IBRA to launch PPAP II The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will auction
off property worth Rp 2.1 trillion (about US$230 million)
starting tomorrow, with the recovery rate expected to reach 120
percent. More ...
Abdul admits bombing churchesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abdul Jabar, 35, one of the main suspects in the Christmas
bombings in Jakarta in 2000, confessed to his role in the
bombings, especially at the Koinonia church in East Jakarta and
Anglican church in Central Jakarta. More ...
Govt sends illegal stations warnings BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: More than 2,000 television and
radio stations are operating without frequency licenses, a
cabinet minister says. More ...
East Java to build airstrip JEMBER, East Java: Jember regent Samsul Hadi Siswoyo said on
Monday that an airstrip would be built in the regency to serve
commercial flights to and from Surabaya and Denpasar. More ...
Gun control not effective, says observerTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More and more residents are protecting themselves with firearms
as they can easily be purchased at several firearm and self-
protection device distributors in Jakarta. More ...
Bali suspect 'built bombs for church attacks'Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Dul Matin, alias Joko Pitono, a fugitive wanted for his alleged
involvement in the deadly Bali bombings, assembled bombs used in
attacks on churches across the archipelago in 2000, police said
on ... More ...
Milan, Lazio beaten, Sociedad march onMartyn Herman, Reuters, London Defeats for leaders AC Milan and Lazio threw the Italian title
race wide open at the weekend, while Real Sociedad reached the
halfway stage in Spain unbeaten. More ...
Govt mulls privatizing toll road JAKARTA: Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure
Soenarno said on Monday that the government was planning to
privatize the toll road sector in the country. More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Exhibitions* Book Launching Garis Langit by Mat Don, Gedung Kesenian
Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi, Bandung, (Tel.
022-4233562), Jan. 30, 8 p.m.. More ...
Internet worm to have small impact on IndonesiaArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A recent global Internet virus-like attack, which slowed down
Internet traffic tremendously and halted banking services in
several countries, has proven to have had only a minor impact on
Indonesia. More ...
Liquor destroyed by police PEKANBARU, Riau: Thousands of bottles of liquor confiscated by
Bukit Raya Police in Pekanbaru, Riau, were destroyed in front of
the police station on Monday.Pekanbaru Police chief Sr. Comr. More ...
TNI tells JSC to get tough JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono
Sutarto has urged the Joint Security Committee (JSC) to
investigate the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) appointing a self-
proclaimed governor for Aceh. More ...
Drivers rally over dead friend BANDUNG, West Java: More than 100 city bus drivers went on
strike on Monday in a show of solidarity over the death of a
driver who died in a fist fight with a soldier last week. More ...
Big ideas and Manila's narrow visionPhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila The Bangkok Post reported last week that the Thai government
had "quietly awarded a contract" to a Hong Kong engineering
company "to conduct a feasibility study on the ambitious plan to
dig a canal across the ... More ...
Housing sector is predicted to increase by 12% this year Sari P. Setiogi
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta The housing sector in the country is predicted to grow by 12
percent this year, with 130,000 houses estimated to be sold on
the market, according to an expert. More ...
Patience needed to 2004 Many are pinning their hopes on the general election in 2004.One of these hopes is that the holding of a direct
presidential election will enable the people to exercise their
sovereignty. More ...
A few brave legislators try again to oust AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new motion in the House of Representatives (DPR) to force
House Speaker Akbar Tandjung -- convicted of corruption -- to
relinquish his position had won the support of at least 70
legislators from various ... More ...
In memoriam: Agam Wispi was a true political poetNur Zain Hae, Amsterdam Agam Wispi passed away on Jan. 1 in a nursing home in Amsterdam.
His was another death that immortalized an old premise: le poete
maudit. He was solitary, quiet and wasted thousands of miles from
his homeland. More ...
Tan Joe Hok's citizenship saga I would like to comment on the articles: RI to protest to U.S.
over profiling policy and U.S. says its immigration policy fair
published in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, 2003,
respectively. More ...
Infiltration pools can help alleviate floods, droughtDavid Solaiman, Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Universitas
Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Banten There is still hope for the alleviation of the floods that
usually occur at this time of year. More ...
Relatives mourn victims of train crash in KroyaAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java An unattended railway crossing in the town of Kroya led to a
train crash that claimed five lives, including a family of four,
but state railroad company PT KAI has refused to accept ... More ...
AJI wins lawsuit against governorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Central Jakarta District Court ordered Governor Sutiyoso on
Monday to apologize to a reporter who had been intimidated by
city public order officers. More ...
PLN complete renegotiation with 20 IPPsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Financially-troubled state electricity firm PT PLN has
completed contract renegotiations with 20 independent power
producers (IPPs), saying the deals will help ease its financial
burden. More ...
Quiz on Melodies I am a fan of Metro TV as its programs are excellent, be it
news, commentaries or entertainment.One of the programs I enjoy watching is Berpacu Dalam Melody
(Quiz on Melodies), which is aired on Sunday evenings. More ...
Businessmen ask for more tax incentivesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of representatives of various business associations
asked the government on Monday to provide the business sector
with fiscal incentives to help alleviate rising costs. More ...
Restructure forest-based industries Lately Indonesia has seen new culprits accelerating
deforestation of the country's already depleted natural forests. More ...
JP/4/SHIPNavy ready to sink boats of smugglersThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta The Indonesian Navy has deployed three warships with some 90
personnel on board to tackle smuggling in Karimun waters in Riau
near Singapore and Malaysia.Karimun Naval Base commander Maj. More ...
Kasparov wins first round against computerGrant McCool, Reuters, New York World number one chess player Garry Kasparov crushed the champion
computer program Deep Junior in his trademark aggressive style on
Sunday in the first game of their six-game "Man vs Machine" match
in New York. More ...
NU, Muhammadiyah leaders refuse U.S. invitationTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairmen of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah,
Indonesia's two largest Muslim organizations, have rejected an
invitation to attend an inter-religious gathering from the United
States Congress in the ... More ...
Drug trafficker gets 18 years BOGOR: A man was sentenced to 18 years in jail and fined Rp 1
million on Monday by the Bogor District Court for marijuana
trafficking.Ady Junaedi bin M. Ali, 32, was arrested by police on Aug. 27
at about 1:30 p.m. More ...
Songbird craze pushes thrush toward extinctionBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta It was a sunny Sunday morning and the Babarsari camping ground in
Yogyakarta was alive with the sound of cheerful birds singing.The birds, of course, were not there to join in the camping. More ...
Antara photo gallery aims for the skyYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta On Dec. 27, 2002, the Antara Journalistic Photo Gallery (GFJA)
celebrated its 10th anniversary with a modest ceremony. Jakarta-
based photo journalists got together in the old building that now
houses the gallery. More ...
Thugs attack striking drivers, studentsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A group of unidentified people attacked bus drivers and students
here on Monday hours before they went ahead with a planned strike
to protest the recent rise in fuel prices and electricity rates. More ...
Japan must be realistic on high agriculture tarrifsTakashi Shimomiya, The Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo As the World Trade Organization convened a new round of
multilateral trade talks in Geneva Wednesday, Japan and the
European Union protested strongly against the ... More ...
Carter's returns helps Raptors canquer KingsReuters, Toronto, Canada Vince Carter scored 22 points in his return from missing 23 games
with a knee injury to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 101-97 win
over the Sacramento Kings in NBA action on Sunday afternoon.Playing his first game since Dec. More ...
'Evidence usually resold by police' The antidrug campaign seems to be getting more intensive support
from the police as drug abuse problems become more serious. There
are now an estimated four million drug addicts nationwide and
some Rp 800 billion is spent daily just on drugs. More ...
House rushes to approve new regenciesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At a plenary meeting attended by less than 100 legislators, the
House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday endorsed 10 bills on the
establishment of 23 regencies and two municipalities in 10
provinces throughout the ... More ...
Council unwilling to follow Sutiyoso in allocation cutAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has agreed to a reduction in the Rp 9 billion
(US$1 million) allocated to him in the 2003 draft city budget to
about Rp 5 billion, but city councillors are against the idea,
saying it ... More ...
Pedicab drivers want transmigration PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: About 500 families of pedicab
drivers in Palembang, South Sumatra, wanted to enter the
government-sponsored transmigration program for a better life and
improved prosperity, a representative said. More ...
Benko cracks four-minute barrier in World CupErik Kirschbaum, Reuters, Berlin, Germany Lindsay Benko of the United States became the first woman to
crack the four-minute barrier for the 400 meters freestyle,
breaking a six-year-old world record at a World Cup short course
race on Sunday. More ...
Maritime borders neglected Having gone through the ordeal caused by the dishonorable loss
of Sipadan and Ligitan, the learned society of scholars and
former competent government officials in the field of maritime
affairs did the right thing by convening a panel discussion on
the subject of ... More ...
Any movement must be conveyed effectivelyMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific
Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong,
New South Wales, Australia In the Jakarta Post, on Jan. More ...
'Witnesses' offer confusing testimony in Theys' trialAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Five witnesses testified in court here on Monday that they had
never seen any of seven soldiers charged with murdering Papuan
separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay two years ago. More ...
Govt to pursue the assets of dead fraud convictFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A wanted Indonesian banking and business magnate convicted of
corruption, Hendra Rahardja, died on Sunday night in Australia,
but the government said on Monday that it would still pursue his
assets to ... More ...
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post
JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United
States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war
against Baghdad would only ... More ...
Juniors hope to steal the show in Pusam CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan Junior chess stars Susanto Megaranto, Tirta Chandra Purnama and
Taufik Halay are relishing the prospect of taking on more
experienced competitors at the Pusam Cup in Samarinda, East
Kalimantan. More ...
The cost of the release and discharge policyLin Che Wei, CFA, Banking analyst, Jakarta Reading about all the public demonstrations against the hike in
fuel prices and electricity rates, the release and discharge
policy and the government's response to these issues, I was
reminded of a cha-cha ... More ...
Left behind
JP/7/INQUILeft behindPhilippine Daily Inquirer
Asia News Network
Manila The Bangkok Post reported last week that the Thai government
had "quietly awarded a contract" to a Hong Kong engineering
company "to conduct a feasibility study on the ambitious plan to
dig a canal across the ... More ...
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies Carla Bianpoen
Contributor
Jakarta
On Friday, January 17, at 9.20 p.m. Jakarta time, Hildawati
Soemantri passed away at Darmais Hospital from cancer. More ...
Migrant workers need more govt protectionM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of Indonesian workers in the Middle East and
Malaysia called on the House of Representatives on Monday to
pass the bill on workers' protection and ensure embassies offered
effective help to ... More ...
Left behind
JP/7/INQUILeft behindPhilippine Daily Inquirer
Asia News Network
Manila The Bangkok Post reported last week that the Thai government
had "quietly awarded a contract" to a Hong Kong engineering
company "to conduct a feasibility study on the ambitious plan to
dig a canal across the ... More ...
Govt treads tentatively in curbing forest misuseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing a number of possible measures in
an attempt to curb the issuance of forest concessions and to
crack down on illegal loggers amid rising international
criticism, culminating last ... More ...
Police arrest fake money sellers BOGOR: Four men arrested here last Saturday for allegedly selling
counterfeit money remain under the police custody, chief of Bogor
Police Precinct's detective unit Adj. Comr. Yayan said on Sunday. More ...
Agassi steals the show from Serena in MelbourneJulian Linden, Reuters, Melbourne, Australia Serena got her slam but Andre still stole the show at the
Australian Open. More ...
Hopes pinned on slow moving United StatesJ. Bradford DeLong, Professor of Economics University of California,
Berkeley, Project Syndicate If the world is to have a decent economic recovery, an upturn
will depend on America getting off its back and continuing to
fulfill its role as global importer ... More ...
Free trade feared to threaten health jobsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country could face massive unemployment among professional
health workers and inadequate health services for poor people if
the government does not provide clear regulations on standards
for health ... More ...
Housing sector is predicted to increase by 12% this yearSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The housing sector in the country is predicted to grow by 12
percent this year, with 130,000 houses estimated to be sold on
the market, according to an expert. More ...
Misreading of history leads to misunderstood U.S.-UK tiesGeoffrey Wheatcroft, Guardian News Service, London Lord Black of Crossharbour, the owner of London's right-of-
center Daily Telegraph, is giving a lecture next month entitled
Is it in Britain's national interest to be America's ... More ...
RI to assess Arafura, Timor seas JAKARTA: Indonesia will work in partnership with East Timor,
Australia, and Papua New Guinea to assess the ecosystems of the
Arufura and Timor seas to help manage them better.The partnership was kicked-off at a two-day workshop beginning
on Monday. More ...
Thousands protest pulp plant 'operations' in PorseaArpiadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Thousands of residents including activists from various non-
governmental organizations, clergymen and ulemas again staged a
protest on Monday against the reopening of a suspended pulp ... More ...
1,630 houses for people in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: The government plans to build 1,630 houses
for people in seven regencies in Papua, including Jayapura,
Nabire, Serui, Manokwari, Fakfak, Sorong and Timika. More ...
Garuda pilots
have no conscience I feel that the recent demand made by the Association of
Garuda Indonesian Airways' pilots that their salaries be
increased to Rp 80 million a month amid the monetary crisis is
absolutely embarrassing and illogical. More ...
Govt pledges to protect foreign interestsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian security authorities vowed to protect foreign
interests in the country amid increasing fears of anti-Western
violence should the United States and its allies attack Iraq. More ...
Government plantations in violation of national labor lawsApriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post,
Medan, North Sumatra Several state-owned palm oil plantations in North Sumatra have
employed tens of thousands of workers for years below the minimum
wage and without the social ... More ...
Haj organizers blamed for departure postponementKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government blamed a delay in the departure of about 1,200
Muslims making the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia on the haj
organizers who arranged the flights. More ...
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