Energi Mega Persada finds oil deposits Publicly listed energy firm PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) has
discovered oil deposits in its two concessions, the Makassar
Straits block in Riau and the Brantas block in East Java. More ...
KIPP monitors polls in Afghanistan JAKARTA: Barred from conducting its activities in the country,
the Independent Elections Monitoring Committee (KIPP) has
dispatched three of its observers to war-torn Afghanistan to
monitor the poll there. More ...
City gears up for floods wth drills, campaignsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sporadic rains that will start this month have prompted the city
administration to start coordinating among the relevant agencies
in anticipation of devastating floods, as happened in 2002, that
might occur ... More ...
KPU kicks off education program for poll workersM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hoping to avoid the mistakes of the first round of the
presidential election, the General Elections Commission (KPU)
launched on Friday an education program for poll officials at
various levels nationwide. More ...
Bali to host ACFIF conference JAKARTA: The Asia Chemical Fiber Industry Federation (ACFIF)
is to hold from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11 its fifth biannual conference
in Nusa Dua, Bali, according to a press release.The conference, which will be opened by Minister of Industry
and Trade Rini M.S. More ...
Another corpse of RI worker sent home MEDAN, North Sumatra: The remains of another Indonesian
migrant worker arrived in Medan airport on Friday, adding one
more to the number of Indonesian workers killed in the
neighboring country of Malaysia. More ...
Defining moment, now to move on New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur
Above all else, the rejoicing victory and strident vindication
that came with Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal by the Federal Court on
Thursday should be the judiciary's. More ...
Costly Bentley turns heads at motor showNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Before they were officially "unveiled" to the press, many
photographers had already taken pictures of the two fenced-off
cars under a large billboard that read "Bentley". More ...
Old problems haunt PON As expected, the opening of the 2004 National Games (PON) on
Thursday night in Palembang by President Megawati Soekarnoputri
was warmly welcomed by the sports community and locals, although
a few eyebrows were raised at the appearance of some old faces in
the quadrennial ... More ...
Mega urges ASEAN to accelerate integrationFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged ASEAN economic ministers
gathering here for a key annual meeting to formulate ways of
accelerating the integration of the region's economies. More ...
Robbers steal Rp 3.2m in Menteng JAKARTA: Two unidentified men stole a bag belonging to Tanti
Riana on Jl. Wahid Hasyim in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on
Thursday night.The bag contained Rp 3.2 million (US$347.83) in cash. Police
said the suspects fled the scene on a motorbike. More ...
N. Sumatra scores triple victory in wushu eventMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The wushu competition at the 16th National Games (PON) started
on Friday with four golds on offer.North Sumatra took three gold medals and Central Java grabbed
the other. More ...
Mangrove case stalled againEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police investigators were puzzled upon seeing their 500-
page case files on suspects in a mangrove felling case returned
on Monday by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office without any
explanation. More ...
Council receives 92 malpractice cases JAKARTA: Of the 92 reports of medical malpractice it has
received in Jakarta between 1997 and 2003, only 64 could be
investigated further and only 24 were proven in court, the
Medical Ethics Council says. More ...
Mulyo's patience helps push Taufik to Olympic glory Eva C. Komandjaja
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta National coach Mulyo Handoyo has the recipe for success with
temperamental shuttler Taufik Hidayat, and it led to Olympic
glory. More ...
Euphoric Indonesia: A nation of stage idolsB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta One day a few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine shared a
grievance about the behavior of her 14-year-old son. A few days
earlier, he went with her to a friend's birthday party at a cafe. More ...
Water consumers urged to complainUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The customer is king, so the saying goes, and Jakartans should
not hesitate to file complaints to tap water companies if there
are problems with the service, the firms say. More ...
Texmaco firms seek loans from foreign banksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed textile firm PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa, a unit
of troubled textile conglomerate Texmaco Group, said it was
currently in talks with two foreign-based banks to acquire loans
to revive its ailing operation. More ...
Community winning war on drugsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The fact that an estimated 3.9 percent of the country's
population of 220 million people, or about 8. More ...
Sept. 6: A Red-Letter Day for the Southeast Asian Press
Roby Alampay, Bangkok The libel trial of Thai media advocate Supinya Klangnarong --
along with two reporters and one newspaper editor -- starts in
Bangkok on Sept. 6. More ...
Mulyo helps push Taufik to gloryEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National coach Mulyo Handoyo has the recipe for success with
temperamental shuttler Taufik Hidayat, and it led to Olympic
glory. More ...
Dutch foundation can help poor students We read with much interest the article on Indonesian students
in The Jakarta Post of July 19, titled Poor students ask for help
to study. More ...
Media center at National Games struggles with updatesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Reporting on the ongoing National Games (PON) has been a trial
for some journalists, due to substandard facilities and slow-to-
respond officials. More ...
Hamzah quits political lifeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The presidential election runoff will mark the end of the
political career of the outgoing Vice President Hamzah Haz, who
announced on Friday that he would retire from politics after
Sept. 20, the date of vote. More ...
Real reading and writing skills are much needed by our childrenSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta It is possible to see that we live in a world that is filled
with words. Words are effectively all around us as we live our
lives. More ...
Angry mob sets six stalls on fire JAKARTA: A mob of about 200 unidentified people set six stalls
on fire on Thursday night in Babakan Bondol kampong, Bantar
Gebang, Bekasi municipality. More ...
Fighting graft 'must top next president's to-do list'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fighting corruption tops the list of things that Indonesia's next
president must do in their first 100 days in office, if they want
to gain the people's confidence and support, a reform advocacy
group says. More ...
ASEAN signs integration plan for priority sectorsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers of 10 ASEAN member countries signed on Friday a
framework agreement to accelerate the integration of 10 economic
sectors in the region in a bid to boost trade and investment. More ...
Honor thy enemy Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila The absence of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from this
year's Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremonies shows the challenges
that the awards foundation and Manila face in organizing and
hosting Asia's most prestigious ... More ...
Elephants hit back at illegal loggers BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Dozens of wild elephants have
trampled hundreds of hectares of rice fields and plantations in
several areas in East Lampung regency over the past week. More ...
Local councillors will work less but gain moreRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly inaugurated regional councillors have had their powers
and duties cut, but will enjoy a better income following the
issuance of two government regulations on regional legislatures'
standing ... More ...
Coffee jaunt 'risky and downright irresponsible'Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Whatever motives were behind the excursion of a convicted Bali
bomber with an investigator to an upscale Jakarta coffee house on
Wednesday night, a former police officer says it was too risky
and downright ... More ...
Bogus KPK officials 'extorting governors' JAKARTA: State officials, particularly those in the regions,
should be wary of people posing as Corruption Eradication
Commission (KPK) officials demanding money, the KPK warned on
Friday."The number of blackmail complaints from governors is
increasing. More ...
Relationship between experts and bureaucracyMochtar Buchori, Jakarta I always feel embarrassed when someone calls me an educational
expert. More embarrassing still is when someone invites me to sit
next to a former minister of education at a gathering or
reception: "Hello, thank you for coming. More ...
Fire guts house, three kiosks JAKARTA: A house and three kiosks owned by a man identified as
Bahrudin on Jl. Abdul Majid in Cipete, Kebayoran Baru, South
Jakarta, were destroyed by fire on Thursday night. No fatalities
were reported. More ...
Susilo's last stand, big win or slim defeatMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta If the presidential election had been held in mid-April, few
would have bet against Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sweeping toward
victory. More ...
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sizes (sq m) Prices (Rp) Names Location Smallest Largest ... More ...
Air passengers evacuated after bomb scareMikael Onny Setiawan
and Abdul Khalik
The Jakarta Post/Balikpapan/JakartaSecurity authorities had to search more than 150 passengers for
explosives after a Lion Air officer at the Balikpapan airport in
East Kalimantan received a bomb threat from a caller ... More ...
Public servants: Who are they? To hear people say it, good public services are something rare
and expensive in this country; government officials are
practically denying citizens' their right to better public
services. More ...
Merapi tour to be held in 4 regencies YOGYAKARTA: The governments of four regencies, Sleman,
Yogyakarta; and Magelang, Klaten and Boyolali, Central Java, are
offering a one-day tour by motorcycle on Sept. More ...
Jakarta Police create new precinctsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three new police precincts will be established in Tangerang
municipality, Bekasi municipality and Kepulauan Seribu regency
this month in a bid to better serve and protect the public. More ...
Motorcycle manufacturers see bright prospects aheadTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local motorcycle industry is set to continue to grow to
double-digits in the coming years on the back of an improving
economy, more affordable prices, and less complicated bank credit
requirements, ... More ...
Protest marks council inauguration KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A student protest marked the
inauguration of 55 new East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial
councillors on Friday, who began their 5-year term. More ...
Institutions, culture and economy It is saddening to read the letter of Mirna Mutiara Govt must
protect all communities in The Jakarta Post of Aug. More ...
Operators warned for not using terminal TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal transportation agency
delivered on Aug. 31 its last warning to four inter-city bus
operators for not using the newly built Poris Plawad Bus Terminal
to pick up and drop off passengers. More ...
Bantul locals put on culture festival YOGYAKARTA: Villagers from the three hamlets of Nitiprayan,
Jomegatan and Gumuk in Ngestiharjo village, Kasihan subdistrict,
Bantul regency, are to hold a four-day cultural festival, titled
Kenduri Seni Desa. More ...
Another source of Buyat pollution? A review of the research on the Buyat Bay pollution case has
concluded that mercury, arsenic and other chemicals have
contaminated the bay. More ...
Asia's dysfunctional democraciesSatyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, Project Syndicate Asia has been gripped by election fever all year. The
Philippines and Taiwan have chosen new presidents; India and
Malaysia have ushered in new parliaments and prime ministers. More ...
Olympian Krisna Bayu earns judo gold for South SumatraMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Krisna Bayu, whose Olympic hopes in Athens were crushed in the
first stage, gave South Sumatra a gold medal in the men's under-
100 kilogram of judo competition at the 16th National Games ... More ...
Jambi residents told to wear masksJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi The quality of air in Jambi city has deteriorated in the last few
days due to haze, prompting the local government to call on
people on Friday to wear masks outside their homes. More ...
Aceh soldiers vulnerable to mental disordersNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh A soldier from the Siliwangi Military Command posted in Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam recently complained about his length of duty in
the province."I have been posted in Aceh for nearly 13 months. More ...
Defining moment, now to move onNew Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Above all else, the rejoicing victory and strident vindication
that came with Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal by the Federal Court on
Thursday should be the judiciary's. More ...
Law enforcers not tough on graft: PKBKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the government's term nearing its end, the National
Awakening Party (PKB) is giving the thumbs-down to law enforcers'
efforts to eradicate corruption during the past five years. More ...
Megawati to attend Brunei royal wedding, ASEM summitFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to attend the royal
wedding of Brunei Darussalam Crown Prince Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah
next week, a minister said on Friday. More ...
Activists play waiting game ahead of 'Tempo' verdictUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three days before the Central Jakarta District Court hands down
its verdict on a case against Tempo chief editor Bambang
Harymurti, who is on trial for defamation against businessman
Tomy Winata, activists ... More ...
Three countries to meet on telecommunications issuesTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior officials of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand will meet
here for two days next week to discuss cooperation in the
telecommunication sector. More ...
Passengers evacuated after bomb hoaxMikael Onny Setiawan, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan Security authorities had to search more than 150 passengers for
explosives after a Lion Air officer at the Balikpapan airport in
East Kalimantan received a bomb threat from a caller on Friday
morning. More ...
Legal status quo vs reform A newspaper report on Aug. 12 titled Court rejects indictment
of Tempo magazine indicates that the judicial panel chaired by
Mulyani was wise and capable of placing Law No. 40/1999 on the
press in its proper position. More ...
Nurdiana strikes gold in second attempt at PONEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The sounds of her blade rhymed with her movements when she
tiptoed on the floor and bent her body forward to strike her
blade to the air before leaping forward in a near perfect
performance before she ... More ...
Jakarta Police create new precincts The Jakarta Post
JakartaThree new police precincts will be established in Tangerang
municipality, Bekasi municipality and Kepulauan Seribu regency
this month in a bid to better serve and protect the public. More ...
Golkar falling apart over support of MegawatiKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The leadership of Golkar is facing a serious challenge in
deciding what to do about the growing number of party members --
both executive and grassroots -- who have openly defied the party
leaders' dictate to ... More ...
Green light for probe in Aceh JAKARTA: Aceh military commander Maj. Gen. Endang Suwarya said
on Friday any military officers in Aceh were ready for
questioning in connection with alleged corruption cases that took
place during the one-year martial law in the province."We are ready to be grilled. More ...
More RI workers complain of abuseID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Fajar (not his real name) lies listlessly inside an ambulance,
his face showing signs of excruciating pain. Both his legs are
limp. More ...
Part 1 of 2: Fundamentals, not speculators, main cause of oil price turbulenceKurtubi, JakartaLast week the price of WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude was
recorded close to US$50/barrel, a record high, but a level still
far lower in real terms than that registered in 1979 -- about
$40/barrel ... More ...
Athletes willing to adjust at games villageMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Some houses at the Games village in Jakabaring, remain without
electricity. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, September 4, 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 ...
Villagers block road project in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Hundreds of residents of four villages in Lampung blocked
Sumatra's east coast highway on Friday to protest a road
development project there. More ...
East Kalimantan offices emptyRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda Local residents have been deprived of public services in
Samarinda recently, as high-ranking officials with the East
Kalimantan provincial administration have been away for several
days, while new councillors postponed their first ... More ...
Bayu wins his seventh PON gold medalMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Judo veteran Krisna Bayu won his career-seventh gold in the
National Games to give host South Sumatra one of the two golds
collected on the second day of competition on Friday. More ...
'Mall concerts would be a breakthrough' As expected from a modern capital, Jakarta hosts a relatively
large number of art events and performances, be they traditional
or modern arts. The capital also has numerous art venues that
regularly host events. More ...
Bayu wins his PON seventhMoch. N. Kurniawan
The Jakarta Post/Palembang Judo veteran Krisna Bayu wins his career seventh gold in the
National Games to give host South Sumatra one of the two golds
collected on the second day of competition on Friday. More ...
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