Gripe PO box inundated in Aceh BANDA ACEH: The Prosecutor's Office in Aceh has received 90
complaints regarding corruption, collusion and nepotism from
various areas in the province since opening PO Box 777 in June. More ...
Pyongyang's missile test Unhappily, Pyongyang treated even the tragedy of famine as an
opportunity to extract political concessions. Its nuclear program
was also manipulated to obtain a handsome deal in the shape of a
consortium set up by the Americans and funded by the South
(Korea) and Japan. More ...
KDI yet to receive guidelines for cooking oil sale JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Distribution Cooperative (KDI)
said on Saturday that it had not received any guidance or
instruction from the government, despite last week's decision to
make it the official distributor of cooking oil in the country. More ...
PWI Jaya's team to defend 'Tajuk' JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the government-backed
Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI Jaya) has set up a team
of legal advisors to defend the Tajuk fortnightly should the
Jakarta Military Command file a lawsuit against the magazine. More ...
Why is eviction often problematic?By Hayati Sari Hasibuan This is the first of two articles on the issue of land
clearance. JAKARTA (JP): There is a new land-related phenomenon in this
reform era. More ...
RI's 3rd memorandum of economic and financial policies This is the full text of Indonesia's Third Supplementary
Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies attached to the
letter of intent to the Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus in Washington. More ...
PAN urges quick creation of new election policies JAKARTA (JP): The National Mandate Party (PAN) demanded on
Sunday that President B.J. Habibie's administration and the House
of Representatives complete the country's new election rules as
soon as possible. More ...
Dialog vital among political groupings The burgeoning of political parties in this post-Soeharto era
is just one of many indications of people's restlessness in
coping with change. B.S. Mardiatmadja, a lecturer at Driyarkara
School of Philosophy, strives to find the reason for this
restlessness. More ...
TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14
2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley
3:05 Belief in God the Almighty
3:30 TV Drama: Suka-Suka
4:00 Regional News
4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita
5:00 Indonesian Lessons
5:30 Education Quiz: Tangkas Cermat
6:00 News: Lintasan Berita
6:05 ... More ...
Four killed in road mishap SERANG, West Java: Four people died and dozens of others were
seriously injured on Sunday when their bus collided head-on with
another vehicle, and plunged into a ravine 10-meter deep on Jl.
Raya Baros in Kebon Jati village, Banten regency. More ...
Rector asks students to work not rally JAKARTA (JP): University of Indonesia (UI) rector Asman
Boedisantoso on Saturday called on students to replace their
street protests with social work programs to help hungry people. More ...
Literacy Day Correction: In the story Illiteracy 'reflects backwardness',
which appeared on this page on Sunday, we mistakenly identified
the commemoration as marking the 33rd International Illiteracy
Day, instead of International Literacy Day. We regret the error. More ...
Indonesia has many wounds to bind For a number of years after its infamous American-sponsored
overthrow of the democratically elected government, Chile's
Pinochet regime would extend its sinister shadow across the
world. More ...
Govt agrees to revamp new labor export body JAKARTA (JP): Following fierce criticism, the government has
agreed to revamp the newly launched coordinating agency for labor
export (BPTKI) and allow the private sector to play a role in
labor exports. More ...
East Timor dialog ends with nod to diverse views DILI, East Timor (JP): A two-day meeting on reconciliation
between East Timor's political figures ended late on Friday with
a joint statement signed at the site of the dialog in Dare, West
Dili.One of the 11 points in the communique signed at 9 p.m. More ...
Paku Alam VII buried with military honors YOGYAKARTA (JP): Both military and elaborate Javanese
ceremonies marked the burial on Sunday of acting governor and
traditional monarch Paku Alam VIII at the Astana Girigondo royal
cemetery in Temon, Kulonprogo, some 43 kilometers west of here. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Graphic Art Exhibition: Reflection of My Homeland, by Mansyur
Mas'ud, at Galeri Kafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South
Jakarta (Phone: 7990008), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 16 to Oct. 4. More ...
Rotten system Although we have had B.J. Habibie's administration for a
little over 100 days, since the fall of Soeharto in May, we still
feel that the decades-old rotten system of the New Order remains.
Many figures of Soeharto's Cabinet are found in the present
government. More ...
Harassment stalks people working with rape victims JAKARTA (JP): Volunteers working with victims of rape,
especially from the May riots, say they are still facing terror
targeted at them and their families. More ...
Teacher detained for abortions UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: An elementary school teacher was
detained by police on Friday following reports of involvement in
abortions.Antara did not say whether the teacher, identified as Ma, was
male or female. The Tamalate police post chief Capt. More ...
LEMIGAS develops microbe to enhance oil recoveryBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Research and Development for Oil
and Gas Technology (LEMIGAS) has been developing technology using
microbes to enhance oil recovery in the country's oil fields. More ...
Try terms Tanjung Priok incident an 'accident' JAKARTA (JP): Gen. (ret) Try Sutrisno said on Saturday the
1984 Tanjung Priok incident, in which troops opened fire on a
mass demonstration at close range, was not a massacre but an
unexpected accident."There was never any slaughter. More ...
Pursuing a civil society amid multicultural forcesBy Mochtar Buchori KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Common sense has it that multiculturalism
is a phenomenon which can be observed only in pluralistic
societies. More ...
ABRI ends obligation to pick Golkar in polls JAKARTA (JP): Spouses and children of Armed Forces members are
no longer obliged to vote for the ruling political organization
Golkar and are free to choose whatever political party they want. More ...
Perbanas urged to hold special congress soon JAKARTA (JP): Some members of the Federation of Private
Domestic Banks (Perbanas) have urged the federation's executive
board to hold a special congress to change the its leadership. More ...
Toba locals raise a stink over firm MEDAN, North Sumatra: The community around Lake Toba in
Simalungun regency here has demanded the review of a business
permit awarded to a fishing company because of the putrid odor
from its activities.Tohap P. More ...
On National reconciliation Mr. B.J. Habibie's government is becoming a government of
nouns instead of verbs: a government comprised of teams and
commissions and institutes instead of a government energized by
deciding and executing and implementing. More ...
A crucial moment for Habibie Twenty-one draft decrees are reported to be ready to be
discussed during the forthcoming extraordinary session of the
People's Consultative Assembly. The United Development Party
faction is reported to have proposed a draft decree that would
mandate President B.J. More ...
Book fair taps into the signs of the timesBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): With seemingly no end in sight to the economic
crisis, the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi) has
daringly held its annual book fair offering discounts of up to 50
percent. More ...
Student demos cast a shadow over JSX JAKARTA (JP): Fears of escalating student demonstrations and
reports of looting will continue to cast a shadow on the
country's financial market this week. More ...
Bambang says family unfazed by legal maneuvers JAKARTA (JP): The second son of former president Soeharto,
Bambang Trihatmodjo, said on Saturday that he and his family
would be ready to face legal prosecution in connection with the
ongoing investigation into his family's wealth. More ...
Soaring prices hit food stall business TANGERANG (JP): Skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs due to the
economic crisis are taking a chunk out of the business of food
stall owners as customers closely watch their expenses. More ...
Minister warns against possible major flooding JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and
Poverty Eradication Haryono Suyono has alerted Jakartans residing
on the riversides of the Ciliwung River to take precautionary
measures against the possibility of major floods, which he ... More ...
Human factors central to design of new laptopsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Take a look at any of the laptop computers that
came out about 10 years ago. Some of the leading brands that you
would have seen by the end of the 1980s were NEC, Tandy, Toshiba,
Zenith and IBM. More ...
Many stock brokerage firms suffer losses JAKARTA (JP): Nearly half of the brokerage houses on the
Jakarta Stock Exchange reported significant losses in the first
half of this year as the crisis bit deeper into their dwindling
fee-based earnings. More ...
Rorotan residents cry for clean water JAKARTA (JP): Residents of Rorotan subdistrict in Cilincing,
North Jakarta, expressed concern to the city administration on
Friday over chronic drinking water shortages. More ...
USFilter, Enerkon set new ventures JAKARTA (JP): USFilter of the United States will expand its
water treatment business into Indonesia by October, a director of
the company said on Saturday. More ...
'Jamsostek program must stay a monopoly' JAKARTA (JP): The prospect of having a private company manage
the country's social security program during the crisis has led
to strong support of a continued state monopoly of the program. More ...
Official backs sweeping power for banking agency JAKARTA (JP): A key government official has defended the new
banking bill vesting the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency
(IBRA) with controversial special powers, arguing they are
imperative to salvage the chaotic banking sector. More ...
Soeharto's plea As could have been expected, former president Soeharto's call
to the government and the National Commission on Human Rights to
protect him against slanderous and humiliating remarks made by
members of the public proved to be counterproductive. More ...
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