Another financial crisis on the offing? SINGAPORE: Financial markets are in the danger zone. First, it
was just technology stocks. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average fell below the 10,000 level. There were sharp declines in
Europe and Asia, where Japan remains infamously moribund. More ...
RI-U.S. business ties discussed JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and American business leaders remain
optimistic about the prospects of bilateral business
relationships despite the country's multi-dimensional crisis,
according to Tony Agus Ardie, Chairman of the U.S. More ...
Textile investors flee Bandung BANDUNG: At least five foreign textile investors have closed
down their businesses here this year due to chaotic
implementation of regional autonomy, the secretary of the
Indonesian Textile Association (API) in West Java Ade Sudradjat
claimed. More ...
Report filed on aircraft company BANDUNG: The Communications Forum of aircraft manufacturer PT
Dirgantara Indonesia submitted five reports on alleged corruption
in the company to the Bandung prosecutor's office on Monday. More ...
Akbar quizzed over land scam only 'as witness' JAKARTA (JP): After being questioned for four hours by police
over an alleged land scam, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar
Tandjung on Monday insisted that he was innocent, while
maintaining that he would not file a counter-suit against ... More ...
Pro and anti-Abdurrahman street rallies continue JAKARTA (JP): Street rallies conducted by pro and anti-
President Abdurrahman Wahid supporters continued in some cities
on Monday amid debate about the effectiveness of such political
maneuvers, which could lead to physical clashes among the masses. More ...
Illegal logging in conservation area JAMBI, Jambi (JP): Illegal logging at the Bukit Dua Belas
National Park here has become rampant despite the fact that the
park was declared a protected area by President Abdurrahman Wahid
in January this year. More ...
Disadvantaged citizens demand budget revision JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,500 disadvantaged people, including
hundreds of pedicab drivers, staged a rally in front of the City
Council on Monday, demanding that it revise the 2001 City Budget
which was considered extravagant and neglectful of the ... More ...
Politics, education inseparableBy Harry Bhaskara JAKARTA (JP): In these testing times, where every avenue to
overcome the plight of the nation appears to be blocked, it is
difficult to be patient. But patience is the most important
quality now, three years after the reform movement. More ...
Is there any truth to those old wives' tales?By Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): A first-time mother is usually overjoyed when
she hears the news that she is pregnant. But the excitement may
fizzle when she has to deal with other, more nagging matters. More ...
Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, March 20)Hollywood KC
Pay It Forward 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15
Lost Souls 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55
The Emperor's New Groove 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15
Dude Where's My Car 14:55 17:35 19:45 ... More ...
Australia's Howard battered but defiantBy Andrea Hopkins CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian Prime Minister John Howard
emerged battered but unbowed on Monday from a big by-election
swing against his conservative government, defying growing
predictions he will be thrown from office by year end. More ...
Police admit attack on LBH office wrong JAKARTA (JP): The city police and the Jakarta Legal Aid
Institute (LBH) reached an agreement on Monday to respect each
other's rights following a controversial attack on the lawyers'
office last week. More ...
Rates for tax payment, valid from March 19 to March 25 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,875.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 644.08Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,852.58Belgian franc 1 Rp 219.70Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,332. More ...
BEM-UI reported for torture JAKARTA (JP): A student of the Indonesian Christian University
(UKI) went to the City Police headquarters on Monday to report
his abduction and torture allegedly committed by activists of the
Student Executive Body of the University of Indonesia (BEM-UI). More ...
Maluku dialog ends with peace commitment LANGGUR, Maluku (JP): About 1500 representatives from Maluku
at the end of a five-day reconciliation dialog here have agreed
to continue peace efforts in a bid to end the prolonged sectarian
clashes. More ...
Quake measuring 5.72 on Richter Scale jolts Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): A strong earthquake jolted Ambon city on
Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or
casualties, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said."The quake was 5.72 on the Richter Scale and hit Ambon at 2:52
p.m. More ...
Law No. 39/1999 and Law No. 26/2000 I refer to an article by Mr. Hery Susetyo published in The
Jakarta Post on March 14, 2001, titled More serious uncertainty
about the law looms.There are two mistakes in the article. It mentioned that Law
No. 39/1999 concerns the human rights court and Law No. More ...
DPR, KONI need outsiders to investigate SEAG case JAKARTA (JP): It has been almost four years since the National
Sports Council (KONI) held the 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games,
but questions about a fund-raising program for the event remain. More ...
ExxonMobil expected to restart operations soon JAKARTA (JP): A meeting of the Indonesian authorities and
ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc. agreed on Monday afternoon that the
U.S.-based oil firm is expected to resume its operations in Aceh
on April 2. More ...
Seven Grand Masters in Wotulo Memorial JAKARTA (JP): Just a week after the duel between Indonesia's
young chess player Andrean Susilodinata and Vietnamese Nguyen
Ngoc Truong Son here, Jakarta once again hosts an international
chess event. More ...
Life insurance case I am a retiree of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI). CPI,
being one of the operators in the oil and gas producing industry,
is a contractor of Pertamina, as are 14 other companies under
production sharing contracts (PSCs). More ...
Garuda may add aircraft to meet passenger increase DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The national flagship carrier Garuda
Indonesia is considering adding more aircraft to its fleet to
meet the surge in the demand. More ...
Defining a U.S. defense plan A fresh thinking has been promised by the U.S. Defense
Secretary, Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, in regard to the daunting task of
visualizing as also developing and deploying a state-of-the-art
missile defense system. More ...
Antismuggling task force ready JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government will soon establish a
special taskforce to combat smuggling in a concerted effort to
safeguard state revenues from unpaid import and export duties and
protect domestic industries from unfair competition, Coordinating
Minister ... More ...
Police name two suspects in British boyband tragedy JAKARTA (JP): The city police have declared two men as
suspects after four teenage girls died in a stampede at an
autograph-signing by British boyband a1 at the Taman Anggrek
shopping mall in West Jakarta on Sunday. More ...
PBSI regrets IBF decision on GP Finals JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
said it regretted the International Badminton Federation (IBF)'s
decision to postpone the 2000 World Grand Prix Finals, which were
due to be held in Brunei starting on March 28. More ...
Managing the military goes beyond maintaining loyalty The following are excerpts of an interview with Jun Honna,
assistant professor at the Faculty of International Relations of
Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, who has studied the Indonesian
military for many years. More ...
Youth urged to pledge unity PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Well-known cultural observer and
novelist Ahmad Tohari called on students to unite and forge a
youth pledge, similar to the historic oath made on Oct. 28, 1928,
in response to the country's current political upheavals. More ...
The state losing control over 'preman' (2) This is the second of two articles on protected crime by Dr
Tim Lindsey, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Asian
Law Centre at the University of Melbourne. More ...
Students seal Fuad's home JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students grouped under the Jakarta
Student Front (BMJ) "sealed" the home of former finance minister
and director general of taxes Fuad Bawazier on Jl. Banyumas No. 4
in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta on Monday. More ...
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Oil group defends controversial TAC system JAKARTA (JP): An oil and gas association defended on Monday
the controversial technical assistance contract (TAC) system,
saying the system had the noble goal of empowering local oil and
gas investors. More ...
RI to learn from S. African reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): An international conference on national
reconciliation will be held on Thursday to help seek a solution
to the rising tension and conflicts by making observations from
the experiences of South Africa. More ...
Youths attack houses, kiosks BOGOR (JP): A group of youths ran amok on Sunday evening at
Kampung Narogong village in Cileungsi district, leaving at least
five houses and four kiosks severely damaged. More ...
Second only to Vietnam It hardly surprises anyone anymore that, once again, Indonesia
finds itself placed in the position of the second most corrupt
country -- second only to Vietnam -- on a list of Asian countries
published by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC)
group over the ... More ...
Experts identify TNT in railway track bombing JAKARTA (JP): The bomb that exploded on a railroad track in
Serpong district on Saturday contained trinitrotoluene (TNT), the
deputy chief of the National Police Forensics Laboratory, Sr.
Comr. Dudon Setia Putra, said on Monday. More ...
Six factions draft 2nd memorandum JAKARTA (JP): While implying that President Abdurrahman Wahid
has yet to respond seriously to the first memorandum of censure
issued by the House of Representatives (DPR), six House factions
have drafted a second memorandum, although the President has yet
to ... More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, March 20, 2001Exhibition* Handicrafts NTT Traditional Handicrafts, lobby of Grand Hotel
Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 4231631), 9
a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 31. More ...
Marzuki gets 10 days to act on major corruption cases JAKARTA (JP): A presidential aide on Monday blasted Attorney
General Marzuki Darusman, saying his work had become almost
indefensible and that President Abdurrahman Wahid has given him
until the end of March to act on major corruption cases. More ...
Trade pact that denies democracyBy Barry Coates LONDON: Don't sign any contract until you've read the small
print. This is especially true for international trade agreements
that affect the lives of millions. Their core provisions are
hidden behind a welter of acronyms and legal phrases. More ...
Anti-Madurese sentiment remains high in C. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Anti-Madurese sentiment in
Central Kalimantan remained high on Monday with local Dayaks
roaming the streets hunting down Madurese migrants following a
fresh clash which claimed one life in Kualakapuas on ... More ...
The apostrophe's malaise Just what is it about the humble apostrophe or rather the 's
that causes so many problems? In Carl Chairul's otherwise sharply
written piece for Sunday Post's "By The Way" column we have,
"...as soon as they receive their Volvo's. More ...
Gus Dur plans to visit Australia, NZ in April JAKARTA (JP): April 5 is the latest date scheduled for
President Abdurrahman Wahid's on again off again plans to visit
Australia. More ...
19 injured in train incident JAKARTA (JP): At least 19 train passengers in an electric
train heading for Bogor were injured on Monday when a trolley on
the train, commonly called the pantograph, got caught in wires,
breaking some of them and hitting the passengers. More ...
Doctors estimate Rp 267m for Soeharto's treatment JAKARTA (JP): The state-appointed team of physicians has
estimated that the state will need to provide Rp 267 million
(US$267,000) to cover the cost of six month's treatment for
former president Soeharto, plus another Rp 400 million as
emergency ... More ...
Community forest development called for JAKARTA (JP): Experts called on Monday for the development of
a community forestry structure within the regional autonomy
framework, comprising local communities, the government and the
forestry authorities, for the purpose of managing the country's
some ... More ...
Consumer index retreats after slight gains JAKARTA (JP): Danareksa's Consumer Confidence Index in
retreated to 101 in February from 103.3 in January giving up most
of its gains eked out in the last couple of months as a result of
falls in the present situation and expectations indices. More ...
Whir of chain saws goes on in East Kalimantan rain forestsBy Charlie Pye-Smith TARAKAN, East Kalimantan (JP): You can't hear the chain saws
in Tarakan harbor, but their handiwork is plain to see. More ...
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings
6:00 News
8:00 Music
8:30 Documentary
9:00 Children's Program
10:00 Music
11:00 Talk Show
12:00 p.m. More ...
Mahathir keeps fighting, but for how long?By Patrick McDowell KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): When 15 skydivers set a record on
New Year's Eve by parachuting off the world's tallest buildings,
the Petronas Twin Towers, they received medals from the man the
nickel-plated spires have come to symbolize ... More ...
Satelindo SMS traffic to surge JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone service operator PT Satelit
Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) estimates its short message service
(SMS) traffic to increase 670 percent by the end of this year,
lifting traffic volume to 10 million messages a day compared with
the average of ... More ...
Closure of Nusa Kambangan sought JAKARTA (JP): The riot-marred transfer of inmates from
Cipinang Penitentiary to other prisons outside the capital was
aimed at keeping them away from some drug mafias, Minister of
Justice and Human Rights Baharuddin Lopa said on Monday. More ...
Japan, China and South Korea set for Asian Champions MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Three competitors in the Asian
Champions Cup East Asia zone -- Jubilo Iwata of Japan, Shandong
Luneng of China and Samsung Suwon Blue Wings of South Korea --
are gearing up for their quarterfinals round-robin ... More ...
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