Students to pay lower tuition fees due to higher subsidyDamar Harsanto
The Jakarta Post/JakartaElementary and junior high school students who are from low-
income families will pay lower school fees as of January as the
city administration and central government plan to subsidize
their education. More ...
AGO still undecided on trial of bad bankersEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is undecided about whether to
proceed with prosecuting fugitive bad bankers who stole state
money but risk not recovering state losses, or drop the charges
and agree to ... More ...
Exports up 26% in first seven monthsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Amid lingering uncertainty over the economy, as evident from the
volatile rupiah, the Central Statistic Agency (BPS) reported on
Thursday that the country's exports continued to put in a strong
showing during the first ... More ...
Padang landslide kills elevenSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A landslide triggered by torrential rain buried eight homes in
Padang, West Sumatra on Friday, killing 11 people and leaving at
least 14 others missing. More ...
'Officials turn a blind eye to unlicensed schools'Authorities are taking a unsympathetic stance on the issuance of
diplomas by unlicensed institutions, including the now-defunct
Institut Managemen Global Indonesia (IMGI). More ...
Govt to boost antipolio campaignMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has vowed to become more aggressive in conducting
its polio vaccination campaign targeted at millions of under-
fives. More ...
Bowler Alex Liew savors his string of successMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Like many athletes, Alex Liew Kien Liang has developed his own
ritual when he steps up to bowl. More ...
Without subsidy, gas more attractiveUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government should remove existing subsidies on oil-based
fuels if it wants to encourage the use of Indonesia's abundant
reserves of natural gas, and attract more investment to the
sector, an industry player has said. More ...
Low rupiah no boon for furniture makersSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/Jepara The plunge of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar has not
significantly affected the furniture industry in Jepara, Central
Java. More ...
Students protest councillor's comments KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Hundreds of students staged a
protest on Thursday outside the Southeast Sulawesi provincial
council building to demand that councillor Hermanto to apologize
over comments that the students claimed denigrated Haluoleo
University. More ...
SBY's policy do little for rupiahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's four-policy package has done
little to help defend the rupiah, as analysts have criticized it
as not including measures that had been expected by the market. More ...
Students to pay lower tuition fees due to higher subsidyDamar Harsanto
The Jakarta Post/JakartaElementary and junior high school students who are from low-
income families will pay lower school fees as of January as the
city administration and central government plan to subsidize
their education. More ...
House urges govt to lobby U.S. over Papua issueTony Hotland and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The House of Representatives has warned the government to take
all possible measures to block a U.S. More ...
JP/5/FAUZINew West Sumatra governor faces daunting challengesSyofiardi Bachyul Jb
The Jakarta Post/PadangAfter successfully implementing the principles of good governance
in Solok regency, Gamawan Fauzi, who was elected West Sumatra
governor in the July 27 gubernatorial election, has vowed to ... More ...
Butler on an arduous bus rideEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta On his visit to Indonesia this week, Pulitzer-prize-winning
author Robert Olen Butler, 60, kept his face pressed to the
window of a Bandung-Lampung bus, eagerly watching the landscape
along the way. More ...
Regreening the city desertRobert Kelly, Jakarta Believe it or not, Jakarta used to be a green city. Surrounded
by lush jungle during its early colonial history, even as late as
the 1950s large swathes of the suburbs consisted of farmland.No longer, of course. More ...
'Green' team aims for medals on the linksThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta After being left off the roster for the 22nd Southeast Asian
Games (SEAG) in Vietnam in 2003, golf makes its return in the
Philippines this year with Indonesia fielding a team of
newcomers. More ...
'Diploma issue blew up only due to media' Authorities are taking a unsympathetic stance on the issuance of
diplomas by unlicensed institutions, including the now-defunct
Institut Managemen Global Indonesia (IMGI). More ...
During the three-decade war between the Indonesian Military
(TNI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), burning down schools in
conflict areas was a common occurrence, with the two sides
generally blaming each other for the vandalism.This of course was before the Dec. More ...
Everybody needs a hero Anybody who watched documentaries on the Sept. 11, 2001 World
Trade Center tragedy must have been impressed by the
firefighters' bravery. People undoubtedly learned how to fully
appreciate firefighters.Compared to the Sept. More ...
Official grilled for drunk-driving JAKARTA: Head of Central Jakarta Public Order Agency Frans
Silalahi was questioned by police on Friday for alleged
drunkenness.Criminal unit head of Taman Sari subprecinct in West Jakarta
First Insp. Pujiarto said police arrested him early Friday in a
taxi. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, September 5, 2005Exhibitions* Painting Gema Bunga ke Panorama by Sidik W. Martowidjoyo,
Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 14,
Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 9. More ...
Local preference for tea puts Coca-Cola in cold sweatEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The first attempt by PT Coca-Cola Indonesia was Hi-C.It failed, without even starting to gain recognition in the
market.The second, Frestea, fared better. More ...
Vaccination officers need better trainingThe Jakarta Post
JakartaAfter overseeing the polio immunization drive in her subdistrict
a few months ago, Dede Kartini, the immunization coordinator for
a community health center in South Jakarta is confident in her
job. More ...
City braces for influx of beggars JAKARTA: The city administration is anticipating a possible
influx of seasonal beggars, who often come to Jakarta from
various areas in West and Central Java prior to the Ramadhan
(fasting) month, which this year falls in early October. More ...
Jakarta's four DPD members launches antigraft campaignBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)
representing Jakarta have launched a pilot anti-corruption
campaign, distributing 50,000 posters asking the public to report
to them ... More ...
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PT Inco empowers locals through community development programs Communities living near natural resource-based companies,
including mining firms, have high expectation of ... More ...
Poets Cornall, Williams: 'Artists are ambassadors'Chisato Hara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The lunch interview on Thursday is animated by the laughter and
wit of the two Australian poets featured in the Utan Kayu
International Literary Biennale 2005: Jan Cornall and Lauren
Williams. More ...
RI, East Timor to demarcate border KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian and Timor Leste
governments plan to erect 50 border marker posts this year along
the frontier between the two countries. More ...
'Green' team aims for medals on the linksThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta After being left off the roster for the 22nd Southeast Asian
Games (SEAG) in Vietnam in 2003, golf makes its return in the
Philippines this year with Indonesia fielding a team of
newcomers. More ...
Three victims of crash found deadSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A search and rescue team found on Friday the remains of three
passengers in a helicopter that crashed a day earlier in the
Ladang Padi area near the West Sumatra provincial capital of
Padang. More ...
Thai Embassy clarifies I refer to the article of Thang D. Nguyen titled Thaksin can
learn from Indonesia that appeared in the Aug. 25 edition of The
Jakarta Post, making an analogy between problems in the southern
provinces of Thailand and Aceh. More ...
Susilo's policy done little to rupiahThe Jakarta Post
JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's four-policy package has done
little to help defend the rupiah, as analysts have criticized it
as not including measures that had been expected by the market. More ...
Artists make child's play a priority in YogyakartaSlamet Susanto and Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta While malls, office buildings and upmarket residences are being
constructed in Yogyakarta at a rapid pace, there are less places
for children to play. More ...
The myth of national plus schools in RIPieter Van Der Vienhart, Tilburg, Netherlands The matter, and even it seems growing problem for many
Indonesian schools currently, of bilingual education has received
scrutiny from a number of different writers in this newspaper. More ...
~For Advertorial --- PT Inco: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2008
PT Inco empowers locals through community development programs People living near natural-resource-based companies, including
mining firms, are often hopeful of being able to work at the
company to improve their standard of living. More ...
'Officials turn a blind eye to unlicensed schools'Authorities are taking a unsympathetic stance on the issuance of
diplomas by unlicensed institutions, including the now-defunct
Institut Managemen Global Indonesia (IMGI). More ...
Year-on-year inflation at 8.33% in AugustThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation in the country continued its upward trend as a new
academic year pushed educational costs higher, while public
expenditure for food and household items are also on the rise,
figures from the Central Statistics Agency ... More ...
Bali's tourism industry destroying itselfNyoman Suwela, Singaraja, Bali It is an undeniable fact that Bali's economy relies on
tourism. The former director of Bali's tourist authority, Gde
Pitana, once said that tourism is the bread for Bali. More ...
Hand-me-downs given to Navy JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Slamet Subijanto officially
commissioned on Thursday two warships, given to the Navy by state
marine transportation company PT PELNI at Tanjung Priok port in
North Jakarta. More ...
Three young photographers on IndependenceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta For three Indonesian photographers, Paul Kadarisman, Keke Tumbuan
and Timur Angin, all born in the 1970s, Independence Day in 1945
is remote and must be pondered and understood. More ...
'Officials turn a blind eye to unlicensed schools'Authorities are taking a unsympathetic stance on the issuance of
diplomas by unlicensed institutions, including the now-defunct
Institut Managemen Global Indonesia (IMGI). More ...
Waste management solution As a consultant working for the government of Indonesia, the
World Bank, the ADB and bilateral agencies for the past 15 years
in Indonesia, I was staggered when I read the article entitled
City plans to use incinerators to handle waste in The Jakarta
Post, 20 Aug. 20. More ...
Govt set to slightly increase minimum wagesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Minimum wages for workers in the country are set to improve
slightly next year, with the government issuing a ruling
requiring employers to add allowances for recreational activities
and compulsory savings to ... More ...
Life sentences sought for drug suspectsTheresia Sufa/Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/Jakarta Prosecutors at the Cibinong Court in Bogor demanded on Thursday
life sentences for two drug defendants -- Bangkit Satrio alias
Bangkit and Bertje Albert John Bessie alias Boy -- for producing
and ... More ...
Indonesia: Shifting from monetary to fiscal policyHendi Kariawan
Jakarta Indonesia began to become more reliant on monetary rather than
fiscal approaches in nation economic policy in the early 1980s. More ...
Students to pay lower tuition feesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Elementary and junior high school students who are from low-
income families will pay lower school fees as of January as the
city administration and central government plan to subsidize
their education. More ...
Merpati moves to Terminal IIF JAKARTA: Starting Sept. 1, state-owned Merpati Nusantara
Airlines has moved its operation from the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport's Terminal IA to Terminal IIF, to join
national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. More ...
Angie pulls out of Bali tournament JAKARTA: National number one Angelique "Angie" Widjaja has
withdrawn from the Wismilak International tennis tournament in
Nusa Dua, Bali, later this month on her doctor's advice. More ...
Bowler Alex Liew savors his successMoch. N. Kurniawan
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Like many athletes, Alex Liew Kien Liang has developed his own
ritual when he steps up to bowl. More ...
PLN corruption case may be dropped: HendarmanEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prosecutors may have to drop an investigation into alleged
graft in state electricity company PLN in a case that some said
could involve a member of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's
Cabinet. More ...
Daegu, Hong Kong win team bowlingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The host team secured a solitary bronze on Friday in the 19th
Asian Intercity Tenpin Bowling Championship, with Daegu of South
Korea and Hong Kong splitting gold in the men's and women's team
events. More ...
PLN cuts illegal connectionsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In a bid to reduce "leakage" of electricity, state electricity
firm PLN has cut hundreds of illegal connections in Depok, West
Java on Thursday. More ...
Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity
Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with
the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of
Corruption Brokers). More ...
7 Pertamina officials arrested on fuel smuggling chargesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have arrested seven officials of state-controlled oil
and gas company PT Pertamina and a Singaporean citizen for
involvement in the smuggling of subsidized fuel products to
neighboring countries. More ...
Vaccination officers need better trainingThe Jakarta Post
JakartaAfter overseeing the polio immunization drive in her subdistrict
a few months ago, Dede Kartini, the immunization coordinator for
a community health center in South Jakarta is confident in her
job. More ...
IT projects help reduce poverty through educationIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Mohammad Khotim, 19, who runs the e-Pabelan IT Center at the
Pabelan Mungkid Islamic boarding school in Magelang, Central
Java, was thrilled after winning second place in a nationwide
Information and ... More ...
WEBSITE, Ini untuk Senin, September 5, Thanks'Green' team aims for medals on the linksThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta After being left off the roster for the 22nd Southeast Asian
Games (SEAG) in Vietnam in 2003, golf makes its return in the
Philippines this year with Indonesia fielding a team ... More ...
The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)
representing Jakarta have launched a pilot anti-corruption
campaign, distributing 50,000 posters asking the public to report
to them alleged graft in the regional administrations. More ...
AW Air service I tried to buy a return ticket (Jakarta-Bali) by Internet in
May using a MasterCard credit card, issued by Smart Shopping Cash
card (Sumber Kredit). More ...
Official secrets bill may undermine human rightsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A government-proposed bill on official secrets is prone to abuse
by officials and could undermine human rights, an activist says. More ...
The four members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)
representing Jakarta have launched a pilot anti-corruption
campaign, distributing 50,000 posters asking the public to report
to them alleged graft in the regional administrations. More ...
Anti-graft court chokes on red tape JAKARTA: The Cabinet Secretariat denied on Thursday that it was
responsible for a snag in the bureaucracy that has prevented
payment of salaries and allowances for judges of the Anti-
corruption court."The decree was signed by the president on July 27. More ...
Leading figures call for immediate Cabinet shake-upTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Calls for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to quickly shake up
his Cabinet received more support on Thursday as senior
politicians insisted that confidence in the economic team had
dwindled. More ...
Fire: A familiar visitor to Jakarta's marketsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last Saturday morning, Richo, a kiosk owner in the Melawai Market
in Blok M, South Jakarta, noticed people measuring the area; the
kind of activity that often takes place prior to a construction
project proceeding. More ...
10 legislators face music over truancy JAKARTA: A total of 10 legislators will be questioned by the
House of Representatives disciplinary body over their failure in
the previous sitting period to attend either plenary or working
sessions three times in a row, without permission or
notification. More ...
Nine apprehended for illegal logging MANADO, North Sulawesi: A senior police officer revealed on
Thursday that police had arrested nine people and seized 57 cubic
meters of illegal logs from them. The illegal loggers were
apprehended at Bitung port last week, said Bitung Police chief
Adj. Sr. More ...
Veteran Jamilah wins West Java women's event CIMANGGIS, West Java: Jamilah of Banten finished with a one-
under par 71 on Thursday to sweep the West Java Ladies Amateur
Open Golf Championship by eight strokes. More ...
Govt needs to keep decentralization on track Indonesia has pursued decentralization since 2001, however,
until now no authoritative measurement has been adopted to
actually assess its progress. More ...
Literary Biennale 2005 puts RI on world mapM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale 2005 opened to a
full house at the Komunitas Utan Kayu (KUK) in East Jakarta on
Thursday. More ...
JP/ /
The Military's Commercial ActivitiesAwan Wibowo Laksono Poesoro
JakartaSince the fall of Soeharto in 1998, the military has gradually
pulled out of the political arena but has retained its presence
in the economy. It argues that the official defense budget, which is now
around 4. More ...
Govt allocates land for sugar investors in LampungRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Beijing To make the country self-sufficient in sugar production, the
government has provided some 200,000 hectares of land in Lampung
province for prospective investors. More ...
Opinions differ on vaccination of ill childrenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After overseeing the polio immunization drive in her subdistrict
a few months ago, Dede Kartini, the immunization coordinator for
a community health center in South Jakarta is confident in her
job. More ...
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