Legal experts warn that light sentences will not stop corruption Muninggar Sri Saraswati
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Legal experts warned law enforcers that their reluctance to
view corruption as a serious crime would make the country
incapable of fighting corruption. More ...
Sofian Effendi elected new Gadjah Mada rectorAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Sofian Effendi, a former head of the State Personnel
Administration Body (BAKN) during B.J. Habibie's presidency, won
the election for Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector on Saturday. More ...
Tuberculosis hits 1,000 people TANGERANG: More than 1,000 people in the Tangerang
municipality, west of Jakarta, have been affected by
tuberculosis, 450 of them badly.Head of the municipality health agency, Dr. More ...
Keep your neck straight with proper posture
or
Proper care and habits will alleviate neck pain
Maria Endah Hulupi
The Jakarta Post
JakartaRenita often experienced discomfort in her neck, a pain she often
ignored as she thought that the stiffness would eventually go
away by itself. More ...
Billboard violate bylaw but still remainAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two advertising billboards located in the City Police
headquarters on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, and the Hotel
Indonesia compound, Central Jakarta, have been considered
violating regulations. More ...
Rats and Akbar Want to know about the fate of rats, the small rodents that
spread leptospirosis? They are currently being hunted down and
having boiling water poured on them. Their throats are slit and a
syringe is inserted into their hearts. More ...
Yuliana, Tomi named Cici and Koko JAKARTA: University students Yuliana and Tomi were crowned the
winners of the West Jakarta mayoralty's Cici and Koko (older
sister and brother in Chinese) contest at Glodok Plaza, West
Jakarta, on Saturday evening. More ...
No organization can survive with mediocre supporters: SyafiiSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Ma'arif reminded his supporters on
Sunday that no civilization or force in the world could survive
with only mediocre supporters who were unable to anticipate ... More ...
Five customs officials fired over Cirebon smugglingNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon At least five officials of the Cirebon customs and excise
office in West Java have been dismissed from their posts
following the smuggling of 19 containers with luxury cars and
electronic goods inside. More ...
Karaha refuses to resume projectMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An independent power producer Karaha Bodas Co. LLC said on Friday
it had rejected an offer from state-owned oil and gas company
Pertamina to restart its geothermal power project in Karaha
Bodas, West Java. More ...
Security efforts directed against terrorism, not Islam: FBI Terrorists targeted, not Muslims say FBIZen
The Jakarta Post
Nusa Dua, Bali Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert S
Mueller restated here on Friday night that U.S. More ...
Cirebon, Indramayu short of thousands teachersNANA RUKMANA
The Jakarta Post
Cirebon Cirebon and Indramayu, two cities in West Java province, are
experiencing a shortage of thousands of teachers for its
elementary and high schools, which makes it that much more
difficult to improve the already ... More ...
Kosteniuk won't take the kids lightlyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World runner-up Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia brushed aside
speculation that she would probably take her opponents -- three
Indonesian juniors -- lightly at the Japfa Chess Match starting
on Monday. More ...
Megawati renews call to combat graft, uphold lawFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday reiterated calls for
the country to fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism
that had tarnished the country's image. More ...
Tabloid leaders detained over 'disturbing' articleApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Medan Police in North Sumatra have detained both the chief
editor and managing editor of a Jakarta Islamic weekly tabloid
over an article claiming that a product of noodle firm PT
Olagafood was tainted ... More ...
President inaugurates road projects JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened on
Sunday several new roads built to tackle congestion in Central
Java.The projects worth some Rp 286.2 billion (US$28.6 million)
cover a combined length of some 29. More ...
Kayam: A remarkable personalityIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta The name Umar Kayam among Indonesian social science students
has long become not simply a name but rather a notion. More ...
Councillors misuse state vehicles TANGERANG: Almost 70 percent of the 702 vehicles owned by
Tangerang regency administration have been misused by the
councillors for their political parties or for private purposes. More ...
New brands: Smarter and more fashionableI. Christianto
Contributor
Jakarta It's common now everywhere you look to see people using their
cellular phones to talk or to send an SMS. Sometimes the scene
can get a bit tiring, as if people cannot be separated from the
magic tools of the millennium. More ...
Akbar inquiry hangs in the balanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The formation of a special House of Representatives inquiry
into alleged misuse of State Logistic Agency (Bulog) funds
remains delicately balanced amid growing anxiety that the
proposal would be killed off by back room politicking. More ...
Battle for talent, the 'fourth world war'---------------------
K. Basrie
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
---------------------Helen Handfield-Jones, coauthor of The War for Talent, made a
stop in Jakarta on her tour of five major cities in Southeast
Asia to promote the 200-page book, published by ... More ...
RI bars Aussie reporter for undisclosed reasonsAnnastasya Emmannuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia showed signs of regressing into the dark days of
curtailing press freedom when it was revealed that the
government, without providing sufficient reason, refused to
extend a journalist visa ... More ...
Nobel laureate attends symposium JAKARTA: Sir John Vane, a British Nobel laureate in medical
science, visited Indonesia on Saturday to attend a symposium on
rheumatic treatment at the Borobudur Hotel in Central Jakarta on
Saturday. More ...
Indonesia back in spotlight after FBI visit, arrestsYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia finds itself in the spotlight again over terrorism
following the visit by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Director Robert S Mueller to Bali and the recent arrest of three
Indonesians ... More ...
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Marlev Mainaky of Indonesia made amends for his disappointing
performance in the All England by winning badminton's Swiss Open
at St. Jakobshalle in Basel on Sunday. More ...
Light sentences will not deter corruptors: ExpertsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts warned law enforcers that their reluctance to
view corruption as a serious crime would make the country
incapable of fighting corruption. More ...
Plastic firms ask for lower tariffBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Singapore The government should quickly cut import tariffs on plastic
products to below five percent in compliance with the ASEAN Free
Trade Area (AFTA) and stop protecting the sector for too long,
plastics industry ... More ...
Beware of Mitsui Leasing and ACA The recent floods jolted me into a painful awareness that PT
Mitsui Leasing Capital Indonesia, through which I bought a Toyota
Corolla sedan in 2000, failed to inform me adequately about the
insurance cover for the car the company had purchased with PT
Asuransi ... More ...
Manuevers against Golkar dangerous, Akbar threatensA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Detained Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung threatened on Saturday
that political maneuverings against his party would only cost the
country in its bid to emerge from the current crises. More ...
Bribing officials cheaper than buying train ticketsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trains are the cheapest and quickest transportation means for
commuters in the capital, when compared with public minivans,
buses or taxis. More ...
Marlev improves play to win at Swiss OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Marlev Mainaky of Indonesia took five sets to overcome Ng Wei of
Hong Kong in the semifinals of the Swiss Open at Basel's St.
Jakobshalle on Saturday. More ...
Ambon deports 17 foreigners AMBON: Local justice and human rights coordinator Roeroe
Sulaiman said here on Thursday that the local immigration office
in Ambon had deported 17 foreigners despite their having visas
and passports.Roeroe said the 17 foreigners, 14 of whom were U.S. More ...
Ministry programs not helpful, say fishermenRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fishermen living in the Kepulauan Seribu (Thousands Islands)
regency in northern Jakarta complained that the floating net
cages provided by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
were unhelpful because ... More ...
Local salt has lost saltiness Indonesia is often called an archipelago or a maritime
country. Unfortunately, it is yet to be self-sufficient in salt.This country sustains a significant deficit of salt. It can
only supply 1.21 million tons of salt or 46.5 percent of the
total demand of 2. More ...
Six people found deaed in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least six people were killed during the Muslim New Year in
Aceh after the local administration officially implemented
syariah law last Friday, human rights activists said over the
weekend. More ...
Man lynched after stealing 19 goats TANGERANG: A man was lynched and killed for killing goats near
the village of Gintung, near Tangerang on Wednesday.Tangerang Hospital confirmed they were holding the body of the
unidentified man. More ...
Farallon wins Bank BCA By selecting Farallon Capital Management of the United States
as the winner of 51 percent of Bank Central Asia (BCA) over the
favorite, Standard Chartered Bank of Britain, last week, the
government decided to give higher priority to the credibility and
fairness of the ... More ...
Xtrusio: Good speakers for low to moderate volumeZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Back in the 1960s, a hi-fi system with stereophonic capability
was all that people needed to enjoy music. More ...
East meets west with art of bamboo
(1x30)Art of Bamboo, a meeting space for Indonesian and Danish artistsSri Wahyuni
The Jakarta Post
Yogyakarta Inspiring pieces of work made out of bamboo are scattered in
open spaces in three Yogyakarta villages: Nitiprayan, Jeblog and
Kersan in Kasihan ... More ...
Don't put high hopes in new BCA owner: ExpertsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes are riding high that the completion of the Bank Central
Asia (BCA) sell-off will provide a boost for the recovery of the
country's still-ailing banking sector, although analysts say
there could still be ... More ...
Peugeot 307
Riding a car that turns heads Primastuti Handayani
The Jakarta Post
JakartaSpeeding in a Peugeot 307 XS Sporty really turns heads. Not only
because it is a brand new car, which was just launched on March
1, but mostly due to its sporty and elegant design. More ...
Guinness World Records: Open door for IndonesiaKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post There may be a chance for Indonesia to get its due recognition
in the Guinness Book of World Records for its achievement in
corruption management. More ...
Cellular industry, promising with tight rivalryDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The cellular business in the country will continue to enjoy
rapid growth this year and in years to come but only strong
operators will survive the competition in the long run, analysts
say. More ...
Clinic opened by Taufik has no permit TANGERANG: The Waluyo Sejati Abadi health clinic, which was
inaugurated by President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik
Kiemas last week, has yet to receive a permit from the Tangerang
municipality."We don't blame anybody but the clinic has no permit. More ...
U.S. back on unilateral track on TaiwanXin Bei, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing As the six-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
spurred American people to reflect mournfully, the Bush
administration was eager to pick up its unilateral approach
again. More ...
Textile exhibition to begin Tuesday JAKARTA: To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Textile
Museum on Jl. K.S. Tubun, Central Jakarta, the Association for
Admirers of Traditional Textiles is holding its Wastraprema
Exhibition featuring textiles from all over Indonesia. More ...
Don't know what to do with your old PC?Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta You probably have an old PC or two in your garage, just
rotting away. Those 386 or 486 processors just don't stand a
chance against today's Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon chips that are
currently leading the market today. More ...
'Gallup'ing into Muslim hearts: The U.S. experienceArsalan Tariq Iftikhar, Midwest Communications Director, Council
on American-Islamic Relations, Chicago, Illinois According to a recent Gallup poll, residents of nine Muslim
countries said they thought that the United States was aggressive
and ... More ...
Govt told to keep cool over distance classesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators have suggested that the
government respond wisely to several state universities which are
now running long-distance classes for graduate management
degrees. More ...
Cordless, wireless, what is the difference of the two?Zatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta If you get confused when listening to people talking about
cordless phones, wireless phones, cellular phones and handphones,
do not feel so bad. You are not alone. More ...
Unprofessional
insurance company I was sick in October 2001 and stayed for four days in the
hospital. When I was admitted I used health insurance from my
husband's office. It was Aetna Life Health Insurance. After
checking blood, USG, etc. More ...
Airvan operates GA8 Aircraft for transporting tourists TUBAN, Bali (JP): Indonesian company PT Satmarindo on Friday
purchased a single-engine, eight-seat GA8 Airvan aircraft from
Australian company Gippsland Aeronautics. More ...
Rupiah to strengthen on BCA saleDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to strengthen slightly this week based
on the positive feelings resulting from the completion of the
Bank Central Asia (BCA) sale, according to analysts.They said, however, that U.S. More ...
Businesspeople cautiously welcome tax tribunal lawAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local business players cautiously welcomed on Saturday the
approval of a new Tax Tribunal Law which should boost
transparency in tax dispute settlements. More ...
Temptations in selecting jet fightersThe Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul Like most multibillion-dollar projects, the selection process
for the nation's next-generation fighters is getting knottier --
and nastier -- everyday. More ...
Saga of the convicted central bank governorVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin is now a convict after
he was found guilty of corruption by the Central Jakarta District
Court on Wednesday for violating prudential banking rules ... More ...
Bamboo turns into inspring creationsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Inspiring pieces of work made out of bamboo are scattered in
open spaces in three Yogyakarta villages: Nitiprayan, Jeblog and
Kersan in Kasihan district in Bantul. More ...
Untangling labor markets theoryWilliam Keegan, Observer News Service, London People are people and things are things. But to listen to
economists and politicians these days you would think they were
indistinguishable.The fashionable talk is of "product markets" and "labor
markets". More ...
Asia's bad loans: Time for a reality checkJack Rodman, Ernst & Young, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo A recent report from Ernst and Young's Asia Pacific Financial
Solutions Group suggesting that Asia's nonperforming loan (NPL)
problem is much worse than generally perceived has triggered a
wave of ... More ...
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