RI's pledge to fight terrorism assuredHasan Wirajuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta We gather here tonight right after the bitter commemoration of
the hideous terrorist attack on the United States last year. More ...
RI requests better conditions for migrant workers abroadFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Jupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar In a bid to increase its bargaining power with Malaysia over the
labor issue, Indonesia has asked for welfare guarantees for those
of its workers employed legally in the ... More ...
PAN legislator resists ousting MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: House of Representatives'
legislator Hatta Taliwang of the National Mandate Party (PAN) is
continuing to resist party demands he step aside. More ...
Caltex closes offices as labor protest continuesHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Riau, Pekanbaru Thousands of PT Tripatra workers were still blocking main roads
to PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) offices in Rumbai and Duri,
prompting the management of CPI to declare a holiday for ... More ...
The poor want voice in urban policy makingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In fear of imminent eviction, poor communities urged the city
administration to involve them in designing urban policies to
tackling the problem of poverty. More ...
AFTA offers great opportunity to shipping businessRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta This Special Page is published in conjunction with the Trans
ASEAN 2002 Conference and Exhibition, which opens at the Jakarta
Convention Center here today. More ...
State banks agree to extend maturity of govt bondsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned banks have agreed to the government's proposal to
extend the maturity period of government bonds they hold,
Minister of Finance Boediono said on Wednesday. More ...
DPR online shows House progress JAKARTA: The public will now have access to the progress of
various bills as they pass through the House of Representatives
through a parliamentary website.The website, www.pansus-dpr-ri.or.id., was launched on
Wednesday. More ...
Power plant saga The plan to construct a gas and steam generating power plant
in Pemaron village, in the regency of Buleleng, Singaraja, Bali,
has drawn much attention from locals. More ...
Mass wedding held in Tangerang TANGERANG: A total of 113 couples, including some
grandparents, gathered together for a mass wedding on Tuesday in
Cisoka district of Tangerang. The event was organized by Dian
Mitra, a local social foundation. More ...
Rini wants taxes on cocoa droppedAdianto P . Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said on Wednesday
that she had asked the finance ministry to scrap the existing 10
percent value added tax (VAT) and a 2. More ...
Brian Lara diagnosed with hepatitisDilip Ganguly, Associated Press, Colombo West Indies star batsman Brian Lara is suffering from hepatitis
and will need two weeks of bed rest plus four weeks of
recuperating time, hospital officials said on Wednesday. More ...
Soeharto still unfit to stand trial JAKARTA: Former president Soeharto had yet to recover from his
illness and remained unfit to stand trial for alleged corruption,
a prosecutor said on Wednesday."We have no choice because if we push for his trial, the court
will not approve it. More ...
Detention of American, Briton questionedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have illegally detained American Joy Lee Sadler and
Briton Lesley McCulloch as they were not charged six days after
they were arrested, a lawyer said on Wednesday. More ...
Former model wants jail term for a 'decent sleep'Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The beautiful former wife of a high-profile businessman says she
is looking forward to being jailed for harboring Hutomo "Tommy"
Mandala Putra because she wants to get a good night's sleep. More ...
Oesman installed as MPR deputy speaker JAKARTA: People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) regional
representatives faction chairman Oesman was sworn in as one of
the legislative body's deputy speakers on Wednesday. More ...
Over 500,000 kids get polio shotsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Health Agency has claimed that the first stage of the
National Immunization Week (PIN) program in Jakarta went
smoothly, with the number of toddlers being immunized against
polio exceeding the original target. More ...
Hanura Hosea's art serves as a mirrorRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta If, some day, an old friend or a relative who hasn't seen you
for quite a long time comments, "Wow, you've gained weight now",
you need not feel offended. More ...
Popular Kodok market born out of an accidentI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kediri, Bali It was a slow day for Pak Agung, owner of two make-shift stalls
in the famous used clothes market of Pasar Kodok, 18 kilometers
from Bali's capital of Denpasar. More ...
TNI asked to explain budget irregularitiesMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legislator hinted on Tuesday that the Indonesian Military (TNI)
might not get House support for a rise in the defense budget if
it failed to explain irregularities in the use of state ... More ...
Angry residents burn down house TANGERANG: Some 200 residents of Leuwi Halu village in
Tigaraksa district of Tangerang burned down a house which was
believed to have been used to spread misleading religious
teaching practices on Monday evening.Tigaraksa subprecinct police chief Adj. Comr. More ...
Government steps up anti-terrorist campaignFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, called by foreign countries a safe haven for
terrorists, is now beginning to step up measures against the al-
Qaeda network which has allegedly conducted a series of
activities in the country, ... More ...
War on smugglers? Smuggling, like corruption, has been tolerated for far too
long. So long in fact, that by now it has reached a point that it
endangers not only the economy, but Indonesia's very existence. More ...
Serena cruises in Japan's Princess Cup openerAlastair Himmer, Reuters, Tokyo World number one Serena Williams demolished Austrian Patricia
Wartusch 6-0, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Toyota
Princess Cup on Wednesday in her first singles match since
winning the US Open. More ...
'Public urged to combat KKN'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demands for public participation should increase to keep the
reform movement going forward, and particularly to combat
corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), experts said on
Wednesday. More ...
Despite public disgust, city council OKs Sutiyoso voteAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Undeterred by public outcry, the City Council's election
committee approved on Wednesday the result of the voting in the
gubernatorial election and refused to examine the ballot papers,
which were ... More ...
SpotlightPhoto A: TelkomselCUSTOMER SATISFACTION AWARD FOR TELKOMSEL: For the fourth year in
a row, Indonesia's leading cellular operator, Telkomsel, received
two Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Awards (ICSA) for the
performance of its products kartuHALO in the postpaid category
and simPATI in the ... More ...
'Incompetent politicians must rely on bribery' Allegations regarding money politics in the recent gubernatorial
election have upset the public, including people on the streets.
The Jakarta Post talked to some of them. More ...
Gender equality introduced in citizenship billTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes are running high that the new citizenship bill will solve
disputes over citizenship, particularly for women and children,
as it recognizes the principles of gender equality. More ...
Dewa Putu Kantor, guardian of Batuan painting styleI Wayan Sunarta, Contributor, Ubud, Bali Four children are happily playing with their crickets placed in
hollow bamboo cylinders. Half naked, these village kids
cheerfully laugh at each other. More ...
Akbar rebuffs demands to quit House postAinur R. Sophiaan and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta Convicted House Speaker Akbar Tandjung seems to have grown more
confident after blocking a move to unseat him in the legislature,
declaring that the calls from his opponents and the ... More ...
Sovereign rating services fail to get passing gradeFajar Hidayat, MBA Int'l Banking & Finance, Birmingham University, UK Standard & Poor'S (S&P) Rating Services on Sept. More ...
Violence against media up in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Banda Aceh chapter of the Association of
Indonesian Journalists (PWI) voiced its concern on Wednesday over
violence against journalists in Aceh, which has increased over
the past few months. More ...
Islamic touch in Trisutji's musicMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a child, she knew she was blessed with music talent, a prowess
that she sharpened during her teenage years. Her toil and determination paid. More ...
Bridging the investment gap in AsiaMotomichi Ikawa, Executive Vice President Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group For Asia, the last decade has seen its share of drama. More ...
Youths discuss peace for AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 70 young people coming from across Aceh province
gathered in Banda Aceh on Wednesday to seek a common
understanding on government policy and a peaceful solution to the
conflict in Aceh. More ...
Efforts to curb illegal logging hampered by collusionMusthofid and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chronic collusion among officials and a lack of financial
support have hampered the Ministry of Forestry's bid to curb
rampant illegal logging, which has caused Rp 30 trillion in
annual ... More ...
Gaining foothold in regional forwarding and delivery marketsSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Despite the lingering economic crisis in several member
countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
providers of freight forwarding and delivery-related services are
racing to ... More ...
Govt cautioned on U.S. motives in IraqMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta An Indonesian Muslim leader has cautioned the government
against the U.S. More ...
Akbar's liberty, Criminal Code disputedMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demand have been growing for the government and the House of
Representatives to revise the Criminal Code Procedures (KUHAP) to
ensure that a defendant convicted by a district court goes to
jail immediately regardless ... More ...
Saddam's concessions will never satisfy AmericaSimon Tisdall, Guardian News Service, London To the "man in the street", on whose support Tony Blair and
George Bush ultimately depend, it looks like a fair enough offer.
For months the U.S. More ...
China set to shore up dominance in Asiad divingAgence France-Presse, Beijing With legendary Fu Mingxia and triple Olympic gold medalist Xiong
Ni in retirement, China will look to its new generation of divers
as it strives for a clean sweep of the eight medals on offer at
the Asian Games. More ...
Locals organize cultural festivalBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta Gejawan is a village off Jl. Wates, seven kilometers west of
Yogyakarta, a bit away on the south of this busy, smoky road. More ...
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 19, 2002Exhibitions* Installation Art Skyplace Bamboo Airshipe Zeppelin, by Markus
Heinsdorff's, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel.
0361 979253), until Oct. 20. More ...
Rini campaigns against higher cigarette exciseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini MS Soewandi is seeking
support from legislators for her plan to persuade Minister of
Finance Boediono to cancel cigarette excise increases. More ...
Govt asked to renovate market BEKASI: Hundreds of garment vendors from Pondok Gede market
urged the local administration to renovate the market, which is
now in poor condition. More ...
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
and Tiarma Siboro
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta A legislator hinted on Tuesday that the Indonesian Military
(TNI) might not get House support for a rise in the defense
budget if it failed to explain irregularities in the use of state
funds. More ...
House delays passing broadcasting bill as radio, TV vow to defyKurniawan Hari and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives bowed to mounting pressure on
Wednesday and delayed endorsing the controversial broadcasting
bill, which TV and radio operators and other ... More ...
TANGERANG: A total of 113 couples, including some
grandparents, gathered together for a mass wedding on Tuesday in
Cisoka district of Tangerang. The event was organized by Dian
Mitra, a local social foundation. More ...
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