Traditional markets still have charmEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the growing number of hypermarkets and supermarkets in
Jakarta, traditional markets have not lost their charm with the
public. More ...
Asian disunity appears chronic and willfulWang Gungwu, Director, East Asia Institute, University of Singapore,
Project Syndicate Why can't Asia unite even for the sake of its own security?
For decades, Western experts have complained about the failure of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ... More ...
Ahead of 2004 curriculum, teachers must focus more on studentsSimon Marcus Gower
Director of Research and Development
Harapan Bangsa School
Tangerang, Banten The role of the teacher in Indonesia, as with most other
places around the world, is changing. More ...
Mechanism unclear for GAM to lay down armsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Demilitarization in the restive province of Aceh is scheduled to
start on Sunday as part of last December's peace deal to end
long-standing hostilities, but exactly how it will work remains
unclear. More ...
Patriotism has amazing powers of adhesionFelipe Fernandez-Armesto, Guardian News Service, London Patriotism is a virtue. It is altruistic: It puts community --
the patriot's state or nation -- above self. More ...
Poland offers cheap aircraftThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two Polish aircraft makers PZL-Mielec and PZL-Swidnik have
offered their helicopter and airplane products to potential
buyers in Indonesia. More ...
JP/7/BUDI Ideology is more than just a mouthful of rice
Budiman S. Hartoyo
General Chairman
Reformed Association of
Indonesian Journalists
(PWI Reformasi)
Jakarta Today's press freedom is the most significant outcome of the
reform movement. More ...
Starting your own business requires the right attitudePri Notowidigdo, Contributor, (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com) Starting your own business is a scary yet exciting experience.
It can represent the biggest risk as well as the biggest
opportunity of your life. More ...
'Tracing Hendra's assets difficult' JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza
Mahendra claimed on Friday that the government would still have
difficulties tracing down the assets of the late Hendra Rahardja. More ...
Patriotism and xenophobiaFelipe Fernandez-Armesto
Guardian News Service
London Patriotism is a virtue. It is altruistic: It puts community --
the patriot's state or nation -- above self. It is progressive,
because citizens who want to make their country the best strive
to make it better. More ...
Parties told to adopt to new law before electionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political parties contesting the 2004 general elections are urged
to meet requirements stipulated in Law No. 31/2002 on political
parties immediately, so as not to disrupt the preparations for
the elections. More ...
War jitters already hurting RI export: BusinessmenRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tension evolving in the run-up to imminent war in the Gulf has
already dealt a blow to the country's exports, causing fear that
Indonesia will not be able to reach its export target growth this
year, ... More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100% proceeds to
Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Kemang Timur No. 36, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 021-71790008), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Feb. More ...
JP/6/KAHLILDo we need the IMF?Kahlil Rowter
Lecturer
School of Economics
Universitas Indonesia
Jakarta The government is mulling whether or not to extend its
arrangement with the International Monetary Fund. More ...
Opposition in Indonesia grows to possible U.S. attack on IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An antiwar sentiment pervaded Indonesia as religious
organizations and political parties joined force to oppose a
possible U.S. attack on Iraq. More ...
Why can't Asia unite even for the sake of its own security?
For decades, Western experts have complained about the failure of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to learn the
value of collective security from Europe's postwar experience. More ...
A new U.S. communications paradigm:
'It's the oil, stupid'Piers GillespieJakarta One intriguing aspect of the inevitable build up to what could
be the biggest military catastrophe in this young century is the
way in which the two opposing leaders, George W. More ...
More fuel stations to be built for Jakarta fishermenNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Small-scale fishermen will soon be able to procure fuel for their
boats at the official price as the city administration has plans
to build three fuel stations and a bunker for fishermen this year
in ... More ...
Politician warns of conflict if Papua split into 3 provinceTiarma Siboro and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Politicians warned on Friday of new conflicts in Papua if the
government proceeds with its policy to divide the territory into
three smaller provinces. More ...
Government, WB in conflict over telecoms regulatory bodyArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Controversy over the need to establish an independent
regulatory body in the telecommunications industry resurfaced,
when on Friday the government, the World Bank and experts voiced
different opinions ... More ...
Search for missing Cessna continues near Mt. CiremaiNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The search continued on Friday for a light plane that has been
missing since Thursday and is feared to have crashed in a
mountainous area near the West Java town of Kuningan. More ...
A war on double standardsIqbal Widastomo, Research Associate, London School of Economics,
London In the vocabulary of current world affairs there seems to be a
continuing and rather offensive misnomer that is daily repeated.In our current complicated world we hear the expression "war
on terror". More ...
Jakarta bus fares to increase next week despite guel hike delayAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the central government's decision last month to delay the
fuel price hike, the Jakarta administration announced on Friday
it would increase bus fares next week. More ...
Arab world's poor disunity on showEric S. Margolis, The Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi, Pakistan Never has the old maxim "hang together or be hanged
separately" been more fitting than for the Arab states now
quailing in fear before President George W. Bush's evangelical
crusade against Iraq. More ...
What is the cost? Is there any comparison at all between demonstrators who over-
react and cause damage when protesting against the recent price
hikes and the release of fraudulent bankers from legal charges?
Which of the two groups did more damage to the country? Following
on from that, how ... More ...
Government offers to sell PPD JAKARTA: In a bid to save state-run city bus company Perusahaan
Pengangkutan Djakarta (PPD), the government is offering to sell
the company to either a private company, a foreign investor or
the Jakarta administration. More ...
Pavilion renovation cost questioned JAKARTA: City Council's Commission B on development affairs
announced on Friday that it suspected funds had been misused in
the renovation of Jakarta pavilion at the Taman Mini Indonesia
Indah, which cost the administration Rp 15 billion (US$1.68
million). More ...
Bali tourists arrivals soar in JanuaryArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bali's tourism showed signs of extraordinary recovery in
January, thanks largely to Asian neighbors, who displayed a huge
amount of solidarity by sending most visitors to the nation's
most famed resort island. More ...
Government-press relationship on track but needs more attentionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The media's four-year-old relationship with its former master,
the government, has been progressing on the right track, but
problems remain in the quality of Indonesia's nascent ... More ...
Press freedom and the miracle of RI journalism The 19th National Press Day falls on Feb. 9 following vast
changes in society and in the media itself. The Jakarta Post's
Soeryo Winoto interviews Chairman of the Indonesian Press Council
Atmakusumah Astraatmadja on the issue. More ...
Police bar bad debtors from leaving the countryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police Headquarters has sent a letter to the
immigration office asking that 29 former directors, commissioners
and shareholders of five shutdown banks be banned from leaving
the country. More ...
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi6:30 English News Service7:30 Talk Show: Sarapan8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Indonesian Music 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita ... More ...
JP/5/Intro
As stipulated by the cessation of hostilities agreement signed by
Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the GAM rebels are to
begin disarming by Feb. More ...
Money can buy anything at Tangerang prisonMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten The thick walls and iron bars of prison often prove to be no
deterrent to those inside trying to get ahold of contraband goods
from outside. More ...
The inspectors have failed usKhidhir Hamza
Former Advisor
Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization
Former Director
Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Program
Project Syndicate Faced with reports of their failure to cooperate with the
heads of the two UN inspection teams, the Iraqis have abandoned
their ... More ...
Digital voice recorders, a new way of writingVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Walking away from a client interview, my minidisk recorder
suddenly burst into flames. More ...
Borobudur people are poor despite wealthy region Heru Prasetya, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The presence of a world famous tourist and heritage site nearby,
the Borobudur Temple, perhaps gives one the impression that the
local residents there might be earning a nice living from all the ... More ...
Aceh moves to rebuild shattered economy Aceh, with a population of 4.2 million, is always described as
a natural resource-rich province, and the people are very proud
of their territory's abundant wealth. More ...
FBI quizzes five military officers JAKARTA: The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) agents
questioned on Friday five military (TNI) officers in regard to
their alleged involvement in the deadly ambush in Timika, Papua
that claimed two American lives and injured a dozen other
civilian teachers and ... More ...
TV Program: Monday, Feb. 10, 2003TVRI
.TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Obladi Oblada8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 TV Drama: Janji Cinta9:30 Surat10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 ... More ...
RI immigration policy The Minister of Foreign Affairs has openly criticized the new
U.S. immigration policy requiring Indonesian males to register
with immigration authorities in that country. He called the
policy discriminatory and unacceptable. More ...
Indian films are OK. In the Jan. 25 edition of The Jakarta Post I read a letter
from Evy in Balikpapan in which she blamed Indian films on
television for the increase in the rape of children. More ...
Hong Kong remains a popular destination for Indonesian tourists Although many Indonesian tourists are choosing to spend their
holidays in Europe or Japan, Hong Kong is still one of the most
popular tourist destinations for Indonesians. More ...
Mixed reactions to capital punishmentM. Taufiqurrahman and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Families of drug addicts were split over the death sentence
for drug dealers while legal experts agreed that capital
punishment was appropriate given the menace they pose to society. More ...
Indonesia must heed history, treat Acehnese better, or else...Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Ironic as it may sound, many Indonesians probably remain
unaware that natural resource-rich Aceh province has become an
international issue and that Indonesia may lose more territory ... More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Feb. 10, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Donated Prize Winning Paintings, 100% proceeds to
Charity, at Gallery Cafe Linggar, Kemang Timur No. 36, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 021-71790008), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Feb. More ...
140,000 TB patients die every year JAKARTA: An estimated 140,000 out of 583,000 tuberculosis
sufferers in Indonesia die every year compared to 2 million
worldwide, a Health Ministry official has said. More ...
Borobudur people are poor despite wealthy region Heru Prasetya, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java The presence of a world famous tourist and heritage site nearby,
the Borobudur Temple, perhaps gives one the impression that the
local residents there might be earning a nice living from all the ... More ...
PDI Perjuangan slams student protests JAKARTA: In an ironic twist, the secretary of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction Tjahyo
Kumolo claimed on Friday that the ongoing student protests in the
country were excessive, and thus they must espouse the ideology
of ... More ...
Air India loses baggage A guy checks in at the Air India counter at Mumbai and says,
"Look, I want this red bag to go to London, the green one to
Dubai and the black one to travel with me. More ...
Art market construction plan faces strong oppositionTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java Strong pressure against a plan to build an art market near
Borobudur Temple in Central Java has finally made authorities
buckle, but not for good. More ...
Ideology is more than just a mouthful of riceBudiman S. Hartoyo, General Chairman, Reformed Association of
Indonesian Journalists (PWI Reformasi), Jakarta Today's press freedom is the most significant outcome of the
reform movement. More ...
Patriotism and xenophobiaFelipe Fernandez-Armesto
Guardian News Service
London Patriotism is a virtue. It is altruistic: It puts community --
the patriot's state or nation -- above self. It is progressive,
because citizens who want to make their country the best strive
to make it better. More ...
Garin film in Berlin festival Indonesian director Garin Nugroho has once again proven his worth
with the inclusion of his newest film Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali
Saja (I Want to Kiss You Just Once) in the 53rd Berlin
International Film Festival. More ...
Rebuilding ravaged AfghanistanThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo How effective is Japan's aid to Afghanistan in helping the
nation's people in their struggle to rebuild their ravaged
nation?In the year since the January 2002 International Conference on
Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan in Tokyo, ... More ...
The inspectors have failed usKhidhir Hamza
Former Advisor
Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization
Former Director
Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Program
Project Syndicate Faced with reports of their failure to cooperate with the
heads of the two UN inspection teams, the Iraqis have abandoned
their ... More ...
Yogyakarta-educated priest becomes E. Timor's first ambassador to RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor's first ambassador to Indonesia, Protestant minister
Arlindo Marcal, presented his credentials to President Megawati
Soekarnoputri on Friday. More ...
Chinese-Indonesians cultivate ancestral artTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Just go to where the sound of the drums are coming from," a
bystander tells me when asked the way to the Kong Ha Hong
Foundation's hall.The hall on Jl. More ...
Fire razes three N. Jakarta homes At least three homes in a dense residential area on Jl.
Pangeran Jayakarta, North Jakarta, burned down at 1:30 a.m on
Friday. More ...
PLN-police sign deal to curb power theftA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) with the Indonesian Police on Friday on
curbing power theft, which has cost the company dearly. More ...
Borobudur celebrates restoration anniversarySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java To gaze at the elegant Borobudur Temple from the Central Java
town of Magelang makes one wonder of the glorious past. More ...
Sutiyoso not serious about KONI raceNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite being nominated as one of the candidates to lead the
National Sports Council (KONI), Governor Sutiyoso took a
wait-and-see stance, saying he would like to focus on his duties
in running the capital city ... More ...
Say no to censorship Nearly five years into Reformasi, what do we have to show for
it?A hopeless track record, when we look at the performance of
the economy, at the courts of law in dispensing justice, at the
incompetence of political parties and the national leadership,
the widening corruption, ... More ...
Undemocratic move The party's over. The Jakarta City Council has approved the
year's provincial budget, which amounts to Rp 11.075 trillion --
roughly Rp 1.375 trillion more than last year's. More ...
Civilians held for Dumai clashHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Two civilians are being detained for their alleged roles in a
clash between police and soldiers in the Riau town of Dumai,
while a local military chief has denied a group of troops
perpetrated the violence. More ...
Boyce, Gozney brig their case on Iraq to RI legislatorsKurniawan Hari and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States and Britain brought their case to Indonesian
legislators on Friday, trying to convince the lawmakers that
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had failed to comply ... More ...
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi6:30 English News Service7:30 Talk Show: Sarapan8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Indonesian Music 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita ... More ...
Horse-trading delays bill talks JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman
Amien Rais said on Friday that back room negotiations have slowed
down the deliberation of the electoral bill. More ...
'Sidewalks very disappointing' The city administration plans to make Jl. Thamrin in Central
Jakarta pedestrian-friendly, and has said it will expand the plan
to include Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta. The Jakarta Post spoke
to some people about the idea. More ...
Hopes high for Aceh peace deal to last foreverKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh As stipulated by the cessation of hostilities agreement signed by
Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the GAM rebels are to
begin disarming by Feb. More ...
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2002Tour and Travel Services* Antara Travel Service, Puri Anjasmoro, Ruko E1/9 (Tel. 024-
7605341, fax: 024-7605779).
* Electra Duta Wisata Tour and Travel, Jl. Gajah Mada 1 (Tel.
024-3518444, 3511112, fax: 3511114).
* Fortuna Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr. More ...
Controversial pulp mill set to resume operationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A controversial pulp mill owned by Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) in
North Sumatra looks certain to resume permanent operations,
despite strong environmental opposition. More ...
Fresh blast injures a farmer in CakungDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the city police continue their investigation into the
Monday morning bomb blast at a building near the National Police
Headquarters, another explosion occurred in the capital on
Friday. More ...
Nobody knows bin Laden's addressValentin Kunin
RIA Novosti
Moscow The British Foreign Office has issued a statement claiming
that the government has evidence that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda
organization tried to make a "dirty bomb" in the late 1990s. More ...
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