Host Indonesia routs Maldives 5-0 JAKARTA (JP): Host Indonesia proved it was too mighty for the
Maldives by whitewashing the visitors 5-0 in the 2002 World Cup
Asia zone Group Nine qualifying match at the Bung Karno stadium
in Senayan complex on Sunday. More ...
Traders to report public order officials JAKARTA (JP): An association representing street traders
operating across the capital would report the South Jakarta
Public Order Office and its (alleged) hired hoodlums to the
Jakarta Police for the use of violence in their crackdown on the
vendors, an ... More ...
Unknown culprits block Meulaboh to Banda Aceh roads BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Land transportation from Banda Aceh
capital of Aceh province to Meulaboh in West Aceh has been
interrupted over the last three days as unknown parties placed
felled trees along the roads of the province's south and ... More ...
Indonesia's future economic challenges This is the first of two articles by Dr. Emil Salim,
professor of economics at the University of Indonesia and
chairman of the former National Economic Council. More ...
Foreign airlines still have confidence in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The multitude of problems in Indonesia have not
discouraged several foreign airlines from serving the country. More ...
Debatable decree effective for labor protection JAKARTA (JP): The government again reiterated that Ministerial
Decree No. 150/2000 on compensation for dismissed or resigning
employees, would not be repealed despite displeasure from
investors. More ...
Where did Indonesia go wrong? The following is the first of two articles by Olle Tornquist,
professor of political science and development research at the
University of Oslo. OSLO, Norway (JP): Not so long ago, Indonesian democratization
seemed impossible. More ...
More wings color the sky JAKARTA (JP): Air travelers in Indonesia can now enjoy lower
fares and a wider choice in services following the establishment
of a number of new air carriers in the country. More ...
Teen sex workers flock to Karimun BATAM, Riau: Hundreds of teenage sex workers from Java and
Sumatra flock to Karimun island in Riau province on weekends as
the tourist industry on the island is booming. More ...
Boys arrested over cyber crimes SEMARANG, Central Java: Semarang Police arrested two boys on
Sunday and seized evidence in connection with illegal
transactions they allegedly conducted on the internet, Antara
reported.Semarang Police chief Snr. Comr. Halba R. More ...
500 houses, rice fields inundated BANDUNG, West Java: Hundreds of farmers in Majalaya and
Ciparay districts have lost their crops as floods inundated and
destroyed their rice fields over the last two days. More ...
Presumption of guilt The government has taken a bold initiative in its antigraft
campaign by proposing a law that requires a person accused of
corruption to prove his innocence, instead of having state
prosecutors prove his guilt. More ...
Experts confused by student brawlsBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): Ahmad Tubagus, a freshman at SMU (senior high
school) Muhammadiyah 1 in Central Jakarta claims that he has
never been involved in a student brawl. More ...
On scenarios of RI's future Reading the article called Likely scenarios in RI's future
published on April 3, 2001, written by Scott Burchill and Damien
Kingsbury, I found it very entertaining. Though, in my opinion, I
guess the two writers forgot to title it properly. More ...
Suspected robber shot four times JAKARTA (JP): Morgue attendants were surprised on Sunday when
they received the corpse of a suspected robber, allegedly shot to
death by East Jakarta Police, with a total of four gunshot wounds
to his body. More ...
Police clash with Matraman residents JAKARTA (JP): Another clash between the police and residents
broke out in the Matraman area of East Jakarta late on Saturday,
with Jl. Matraman being closed for some hours following the
incident.No casualties were reported. More ...
Off to a speedy start with the Pavilion 9850By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Do we really need a machine faster than a
Pentium III running at 600 MHz? Time and time again we have asked
ourselves this same question. More ...
Woman loses husband, children to fire JAKARTA (JP): A woman lost her husband and two children to a
raging fire, which engulfed their house on Jl. Kelapa Dua Hibrida
Utara in the Sector VI of Gading Serpong housing complex in
Curug, Tangerang, early Saturday morning.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Celebrating Indonesian Women, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna
Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until
April 21.
* Italian Contemporary Art, Shapes of Mind, National Museum, Jl. More ...
No selection in Golden Gloves SEMARANG (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing
Association (Pertina) Sang Nyoman Suwisma confirmed on Sunday
there would be no selection for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games in the Golden Gloves boxing championships here. More ...
Man stabbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Local residents of Jagakarsa, South Jakarta
alerted the police early on Sunday morning after they found a
man's body with at least three stab wounds near the Pancasila
University bus stop. More ...
BI plans to relax rulings to boost bank lending JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to temporarily relax
certain bank rulings in a bid to encourage banks to lend more
money to the real sector (ie. industry, manufacturing, etc. More ...
Brief profile of new players Airmark: Operates two 26-seat CASA-212 aircraft on two routes:
Denpasar-Mataram and Denpasar-Sumbawa. Airmark also plans to
serve two additional routes, namely Bandung-Jakarta-Tanjung
Karang and Bandung-Semarang. More ...
Diarrhea hits 15 every minute JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen people suffer from diarrhea every minute
due to drinking contaminated water, a health official revealed on
Sunday. More ...
Danamon faces bankruptcy suit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Danamon Indonesia is facing
bankruptcy charges at the Central Jakarta Commercial Court for
failing to pay Bank IFI some US$12 million in outstanding debts,
according to Bank IFI's legal representative. More ...
Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC:
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Save the Last ... More ...
IBRA to attend APP-bond holders Singapore meeting JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA)
will attend a meeting of the ailing Asia Pulp and Paper (APP)
company and its bond holders in Singapore on Monday. More ...
LaserJet still cheaper alternative JAKARTA (JP): When visiting a company or a government office
that has already adopted desktop computing as their standard
productivity tool, what will you see? Chances are you will see a
PC on every desk connected with Ethernet cable to the
organization's ... More ...
Politicians set terms for dialog JAKARTA (JP): The country's leading politicians said they
could accept the reconciliation talks proposed by President
Abdurrahman Wahid provided that a clear agenda had been set in
advance. More ...
Anti-Madurese violence continues in Pangkalan Bun BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): The hunting down of
Madurese migrants and the torching of their property continued in
the West Kotawaringin regency capital of Pangkalan Bun as Dayaks
reportedly entered the town from Sampit in East ... More ...
Visa's RI sales up 30 percent JAKARTA (JP): Visa International booked a 30 percent increase
in its card sales in Indonesia to US$870 million in 2000 over the
previous year's figures. More ...
Air Force's Jupiter Blue: Professionalism in crisisBy Tiarma Siboro JAKARTA (JP): The worsening relations between the Indonesian
military (TNI) and some allied countries, which resulted in the
suspension of military aid including spare parts for the
Indonesian Air Force's jet fighters, has ... More ...
New operator of Aussie TV to be decided soonBy Peter Kerr JAKARTA (JP): A new operator to re-establish an Australian
satellite television service to Indonesia and the rest of Asia is
expected to be decided within days. More ...
RI mission visits Korea, China JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian trade mission departed for China
and South Korea on Sunday for a week-long visit to explore new
export opportunities in the two countries. More ...
Rupiah may break 11,000 level this week JAKARTA (JP): The gloomy outlook for the country's economic
fundamentals and a standoff between President Abdurrahman Wahid
and his political opponents are likely to drag the Indonesian
currency down further, analysts have warned. More ...
Government for independent seamen's association JAKARTA (JP): The government, at the start of the
extraordinary congress of the Indonesian Seamen's Association
(KPI) on Saturday, threw its weight behind plans to make the
Association a truly independent union by withdrawing state
officials from ... More ...
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