'Tempo' reports mayor over false infoChief editor of Tempo Bambang Harymurti gave on Friday a
statement to Jakarta Police investigators in connection with an
earlier report on Central Jakarta Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun, whom
he accused of giving false information in a libel case against
the weekly. More ...
U.S. soldiers avoid Bali KUTA, Bali: A senior Bali businessman called on Friday for the
U.S. military not to discourage its soldiers from holidaying on
the resort island of Bali. More ...
RI not serious about FTA with U.S.: USAIDZakki P. Hakim
The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe United States perceived Indonesia as half-hearted in its
commitment to establishing a free-trade agreement (FTA) between
the two countries, thus leaving the talks in limbo, an official
of the U.S. More ...
Reinventing college orientation programsArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta With the start of a new academic year less than a week away,
colleges and universities are bracing themselves for freshman
orientation. Campuses are replete with decorations, pamphlets,
bunting and banners to welcome new students. More ...
Certified globalization
Private organizations are emerging to monitor and certify global
trade flowTim Bartley
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Bloomington, IndianaChances are that your favorite cafi sells coffee in bags labeled,
"Fair Trade. More ...
Festival to hold comic-making class JAKARTA: The Indonesian Comics Society will hold a comic-
making workshop on Saturday at the Comics Festival at Mal Ciputra
in Grogol, West Jakarta.The Comics Festival will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 12. More ...
Dropouts ready to carve out a lifeSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe crowd of visitors is encouraging to sculptor Yono on his
debut in a national-level exhibition that has sent him to Jakarta
for the first time in his life. More ...
Commercializing fearFlick through the channels on any given night and chances are you
will come up against reality -- reality TV that is. The most
prominent and popular subgenre of these shows is reality-horror,
which feature volunteers, often scared to the point of frenzy, or
unconsciousness. More ...
Australian govt briefs Indonesia over missile planThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA day after the government expressed its concern over Australia's
plan to boost its offensive capability, Canberra briefed Jakarta
on Friday, regarding its plan to purchase long-range cruise
missiles. More ...
Eternal debtsAdolfo Perez Esquivel
Project Syndicate "Everything . . . everything changes." So goes the refrain in
a famous Argentine song. But actually, in Argentina everything
stays the same or becomes worse. More ...
Jakarta Square Jazz
to be on regularly JAKARTA: Jurnal IndonesianManagers, an organization to
accommodate the needs of managers to communicate and interact,
will stage a Jakarta Square Jazz performance on Sept. 1, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m., at The Plaza Semanggi, Central Jakarta. More ...
JP/4/KpuMany councillors may lose seats over fake diplomasM. Taufiqurrahman
The Jakarta Post/JakartaNumerous newly elected councillors across Indonesia could lose
their seats after the General Elections Commission (KPU) ordered
local commissions to take swift action against councillors who
used ... More ...
Mass axing faces TexmacoRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/JakartaMore than 60,000 workers of the Texmaco Group may lose their jobs
following the government's refusal to reschedule its huge debts. More ...
My personal experience in working on the electionJardine "Dinia" Wall, Los Angeles After its first round of direct presidential elections in
July, Indonesian democracy is toughened, but not battle-weary. More ...
Rp 6m salary officially OK'd BEKASI: Bekasi City Council Committee confirmed on Friday that
each councillor would receive a Rp 6 million (US$652) monthly
salary, amid a previous demand that they be paid double that. More ...
KPK to open wealth reports to public JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on
Friday it would allow public access to information about the
wealth of state officials in a bid to promote transparency. More ...
Jakarta won't agree to compromise on Myanmar issue in upcoming ASEMAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/JakartaIndonesia brushed aside a compromise solution to the problem of
Myanmar's participation in the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting
(ASEM) in Hanoi in October, though both Indonesia and ... More ...
300,000 people living in camps JAKARTA: Approximately 300,000 people are living in refugee
camps across the country, a senior minister says, adding that the
government hopes to repatriate all of them by October. More ...
Another Komnas team sent to Manggarai KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM) is sending another team to Manggarai to
continue its investigation into shootings in which five villagers
in the area were killed by police, an official said on Friday. More ...
Artists paint fine portrait of cityUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/JakartaDabbing his paintbrush back and forth, Warso Sugriwo gives a life
of color to a pencil sketch of a couple on a new canvas -- all
the while glancing at his guide, a photograph clipped on the top-
left side of the frame. More ...
Amien, Wiranto vow neutrality, abstention in September runoffTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/JakartaTwo former presidential candidates have elected not to support
either Megawati Soekarnoputri or Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the
Sept. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Exhibitions* Fine Arts Gareng - Petruk (Tribute to Tatang S), by Bambang
'Toko' Wicaksono, the Gallery of Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant,
Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (0274 376114), until Sept. 22. More ...
No suspects in 'fraud' caseEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPolice now have no suspects in a bizarre case involving a former
Jakarta city council chairman, a businesswoman and an alleged
"fraud" worth Rp 1 billion (US$112,359). More ...
Police deny allegations they put markups on Aceh projectsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe police denied on Friday charges leveled by a joint monitory
team that they embezzled billions of rupiah from material
procurement and construction projects in Aceh while the province
was under martial ... More ...
Local cricketers set
to begin on Sunday JAKARTA : The new season of the Jakarta Cricket Association
(JCA) cricket league is due to commence on Sunday, with six of
the ten cricket teams in action. More ...
Top int'l banks vie for 51% Permata stakeRendi A. Witular , The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Leading international banks are competing in a tender to
acquire a controlling stake in Bank Permata, the country's
seventh largest bank in terms of assets, in what may be the
government's last sale of a majority ... More ...
RI not serious about FTA with U.S., says USAIDZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe United States perceived Indonesia as half-hearted in its
commitment to establishing a free-trade agreement (FTA) between
the two countries, thus leaving the talks in limbo, an official
of the U.S. More ...
Local cricketers set to begin on Sunday JAKARTA : The new season of the Jakarta Cricket Association
(JCA) cricket league is due to commence on Sunday, with six of
the ten cricket teams in action. More ...
Body of Fahmi Ahmad yet to be repatriated JAKARTA: Almost one week after he was killed, the government
has yet to repatriate the body of Indonesian engineer Fahmi
Ahmad, who was killed in an ambush in Mosul, northern Iraq, last
Sunday. More ...
The real scandal about Vietnam: Lack of freedomJared Genser, The Washington Post As the dispute about what happened on John Kerry's swift boat
more than 35 years ago fills the airwaves, it is distressing that
no one has focused on something that actually matters: A much
less-publicized war that ... More ...
NGOs vow to unravel corruption in KPU JAKARTA: A coalition of non-governmental organizations said on
Friday it would press ahead with its drive to unravel the
corruption allegations plaguing the General Elections Commission
(KPU), despite a threat from the commission to file a defamation
lawsuit ... More ...
Pertamina's move over Cepu block sparks debateJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina's decision to operate the
Cepu block on its own rather than as a joint venture with
American energy giant ExxonMobil has raised questions about
whether the move is in the ... More ...
Fire injures eight, guts 28 showrooms JAKARTA: Eight people were injured when a fire gutted 28
showrooms on Thursday evening in Penggilingan, Cakung district,
East Jakarta. More ...
Myth that education brings economic prosperityAlison Wolf, Project Syndicate We all know that more education is a Good Thing, especially
for our economic futures. More ...
Merpati rues privatization delayRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/JakartaState-owned carrier PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines said it
regretted the government's decision to delay the privatization of
the airline, which it warned could leave Merpati behind its
competitors amid growing ... More ...
Nurdin sent to hospital again JP/4/questionNurdin rehospitalized Abdul Khalik
The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmaker Nurdin Halid, a suspect in a sugar smuggling case, was
readmitted to the Soekamto Police Hospital in East Jakarta on
Thursday night after police doctors declared him too ill to
undergo ... More ...
Merpati offers discount fares JAKARTA: As part of its 42nd anniversary celebrations, PT
Merpati Nusantara Airlines will offer seats for Rp 42,000
(US$4.50) on all of its domestic flights and $42 on international
flights from Sept. 1 to Oct. 12. More ...
Private colleges on the brink of collapseSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaHundreds of private higher learning institutions in Yogyakarta,
considered by many as the nation's education center, are on the
brink of collapse due to a lack of students. More ...
Minister Bot's visit The visit to Jakarta by a foreign minister from a country with
which Indonesia maintains relations is, of course, not an unusual
event. More ...
NU/PKB support essential for runoff win: LecturerPolitical coalitions with several parties, including the Golkar
Party and the United Development Party (PPP), may not be enough
for presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running
mate Hasyim Muzadi to win the Sept. 20 election. More ...
Models to strut their stuff on stinky riverDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaSutiyoso's administration will give riverbank squatters a taste
of the good life on Sunday, when models are set to grace a
floating catwalk on Angke River in North Jakarta, as part of a
campaign to clean up the ... More ...
Art, music to grace capitalArtists from several countries will be in Jakarta for the
triennial Arts Summit, to entertain lovers of contemporary music,
dance and theater for an entire month.Painters and other artists are also scheduled to join local
artists in exhibitions throughout the event. More ...
Nurdin Halid hospitalized, againAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmaker Nurdin Halid, a suspect in a sugar smuggling case, was
readmitted to the Soekamto Police Hospital in East Jakarta on
Thursday night after police doctors declared him too ill to
undergo questioning. More ...
Two poll commission officials in Central Java dismissedSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/SemarangThe General Elections Commission (KPU) has dismissed two of its
members in Central Java for breaching the institution's code of
ethics, a local poll official announced on Friday. More ...
Top global banks battle to acquire PermataRendi A. Witular
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Leading international banks are competing in a tender to
acquire a controlling stake in Bank Permata, the country's
seventh largest bank in terms of assets. British banks Barclays Bank Plc. More ...
Military court to fall under Supreme CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe administration and supervision of the military court is to be
transferred to the Supreme Court on Sept. 1 in accordance with
Law No. 4/2004 on judicial power, which reinstates a one-roof
judicial system. More ...
Bot's visit strengthens bilateral tiesIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot's three-day visit to
Indonesia, which ended on Friday, has opened a new chapter in the
relations between Jakarta and its former colonial master. More ...
Pelindo offered shares in port disputeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaCaught in the middle of a tug-of-war between the city
administration and the central government over the development of
New Port, Governor Sutiyoso has invited state port operator
Pelindo II for a discussion and is ... More ...
The choice between Megawati and SusiloPeter Milne
Jakarta That there is little to choose between the two remaining
presidential candidates is the argument expressed by Wimar
Witoelar in a piece entitled Susilo, Megawati: Too close to call
a winner, which appeared in The Jakarta Post earlier ... More ...
Marines dismissed over deadly raidOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungLt. Col. Bambang Sutrisno, who had just been installed on Tuesday
as the Piabung Marine Corps commander in Lampung province, was
dismissed from his post on Friday following a raid by marines on
a village concert that ... More ...
New Kampar councillors installedPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/PekanbaruA student protest marred the induction of 45 councillors at the
Kampar regental council on Friday. More ...
KPU gets tough over fake diplomaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaNumerous newly elected councillors across Indonesia could lose
their seats after the General Elections Commission (KPU) ordered
local commissions to take swift action against councillors who
used false school diplomas. More ...
Sony aiming higher after AthensEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Sony was beside himself, laying on the floor in exultation
after winning. His left hand covered his face as he struggled to
hold back tears. More ...
How to resolve political stalemate As preparations for the final stage of the first direct
presidential election progress, the nation is witnessing a rare
and tragic political spectacle -- almost a democratic anomaly --
in which one democratic group is confronting another: A party
coalition group ... More ...
TNI to dispatch soldiers to W. Sumba KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Wirasakti Military Command will
dispatch about 100 soldiers to help police return order to West
Sumba, a senior officer said on Friday.East Nusa Tenggara chief Col. More ...
Protesters, Police clash in Bogor BOGOR: Around 1,500 Klapanunggal residents and Bogor Police
clashed on Friday at the Bogor Council during the swearing-in
ceremony of the regency's councillors. More ...
Mandiri to issue eurobondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank in terms of assets,
plans to issue eurobonds in October or November this year to help
finance part of its maturing dollar-denominated debts, the bank's
vice president director said. More ...
Activist's jail death protestedSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/SemarangSome 25 activists from the Front for Poor People's Struggle
(FPRM) staged a protest in front of a government office here on
Friday, questioning the government on the recent death of
prodemocracy activist Churzaini, alias Saddam ... More ...
'All TV stations air the same gossip shows'A comedian recently discharged a firearm into the air to avoid
answering a probing question from reporters about his private
life. More ...
Textbooks for schools, problems of price but also poor qualitySimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta Nobody would question the importance and great value of books
to the processes and tasks of learning and "becoming an educated
person". More ...
Educating nurses I refer to your article on your website on Aug. 19 entitled
Labor exporter speaks out on abuse.We would like to clarify that the School of Nursing (Fakultas
Perawat) at the University of Indonesia (UI) should not be termed
"Nursing Academy" as was written. More ...
Sukarno's daughters to bury hatchet ahead of runoffFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThree daughters of founding president Sukarno look set to bury
their hatchets for a family reunion ahead of the election runoff,
which will see the eldest among the siblings, Megawati
Soekarnoputri, ... More ...
Javan gibbons face extinction, illegal loggers blamedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/SukabumiFive groups of the endangered Javan silvery gibbon (Hylobates
moloch), or Owa Jawa, have disappeared from the 100-hectare (ha)
Kabandungan Forest, a lush corridor that connects Mount Salak and
Mount Halimun ... More ...
Gunungkidul residents 'itching' for rain as lake is only source of waterSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/GunungkidulHundreds of residents of Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta
province, are suffering from skin diseases thought to have been
brought on by the dry season. More ...
Coalition to go all out to support MegaFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLeaders of the so-termed national coalition of four major parties
held their first plenary meeting on Friday, to consolidate their
rank and file and draw up a strategy to help the ... More ...
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