French contest at Carrefour In June, I bought a French music cassette at Carrefour Pasar
Festival as I read in their advertisement that with every
purchase, shoppers stood a chance at winning return airfare for
two to Paris and lunch with French Indonesia-born artist Anggun. More ...
Police use dead to cover up problemsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In attempt to wash their hands of a potentially damaging case,
police announced on Thursday that they had closed the
investigation into an alleged plot between security officers and
convict Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra ... More ...
Disagreement causes delay, forces MPR to extend sessionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During a plenary meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly
(MPR) on Thursday, it was decided to extend the Assembly's Annual
Session by about nine hours after legislators failed to reach ... More ...
Blaming only the IMF a deceitful gimmickAbdul Mongid, Alumni, University of Wales, United Kingdom One main theme of discussion, especially among economists and
politicians, is how to "get divorced" from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). More ...
JP/6/OTHER5Thomas Middlehoff's failure Once upon a time, there was a media firm in the tranquil town
of Guetersloh that had become great thanks to book clubs. More ...
U.S. not perfect, but willing to improveRalph L. Boyce, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy to Indonesia, Jakarta We live in an increasingly interconnected world with more and
more barriers between people falling each day. More ...
Minister rapped over dredgers JAKARTA: The House of Representatives criticized maritime
affairs and fisheries minister Rochmin Dahuri on Thursday for
releasing seven foreign dredgers impounded in Riau waters last
month, which had illegally taken sand from Indonesian maritime
territory. More ...
Govt must reduce dependency on donorsAhmad Junaidi and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission B asserted
on Thursday that it was not seeking to terminate Indonesia's
relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but for
the ... More ...
Tobing, survives with consistencyTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many say the difference between a statesman and a politician
lies in how they treat life. More ...
Plot thickens as factions prepare for electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tension in gubernatorial election process was turned up
another notch on Thursday as the disappointed United Development
Party (PPP) faction, which has 12 of the 85 seats in the Council,
rejected a ... More ...
Let Brazil elect Lula if it still desires toJonathan Power, Columnist, London Twenty years ago when Luiz Inacio da Silva, "Lula" as everyone
calls him, first started to make a splash in Brazilian politics
both the West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt and the Spanish
prime minister Adolfo Suarez ... More ...
Independent body for customs office annulledThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance has rejected calls for the establishment
of an independent supervisory committee to monitor the country's
customs office, raising doubts about whether measures to reform
the customs office can be ... More ...
MPR blasted for delay in establishment of commissionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts and activists blasted the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) on Thursday for putting off the establishment of a
constitutional commission until 2003. More ...
Australia, Indonesia win multibillion Chinese LNG contractsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta China has awarded multi-billion-dollar contracts to
Australian and Indonesian consortiums to supply liquefied natural
gas (LNG) to the country. More ...
Rubber producing nations set up consortium to lift priceThe Jakarta Post, Gianyar, Bali The world's largest rubber producers -- Indonesia, Malaysia and
Thailand -- signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) to set up a consortium called International Tripartite
Rubber Companies ... More ...
Constitutional commission put off till 2003Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite disagreement on two contentious articles, the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) is expected to endorse the final
phase of the current constitutional amendment process during a
plenary session on ... More ...
Second round of Poso peace talks set for SundayMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Signatories of a peace deal to cease the two years of sectarian
conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, will hold a two-day meeting
beginning on Sunday after a spate of recent attacks has shattered
the historic ... More ...
Jacob blames Hassan over illegal workersThe Jakarta Post, Tampak Siring, Bali Malaysia's refusal to sign a deal on Indonesian illegal workers
has left unfinished business between two ministers from the
Cabinet of President Megawati Soekarnoputri. More ...
Pertamina guarantees fuel supply in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state oil and gas company Pertamina guaranteed on Thursday
that the supply of fuel in Greater Jakarta would not be disrupted
despite a massive 2-day strike by thousands of fuel truck drivers
at the fuel depot in Plumpang, ... More ...
N. Maluku violence leaves one deadOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Two bomb explosions in North Maluku's Tobelo district and fresh
clashes between two villages on Wednesday left one dead and
several houses burned, military reports said. More ...
Police find large explosives warehouse Police said on Thursday that they had found a large warehouse
storing explosives that were linked to the blast in the basement
of the four-story Graha Cijantung building in East Jakarta early
last month. More ...
'Annual Session is waste of time' Amendments to the Constitution being debated at the Annual
Session continue to bore the average person who say it has no
consequence to their daily lives.Damer, 50, is a street tailor in Jatinegara, East Jakarta. More ...
Malaysia turns down Indonesian requests on workersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Tampak Siring, Bali Indonesia asked two things from Malaysia about illegal
workers: give them another one month to leave Malaysia and give
them assurances that they could return to the country. More ...
'Military did nothing to prevent attack on Carrascalao's house'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A pro-Jakarta East Timorese leader told the Rights Tribunal on
Thursday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) did nothing to stop
armed militias from attacking the residence of ... More ...
Houses unlawfully used as businesses TANGERANG: Many house owners in the Citra Raya residential
complex in Cikupa, Tangerang have illegally turned their property
into business sites. More ...
Jakarta gets Rp 46b from central governmentNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Government has doubled the funds for Jakarta, to
compensate for the phased-out fuel subsidy, from Rp 23.66 billion
last year to Rp 46.73 billion (US$5.19 million) this year. More ...
Accelerating recovery Despite the tumultuous debate about the proposed amendments to
the Constitution that are the main focus of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session, it is a relief to
know it has still spent some time reviewing economic issues. More ...
Dozens join race for regent post CILACAP, Central Java: Since 1998 there has been more public
participation in politics here as a record 42 people have
nominated themselves for the top executive post in the regency
since the registration began on Monday. More ...
Prices in Papua shock Garin JAKARTA: Coming back from a recent visit to Irian Jaya, the
renowned Jakarta-based film-maker Garin Nugroho complained about
the high cost of living in the eastern-most province.A non star-rated hotel costs Rp 350,000 (about US$35) per
night. More ...
Choreographer Hartati lays life on the tableYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta After scoring a success with Sayap Yang Patah (the Broken Wing)
last year, and having taken part in a visiting art program in New
York, young choreographer Hartati is now in the final preparation
stage of her ... More ...
Zinni urges govt to revive talks with GAMTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Adding to the what the local people and observers have suggested,
a visiting retired U.S. More ...
New cancer treatment is now on the way, DIGM tells patientsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Patients diagnosed with cancer can enjoy their life longer as
a new cancer treatment called antiangiogenesis will be released
soon, a doctor said on Thursday. More ...
Cirebon regent meets protest over press controlNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Protests are mounting against the Cirebon regency administration
for issuing a bylaw which many fear jeopardizes press freedom. More ...
Indonesians may travel to KL without passport soonBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An immigration deal signed on Thursday between Indonesia and
Malaysia promises passport-free for travel between the two
countries, an Indonesian government official said. More ...
Protesters say no to sharia, constitutional amendmentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of people rallied in front of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR)
complex on Thursday to reject amendments to the 1945
Constitution. More ...
French contest at Carrefour In June, I bought a French music cassette at Carrefour Pasar
Festival as I read in their advertisement that with every
purchase, shoppers stood a chance at winning return airfare for
two to Paris and lunch with French Indonesia-born artist Anggun. More ...
Student slays schoolmate in BanjarmasinUmi Sriwahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan The educational community in South Kalimantan were shocked by a
tragic incident on Wednesday when a student murdered a schoolmate
from the same senior high school in the provincial capital here. More ...
RI seeking for other gas deal with KLThe Jakarta Post, Gianyar, Bali After signing a US$6.2 billion gas delivery contract with
Malaysia on Thursday, Indonesia hopes to garner further such
contracts with them. More ...
Guards find MPR sessions boring Security guards have found the ten-day Annual Session of the
People's Consultative Assembly simply boring. Most of the time
they just sit around with nothing to do, except when there are
rallies. More ...
French contest at Carrefour In June, I bought a French music cassette at Carrefour Pasar
Festival as I read in their advertisement that with every
purchase, shoppers stood a chance at winning return airfare for
two to Paris and lunch with French Indonesia-born artist Anggun. More ...
Indonesia Open Jazz 2002 aims to educate the publicHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "There is no such thing as jazz development in Indonesia," claims
jazz musician and long-time music teacher Tjut Nyak Deviana
Daudsjah, who is also known as Deviana. More ...
HIV/AIDS in Batam demands immediate controlFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The increasing number of nightspots in Batam, Riau has been
blamed on the increase of HIV cases. More ...
Ambonese keep on partying despite tensionPandaya, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Bombs occasionally jolt the city. Rubble and debris litter the
floors of buildings, which lay in a state of ruin from the three-
year-old sectarian fighting. Heavily armed soldiers patrol the
street 24 hours a day. More ...
JP/ /JP/NASIONALPapuan refugees want to go home JAYAPURA, Papua: Hundreds of Papuan refugees living in Papua
New Guinea (PNG) are unable to return home because the United
Nations has failed to deliver promised financial aid, official
says.The head of the Borders Cooperation Agency in Papua, F. More ...
Bumptious banks Regarding the banks' arbitrary attitude concerning their
"official policy" of refusing any foreign bills of less than
"Crisp Uncirculated", CU conditions: ANZ bank was chosen as the
test subject in the necessary eradication of this discriminatory
practice. More ...
Residents asked to keep the flag flying JAKARTA: The city administration calls upon Jakarta residents
to hoist the nation's red-and-white flag from Aug. 14 until Aug.
18 in commemoration of the 57th anniversary of Indonesian
Independence.The flag should be hoisted from 6 a.m until 6 p.m. More ...
RI karatekas to spar with Aussies ahead of AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian karate team's members hope to test their skills
during a tour of Australia ahead of the real competition at the
2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, according to the
Indonesian coach. More ...
MPR Annual Session 2002: Some crucial issuesJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta From the outset, this year's Annual Session of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) has been overshadowed by expectations
of a deadlock. More ...
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