Keeping up in Indonesia halfway round the worldBarbara Harvey, Washington The Jakarta Post provides a lifeline to news of Indonesia for
those of us who are no longer physically in Indonesia, but wish
to, or need to, keep current on matters in this complex and
fascinating country. More ...
Police arrest five more Medan blast suspectsTiarma Siboro and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan The police have arrested five more people suspected of
involvement in the recent bomb blasts in Medan, capital of North
Sumatra province, blaming the two incidents on the Free ... More ...
Building a newspaper on the public's trustRaymond Toruan, Executive Director, PT Bina Media Tenggara and
Chief Editor The Jakarta Post "I QUIT" The unusually large, nine-column headline splashed
across The Jakarta Post's front page on Friday, May 22, 1998, was
more than just a report on then ... More ...
Family of Medan SARS patient still in quarantineApriadi Gunawan and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta Eight family members of a probable SARS case in Medan, North
Sumatra, have all been either confined to hospital or placed in
quarantine in their homes to prevent the killer disease ... More ...
Monas park to welcome ten deer next monthBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is scheduled to transfer 10 spotted deer
from the Bogor presidential palace in Bogor, West Java to the
National Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta on May 22.Hadi S. More ...
Grabbed at the creation - my years at the 'Post' The toughest problem that a new publication faces is searching
for a personality, a soul that gradually will be accepted as its
trademark, its own distinct persona. More ...
A must read to understand ever-changing RI landscapeBarry Desker, Singapore I worked in Jakarta from 1976 to 1980 in the Singapore Embassy
and returned as the Ambassador from 1986 to 1993. More ...
'Reclamation debate' held on Friday JAKARTA: The public debate on the plan to reclaim 2,700
hectares of the city's northern coastal area as promised by
Governor Sutiyoso will be held on Friday at Hotel Milenium on Jl.
Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, an official said. More ...
ADB approves $484,000 grant for RI Bloomberg
JakartaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$484,000 technical
assistance grant to help the government reduce poverty by
improving services for the poor, including health care and
education. More ...
Seven years demanded for self-confessed cannibalAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga, Central Java Onlookers packed the Purbalingga District Court on Thursday to
witness the opening session of the trial of a man who confessed
to eating human flesh. More ...
JP/7/EMIL
MINING: TREASURE OR TROUBLEEmil Salim
Former State Minister
of the Environment A few years ago in the annual meeting of the World Bank Group
(WBG), its President, James Wolfensohn, agreed with civil society
to review the WBG role in extractive industries (oil, gas and
mining) to ... More ...
Megawati continues with arms shopping in PolandAgencies, Jakarta Poland on Thursday offered visiting Indonesian President
Megawati Soekarnoputri extensive cooperation in the military
field. More ...
A community newspaper of sortsEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy chief editor, The Jakarta Post If a newspaper's reputation is measured by the kind of scoops
it has achieved, The Jakarta Post could rightfully claim to have
landed the greatest triumph in Indonesian media history. More ...
'Thuggery against media must end' JAKARTA: A group of journalists and non-governmental
organizations (NGO) urged all Indonesian media workers on
Thursday to unite and strengthen ties to deter thuggery. More ...
Candra Naya relocation rejected JAKARTA: A consultant with the City Culture and Museum Agency
reiterated on Thursday his team's rejection of the Modern Group's
proposal to relocate the late-18th century Chinese mansion,
Candra Naya, to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. More ...
Volleyball events on hold due to SARSMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fifth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup Men's Club
Championship, which was scheduled to be held here next month, has
been postponed indefinitely due to Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), a report said. More ...
Cetro issues database for female legislative candidatesArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Centre for Electoral Reform (Cetro) issued on Wednesday a
list of 109 women for political parties to recruit as legislative
candidates during the upcoming general election. More ...
Our 20th anniversary Today 20 years ago, the first edition of The Jakarta Post saw
the light. In the history of the newspaper publishing business, a
mere 20 years of existence is not particularly considered an
important milestone. More ...
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Candra Naya relocation rejected JAKARTA: A consultant with the City Culture and Museum Agency
reiterated on Thursday his team's rejection of the Modern Group's
proposal to relocate the late-18th century Chinese mansion,
Candra Naya, to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. More ...
'Three-in-one traffic policy useless' The city administration unveiled a plan last week to extend the
three-in-one restricted zones in a bid to alleviate traffic in
the downtown core. More ...
Migrant workers postpone departure DENPASAR, Bali: A number of migrant workers in Bali have had
their departure overseas delayed in the wake of the Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak. More ...
Discovering a great friend in a newspaperDominique Girard, New Delhi From 1992 to 1995, The Jakarta Post was for me much more than
a source of information, even though it was convenient to rely on
such a well written and professionally managed English-language
daily despite all my best efforts to ... More ...
Opening a window into little-known IndonesiaEd Masters, Washington DC I join the many other friends and admirers of The Jakarta Post
in extending my very best wishes and congratulations on the happy
occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Post. More ...
Our 20th anniversary This day 20 years ago, the first edition of The Jakarta Post
rolled off the press and into the light of day. In the history of
the newspaper publishing business, a mere 20 years' existence is
not considered a particularly important milestone. More ...
RI economy weakened by SARS and Iraq war: WBThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank painted a weak outlook for the country's economy
this year due to the negative effect of the recent war in Iraq
and the outbreak of SARS. More ...
Early days -- of strong coffee and tight censorshipBill Tarrant, Singapore The phone call came at around 10:30 p.m., after the paper had
been put to bed. The voice on the other end of the line
identified himself as an Indonesian military spokesman. More ...
JP/6/DJATI12004 ELECTION & THE REFORM PROCESS: In Search of a LeaderPart 1 of 2J. Soedjati Djiwandono
Political Analyst
Jakarta Under Soeharto's "New Order" regime a general election was
held every five years from 1971, the last being the general
election of 1997. More ...
Once upon a time for a young reporterBinny Buchori, Activist, Jakarta It was April 1983, I had just resigned from my job as a junior
editor in a publishing company and was looking for a new job. More ...
Bulog gets license to import extra amount of sugarAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has awarded the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) a
license to import an extra 150,000 tons of sugar this year, in a
bid to stabilize the price of the commodity on the local market. More ...
A continuing journey to meet future challengesJusuf Wanandi, Co-founder and member,
Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies Before The Jakarta Post was established in 1983, there were
two English dailies, The Indonesian Observer and The Jakarta
Times (later The Indonesian ... More ...
HSBC sees stronger bond market this yearRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's bond market this year is predicted to grow by
between 20 percent and 50 percent due to strong demand from local
and overseas investors, an expert at HSBC Bank said. More ...
Surviving our own years of living dangerouslySusanto Pudjomartono, Chief Editor 1991-2001 It was August 1991, and the authoritarian regime of Soeharto
was at the peak of its power. With the help of the military, he
controlled the country with an iron fist that swiftly crushed any
form of dissent. More ...
KPU admits flaws in voter registrationArya Abhiseka
The Jakarta Post
JakartaThe 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 ...
Mega gives Garuda statue to St. Petersburg museumAgencies, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri handed over a three-meter high
Garuda statue to the St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum on Wednesday
symbolizing the warm bilateral relations between Indonesia and
Russia. More ...
Minister names Jamsostek director JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa
Wea has named his ministry's inspector general the new president
director of PT Jamsostek, a state-owned social insurance company. More ...
Beckham to tour Asia JAKARTA: England-based lubricant producer, Castrol, plans to
take Manchester United's star David Beckham on a Southeast Asian
tour in June, but the selected country has yet to be confirmed. "He will visit Japan as well as a country in Southeast Asia. More ...
Peace in doubt after Aceh talks canceledTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The long-awaited Joint Council meeting between the government and
Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was canceled on Thursday after the two
parties failed to agree on a date for the meeting, which is
intended to discuss ... More ...
Unfulfilled US$50m deal taints Aceh peace Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono disclosed on Thursday that the Free Aceh
Movement (GAM) once asked for US$50 million from the government
for a peace deal in war-torn Aceh. More ...
Whistle-blowing prosecutor may face jail for fraudThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court was requested on Thursday to
sentence prosecutor Kito Irkhamni to four-months in jail for
alleged fraud involving Rp 480 million. More ...
The road to peace in Aceh must start with justiceUsman Hamid, Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence,
(Kontras), Jakarta On April 7 President Megawati Soekarnoputri reportedly
instructed the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Indonesian
national police to geared themselves for a ... More ...
Grabbed at the creation - my years at the 'Post'Sabam Siagian, Director, PT Bina Media Tenggara, Jakarta It must have been either in late 1982 or early 1983 that Jusuf
Wanandi, one of the founders of the Centre for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS), started talking about the need ... More ...
Obituary Gen. (ret) Yoga Sugama, the former head of the State Intelligence
Coordinating Board (Bakin), died on Wednesday at Pondok Indah
Hospital of complications from a number of illnesses. He was 78. More ...
Standing on the frontline for press freedomFikri Jufri, Senior journalist, Member,
Board of Directors of PT Bina Media Tenggara As The Jakarta Post celebrates its 20th anniversary today,
Indonesia is no longer gripped by the euphoria of reform that
fired up reformists' emotions to topple Soeharto ... More ...
Domestic happenings put in proper perspectiveProf. Moh. Sadli, Jakarta When in the morning I reach for the newspapers, I often have a
quick look first at The Jakarta Post. With its 20 pages, a
somewhat larger character size and line spacing, it is easier
reading. More ...
'Unaccepted' Porlasi board slams KONI JAKARTA: The "disputed" board of the Indonesian Windsurfing
Association (Porlasi) criticized the National Sports Council
(KONI) for violating the sporting code of ethics.The criticism stems from KONI's support for the outgoing board
of Porlasi. More ...
Minister to open new prisons MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Justice and Human
Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra is slated to open 24 new
penitentiaries and 19 new rehabilitation centers across the
country on Sunday. More ...
Workers protest contract system JAKARTA: Some 2,000 workers of PT EDS Manufacturing Indonesia,
a cable producer on Jl. Raya Serang, Balaraja district, staged a
rally at the regency manpower agency office here on Thursday to
demand that the company's contract system for workers be
scrapped. More ...
A few words for 'The Jakarta Post'Debra H. Yatim, Communications for the Arts (KOMSENI), Jakarta Wow, 20 years, eh? I still remember the flurry we, the first
batch of reporters, writers, and editors, had the evening before
the big publication date. More ...
Learning-on-the-go is the newsroom's modus operandiAdam Schwarz, McKinsey&Company, Jakarta When I first walked into The Jakarta Post's old (pre-air
conditioning) newsroom in September 1987, three things made an
immediate impression: the sound of manual typewriters clacking
away, the smell of ... More ...
The city administration unveiled a plan last week to extend the
three-in-one restricted zones in a bid to alleviate traffic in
the downtown core. More ...
A modest business proposition makes its mark Looking back over 20 years, we can take pride that The Jakarta
Post has come a long way in establishing itself not only as the
English-language daily of record in the country, but also earned
a place among the major national newspapers. More ...
Court delays Adam indictment JAKARTA: The ad hoc human rights court decided Thursday on a
delay, until May 6, the indictment of former Udayana Military
commander Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri as the defendant failed to turn
up due to state duties.Prosecutor S. More ...
SARS and behavior I refer to Taufik Karmadi's letter titled SARS and
irrationality (The Jakarta Post, April 21), and agree that people
should stop behaving in an irrational manner. This irrationality
stems from ignorance of the subject matter. More ...
East Timor rights trial needs int'l pressureFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists have urged the international community to ensure that
justice is served against all perpetrators of the gross human
rights violations in East Timor, now that hopes for a fair trial
have ... More ...
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Beckham to tour Asia JAKARTA: England-based lubricant producer, Castrol, plans to
take Manchester United's star David Beckham on a Southeast Asian
tour in June, but the selected country has yet to be confirmed."He will visit Japan as well as a country in Southeast Asia. More ...
Regions fret over lower oil, gas outputA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's oil and gas producing regions are now worried that
output this year will continue to decline due to lack of
investment by oil and gas companies. More ...
Navy 'neutral' in procuring arms SURABAYA: Unlike the Air Force which has gone to many former
communist countries for its weaponry, the Indonesian Navy vowed
on Thursday to rely on itself in modernizing its weaponry. More ...
ADB approves $484,000 grant for RIBloomberg, Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$484,000 technical
assistance grant to help the government reduce poverty by
improving services for the poor, including health care and
education. More ...
Aussie investors still keen on RI: IABCAdianto P. Simamora
The Jakarta Post
JakartaAustralian investors are still eager to invest in
Indonesia, but the government must swiftly take action to resolve
pressing problems in doing business here, the Indonesia-Australia
Business Council (IABC) said. More ...
JP/4/capt23JP/R. Berto WedhatamaADMISSION TEST: Thousands of high school students from Jakarta,
Banten and West Java take the admission test for Gadjah Mada
University at the Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta. More ...
Four people arrested for 1998 murderMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Four people were arrested on Thursday morning at their homes for
a 1998 murder believed to involve two village heads and three
local residents of Jayanti district, Tangerang regency.The main suspect, H. More ...
'Urban voter registration difficult' JAKARTA: The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) admitted on
Thursday that registering voters in urban areas was more
challenging than in rural areas.Toto E. More ...
'Thuggery against media must end' JAKARTA: A group of journalists and non-governmental
organizations (NGO) urged all Indonesian media workers on
Thursday to unite and strengthen ties to deter thuggery. More ...
Indonesia moving in the right direction, at `glacial' speedManaging relations between Indonesia and the United
States has never been easy, and these last few years it has been
even more challenging. The terrorist attack against the United
States on Sept. More ...
Early morning blast near UN officeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A pipe bomb exploded on Thursday morning on Jl. Wahid Hasyim
in Central Jakarta behind the United Nations building, slightly
damaging a pedestrian bridge but causing no injuries.Jakarta Police chief of detectives Comr. More ...
New Army deputy chief installed JAKARTA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu swore in
on Wednesday Lt. Gen. Darsono as his new deputy, replacing Lt.
Gen. Sumarsono. More ...
PMI extends relief fund to Iraq JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) handed over on
Wednesday Rp 129 million (about US$14,500) in post-war relief aid
to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the
Iraqi people, who badly need fresh water supplies, medicines and
food. 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 ...
Workers still marginalizedRidwan Max Sijabat
The Jakarta Post
JakartaIn the new global economy, multinational corporations contract
with firms all over the world to manufacture their electronic
parts, their garments, foods and beverages, furniture, toys or
footwear. More ...
RI moving in right direction, although at 'glacial' speed Managing relations between Indonesia and the United
States has never been easy, and events of the last few years have
made it even more challenging. The terrorist attack against the
United States on Sept. More ...
PMI extends relief fund to Iraq JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) handed over on
Wednesday Rp 129 million (about US$14,500) in post-war relief aid
to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the
Iraqi people, who badly need fresh water supplies, medicines and
food. More ...
Taking time and effort to shape our identity The toughest problem a new publication faces is searching for
a personality, a distinct identity that gradually will be
accepted by its readers as its trademark. I faced this problem
during those first years after out launch on April 25, 1983. More ...
Cutting out the misinformation to tell the truth on touchy issuesPhilip Flood, Sydney The Australia Indonesia Institute is delighted to congratulate
The Jakarta Post on its 20th anniversary. More ...
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