Russia will not wage war with OPEC-------------
Pyotr Netreba
RIA Novosti
Moscow
------------- OPEC threatened Moscow with a price war, having demanded that
it should stop increasing its oil export. More ...
Putri Indonesia still girl at heartTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta She responds to every question with a smile, an even voice and
an answer that is politically correct. More ...
Museum to stage colonial drama JAKARTA: Museum Sejarah Jakarta will perform a theatrical
reconstruction of history titled, Stadhuis 1629: a historical
reconstruction, on Aug. 4. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
PASI meet noticeable for dearth of recordsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Except for the opening women's polevault event, no new records
have been broken at the ongoing National Athletics Championship
here at the Madya track and field stadium. More ...
Fruit seedlings from couples sought BOGOR: Every Muslim couple that wants to get married in Bogor
regency is required to contribute money for the purchase of two
fruit tree seedlings. More ...
July 27 marks watershed in modern Indonesian historyMax Lane, Center for Asia Pacific, Social Transformation Studies,
University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia There is an interesting parallel between the history of East
Timor and of Indonesia in relation to how international ... More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman, Attorney, United Nations in East Timor, Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with
your ... More ...
300S II the best weapon in 2002Mizuno is the world's best club maker traditionally associated
with world's golf stars like Tiger Woods. The worldwide well-
acknowledged brand reminds the image of competition, athlete,
professional models and serious performance. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
A sacrifice in July: Survivors and MegawatiKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta,
korpur@yahoo.com Black Saturday. An elderly woman stood outside the office of
the Institute of Legal Aid (LBH) on Saturday afternoon, July 27,
1996. More ...
Of schadenfreude and creative destructionHidayat Jati
Researcher
Jakarta Not long after Sept.11, a dreadful event which nonetheless
exposed America's vulnerability making it a lot more like the
rest of the world, especially its messier part such as our
beloved Indonesia, we now see even more ... More ...
Fall in gold production continues as uncertainties grow
Sudibyo M. Wiradji
Contributor
Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing
signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration
activities. More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
The Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
Mining companies in quandary
over protected forest areas Name Investment amount Employees as of 2001 (US$) as of 2001
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1. Freeport Company Ind (A) 4. More ...
Singapore must help RI curb illegal sand mining, activists sayAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should seek to forge a bilateral cooperation with
Singapore to curb illegal sand mining here, which has caused
serious damage to the environment, a legislator and ... More ...
ASEAN told not to become political powerYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Indonesia's former foreign minister Ali Alatas has warned the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus three East
Asian countries, or ASEAN+3 (APT), against being tempted to
become a regional political ... More ...
Approval sought to hike teachers' benefitsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is seeking approval from the House of
Representatives (DPR) to increase teachers' benefits by 50
percent this year, a report said. More ...
NU finds it difficult to avoid playing politicsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization in the
country, has made it impossible not to get involved in practical
politics, despite its efforts to stay away from political
parties. More ...
Corporal punishment: A cultural property Everett McGuinty The Korea Herald
Asia News Network
SeoulA new problem is now emerging out of corporal punishment. More ...
Harassment clarification I write regarding Berni K. Moestafa's piece, Jeffrey Winters,
critic who loves RI, in The Jakarta Post on July 17, 2002. I
agree that there are high risks of politically motivated attacks
if one writes or speaks critically in Indonesia. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
Muslims demand release of convicted terroristJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar About 100 students from a number of Islamic boarding schools in
Makassar staged a peaceful demonstration outside the provincial
legislative council building on Friday to appeal for the release
of convicted terrorist ... More ...
Illegal worker crackdown will harm Malaysia, say buildersJulia Yeow, Agence France Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian builders warned on Friday that a government
crackdown on illegal workers when an amnesty expires at the end
of this month will cause crippling delays in construction work. More ...
Of schadenfreude and creative destructionHidayat Jati
Researcher
Jakarta Not long after Sept.11, a dreadful event which nonetheless
exposed America's vulnerability making it a lot more like the
rest of the world, especially its messier part such as our
beloved Indonesia, we now see even more ... More ...
East Timorese to lose refugee status by end of 2002Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has again extended the deadline for the
repatriation of East Timorese refugees living in squalid camps in
West Timor. More ...
Can THAI meet the challenge? The Nation
Asia News Network
Bangkok THAI Airways International is conducting a survey among
passengers on how to improve its services. More ...
Man paid Rp 40,000 died in PDI headquarters raidBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six years ago, on July 26, Uju bin Asep, along with 15 people in
the neighborhood, left his house in Kapuk subdistrict, Cengkareng
district, West Jakarta. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
TV host denies misusing flood funds JAKARTA: Institute of Civic Education on Indonesian (ICE on
Indonesia) chairwoman Irma Hutabarat denied on Friday that she
had misused Rp 4.2 billion which was received from the city
administration. More ...
Defending RI's homeland expensive, but necessaryBantarto Bandoro
Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly',
Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Jakarta Indonesia straddles one of the world's busiest sea and air
communication zones, and while it is relatively weak in economic
terms, its ... More ...
LeadershipThe recent 16th National Seminar organized by the Indonesian
Political Science Association in Malang, East Java, pointed out
that Indonesia is suffering from a leadership crisis. The current
(national) leaders are said to be lacking a sense of direction. More ...
Military claims it will get tough in PosoErick W., The Jakarta Post, Palu Security authorities in Sulawesi have announced they will counter
efforts by armed groups to undermine the Malino peace agreement
in the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso.Maj. Gen. More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
The Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
JP/6/PURBAJuly 27: The victims
and the President Kornelius Purba
Staff Writer
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
korpur@yahoo.com Black Saturday. An elderly woman stood outside the office of
the Institute of Legal Aid (LBH) on Saturday afternoon, July 27,
1996. More ...
House in a dilemma over allocation of seatsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While it is almost certain that the 2004 election will adopt a
proportional representation (PR) system, just exactly how the 550
seats in the House of Representatives are to be distributed
between the provinces is a potentially ... More ...
Jakarta street kids abused and neglected The following articles were written for The Jakarta Post
in conjunction with this year's National Children Day. More ...
Local companies offer cheap, stylish motorbike modelsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local motorcycle makers, who are newcomers to the industry,
are set to tap the growing domestic motorcycle market by selling
cheaper and more stylish products. More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
Illegal worker crackdown will harm Malaysia, say builders Julia Yeow
Agence France Presse
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian builders warned on Friday that a government
crackdown on illegal workers when an amnesty expires at the end
of this month will cause crippling delays in construction work. More ...
PDI Perjuangan councillor accused of violating oathAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A councillor and activist accused councillor Agung Imam
Sumanto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) on Friday of violating the councillors' oath by
receiving donations worth Rp ... More ...
14 killed in Aceh, thousands take refugeIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least 14 people, including an Army soldier, were killed in two
separate clashes between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the
military in the restive province on Friday. More ...
Guiding companies to succeed in borderless marketI. Christianto
Contributor
JakartaThe trade globalization trend has seemingly turned the world
into one single market with a product from one place to other
parts of the world flowing freely without going through
significant barriers. More ...
Govt not transparent on Maluku, Aceh issueTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An alliance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) criticized
the government on Friday for its lack of transparency in
implementing policies to end regional conflicts, especially those
in Aceh and ... More ...
BI: MPR session won't cause rupiah to fallA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is hopeful that the upcoming Annual Session of the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will not cause the rupiah to
fall as market players are now more resilient to political
developments in ... More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
Remember the 'Red Dragon' Exactly six years ago, on July 27, 1996, the Indonesian Armed
Forces (ABRI) masterminded an attack, code named the Red Dragon
Operation, on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party
(PDI) at Jl. Diponegoro 58, Central Jakarta. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
Tommy gets 15 years for key role in justice's murderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid strong public criticism of the country's corrupt
judiciary, the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced on Friday
evening the youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo
"Tommy" ... More ...
AEKI starts Rp 1b cofee-drinking driveRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is one of the world's major coffee producers, but
few of its more than 210 million population drinks coffee
regularly. More ...
Gaza bombing -- the man to blame is Ariel SharonGuardian News Service
London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
Closing the door on foreign criminals The Nation
Asia News Network
Bangkok Despite the objections of tourism interests, stronger security
measures are needed to screen out undesirablesSince last month, Thai embassies in some countries have
suspended renewing visas to Africans on the grounds ... More ...
Defending RI's homeland expensive, but necessaryBantarto Bandoro
Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly',
Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Jakarta Indonesia straddles one of the world's busiest sea and air
communication zones, and while it is relatively weak in economic
terms, its ... More ...
Delay expected for Theys' murder trialTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The trial of nine members of the Army's special force
(Kopassus) accused of killing Papuan leader Theys Hiyo Eluay will
likely face further delay because the military police cannot
guarantee they can hand over the ... More ...
Gaza bombing:Sharon is to blameGuardian News Service, London This is a tale of babies and butchers. One baby is, or was,
Dina Matar, aged two months, killed by Israel's air strike in
Gaza. More ...
Libraries unattractive because of boring booksDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Students are often scolded for not spending enough time at their
school library, but do not blame them. More ...
Poor children need helping hand Finding a real solution for children in the sex industry or
living on the streets is no small undertaking. Those of us
working on their behalf must strive to gain a real understanding
of their struggle and of their communities. More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
TV Today: Saturday, July 27, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music10:30 Life Clip11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. More ...
'Money can buy court verdicts' The Central Jakarta District Court finally handed down the
verdict for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra without the presence of
the defendant, who claimed to be sick. Several people share their
cynical views on the case and on the judiciary in general. More ...
Fall in gold production continues as uncertainties grow
Sudibyo M. Wiradji
Contributor
Jakarta The falling trend in gold production in the country is showing
signs of continuing due to a decline in new exploration
activities. More ...
The U.S. is in contempt of courtAlisa Newman
Attorney
United Nations in East Timor
Los Angeles Times In the battle of the United States versus the International
Criminal Court (ICC), which ended recently with a compromise
agreement, the Bush administration proved that you can blink with ... More ...
Mystery keep audience glued to television screenJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Ghosts invade our TV screens, mostly on Thursday nights, with all
sharing the same fate of having died of unnatural causes and
condemned for their sins to laughing maniacally for evermore. More ...
Glut of parties, most with emotional appealBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The surge in the number of political parties -- now around 180 --
may signal a thriving democracy but analysts warned on Friday new
parties catered more to the political illiterate and failed to
meet the ... More ...
Residents feel secure after hoodlums crackdownMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Residents, street vendors, public transportation drivers and
commuters in Tangerang stated that they are all overjoyed to see
peace in their surroundings following a series of police
crackdowns against petty ... More ...
North Sumatra Airlines takes to the skiesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Newly established Sumut Airlines made its maiden flight on Friday
from the provincial capital, Medan, to Pinangsari, Central
Tapanuli, also in North Sumatra, using a Fokker 27 aircraft. More ...
Another news radio launched JAKARTA: People living in and around the city now have a wider
selection of news available on the radio with the launch of
Namlapanha news radio on 89.35 FM and 603 AM on Friday. More ...
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