Police accused of wrongful arrests in church attackMoh. Darlis, Palu Central Sulawesi Police have been accused of arresting the wrong
suspects in the latest attack on a church in the provincial
capital, Palu, which killed a clergywoman. More ...
Semarang to build embankmentsSEMARANG: Semarang administration is planning to build
embankments along the coast of Semarang city, following frequent
high tides resulting in flooding in residential areas. More ...
Muhammadiyah launches book YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to help accelerate democratization in
Indonesia, the country's second largest Muslim organization,
Muhammadiyah, launched on Thursday a civics textbook. More ...
Part of Rp 2.7b recoveredOyos Saroso , Bandarlampung Lampung Police have recovered three cardboard boxes believed to
contain some the money stolen in an armed robbery in South
Lampung regency on Monday, and arrested four people. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, July 31, 2004
Exhibitions* Illustration puppet stories Ikon by Danarto, Ruang Pertunjukan
Kedai Kebun Forum Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (Tel. 0274-376114),
until Aug. 2. More ...
Megawati, Hasyim accused of vote-buyingIndra Harsaputra and Blontank Poer, Surabaya/Surakarta East Java's General Elections Commission (KPUD) is investigating
a report that a number of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics had
received US$10,000 each to support Megawati Soekarnoputri and her
running mate ... More ...
How to prevent
traffic congestion When it comes to kemacetan (traffic jams), everyone has an
opinion on who are the guilty parties.Most of the time, bus and bajaj drivers are blamed for the
daily congestion on the city's streets. More ...
Maker swears 'Kancil' ahead of the packAfter transporting Jakartans for nearly three decades, the city's
bajaj will begin disappearing from the streets over the next few
days. More ...
Lessons from Cipunagara bridge Last Friday's collapse of the Cipunagara bridge near Subang,
West Java, will no doubt be a puzzle to many people. More ...
Govt to redistribute unused textile quotaZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to meet with textile and
garment associations next week to review how the industry has
utilized this year's export quota for the U.S. market. More ...
Father a suspect in SMP 56 case JAKARTA: The father of a second grade student at SMP 56 state
junior high school in Melawai, South Jakarta, was named a suspect
by the Jakarta Police, for allegedly running the school without
license. More ...
Legislators insist on deliberating military billKurniawan Hari and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta Despite the growing opposition toward the Indonesian Military
(TNI) bill, major factions in the House of Representatives are
insisting on deliberating the government-sponsored draft. More ...
The World Bank clarifies In the July 22 edition of The Jakarta Post, your
correspondents write I "dismissed" a demand for debt relief
saying "that under no circumstances did Indonesia deserve such
debt relief". Under no circumstances, would I make such a
statement. More ...
UN rapporteur hails RI's bill on domestic violenceA. Junaidi, Jakarta The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women,
Yakin Erturk, praised on Friday efforts by non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) here to promote a bill on domestic violence. More ...
Susilo tests coalition watersSlamet Susanto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Yogyakarta/Jakarta After little communication with other parties, presidential
election front-runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic
Party has become more "sociable" as the Sept. 20 runoff
approaches. More ...
Mercury test at all mining sites urgedAbdul Khalik and Jongker Rumteh, Jakarta/Manado Experts warned on Friday that mercury pollution could take place
at any mining site and urged the government to carry out tests at
the sites of all mining companies across the country. More ...
Astra net profit up 44.6%Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta Domestic automotive giant PT Astra International said on Friday
that its unaudited net profit for the first half of the year
ending June rose by 44.6 percent on stronger sales from its top
three divisions. The firm's net profit surged to Rp 2. More ...
Sugar smugglers operate unhindered: NGOApriadi Gunawan, Medan The North Sumatra People's Transparency Coalition has said that
an eight-member mafia is behind the large-scale smuggling of
sugar through the Tanjung Balai and Belawan ports. More ...
Nation-building doesn't work. Is there another way?Morton Abramowitz and Heather Hurlburt
The Washington Post No fewer than nine times over the past decade, Western powers
have deployed noble rhetoric, soldiers and taxpayer dollars in
the service of nation-building. More ...
Rajeg district lacks high school TANGERANG: People in Rajeg district complained on Friday that
the Tangerang administration had failed to fulfill its promise to
construct a state high school in the district so as to put it on
a par with other districts. More ...
MPR session slated for September JAKARTA: The last annual session of the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) for the 1999-2004 period is scheduled to take
place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 26. More ...
Tanjung Priok victims demand compensation JAKARTA: Eighty five representatives of victims of the 1984
Tanjung Priok incident demanded compensation, restitution and
rehabilitation from the government on Friday. More ...
Ancient manuscripts may be lost to foreverM. Uzair, Palembang Hundreds of ancient manuscripts belonging to the Palembang
Darussalam kingdom in Palembang are scattered everywhere and are
in danger of being lost altogether, according to the heir of the
Palembang Kingdom, Sultan Machmud Badarudin ... More ...
TIM to become 'true center for the arts'Urip Hudiono, Jakarta After a long debate, the Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) has reached
an agreement with the city administration to review an ongoing
master plan to develop Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts center
complex, Cikini, Central Jakarta. More ...
Manuputty's daughter goes on trialAMBON, Maluku: Christina Kakisina Manuputty, the daughter of
exiled Maluku separatist leader Dr. Alex Manuputty, went on trial
on Friday in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province. More ...
Telkom's first half profit drops 18.7%Tony Hotland, Jakarta Publicly listed telecommunications firm PT Telkom said on Friday
first half net profit dropped by 18.7 percent compared to the
same period last year due to foreign exchange losses and a higher
interest rate burden. More ...
Much rides on antigraft courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The capability of the newly established Anticorruption Court to
bring to justice two suspected corruptors, one of them Aceh
Governor Abdullah Puteh, is the only way for President Megawati
Soekarnoputri to counter doubts about her ... More ...
GM's dealerships open
in Bandung, SemarangJAKARTA: PT General Motors Indonesia (GMI) announced last
Thursday that it has opened two new Chevrolet dealerships in
Bandung and Semarang to further strengthen its customer service
outside the Greater Jakarta area. More ...
Honest and professional ministersFrom RepublikaThe next president will soon be occupying the office for a
five-year term. The president may even be reelected for another
term if he or she succeeds in carrying out his or her duties. More ...
Aug.02, 2004Our competitiveness eroded Indonesia's economic competitiveness has steadily been
weakening, even in natural resource-based industries where local
businesses are presumed to enjoy a strong comparative advantage. More ...
Panwaslu urged to examine police neutralityThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta/Purwokerto/YogyakartaPressure mounted on Friday on the Election Supervisory Body
(Panwaslu) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into police
neutrality across the country in the wake of the video compact
disc affair that led ... More ...
Free healthcare for the needy TANGERANG: The municipality administration announced on Friday
that it will extend free health services to the poor in every
district public health center. More ...
JP/5/FOCUSPolice question Greek skipper over oil spillBALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan Police questioned on
Wednesday and Thursday a Greek national identified as Michael,
the skipper of MT Panos G, the tanker that has allegedly polluted
Balikpapan's easternmost beach.Sr. Comr. More ...
One dies in hit-and-runSEMARANG: A hit-and-run accident left one person dead and another
slightly injured on Thursday night.Didik Nugroho, 22, a resident of Rembang regency attending
college in Semarang, was killed when a Toyota Twin-Cam sedan hit
his motorcycle on Jl. Medoho Raya in East Semarang. More ...
Team searching for missing fishermenBREBES, Central Java: A Search and Rescue Team (SAR) in Brebes
regency, Central Java are still searching for at least 10
fishermen who were reported missing on Wednesday by their
families. More ...
RI democracy 'yet to take root'Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta While the July 5 election proceeded orderly and peacefully,
democracy may prove to take much longer to develop
in the world's largest archipelagic country, analysts and an
election watchdog say. More ...
Historical influences on Indonesian business culturePatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta Just as Indonesia's widespread corruption can be accounted for
by historical forces (Corruption in Indonesia: Culturally
dictated?, The Jakarta Post, July 23, 2004), some of the
identifiably Indonesian ways of ... More ...
JP/5/FOCUSSAR team still searching for missing fishermenBREBES, Central Java: A Search and Rescue Team (SAR) in Brebes
regency, Central Java are still searching for at least 10
fishermen who were reported missing on Wednesday by their
families. More ...
Police probe fuel theft, collusionEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police are scheduled to summon two inspectors of the
Weights and Measures Directorate of the Ministry of
Communications on Monday as witnesses in the theft of an
estimated 100,000 liters of fuel per day from state oil and gas
firm ... More ...
Part 2 of 2: Imprinting RI brand via creative marketingMichael J. Webdell , Jakarta "The way to a person's heart is through their stomach."
That's how the old clichi goes. The expression has become
commonplace with people from cultures all around the world. More ...
Lion's seeks govt cooperationThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta The government should embrace social organizations and work
together in managing the chronic problems in society, says a
Lion's club governor. More ...
'Jakarta children have nowhere to play' In observance of National Children's Day, which fell on July 23,
the state, parents and adults pledged to protect and promote the
rights of children. The Jakarta Post talked to residents about
which children's rights had most been neglected by society. More ...
19 hospitalized with food poisoningSIDOARJO, East Java: Two hundred residents of Kedungboto
subdistrict, 20 kilometers southeast of Surabaya, have suspected
food poisoning, with 19 of them being hospitalized.The residents attended a wedding reception held by Abdul
Rachim's family on Wednesday night. More ...
The World Bank Clarifies In the July 22 edition of The Jakarta Post, your
correspondents write I "dismissed" a demand for debt relief
saying "that under no circumstances did Indonesia deserve such
debt relief". Under no circumstances, would I make such a
statement. More ...
Nissan Serena back in town with more featuresNovan Iman Santosa
JakartaAutomobile enthusiasts surely remember a smart multipurpose van
(MPV) during the late 1990s that looked like it was one step
ahead of everything else on the market, without much competition
to face. More ...
Challenges for OIC in fight against poverty Hardev Kaur
New Straits Times
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, as chairman of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), is determined to make a difference to the
economic welfare of its member states. More ...
Mega asks for deportation delayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has made use of her personal
ties with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to
resolve the nagging problem of illegal migrants. More ...
Strait must be secured from the landBegi Hersutanto, Jakarta Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore signed on July 20 an
agreement to carry out an operation to secure the maritime
channel. More ...
Pilots comfortable in Russian jet fighters A Russian technician (top left) makes pre-flight preparations
before Indonesian pilots operate a Russian-made Sukhoi 30MK jet
fighter. The flight took off from Halim Perdanakusuma air base in
East Jakarta on Friday.Later that day, pilot Lt. Col. More ...
Tanah Abang vendors to be relocatedDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Pending the construction of four buildings at Tanah Abang textile
market to start at the end of this year, around 3,500 vendors
will be housed at a temporary market. More ...
KPU cancels four firms' ink contractsM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) severed on Friday
contracts with four firms for procuring substandard ink for the
July 5 presidential poll. More ...
Sutiyoso revamps PBSI boardMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Newly elected chairman Sutiyoso revamped the new board of the
Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), trimming the number of
officials by more than half to 26 from the previous 55. More ...
BII profit soars by 191.7 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) reported on
Friday a 191.7 percent jump in first-half net profit from the
same period last year.The bank said that profit soared to Rp 425 billion (US$46. More ...
Global terror threats pose great local challenges to first-
responders
S. L. Bachman
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
San Francisco Among the heroes of the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001, the New York City firefighters stand out. More ...
How to prevent
traffic congestion When it comes to kemacetan (traffic jams), everyone has an
opinion on who are the guilty parties. Most of the time, bus and bajaj drivers are blamed for the
daily congestion on the city's streets. More ...
Bali figures angry over court rulingThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Balinese community reacted angrily on Friday to the
Constitutional Court ruling declaring Law No. 16/2003
unconstitutional, as law experts recommended amendments to the
Criminal Law Procedures Code to deal with terror suspects. More ...
JP/5/D06Sugar mafia behind smuggling in North Sumatra: CoalitionApriadi Gunawan, Medan The North Sumatra People's Transparency Coalition has said that
an eight-member mafia is behind the large-scale smuggling of
sugar through the Tanjung Balai and Belawan ports. More ...
Residents hail new waste processorTheresia Sufa, Bogor Residents living in the vicinity of Galuga dump in Kampung
Lalamping, Bogor regency, said the dump's new processing system
had eliminated the environmental and health problems from
unprocessed waste they had suffered four years ago. More ...
RP should be helped, not punishedMely Caballero-Anthony
The Straits Times
Asia News Network
Singapore It has been two weeks since Filipino truck driver Angelo de la
Cruz was released by militants in Iraq after the Philippine
government bowed to the captors' demands to withdraw its troops
from ... More ...
Files on fraud suspects finished JAKARTA: The National Police said on Thursday the case files
on the eight suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion Bank Dagang Bali
(BDB) and Asiatic Bank scandal had been submitted to the Jakarta
Prosecutor's Office. More ...
Garuda to lease 12 new aircraftRendi A. Witular, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will lease 12
additional aircraft between now and 2005 to support the expansion
of its budget service Citilink and to counter the tight
competition in the local budget airline market. More ...
Looking at corporate social responsibilityDan Kingsley, Jakarta Private enterprise funded development programs are becoming
more widespread in the business world as more and more
enterprises are becoming concerned with the social implications
of their activities. More ...
Students' first days need to be made constructiveSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta In the past days and weeks schools across Indonesia have been
opening up their doors again to receive students entering the new
school year. More ...
JP/5/BANKLampung Police seize part of Rp 2.7b hot money
Oyos Saroso
BandarlampungLampung Police have recovered three cardboard boxes containing
money believed to have been stolen in an armed robbery in South
Lampung regency on MondayThe police also seized a Toyota van believed to have been used ... More ...
JP/5/FOCUSStudents accuse regent of corruptionJAMBI: Dozens of students descended on Jambi Police headquarters
on Wednesday, demanding that police investigate Sarolangun regent
H.M. Madel over the misappropriation of funds in a construction
project. More ...
Students reject school fee hikesBANDUNG: Dozens of students of Padjadjaran University (Unpad)
protested on Friday against increases of up to 60 percent in
tuition and laboratory fees.With the new policy, new students will be charged between Rp
1.2 million and Rp 1.5 million (US$157. More ...
How to prevent
traffic congestion When it comes to kemacetan (traffic jams), everyone has an
opinion on who are the guilty parties.Most of the time, bus and bajaj drivers are blamed for the
daily congestion on the city's streets. More ...
Candidates told to unveil aidsKurniawan Hari, Jakarta In an attempt to convince voters of the prospects of their
administrations, presidential candidates Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
and Megawati Soekarnoputri need to disclose their respective
Cabinet lineup before the election runoff, experts say. More ...
No extra fees for PLN customers: YLKIUrip Hudiono, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) says that electricity
customers should not be burdened with additional fees for the
inspection of electrical facilities, if they have already paid a
contractor to do the job. More ...
JP/5/paluPolice accused of wrongful arrests over church attackMoh. Darlis
PaluCentral Sulawesi Police have been accused of arresting the wrong
suspects in the latest attack on a church in the provincial
capital, Palu, which killed a clergywoman. More ...
Goodbye, DPR! It's been nice knowing youMochtar Buchori, Jakarta Now that my tenure as a legislator (a member of the House of
Representatives) is almost over, I feel that I should tell you
frankly how I feel about you.I have decided to leave you, but not because I don't like
being with you. More ...
Budget deficit woes may halt projectsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post Indonesia risks delaying some of its planned development projects
this year so as to help contain the impact of the higher than
planned state budget deficit resulting from soaring oil prices
and a weaker rupiah, Standard ... More ...
Tight security draws criticism JAKARTA: Journalists and visitors have complained over tight
security measures introduced in the wake of a minor blast that
rocked the General Elections Commission (KPU) building last
Monday. More ...
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