Amendment must protect regional interests: ObserverKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public discourse on amendments to the 1945 Constitution must not
ignore the regions who have demanded the inclusion of regional
representatives through the setting up of an ... More ...
Police fail to halt trade in wildlifeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Enforcement of laws protecting rare species in Indonesia is still
a bridge too far, as the authorities are often afraid to take the
violators to court, or even just question them. More ...
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
The Jakarta Post
JakartaCharges against two former bankers, one with family links to
former president Soeharto, were thrown out by the Central Jakarta
District Court on Friday because the prosecutors botched the
indictment. More ...
'Son of former Indonesian ambassador allegedly arrested'Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A British newspaper report claimed that a family member of a
senior Indonesian diplomat in London was recently released
following his brief arrest for alleged possession of cocaine. More ...
Seven presidential guards to stand trial for murderNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Seven members of the elite presidential guard (Paspampress) who
were allegedly involved in the torturing to death of a village
head in Lebak Regency, Banten, will be tried before a military
tribunal, says a ... More ...
Preschools are mushrooming in almost every big city in the
country although many educational experts and psychologists are
still divided over some issues related to their academic
programs. More ...
TV Today: Saturday, April 27, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Children's Program9:00 Comedy10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rachman11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. More ...
Gujarati community should help accelerate healing processArun Mukherjee
The Statesman
Asia News Network
Calcutta Fundamentalists are basically people who claim to preach and
practice the "unvarnished word of God" along with the assertion
that their authority is derived "directly from God" or ... More ...
Over 46,500 firearms destroyed in Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: A total of 46,594 home-made firearms
have been destroyed by the authorities in Palu since the Malino
peace deal was signed last December.Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. More ...
Taiwan's GDP forecast raised TAIPEI: A Taiwan think tank on Friday raised its growth
forecast for the island's gross domestic product (GDP) to 2.88
percent in 2002, up from a previous projection of 2.38 percent. More ...
Jakarta moviegoers get luxury cinema complexJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta It's just another day on the ninth floor of the Pasaraya
shopping mall in Blok M, South Jakarta. More ...
Tamsil Linrung, Abdul Jamal Balfas seek clarification on their caseYogita Tahilramani and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two Indonesians who had been arrested in Manila returned home
on Friday demanding clarification from the State Intelligence
Agency (BIN), whom they believe was behind ... More ...
RI's economic growth to lag behind neighbors'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economic growth this year will lag behind that of
other Asian developing countries, the United Nations said on
Friday, citing massive debts cripple the state budget's ability
to stimulate growth. More ...
Drugs are easy come, hard to stop, ex-addicts revealsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former drug addicts admit that they easily became dependent on
drugs, but found it extremely difficult to get free of the strong
grip of addiction. More ...
Autonomy a starting point for Papuan progressMarkus Mardius, The Jakarta Post, Mimika A number of intellectuals and experts called on the Papuan people
to accept the special autonomy arrangement, which they argued was
a starting point for Papua's future advancement. More ...
Three Medan judges suspendedThe Jakarta Post, Medan A panel of judges at the district court in the North Sumatra city
of Medan have been suspended for allegedly taking a Rp 150
million bribe from a narcotics dealer. More ...
All groups must work for peace in W. KalimantanBambang Bider, Kalimantan Review, Pontianak, West Kalimantan Following ethnic conflict in West Kalimantan over the past
three years, several groups are now campaigning for peace through
various activities, mainly humanitarian and solidarity ... More ...
'Megawati's Timor trip would be beneficial'Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang President Megawati Soekarnoputri's planned visit to East Timor
will be a good way of encouraging East Timorese people taking
refuge in West Timor to return to their homeland, says a UNHCR
official. More ...
Selling the charm and the danger of Mt. MerapiTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Mount Merapi is spectacular to look at but hazardous at its
heart. More ...
BMW car thief shot dead TANGERANG: A member of a gang of thieves, who specialized in
stealing German-made BMW sedans, was shot dead early on Friday by
Tangerang police detectives on Jl. Klunir, near the Batavia Cafe
in the Kota area of West Jakarta. More ...
RI questions standard of rights tribunalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government questioned on Friday the international standards
in the human rights tribunal demanded by the international
community for Indonesia to accomplish, saying that even the UN
had failed to achieve quick results in ... More ...
Former minister testifies against Timan JAKARTA: Former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad took the
stand in the South Jakarta District Court on Friday to testify
against the former president director of state-owned investment
firm PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (BPUI), Sudjiono Timan,
42, who ... More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, April 27, 2002Exhibitions * Contemporary Artwork Minisalon, the National Gallery of
Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta
(Tel. 34833954), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until April 30. More ...
Deserter Stevie abandons Asiad boxing dreamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stevie Binalay admitted feeling guilty about deserting the
national boxing training camp and said he had decided to abandon
his Asian Games dream."I have quit the training (camp for the Asian Games). More ...
Soeryo Winoto
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta'Eagle never teaches eaglets to fly too early' There can be few issues as important to parents as the
education of their children. More ...
14,000 breeders may go bankrupt JAKARTA: Some 14,000 poultry breeders in Tasikmalaya and
Ciamis regencies in West Java province could go bankrupt if the
government fails to ban the importation of chicken legs from the
United States, a businessman said on Friday. More ...
RI eyes barter deal with CambodiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While still struggling to clinch a barter deal to buy about
200,000 tons of rice from Thailand, Indonesia will also propose a
similar scheme to buy 50,000 tons of rice from Cambodia. More ...
Museum holds programs to lure more visitorsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The small number of visitors to the Jakarta History Museum,
popularly known to locals as Fatahillah Museum, has encouraged
the museum authorities to stage a number programs to lure more
people to visit the ... More ...
HK exports rise 2.2% HONG KONG: Hong Kong's exports in March rose for the first
time in 13 months, boosted mainly by improving demand in the
territory's Asian trading partners. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, April 27, 2002Exhibitions* Painting by Kelompok Mata Kaki, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta,
Bulaksumur (Tel. 0274-561914), April 27.
* Painting by Kelompok Detik `96, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, May 1
- 7. More ...
Prosecutors botch charges, allowing bankers to walk freeMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiany ZB Simanjuntak,
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Charges against two former bankers were thrown out by the Central
Jakarta District Court on Friday because the prosecutors botched
the indictment. More ...
Theys' murder We heard a piece of good news when the National Investigation
Commission (KPN) announced that it had identified the murderer of
Papua Presidium Council leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay. More ...
Laos, RI to boost parliamentary ties JAKARTA: Prime Minister of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith paid a
courtesy call to House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung
on Friday, with both agreeing to enhance interparliamentary
relations between the two Southeast Asian countries. More ...
Election commission demands legal instrumentKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Election Commission (KPU) urged the government and
the House of Representatives (DPR) to start deliberating
amendments to the political laws the commission badly needs to
prepare for the 2004 ... More ...
Former minister Emil Salim, a champion of the environmentMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta Presidents come and presidents go but the work of Professor
Emil Salim will go on forever. More ...
HAPI to probe Elza over briberyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Advocates and Lawyers Association (HAPI)
announced on Friday that it will launch an investigation next
week into the alleged bribery of one of its members, Elza
Syarief, who is also a lawyer of Hutomo ... More ...
Transitional stage for children to learn and growI. Christianto
Contributor
Jakarta The number of preschools in the country continues to increase
from day to day as more parents feel that such educational
facilities are important for the next stage of their children's
education. More ...
Philip Morris clarifies In response to the article in the April 17 edition of The
Jakarta Post regarding PT Philip Morris Indonesia's sales
projection, titled Philip Morris expects 15% increase in sales,
we would like to make the following clarifications:* PT Philip Morris Indonesia's projected ... More ...
Authorities asked to take stern actions against RMS movementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite two bomb explosions, the situation in Maluku, especially
the provincial capital of Ambon, is gradually returning to normal
with locals urging the authorities in charge of the civil
emergency to take ... More ...
Leaders urge Dairi regency split JAKARTA: Community leaders from the Dairi regency in North
Sumatra visited the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta on
Friday, demanding that the government fulfill their request to
divide the regency into two new regencies.Delegation leader J. More ...
Indonesian cyclists set to improve timeNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian cyclists being prepared for the 2002 Asian Games in
Busan, South Korea, have shown tremendous progress during their
three months of training and have almost reached their targets
with some five months ... More ...
Robbers escape after stealing TANGERANG: Four robbers managed to flee after stealing Rp 44
million (around US$4,700) from Yanto, a 30-year-old resident of
Jl. Cempaka Baru No. 3, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta.Yanto had just withdrawn the money from BCA Cileduk branch on
Jl. H.O.S. More ...
Hijackers shot in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon Police shot three men caught red-
handedly hijacking a truck transporting gravel in Kertasura
village, Kepetakan district, Cirebon, at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday.Adj. Sr. Comr. More ...
Gujarati community should help accelerate healing processArun Mukherjee
The Statesman
Asia News Network
Calcutta Fundamentalists are basically people who claim to preach and
practice the "unvarnished word of God" along with the assertion
that their authority is derived "directly from God" or ... More ...
Tips to help children adjustHelping children adopt to new situationsBack to school time often means changes for children and
families: the first day of kindergarten or first grade; new
preschools or child care settings; new classrooms and new
teachers. More ...
Three Kopassus officers accused of murder: HendardjiTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high-ranking military officer said on Friday that three
officers of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) had been accused
of violating Article 338 of the Criminal Code for killing Papuan
leader Dortheys ... More ...
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
Tertiany ZB Simanjuntak
The Jakarta Post
JakartaCharges against two former bankers were thrown out by the Central
Jakarta District Court on Friday because the prosecutors botched
the indictment. More ...
Fate of city in the hands of uncritical councillorsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the representatives of almost nine million people in Jakarta,
the city's 83 councillors are expected to be of excellent quality
to enable them to channel people's aspirations and to watch over
the city ... More ...
President Megawati concerned over rice shortageFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post,
Bogor, West Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed concern over the
country's inability to regain its status as a nation self-
sufficient in rice. More ...
Transition process for young children to learn and growI. Christianto
Contributor The number of preschools in the country continues to increase
from day to day as more parents feel that such educational
facilities are important for the next stage of their children's
education. More ...
Sutiyoso again survives budget hurdleAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid accusations of corruption and incompetence, Jakarta's
Governor Sutiyoso has once again survived with his statement on
last year's budget being approved by an open vote of the City
Council on Friday. More ...
RI barters for rice with Thailand and CambodiaThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta While still struggling to clinch a barter deal to buy about
200,000 tons of rice from Thailand, Indonesia will also propose a
similar scheme to buy 50,000 tons of rice from Cambodia. More ...
IMF's next loan could be released next week: BoedionoDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finance minister Boediono expects the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) to disburse its next loan tranche for the country of around
US$380 million next week. More ...
RI tries to mend image on intellectual property rightsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared war against
intellectual property piracy on Friday in a bid to help the
country improve its battered position on the world stage. More ...
American influence If one characterizes films as cultural products with disregard
of their quality, American cultural influence on Indonesians has
been immense since the beginning of World War II, when Americans
were not actually participating in the conflict. More ...
Mega declares war against piracy of intellectual property rights Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared war against
intellectual property piracy on Friday in a bid to help the
country improve its battered position on the world stage. More ...
Taman Sari shows foreign architectural touchesAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta When the construction of the palace of Yogyakarta's Mataram
kingdom was underway in 1755, the sultan's people found a
Portuguese man whose ship was washed ashore on the beach south of
Yogyakarta. More ...
Pests destroy cocoa plantations MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 142 out of 240 hectares of
cocoa plantations in South Sulawesi have been ravaged by larval
attacks, which destroyed the cocoa beans and inflicted between Rp
750 billion and Rp 700 billion in financial losses to farmers. More ...
Stock quotations on JSX.rm
.plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 26, 2002:--------------------------------------------------------------
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Islamic groups to gather at VP's office JAKARTA: Islamic mass-based organizations and ulema in the
country will gather in an informal meeting hosted by the Vice
President's office on May 6. More ...
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