ABRI to continue safety-net projects BANDUNG (JP): Despite having relatively little impact on the
national food and unemployment crises, the Armed Forces is to
continue its labor-intensive farming projects in villages in its
campaign to boost national food stocks.Army Chief of Staff Gen. More ...
The Wye River accord After nine days of intense and laborious negotiations marked
by on-and-off threats of collapse, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat
finally struck an interim peace deal on Friday at the secluded
Wye River Plantation, 110 ... More ...
Banned player seeks reduced sentence JAKARTA (JP): National soccer team defender Mursyid Effendy
asked on Saturday for the All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI)
to back his appeal for clemency from the Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) which banned him for life from international
matches. More ...
Bekasi villages face flooding JAKARTA (JP): Fears are mounting that at least five villages
along the Muaragembong coast in Bekasi regency will be heavily
inundated during the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to
see heavier rainfall than average due to the La Nina phenomenon. More ...
Maid commits suicide BANDUNG, West Java: An 18-year-old maid committed suicide
Saturday after her request for a wage rise was rejected, Antara
quoted police as saying here.The maid, Lasmini, who worked for a midwife named Yulia on Jl.
Gempol Sari, reportedly hanged herself with a piece of raffia. More ...
NU's 4th party established in Jombang JOMBANG, East Java (JP): Thousands of supporters of Nahdlatul
Ulama witnessed on Sunday the launching of Partai Kebangkitan
Umat (Ummah Awakening Party, PKU), born out of disappointment in
the previous three NU affiliated parties. More ...
Doctors rapped for poor treatment of AIDS carriers JAKARTA (JP): Many medical doctors here appear to be
unsympathetic in their treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS,
especially women who are about to give birth, says an expert and
a social worker. More ...
Mideast peace deal not a panaceaBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "Clinton needs the (signing) ceremony like
oxygen," wrote Israeli journalist Nahum Barnea early this month. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Batik Exhibition, at Gedung Departemen Perindustrian, Ground
Floor, Jl. Gatot Subroto, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Oct. 28.
* Painting Exhibition by Ketut Susena and Hanta Guna, at Mitra
Hadiprana, Jl. More ...
Three bankers face dismissal over land scam JAKARTA (JP): Three top executives of the city-owned Bank DKI
are facing the prospect of being fired as an investigation of the
fictitious acquisition of 120 hectares of land nears completion,
a councilor said last Friday. More ...
People ask for cheap medical bills TANGERANG (JP): The local regency's Social Services Office
receives three to five people a day who ask for letters
recommending they be given discounts on medical treatment. More ...
Regent ready to face lawsuit TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara has said that
his administration is ready to face any lawsuits from people
claiming not to have received compensation when their land was
seized to build the Serpong-Bintaro toll road. More ...
Tradition of mutual help damping the crisisBy Stephen J. Woodhouse JAKARTA (JP): Much has been written about the establishment of
a social safety net to protect the poor from Indonesia's ongoing
crisis. Unfortunately, a strong impression has been imparted that
such a net represents something new. More ...
Subdistrict head election questioned TANGERANG (JP): About 500 residents of Rawa Rengas village in
Kosambi district staged a rally at the Tangerang regency office
on Saturday to urge Tangerang regent Agus Djunara to investigate
deviations in the process of electing the new chief of ... More ...
Training course on script writing JAKARTA (JP): The French Embassy has organized a training
course on script writing for teachers and fourth-year students of
the Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ). More ...
Komodo's treasures getting passed byBy Devi M. Asmarani LABUAN BAJO, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Labuan Bajo, a small
coastal fishing town on the northeastern tip of the island of
Flores in East Nusa Tenggara and the surrounding islands which
make up Komodo National Park all have good potential for ... More ...
Govt, businessmen argue over ideal level for rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Recent advances made by the rupiah against the
U.S. dollar has left the government and the business sector
arguing over the ideal level for the currency in the economy's
present state. More ...
Stock market likely to slide further JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the local stock market are
likely to slide further this week as profit taking may dominate
the trading. More ...
Centralization major threat to unity With the 70th Anniversary of the nation's Youth Pledge coming
up on Wednesday in the midst of a severe crisis threatening
national unity, The Jakarta Post asked H.S. Dillon to comment on
the current state of the Indonesian nation-state. More ...
Supervising freedom Without any significant changes, the House of Representatives
(DPR) last week passed into law a draft regulation on the freedom
of expression. The document had earlier been angrily rejected by
the House when it was first submitted in the form of a government
decree. More ...
Direct donations I wish to respond to the letter in your paper of Sept. 29 from
Wilhelm Rehli titled "Donation from expatriate".I was horrified at your answer. Sarcasm about a subject that
concerns so many people and which is featured in your paper does
little to help. More ...
DXN to open Indonesian plant JAKARTA (JP): Herbal medicine producer DXN International of
Malaysia is to set up a plant in Cikarang, West Java, to
strengthen its business in Indonesia. More ...
Utut in tough group at int'l rapid chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Utut Adianto faces
a tough draw at the Intercontinental Cup rapid chess tournament
in Cap d'Agde, France this week. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley
3:05 Environment Program: Pemanfaatan Lahan
3:30 TV Drama: Komitmen
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita
5:00 Indonesian Lessons
5:30 Educational Quiz: Tangkas Cermat
6:00 News: Lintasan Berita
... More ...
Reunification on Taiwan's terms? The talks between officials from China and Taiwan last week
ought never to have been expected to produce very tangible
results. But the six-day encounter was undoubtedly a political
coup for Taiwan. More ...
Exporters' greed and hypocrisy Why has the strengthening of the rupiah against the U.S.
dollar to about Rp 7,000 worried our exporters? Is it because the
profit they reaped was not enough when the value of rupiah
against the U.S. More ...
How far can RI credit crunch go?By Eddy Soeparno JAKARTA (JP): For Indonesia's growing middle class, owning a
private means of transportation, be it a motorcycle or a Kijang
van, was not so much of a dream when consumer financing became
available to a large number of them. More ...
Indonesia export expo ends with $59m in deals JAKARTA (JP): The 1998 Indonesian Export Products exhibition
at the Jakarta Fairground ended on Sunday without fanfare but
with deals signed worth US$58.9 million. More ...
Reckless driver kills two people JAKARTA (JP): Two people were killed and 15 others were
injured when a speeding Kijang van smashed into a group of people
standing in front of Pasar Minggu railway station in South
Jakarta late on Friday. More ...
Parents of shot Trisakti students to meet Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): The parents of four Trisakti University students
who were shot dead during a campus rally on May 12, are to meet
Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander
Gen. More ...
Balinese urged to curb anger over Hindu slur JAKARTA (JP): Religious and community leaders have called for
peace among the Balinese following outbursts of anger over a
cabinet minister's remarks about their Hindu religion, citing
that certain parties might manipulate the situation to raise ... More ...
Matahari holds social activities JAKARTA (JP): Matahari Department Stores, one of the country's
major retail business companies, is holding a series of social
activities, ranging from providing scholarships to students of
poor families to giving used clothes to street children, in
conjunction ... More ...
New printers and scanners give you a wider choiceBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Looking back, it is quite surprising how little
I've used my printer since the beginning of the monetary crisis
last year. More ...
PBSI to improve training discipline BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The Badminton Association of
Indonesian (PBSI) plans to enforce stricter discipline on
shuttlers at the national training camp in Cipayung, East
Jakarta, chairman Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo said on Sunday. More ...
Police fire on glove protesters MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police fired rubber bullets at factory
workers and beat them with batons after strike in North Sumatra
on Friday turned violent, leaving nine workers and two riot
officers wounded. More ...
Firms drop PLN tender JAKARTA (JP): Several suppliers of electricity equipment in
North Sulawesi have pulled out of a state electricity company
tender due to the low price ceiling offered. More ...
Aid too slow in reaching the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government will meet with the House of
Representatives (DPR) soon to report over the slow realization of
a multibillion-dollar social safety net program designed to help
the poor in surviving the economic crisis, said the National
Development ... More ...
Bulls gather in Bali It was agonizingly close to the 11th hour, so to speak, that
the Mother of all Bulls (bull being the symbol of the splintered
Indonesian Democratic Party) was permitted to speak to her off-
spring in a congress in Bali recently. More ...
Soeharto 'corroded' Indonesian language JAKARTA (JP): Political oppression under Soeharto's New Order
regime destroyed the function of the Indonesian language -- which
was to tell the truth -- and impoverished the people's systematic
and creative thinking, according to an expert. More ...
Govt to buy rice and corn JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated Rp 20 trillion
(US$2.6 billion) to buy unhusked rice, corn and soybean during
the main harvest in February and April next year, agriculture
minister Soleh Solahuddin said on Friday. More ...
Legislator hopes wounds from military action can be healed JAKARTA (JP): A noted legislator said on Saturday during a
visit to Aceh that feelings of vengeance caused by the military
operations in the province could hopefully be healed. More ...
ABRI dual role no longer needed, observers say JAKARTA (JP): A previous "national consensus" on the Armed
Forces' (ABRI) representation at the House of Representatives
(DPR) was obsolete and also in violation of the 1945
Constitution, political observers Marsilam Simanjuntak and
Johannes ... More ...
Multidimensional chaos Having read the message "A letter of appeal from Canada"
published in your paper on Oct. 7, 1998, I cannot help but
respond to the letter. More ...
Latief defends business accords with Freeport JAKARTA (JP): PT ALatief Corporation (ALC) defended on
Saturday its business deals with PT Freeport Indonesia, saying
that such transactions are normal and fair. More ...
Military Police has yet to file abductors' dossiers BANDUNG (JP): Military investigators have failed to meet their
promise of submitting to the military tribunal, by the end of
last week, the dossiers of 11 Army's Special Force (Kopassus)
soldiers suspected of involvement in the abductions of ... More ...
Proper media organizations needed JAKARTA (JP): The registration of around 300 new newspapers,
weeklies and tabloids at the Ministry of Information has
heightened the need for professional associations and unions,
journalists and newspaper proprietors said here on Saturday. More ...
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