JP/5/capAntaraIMPROMPTU DUET: Noted pop singer Vina Panduwinata (left) invites
Navy chief Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh to join her in singing Can't
Help Falling in Love at a change-of-guard ceremony in Surabaya,
East Java. At the event on Friday, outgoing Navy Education
Command chief Maj. Gen. More ...
Defense minister told to restructure officeTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While welcoming defense minister Juwono Sudarsono's plan to
eradicate corruption and markup practices in arms-purchase
procedures, an expert has urged for the restructuring of the
ministry and the introduction of a ... More ...
Telkom service I bought a Telkominstansave prepaid internet card some time
ago. I tried to dial up using the number printed on the card --
080981111 -- and after trying about 15 times, I came to the
conclusion the line didn't exist at all. More ...
RI scientists refute Flores Man findingTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that
the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the
remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of
mankind. More ...
Navy deploys ships for Idul Fitri SURABAYA: Navy chief Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh said on Friday
that the Navy was ready to deploy a number of war ships to carry
passengers during their Idul Fitri travels."Our ships are ready," he told reporters after a ceremony
here. More ...
Bush's win: The day the enlightenment went outGarry Wills,
The New York Times,
Evanston,Illionis This election confirms the brilliance of Karl Rove as a
political strategist. He calculated that the religious
conservatives, if they could be turned out, would be the deciding
factor. More ...
Indonesia to boost military cooperation with China
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to meet Chinese
President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Santiago, Chile, later this month to ... More ...
Jakarta minimum wage up by US$4Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With a monthly salary of Rp 600,000 (US$66), Adi, who works as a
factory worker, has to work overtime, sometimes until 1 a.m. More ...
Malaysia extends amnesty deadline for migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Malaysian government has extended the amnesty period for
undocumented Indonesian migrant workers to return home from Nov.
14 to December, Indonesian Minister of Manpower and
Transmigration Fahmi Idris said. More ...
ITS provides free education for youths SURABAYA: The November 10 Institute of Technology (ITS) in
Surabaya, East Java started on Friday a free education program
for 62 street kids, dropouts and poor children. More ...
Astra obtains loans from foreign banksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Astra International, the country's largest
automotive distributor and assembler, announced on Friday it had
signed a facility with foreign lenders to help refinance the
company's debts and for working capital. More ...
House approves Ryamizard nominationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung In a move that could worsen its relationship with President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the House of Representatives' defense
commission said it had endorsed Army chief Gen. More ...
RI sports turn to overseas trainingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sending athletes overseas for training is an option many
sports organizations are forced to resort to, given the poor
development programs at home, according to a sports official. More ...
Abilio acquittal 'erodes trust in rights tribunal'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The acquittal of former East Timor governor Abilio Soares could
further erode people's confidence in the country's commitment to
justice, a senior Cabinet minister announced on Friday. More ...
Jasa Marga completes road construction CIREBON, West Java: State toll road operator PT Jasa Marga
completed the construction on Friday of six kilometers of toll
road connecting Tegalkarang and Palimanan in Cirebon regency,
West Java. More ...
Misreporting on Unicef I am writing to respond to a report you published on Nov. 4 on
page 4: Unicef to campaign against land mines.My name was mentioned as a source, which I do not mind as long
as the content is in accordance with what I released to the
media. More ...
Foreign water firm 'abused rights' JAKARTA: The Community of Tap Water Customers (Komparta) and
an individual consumer, Suta Widhya, reported tap water operator
PD PAM Jaya and its foreign partner Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) to the
National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Friday due
to ... More ...
Anticorruption court in Kuningan JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court announced on
Friday that the first anticorruption court in the country would
start hearing cases in the Uppindo building on Jl. HR Rasuna Said
in Kuningan district. More ...
Ministry to create 5,492 new jobs JAKARTA: The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration plans to
spend Rp 28 billion to create jobs for 5,492 people over the next
three months. More ...
Poor showing
The performance of the legislators seems to be
counterproductive. They fight each other, and do not seem to care
that they have been chosen to represent Indonesian citizens in
voicing the urgency for recovery from the multidimensional
crises. More ...
Govt to allocate Rp 4.01t for regionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance announced on Friday the central
government would allocate as much as Rp 4.01 trillion (US$441.63
million) next year to help regional governments finance economic
and social programs. More ...
Govt to revive investment in Aceh, Maluku, PosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to boost investment, the government plans to revive
business and investment activities in some conflict-torn areas in
the country, such as Central Sulawesi's town of Poso as well as
the provinces of Aceh and ... More ...
Misunderstanding in taxation In response to the government's plan to abolish the tax on
luxury goods applied to soft drinks, I would like to say that the
imposition of a luxury tax on carbonated soft drinks is due to a
misunderstanding on the part of tax officials. More ...
Anarchy and terrorism The Islam Defenders Front's (FPI) actions are the very best to
isolate both Islam as well as Indonesia in the world. With all
key players known to the police, I absolutely don't understand
why no proper action has been taken. More ...
Press and new information ministerIgnatius Haryanto , Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has assigned Sofyan A.
Djalil as State Minister of Communications and Information. More ...
Rp 1.9t of remainds unspentBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The halted land acquisition for several infrastructure projects
in the capital has been blamed on the city administration's
failure to make use of the entire 2004 budget.Of the Rp 12.26 trillion (US$1. More ...
Defense minister advised to restructure officeTiarma Siboro
The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhile welcoming defense minister Juwono Sudarsono's plan to
eradicate corruption and markup practices in arms-purchase
procedures, an expert has urged for the restructuring of the
ministry and the introduction of ... More ...
Court delays euthanasia ruling JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court has delayed
issuing a decision on the legality of euthanasia on an appeal by
Bogor resident Hasan Kesuma, whose wife Agian Isna Naili has been
in a "persistent vegetative state" for more than three months. More ...
RI workers say Malaysia no longer land of opportunityAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Makassar Malaysia, which had long been a land of hope and promise for
Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) seeking better lives, has now
closed its doors. More ...
Ex-rivals SBY, Wiranto have 'small talk' at presidential officeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Long-time comrades President Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
and former presidential rival Gen. (ret) Wiranto held a brief
reunion on Friday. More ...
Car plunges into river, six people dieID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Six people were killed and six others severely injured late on
Thursday night when their Isuzu Bison van plunged into a river in
Gunung Malang, Situbondo, East Java. More ...
Helping the Palestinians
while there's still a mess at homeKornelius Purba
Jerusalem What is the relation between the Acehnese and the
Palestinians? "Look at the TV news. More ...
Eliminate illegal fees Four corporate guests of mine arrived from Thailand on Oct. 18
at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and the
immigration officer in charge, for no apparent reason, denied
them entry unless they paid US$100 each. More ...
Managing Komodo park I have had the privilege of visiting Komodo National Park a
number of times over the last few years and I consider it an
unequalled gem of the archipelago. More ...
Implication of AIDS crisis in China and its solutionCynthia Li,
Project Syndicate It is rare for a foreign doctor to get to China's rural areas,
where its AIDS epidemic was born and takes a horrible toll. More ...
Search underway for victims of landslide JAMBI, Jambi: As of Friday, a search and rescue team was still
trying to locate two people who went missing during a landslide
that happened a day earlier in Talang Lindung subdistrict,
Kerinci regency. More ...
The season ahead The end of Ramadhan is the time of year when Indonesia's
transportation system, its bureaucracy and network is the most
severely tested. More ...
New hope in oil industry Amid the plunge in Indonesia's oil production to 966,500
barrels per day (bpd) this year from as many as 1.2 million bpd
in 2002 -- which degraded the country as a net oil importer --
there have, of late, been several promising developments in the
petroleum industry. More ...
Police up security for Idul Fitri SEMARANG, Central Java: The Central Java Provincial Police
will deploy over 17,000 police officers to ensure the safety of
travelers and residents over the Idul Fitri festivities, a top
police officer said here on Friday. More ...
Police link local elite to Mamasa conflictAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Parepare Police said on Friday they believed that local politicians
masterminded the latest violence in Mamasa regency, West
Sulawesi, in which three villagers were killed. South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. More ...
JP/13/BIGovt aims to revive investment in Aceh, Ambon, PosoThe Jakarta Post/JakartaIn an attempt to boost investment, the government plans to revive
business and investment activities in some conflict-torn areas in
the country, such as Central Sulawesi's town of Poso as well as
the provinces of ... More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, November 6, 2004Exhibitions
* Art and Culture Kamoro People's Art Exhibition, presented by
Kal Muller, at QB World Kemang, Jl. Kemang Raya 17, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 7180818), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., until Nov. 7. More ...
With Bush still in charge, where do we go from here?Bunn Nagara ,
The Star,
Asia News Network,
Selangor, Malaysia Where some countries can be congratulated for a violence-free
election, the United States may now be congratulated for a
litigation-free one. George W. More ...
Bush entrusted with world's securityThe Daily Yomiuri,
Asia News Network,
Tokyo Confronted by the global menace of terrorism and the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, American voters
reelected U.S. President George W. Bush by a precariously narrow
margin in Tuesday's election. More ...
Fighting injustice
The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and the Betawi Brotherhood
Forum (FBR) have conducted raids against entertainment venues. Why don't they just raid Terminal III of Soekarno-Hatta
Airport? A lot of injustice happens there. More ...
'I'm saving bonus for my wedding'As Idul Fitri approaches, many people have begun home improvement
projects and have started buying new clothes and presents for
family, friends and colleagues, relying on the annual holiday
bonus for the expenditures. More ...
Tension rises as Christian beheadedRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso Local residents discovered at dawn Friday a severed head in Sayo
subdistrict, Poso regency, at dawn on Friday, with the Idul Fitri
holiday only a week away. More ...
The Malacca Strait: A clash of sovereignty concepts?Mark J. Valencia, Hawaii, United States When then U.S. Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Admiral
Thomas Fargo was reported as suggesting that U.S. More ...
Indonesia waives the rules? Everywhere Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) goes the skeletons
of the past rattle like hell, and they will cause him enormous
problems. More ...
Defense minister to restructure officeTiarma Siboro
The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhile welcoming defense minister Juwono Sudarsono's plan to
eradicate corruption and markup practices in arms-purchase
procedures, an expert has urged for the restructuring of the
ministry and the introduction of a ... More ...
Governor must resign: NGOs PADANG, West Sumatra: A group of 16 non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) demanded on Friday that West Sumatra
Governor Zainal Bakar step down following charges that he is
involved in a corruption case. More ...
The real threat to security in AsiaMichael Vatikiotis, Bangkok Forget Taiwan. The real threat to security in Asia is the
brewing cold war between Japan and China. More ...
Govt to sell more shares to plug deficit
Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is in a hurry to sell its remaining shares in
several publicly listed banks this year to help plug the state
budget deficit amid a shortfall in revenue from the privatization
program. More ...
Govt seeks out-of-court deal for KBC's claimThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is seeking to reduce a US$299 million claim made
by Karaha Bodas Co. More ...
Minister to get tough on errant civil servantsM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Civil servants still have two months to mess up before the
performance contracts they signed with the Office of the State
Minister of Administrative Reforms take effect in January ... More ...
Defense minister advised to restructure officeTiarma Siboro
The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhile welcoming defense minister Juwono Sudarsono's plan to
eradicate corruption and markup practices in arms-purchase
procedures, an expert has urged for the restructuring of the
ministry and the introduction of ... More ...
Komatsu to build steel plant Publicly listed PT Komatsu Indonesia, a unit of Japanese
heavy-equipment producer Komatsu Ltd, plans to build a new plant
that will double the company's production capacity for casted
steels in Indonesia, a company official said. More ...
JSX lifts suspension of Ades sharesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) resumed trading on Friday in
the shares of beverage company PT Ades Alfindo Putrasetia after a
three-month suspension following problems with its audited
financial reports. More ...
KONI faces continued funding shortage for sports programEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) is again facing the
prospect of strained finances next year with the disclosure of
potential government funding for its sports activities. More ...
RI, China to boost cooperationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to meet Chinese
President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Santiago, Chile, later this month to
discuss mutual cooperation ... More ...
Dollar victory crucial for the Russian economyYana Yurova,
RIA Novosti,
Moscow In the longer economic perspective, the name of the American
president does not matter much. More ...
Gasoline lead phase-out? The time's still not rightBob Larbey
Jakarta In 2003, Indonesia's government expressed its intention to ban
leaded gasoline in 2005. More ...
Questioning World Bank immunityMohammad Zakaria
The Daily Star
Asia News Network
Dhaka Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has written:
"Globalization today is not working for many of the world''s
poor, for much of the environment, for the stability of the
global economy. More ...
BNI funds traced to overseas accounts JAKARTA: The police are investigating the legality of a US$12
million worth of funds stashed in banks abroad and whether or not
they are part of Rp 1.7 trillion ($186.81 million) embezzled from
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in a lending scam last year. More ...
Major Asian cities to seek solutions to their problemsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Pollution, transportation and urban development are among the
major issues faced by 12 Asian metropolises, and will comprise
the priority agenda for the fourth Asian Network of Major Cities
21 (ANMC ... More ...
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