Women shuttlers told to focus on SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
has dropped its top women's shuttlers from the national team
bound for the JVC Asian Badminton Championships to be held later
this week in Manila, saying the event could affect ... More ...
Government sends high-powered team to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The government is sending a high-powered team to
Aceh and is freeing six detained rebel peace negotiators in a bid
to speed up a resolution of the conflict plaguing the restive
province. More ...
The fugitive appellant Chief Justice Bagir Manan's conclusion that the Supreme Court
is legally bound to process Tommy Soeharto's appeal despite the
fact that Tommy is a fugitive from justice, is shocking
jurisprudence. More ...
Government to adopt new approach to fight KKN JAKARTA (JP): The government is formulating a new approach for
the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism among state
officials, State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin
said on Monday. More ...
The Soviet experiment: Wasted money and livesBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): It's 10 years this month since the failed
Communist coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev that marked
the effective end of the old Soviet Union, and the predictable
rash of articles lamenting its loss has started showing ... More ...
Putting military 'meat' on diplomatic 'bones'By Damien Kingsbury VICTORIA, Australia (JP): Following the successful if largely
symbolic visit by Prime Minister John Howard to President
Megawati Soekarnoputri, the question now facing ministers and
senior bureaucrats in Australia and Indonesia is ... More ...
National soccer coach wary of SEAG players' mental shape JAKARTA (JP): National soccer team coach Benny Dollo has
admitted to being aware of his players' psychological shape and
has called for more training to contain their tempers as well as
to build up self-confidence. More ...
Sanex inaugurates US$12m assembly plant SERANG, West Java (JP): PT Sanex Qianjiang Motor International
inaugurated its US$12 million motorcycle assembly plant at the
Modern Cikande Industrial Estate here on Monday, more than one
year after it sold its first Sanex motorcycle here in April 2000. More ...
Undip recieves 2,955 new students SEMARANG: The state University of Diponegoro has welcomed a
total of 2,955 new students this academic year, its rector Eko
Budihardjo said here on Monday. More ...
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Family to claim
Japanese man's body JAKARTA(JP): The family of a Japanese businessman who was
found dead last Saturday will travel to Indonesia to claim the
body, an embassy official said on Monday. More ...
'Becak' drivers, vendors
stage protest rally JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,000 disadvantaged people (photo
above), mostly becak (pedicab) drivers and street vendors, staged
a rally at the Office of Coordinating Minister for People's
Welfare on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, on Monday. More ...
Purnomo targets Pertamina in fighting KKN Newly reappointed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
Purnomo Yusgiantoro has unveiled five priority programs of his
office for the rest of his ministerial term. The programs include
the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism. More ...
U-18 soccer tourney resumes JAKARTA (JP): The national U-18 soccer tournament -- locally
known as the Bogasari League -- resumes play on Wednesday with
second-round matches held in seven towns.The tournament features 32 teams divided into eight groups. More ...
Councillors' trips overseas ineffective JAKARTA (JP): City Council chairman Edy Waluyo stated on
Monday that the council had received copies of letters from
Indonesian consulates saying that councillors' foreign trips were
not effective due to lack of preparation. More ...
'Po Meurah', Aceh's threatened elephants.By Ron Lilley MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The troubled province of Aceh has
some of the largest areas of forest in Sumatra. These, together
with its mountainous topography, have helped to protect Aceh from
the fires that have plagued other provinces. More ...
Has international terrorism gone local?By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Security officials here have partly blamed the
recent wave of bomb attacks on what they claim is infiltration of
Indonesia by foreign terrorist groups. More ...
JSX bombers get 20-year jail each JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced two
defendants to 20-years imprisonment each on Monday for their role
in last year's bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building,
which killed 10 people and injured 46 others. More ...
How elegant, Ibu MegaFrom Media IndonesiaAs an Indonesian woman, I feel proud of the election of Ibu
Megawati as the first female to occupy the presidency. I know
some people, especially some Muslims, are against female
presidents. More ...
Worker remains unburied? Based on information from our sources, our client's daughter,
Chosiah binti Hosnan, an Indonesian from East Java working in
Saudi Arabia, was killed by a local 11 months ago. More ...
Seribu Islands' regency inauguration delayed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso finally bowed on Monday to
City Council pressure to postpone the inauguration of the Seribu
(Thousand) Islands as a new regency for "administrative reasons". More ...
Family to claim Japanese man's body JAKARTA (JP): The family of a Japanese businessman who was
found dead last Saturday will travel to Indonesia to claim the
body, an embassy official said on Monday. More ...
Maya says Tommy has not contacted her for 10 years JAKARTA (JP): Singer Olivia Maya Rumantir, a close friend of
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, claimed on Monday that her last
contact with Tommy was about 10 years ago."I used to know him but it was some nine years ago. More ...
Kim's weird way Today the officially-proclaimed "Dear Leader" of North Korea
will begin rattling his way home from Moscow aboard his 21-car
armored train, a journey requiring another 10 days of travel
before Kim Jong-il finally reaches his desk in Pyongyang. More ...
Immigration office to deport six German students JAKARTA (JP): The six German students arrested by police last
Saturday would be deported on Tuesday as they had violated
immigration regulations, the immigration enforcement section said
on Monday. More ...
Indonesian boxers match Cuban juniors in training JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxers undergoing a series of
training stints for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games matched their Cuban sparring partners, an official said on
Monday. More ...
IBRA prepares for BCA retender, official says JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA)
is preparing the "relaunch" of a tender process for a 30 percent
government stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA), after it seemingly
failed to obtain a good bid in the first round, according to ... More ...
Girl falls to her death JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old girl died after falling from the
22nd floor of Plaza Sentral, an office building on Jl. Sudirman
in South Jakarta, on Sunday night. More ...
A nostalgic look at yesterday's cigarette labelsCigarette packs on display inspire nostalgiaText and photos by Blontank Poer SEMARANG (JP): Cigarettes have been both loved and hated for a
long time now. More ...
New Garuda tested Lured by the New Garuda advertising campaign, and during a
bout of dementia, I asked my travel agent KIA to book three
tickets for my family to fly to London on the aforementioned
airline. More ...
457 killed in Central Java road accidents PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): More than 450 people have been
killed in road accidents in Central Java within the last eight
months, provincial traffic police chief Sr. Comr. Edy Prawoto
said here on Monday. More ...
President Megawati leaves for eight-day ASEAN trip JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri is leaving home
on Tuesday for her first official visit to the nine member
countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
to start strengthening ties with them. More ...
Noted award means struggle goes on: Dita JAKARTA (JP): Dita Indah Sari, a noted woman activist who is
the one of the recipients of the 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award, said
here on Monday that winning the award would encourage her to
continue her fight for the basic rights of workers. More ...
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Election of
ITB Rector From Republika The nomination and election process for the rector of the
Bandung Institute of Technology reflects the highest respect of
all in ITB academic circles for democracy and transparency. More ...
Permit processing for foreign researchers 'easy' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology M.
Hatta Rajasa said here on Monday that the processing of permits
for research activities by foreigners in Indonesia was not as
complicated as thought. More ...
Colombian artist obsessed with canvassing peaceBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): This world of ours cannot have enough peace. And
from wherever the call for peace comes, it is most welcome. More ...
Allowance for E. Timor refugees KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The government has offered a bonus
of between Rp 7 million and Rp 15 million to each East Timorese
family currently living in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) who are
willing to return home. More ...
Old cigarette packs recall bygone eraText and photos by Blontank Poer SEMARANG (JP): Cigarettes have been both loved and hated for a
long time now. Active smokers will still purchase them regardless
of the deadly consequences of cancer, heart failure or other
diseases. More ...
Rates for tax payment, valid from August. 20 to July. 26 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,470.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 551.65Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,380.68Belgian franc 1 Rp 188.18Canadian dollar 1 Rp 5,508. More ...
Government upbeat on new LoI by Thursday JAKARTA (JP): The government expressed optimism to be able to
complete by Thursday a new draft of the Letter of Intent (LoI)
with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restart a stalled
US$5 billion loan program. More ...
50 firms to join oil expo JAKARTA (JP): More than 50 companies and 450 delegates from
around the world will take part in an international oil and gas
industry exhibition and conference which starts on Tuesday. More ...
AG office frees two suspects JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has freed two
suspects, Leo Tanubarta and Kaharuddin Ongko, in the corruption
case concerning Bank Indonesia's liquidity support for Bank Umum
National (BUN), a private bank owned by the Ongko Group. More ...
Megawati's Aceh visit The mixed reactions that have greeted reports of President
Megawati Sukarnoputri's apology for past government wrongdoings
in Aceh and her intended visit there illustrate not only the
difficulties that lie in the way of a reconciliation between
Jakarta and the Acehnese, but ... More ...
Family to claim
Japanese man's body JAKARTA(JP): The family of a Japanese businessman who was
found dead last Saturday will travel to Indonesia to claim the
body, an embassy official said on Monday. More ...
Conservationists fight to save elephants MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): In Aceh, another battle is being
fought, but this time it is between elephants and people.As a result of excessive deforestation and land clearing,
elephant habitats are shrinking. More ...
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings
6:00 News
8:00 Environment
8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia
10:00 Children's Program
10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman
11:00 Regional News
12:00 p.m. More ...
Where to go in Bandung:Bandung Art Event 2001Exhibitions: Painting: Ruang Alternatif X, Galeri Adira, Jl. Kiaracondong 33
E (Phone: 022 7216758), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Sept. 8.
Painting, Galeri 16, Jl. Raya Cibeureum 16, until Sept. 22. More ...
Bomb found close to Munir's family home JAKARTA (JP): A live bomb was found outside the family
residence of human rights activist Munir in Batu, Malang, East
Java, in the early morning hours of Monday. More ...
The President should set an exampleFrom Koran TempoThe decision to place the Indonesian Banking Restructuring
Agency (IBRA) under the control of the State Minister of State
Enterprises is now a reality. More ...
Rates uncertainty makes Telkom, Indosat unattractive JAKARTA (JP): The government may not receive good offers for
the planned sale this year of between 10 percent and 14 percent
of its shares in state-owned telecommunications companies PT
Telkom and PT Indosat due to uncertainties over rates, a ... More ...
PKB legislators resume participation in the House JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the National Awakening Party
(PKB) resumed their participation in proceedings at the House of
Representatives (DPR) on Monday, attending the House's first
session for the 2001-2002 period. More ...
Aceh's endangered elephantsBy Ron Lilley MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The troubled province of Aceh has
some of the largest areas of forest in Sumatra. These, together
with its mountainous topography, have helped to protect Aceh from
the fires that have plagued other provinces. More ...
Taiwan turning point For both political and security reasons, the Taiwanese
government for years has kept strict official limits on trade and
investment between it and the mainland. And for their own
business reasons, Taiwanese companies consistently have found
ways around the rules. More ...
Activists want Constitution totally reformed JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri's idea to
establish a commission to rework the 1945 Constitution received
an enthusiastic response on Monday. More ...
'Becak' drivers stage protest JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,000 disadvantaged people, mostly
becak (pedicab) drivers and street vendors, staged a rally at the
Office of Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare on Jl. Medan
Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, on Monday. More ...
Two sentenced over embassy blast JAKARTA (JP): A university student was sentenced to seven
years in jail and a former military officer was given eight-years
imprisonment for their role in the grenade explosion at the
Malaysian embassy compound here last year.Presiding judge M. More ...
Thank you Dian TaxiFrom Suara PembaruanOn July 18 at about 5 p.m. my child had accidentally dropped
his cell phone, an Ericsson T-29, in a Dian Taxi on his way home
from SMU Lab School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. I immediately
called the taxi pool in Kalimalang. More ...
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