...
JP/ /Japanese firms await positive reboundKornelius Purba
The Jakarta Post
To all appearances, the domestic market is showing signs
of a rapid recovery, with consumer goods like color TVs, VCD
players, refrigerators and cellular phones flying off the
shelves. More ...
SARS disease The SARS disease that may become a worldwide epidemic
highlights the dangers of global travel and the degradation of
our environment, which is likely responsible for the increase in
mutations of viruses and other pathogens. More ...
Earth Day celebrated in many waysThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Indonesians marked Earth Day on Tuesday in various ways including
stopping motorists and asking them to switch off their engines,
asking smokers to put out their cigarettes and pulling down
banners in green areas. More ...
Govt imposes travel ban on SARS patientsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government decided on Tuesday to impose a travel ban on
suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases in an
attempt to control the spread of the disease, which has claimed
more than 200 hundred ... More ...
Community guards train for psy-ops JAKARTA: As many as 1,700 of some 30,000 community security
guards who are members of the Hansip force in the city will
receive training on how to handle demonstrators. More ...
More join family planning in Lampung BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The provincial administration of Lampung
said it expected more couples to join the state sponsored family
program this year, after almost 70 percent of 1.2 million couples
in the province joined the program last year. More ...
Bogor crying out for undertakers BOGOR: The town of Bogor is in dire need of undertakers who
know how to tend to the dead in accordance with Islamic law. Mayor Iswara Natanegara said on Tuesday that very few people
were interested in learning the profession, Antara reported. More ...
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