Imperiled ethnic music breaks concert recordPandaya, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi It was a record-breaking folk music revelry at Klabat Sports
Stadium. More ...
Health officials suspected of hoardingFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Batam councillors are currently investigating an alleged hoarding
of drug and medical equipment worth Rp 3 billion by local health
officials. More ...
Sugarcane farmers urge govt to increase import tariffThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sugarcane farmers urged the government to increase again the
import tariff on sugar to help protect local farmers. More ...
Luluk takes sounds of Indonesia to the U.S.Yenni Djahidin, The Jakarta Post, Washington Summer in the United States can be unbearable. It's hot and humid
in most parts of the country, and it has been especially so this
summer. More ...
Retired police protest eviction SURABAYA: Around 400 retired police officers and their
families living at the Medaeng Mobile Brigade police dormitory in
Waru, Sidoarjo district, lodged a complaint with city councillors
on Thursday over what they consider to be their forced eviction
by local ... More ...
Legal process to continue against Damanik: PoliceFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday that
legal proceedings against Rev. Renaldy Danamik would continue
despite increasing doubts over the legality of his arrest. More ...
The indulgence of American policiesLee Poh Ping, Institute of Malaysian Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia We are witnessing the astonishing spectacle of a revolt over
Iraq by the "moderate" wing of the Republican establishment. More ...
Montgomery set to dethrone Greene as number oneAgencies, Paris World silver medalist Tim Montgomery is set to dethrone fellow-
American Maurice Greene as world number one over the 100 meters
at Saturday's Grand Prix athletics final. More ...
Incentives for rice farmers hailedAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts welcomed on Friday the government's plan to provide
incentives for rice farmers, but said that the government must
also curb the smuggling of cheap rice into the country, which has
been hurting farmers' ... More ...
'Political parties still need public funds'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite being accused of ignoring the interests of the public at
large, the country's political parties, especially the big ones,
are not averse to demanding financial assistance from the
country's taxpayers. More ...
Fort Vastenburg to make way for hotelKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Hidden behind high fences and in bad repair, the old fort of
Vastenburg which is located at Gladak Solo intersection in the
heart of Surakarta or around half a kilometer from the Surakarta
Hadiningrat ... More ...
Second blackout hits Jakarta, normal activities disruptedNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A power outage occurred in Greater Jakarta yet again on Friday
morning, disrupting most people's daily activities and increasing
the likelihood of state electricity company PT PLN being hit ... More ...
Argentina is recoveringJoseph E. Stiglitz
Professor of Economics and Finance
Columbia University
Project Syndicate The first glimpses of Argentina's recovery can be seen. To
many, what happened, and what is happening there seems a mystery.
Abandoning "convertibility," i.e. More ...
Regional autonomy means fiscal autonomyTommy Firman, Lecturer Department of Regional and City Planning,
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia now is carrying out the decentralization policy with
very little experience in the past. More ...
U.S.-led crusade will disrupt the balance of global forcesVladimir Degoyev
Moscow State Institute of
International Relations
RIA Novosti
Moscow Many people see Sept. More ...
Electoral procedures hamper public participationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is unlikely that people will be able to change the result of
the gubernatorial election due to the standard electoral
procedures. More ...
Heras wins stage as Sevilla snatches leadReuters, Sierra de La Pandera, Spain Spaniard Roberto Heras struck an important blow in his bid for a
second Tour of Spain victory in three years when he took a solo
win on the sixth stage on Thursday. More ...
Failed gubernatorial candidate wants his money backBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Failed gubernatorial candidate Mahfudz Djaelani revealed on
Friday that he had given Rp 200 million to 40 city councillors as
part of a downpayment for a promised Rp 2 billion if they elected
him as ... More ...
PLN network vulnerable to disruptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PLN said the power outages that hit
most of Jakarta and its surrounding areas on Thursday evening and
Friday morning were caused by "disturbances" in its transmission
lines, and dismissed concerns the ... More ...
The West must be informed about real value of IslamUgo Panizzi, Visiting Professor American University of Beirut,
Project Syndicate In the year since the terrorist attacks of Sept. More ...
Poisoned food contains cyanide JAKARTA: National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on
Friday that the forensic test found traces of cyanide in the food
distributed in the anti-Sutiyoso's demonstrations during
Wednesday's gubernatorial election. More ...
U.S. business after scandalsB. Herry-Priyono, Researcher, Alumnus, London School of Economics,
herryprb@lse.ac.uk Jeffrey Skilling, Enron's disgraced former chief executive, is
an example of business absurdity in a runaway economy. More ...
Clean water -- clean govt? If anything could be said to illustrate the dismal state of
Jakarta's public services, the shortage of potable water in this
city that borders the sea and is traversed by rivers is as good
an example as any. More ...
Legislators defiant over calls to delay controversial broadcasting billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ignoring public criticism of several contentious articles in the
broadcasting bill, some legislators on Friday refused to postpone
the endorsement of the bill scheduled for Sept. 23. More ...
Flow of political funds must be clearThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Political activities cost money, but the flow of political
funds must be fully explained to eliminate public distrust. More ...
Residents call for closure of garbage dumpOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung Residents of Bakung, Kuripan and Kateguhan villages in West
Telukbetung district, Lampung, are urging local authorities to
close down a nearby garbage dump due to health concerns. More ...
Peace begins with yourselfPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group Global Executive Search,
(e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com) Over the past month I have been retained by a couple of
corporate clients to assist people who were laid off from their
respective organizations. More ...
Volcanoes may become national parks JAKARTA: The government is considering making Mt. Merapi and
neighboring Mt. Merbabu in Central Java national parks, in order
to help ensure their conservation. More ...
Teachers to protest delayed payYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin The Association of Indonesian Private School Employees
(Asokadikta) Banjarmasin chapter said Friday that it was planning
to stage a large-scale rally to demand that the government give
serious attention to the Rp 4 billion ... More ...
Rowing between cliffs: RI and post-Sept.11Siswo Pramono
PhD Graduate Student in Political Science
and International Relations
School of Social Science
The Australian National University
Canberra The U.S.-led "war on terror" is not a war between the West and
Islam. More ...
Police guarantee safety of U.S. missions in RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian police said on Friday that they could guarantee the
safety of U.S. assets across the country, but would not be
dictated to about how to do their jobs. More ...
Megawati Soekarnoputri President of the Republic of Indonesia,
2001-2009 (at least)R. William Liddle
Political Scientist
The Ohio State University In Jakarta in July of this year I interviewed several high
level party leaders and parliamentarians from each of the major
parties. More ...
Councillors call on Sultan to spell out special statusSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Members of the Yogyakarta provincial legislative council want a
bill on Yogyakarta to spell out the province's special status in
terms of culture and public administration. More ...
Tae kwon do squad ready for AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national tae kwon do squad is fired up and ready for the
competition at the Asian Games, according to team's coach
Dasantio Prihadi."The preparation has been well organized. More ...
On pedophiles in Bali In the Aug. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post you ran an
interesting section of several articles on pedophilia in Bali.
This was accompanied by a photograph of a light-skinned man
sitting on the beach with a dark-skinned boy. More ...
BI needs 30 days to check out Commerce AssetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said on Friday that the central bank needed 30
days at the most to screen Commerce Asset Holding Berhad to see
whether the Malaysian financial firm was fit to acquire the
publicly-listed Bank Niaga. More ...
New food center will open in November JAKARTA: The city will have a new food court center in
November with the opening of Gading Batavia in Kelapa Gading,
North Jakarta. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 14, 2002Exhibitions * Fine Arts Read! Exhibition, The British Council, S. Widjojo
Center, Jl. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Sept. 27. More ...
On pedophiles in Bali In the Aug. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post you ran an
interesting section of several articles on pedophilia in Bali.
This was accompanied by a photograph of a light-skinned man
sitting on the beach with a dark-skinned boy. More ...
Gender issue enters row on badminton scoring systemDave Thompson, Reuters, London Badminton, played by many in various parts of the globe but
watched by not enough, faces a revolt over scoring amid claims of
sex discrimination. More ...
Hyperpower and the Bush AmericaPolly Toynbee
Guardian News Service
London There he stood, this unlikely emperor of the world, telling
the UN's 190 nations how it is going to be. More ...
Bamboo handicraft help villagers earn a better livingAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto A woman carefully cleans a bamboo chair with a wet cloth while a
group of six men nearby her busily cut and work with pieces of
bamboo. More ...
Athletic officials pushed upgrade skillsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is
seeking to spur the athletics development in southeast Asia
through a seminar on administrative skills, which began here on
Friday. More ...
Aneka Tambang, Bukit Asam eye KPC stakeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's due diligence team has accepted the proposals
from state-owned mining companies PT Aneka Tambang Tbk and PT
Bukit Asam to buy a stake in the coal mining company PT Kaltim
Prima Coal (KPC). More ...
Business severely hit by massive blackoutDamar Harsanto and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor An hours-long blackout affecting much of Jakarta on Thursday and
Friday caused massive losses to small and medium-sized businesses
forced to shut their doors while waiting for power to ... More ...
BI requires bank NPL ratio of 5% by year-endThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia has required all banks to reduce their
nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio to at least 5 percent by the end
of this year, central bank Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on
Friday. More ...
Vastenburg, a national heritage site in disrepairKartika Bagus C.
The Jakarta Post
Surakarta, Central JavaHidden behind high fences and in bad repair, the old fort of
Vastenburg which is located at Gladak Solo intersection in the
heart of Surakarta or around half a kilometer from the Surakarta ... More ...
Safin and Haas eliminated, but Kafelnikov moves onAgencies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The President's Cup lost its top two seeds on Thursday with the
withdrawal of second seed Tommy Haas while defending champion
Marat Safin was bundled out by Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan. More ...
SE Asia declares war against tobaccoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 55th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Regional Committee for Southeast Asia here concluded on Friday
with a united call for curbs on the advertising of tobacco, and
unhealthy foods and lifestyles. More ...
Argentina is recoveringJoseph E. Stiglitz
Professor of Economics and Finance
Columbia University
Project Syndicate The first glimpses of Argentina's recovery can be seen. To
many, what happened, and what is happening there seems a mystery.
Abandoning "convertibility," i.e. More ...
Overcoming the crisis: Coming to terms with modernity German Muslim scholar Bassam Tibi, a professor of international
relations at the University of Gottingen, has said Indonesia
could be a model democratic Muslim nation, a theory he elaborates
in a number of books, such as The Challenge of ... More ...
Witness protection bill hailed as step forwardKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists hailed on Friday a bill on witness and victim
protection, but demanded that it not only provide protection for
witnesses in criminal cases, but ensure leniency for those people
involved in criminal ... More ...
Rowing between the cliffs: RI and post-Sept.11Siswo Pramono
PhD Graduate Student in Political Science
and International Relations
The Australian National University
Canberra The U.S. More ...
On pedophiles in Bali In the Aug. 29 edition of The Jakarta Post you ran an
interesting section of several articles on pedophilia in Bali.
This was accompanied by a photograph of a light-skinned man
sitting on the beach with a dark-skinned boy. More ...
'Sutiyoso more like salesman than governor' Even though governor Sutiyoso has been reelected for a second
term, many people are still skeptical about his capability to
manage the city and its problems. Yudi, 28, a pushcart fruit vendor in Slipi, West Jakarta. More ...
Kabelvision's
poor service Last September I had Kabelvision installed in my office in
Semanggi, Jakarta, in order to access the Internet via cable.
That was the beginning of a very frustrating and completely
unfruitful relationship with the company, which continues to this
day. More ...
JAKARTA: About 1,000 accountants across the country will
gather at the Horison Hotel from Sept. 25 to 27 to elect their
new leaders and discuss the latest development in the accounting
industry. More ...
'Srimpi Sukarsih': A symbol of a prince's loveKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Solo, Central Java In the dimly lit audience hall of the court of Surakarta
Hadiningrat, four pretty virgins are dancing gracefully to the
tune of gamelan, the Javanese musical orchestra, in a romantic
atmosphere. More ...
Hakim pledges to fight for human rightsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Having survived controversy and politicking during his ascent
to the National Commission on Human Rights' top job, Abdul Hakim
Garuda Nusantara has set now his sights on putting the nation's
human rights struggle back ... More ...
Singer wants to be IPB rector BOGOR: More than 30 people, including singer Maya Rumantir,
have registered as candidates for the post of rector of the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture (IPB). More ...
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