Thousands take part in 'labor festival' JAKARTA (JP): At least 3,000 laborers from Greater Jakarta
gathered at Bulungan youth hall in South Jakarta on Sunday to
take part in a one-day "labor festival" to mark International
Labor day. More ...
Presidential election draft criticized JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly
working committee for constitutional amendment Jacob Tobing
expressed disappointment on Sunday with a draft of their
proposals for presidential elections from its team of experts. More ...
HIV/AIDS rises in S. Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The number of people infected with
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) in the province has seen a considerable rise in the
past five years. More ...
Yogyakarta insists on deputy's election YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta's provincial legislative council
has decided to proceed with the election of a deputy governor, a
post which has been vacant for more than two years, contravening
the Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy' ... More ...
Government to charge foreign fishing ships SEMARANG (JP): Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said on Saturday that the government was
considering imposing a levy on foreign ships seeking a license to
fish in Indonesia's economy exclusive zone (ZEE). More ...
Sanusi breaks c'ship record to take JJGF Open title BOGOR (JP): Indonesian golfer Sanusi claimed his first title
on Sunday by winning the Rp 200 million (US$18,350) Japan
Jagorawi Golf Foundation (JJGF) Open Golf Championship with a
record final score of two-under-par 286. More ...
NU warns of organized efforts to destroy Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's largest Muslim organization,
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has sent a message of warning to the public
over systematic efforts, involving foreign forces, to tear the
country apart and has urged the political elite to unite in ... More ...
Sue the messenger You can usually tell that a regime is in serious trouble when
it starts picking on the press. In a desperate attempt to deflect
public criticism, such a regime needs to find a scapegoat for
some of its own failings. More ...
Beggar, thieves mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Two suspected car thieves and a busker were
mobbed to death in two separate incidents on Saturday, police
reported on Sunday.Tangerang Police deputy chief Comr. More ...
Indofood reports 23% rise in first quarter net sales JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Indofood Sukses Makmur
announced that net sales in the first quarter of 2001 increased
by 23 percent to Rp 3.5 trillion (US$318 million) from the same
period last year. More ...
Which is better: Tube or transistor audio? JAKARTA (JP): There are two kinds of high-end amplifier and
preamplifier (preamp), namely tube and transistor.In Indonesia until recently, the high-end market belonged
almost entirely to solid-state equipment. More ...
On drugs containing PPA In connection with the furor over influenza and cough drugs
containing over 15 mg of phenylpropanolamine (PPA) per tablet, I
believe that consumers must be protected in relation to health
and other aspects. More ...
Gus Dur meets PPP chairman JAKARTA (JP): With many of his opponents believing his days
are numbered, President Abdurrahman Wahid has displayed yet again
his art of survival by seeking more support from Muslim groups. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Advertising Postcards, Gallery RPC, Jl. Suryo 8 Kebayoran
Baru, South Jakarta, until May 31.
* Painting by Rusli, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East
Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), until May 19. More ...
Critics health claims 'are slanderous' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid warned on Sunday
that his opponents could be prosecuted for claiming he is
medically unfit to run office. More ...
Ship carrying corn from Argentina turned away JAKARTA (JP): The government has refused to allow the docking
of a freighter carrying some 68,897 tons of corn from Argentina
for fear of contamination from foot-and-mouth disease which has
broken out in the South American country. More ...
Fate of Shangri-La employees decided by labor committee JAKARTA (JP): The management of Shangri-La Hotel has accepted
the decision of the government-sanctioned Central Committee for
the Settlement of Labor Disputes which granted its request to lay
off 248 of the hotel's striking employees. More ...
25 police officers probed JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas
HAM) has questioned 25 police officers over the deaths of four
students in Irian Jaya late last year, Antara reported.The officers, including former provincial police chief Insp.
Gen. Sylvanus Y. More ...
Three killed in weekend accidents JAKARTA (JP): Three people were killed in traffic accidents
over the weekend, according to city police records.One man, identified by Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital as Bobby
Anthony, 49, was killed in an accident on Jl. Yos Sudarso on
Sunday afternoon. More ...
The 'acrobatic' way to share your documents with othersBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): A colleague, Bayu, recently sent me a short e-
mail. "I want to send you an invitation, but I want to make sure
it will be OK as the file size is 350 KB. More ...
Kurnia opens D'Best outlet JAKARTA (JP): PT Kurnia Phileo Selaras has spent at least Rp
75 billion for the opening of D'Best retail outlet on Jl.
Fatmawati, South Jakarta.Kurnia's director R. More ...
Solemn prayers mark tragic May 1998 riots JAKARTA (JP): Families of those who perished in the May 1998
riots remembered their loved ones with prayers at the Pondok
Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday. More ...
JP/10/JOBNetworking for competitive advantage JAKARTA (JP): Relationships are at the heart of our lives. And
it can also be said that our professional relationships are at
the heart of our success.Networking, therefore, has become an invaluable skill, tool or
orientation. More ...
Police secure Purwakarta tests PURWAKARTA, West Java: The education office here has employed
19 policemen to take part as official organizers of the national
school exams here due to be taken by local students on June 11 to
June 13. More ...
Sampang refugees face health crisis SAMPANG, Madura: The health agency at Sampang regency has
established a crisis center to focus attention on the increasing
numbers of deaths of refugees stranded on the islands. More ...
Brimob combs villages to track down Syafe'i BANDA ACEH, Aceh(JP): Mobile Brigade Police (Brimob) personnel
have been combing villages in Pidie regency, Aceh, over the past
two days, in what is suspected to be a mission to track down the
Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) war commander, Tengku ... More ...
Market nervous as President rejects power sharing JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's rejection of
increased power sharing with his deputy Megawati Soekarnoputri,
has unnerved the financial market and could set the rupiah for
more losses this week, analysts said over the weekend. More ...
Home teams still dominate Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): Dwui Eriano's basket with eight seconds left
lifted Jakarta-based Satria Muda to a 64-63 victory over Wismilak
Cahaya Lestari Surabaya (CLS) in the third series of the 2001
Nuvo Kobatama national basketball league on Sunday. More ...
Sugar factories closed due to cane shortage BANDUNG (JP): Three of eight state-owned sugar factories in
West Java have been closed down due to a prolonged shortage of
sugarcane supply from farmers. More ...
Jakarta dominates swimming c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta grabbed the overall winner's title of
the swimming national championships by collecting 43 golds, 38
silvers and 38 bronzes at the Bung Karno swimming pool in
Senayan, Central Jakarta. More ...
Suffering a stroke hurts everyone in the familyBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): At 38, Liswar Saybi had it all.He was a high-income executive who was promoted to marketing
manager the year before at a major timber company. More ...
Weekly club a lifeline to survivors of stroke JAKARTA (JP): If experience is the best teacher, then Berry
Tanukusuma is the most fitting person to lead the Indonesian
Stroke Club at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. More ...
Where's the professionalism? It was very kind of Telkom to install "call waiting" free of
charge. However, we found it a bit of a nuisance, and friends
would also complain that we were not answering our phone
(whenever we were connected to the Internet and therefore not
able to hear those beeps). More ...
Police say SIRA activists involved in Guntur blast JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacob
said on Sunday that there was strong evidence to suggest the
involvement of activists from the Aceh Referendum Information
Center (SIRA) in Thursday's bombing. More ...
Traumatic May riots still haunt peopleBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): On this day back in 1998, the capital was
paralyzed as thousands of rioters poured forth on to the streets
in an orgy of violence the left hundreds of buildings and
vehicles ransacked and burned. More ...
MPR told to issue power-sharing decree BANDUNG (JP): A power-sharing arrangement between President
Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri
depends mostly on the People's Consultative Assembly, a
constitutional law professor said here on Sunday. More ...
Over $25b in foreign debt matures in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governor Burhanudin
Abdullah said that the country's overseas debt maturing this year
reached some US$25.39 billion. More ...
Is the system to blame? On the evening of May 10 in the "Around Indonesia News"
program on RCTI, Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and
Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that "The problem
of this nation is not in individual but maybe in the system... More ...
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