New art gallery opened for public JAKARTA: Indonesian man Leksmono Santosa has opened an art
gallery in South Jakarta to display and sell thousands of unique
items collected during his extensive travels through Indonesia.The gallery, Roemah Djawa, at Jl. Lebak Bulus Raya I No. More ...
House approves Australia's new ambassadorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally approved the
appointment of senior Australian diplomat David Ritchie to serve
as the new Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, replacing Richard
Smith. More ...
Regional partnerships in Asia and overcoming deadlock in WTORazeen Sally, Professor of economics, London School of Economics,
Project Syndicate This week, America and Singapore ironed out the final
stumbling blocks to a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). More ...
GAM, RI charged over truce violationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Joint Security Committee (JSC) responsible for overseeing the
implementation of the peace accord in Aceh has sanctioned both
the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and Indonesia for serious violations
of the cessation of hostilities ... More ...
Residents complain Ciesek pollution BOGOR: Residents of Cilember in Bogor, West Java, have demanded
that tapioca producer PT Alfa Abadi cease dumping untreated waste
into the Ciesek River, which flows through their village. More ...
Papua's case in the eyes of the European CommissionNeles Tebay, Pontifical University of Urbaniana, The Jakarta Post,
Rome The Indonesian government has begun intensifying efforts to
settle the Papua conflict by making it one of its main
priorities, given reports that the government will ... More ...
Ancol budget meet nixed by public criticismAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to sharp public criticism, the city council canceled on
Friday its plan to conduct a meeting, which will formulate the
2003 City Budget, at city-owned Hotel Horison in Ancol, North
Jakarta. More ...
Obituary Th Sumartana, a scholar known for his work on behalf of peaceful
co-existence and dialog among the adherents of different creeds,
passed away on Friday evening in Ciawi, Bogor, West Java, at the
age of 58. More ...
NGO warns budget ripe for corruptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than Rp 1.5 trillion (US$111 million) of the spending
outlined in the 2002 draft city budget, which amounts to a total
of Rp 11. More ...
Nearly 2,000 left homeless by quake in Dompu regencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nearly 2,000 villagers in the West Nusa Tenggara regency of
Dompu discovered on Friday that their homes had been destroyed by
an overnight earthquake.With their houses destroyed by the quake, which measured 5. More ...
Only 30 percent fishermen go to sea TANGERANG: About 70 percent of Tangerang's 1,672 fishing boats
are being put to sea with fishermen claiming the cost of diesel
has impacted on profits, despite the recent diesel price
reduction. More ...
One of the most boring of subjects in Indonesia is the saga of
Akbar Tandjung which must go down in history as the biggest drag
of the millennium. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, Jan. 27, 2003
Exhibitions
* Painting, Horizon Keempat, by Agapetus A Kristiandana and
Januri, Edwin's Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7194721), until Jan. 31, 8 p.m.. More ...
The U.S. and Russia have been hypocritical about biological
weapons.Jonathan PowerColumnist
London On Nov. 25, 1969 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, President
Richard Nixon, besieged by protests that he was a war monger,
threw out a sop to public opinion. The U.S. More ...
Woman activists protest Golkar JAKARTA: Woman activists from various groups expressed on
Friday their support for House of Representatives legislator Eka
Komariah Kuncoro, who has been sidelined by the Golkar Party
through a mid-term replacement procedure. More ...
Train derailment in Padalarang kills two Two people were killed when a freight train drove off a
dead-end track into a ravine beside Cilame station, Padalarang,
15 kilometers west of the West Java capital of Bandung on
Thursday. More ...
15 firms warned over pollution SURAKARTA, Central Java: Authorities in Karanganyar, Central
Java, warned 15 companies in the regency that they would face
pollution charges unless they improved the management of their
waste water. More ...
House fails to finish electoral bill on scheduleKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disagreement over the electoral system and threshold have stalled
the deliberation of the election bill, raising the specter of
failing to meet the Jan. 30 deadline. More ...
British envoy offers assistance JAKARTA: British Ambassador to Indonesia Richard Gozney
offered on Friday assistance and facilities that would help the
House of Representatives Commission II for home and legal affairs
speed up the deliberation of the large number of outstanding
bills. More ...
Judges say trial into murder of Papuan leader must go onAinur Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The panel of judges trying seven of the Army Special Forces
(Kopassus) personnel charged with killing Papuan proindependence
leader Theys Hiyo Eluay rejected on Friday a demand by the
defendants' ... More ...
Gloomy property market in Jakarta, except retailSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Property businesses in Greater Jakarta are facing gloomy
prospects in 2003, except in the retail sector, which is
predicted to grow due to increasing domestic consumption. More ...
TV Program: Monday, January 27, 2003TVRI
.TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Environment9:00 Janji Cinta9:30 Surat10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. More ...
Gus Dur vows to remain critical PALEMBANG: Former president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as
he is familiarly known, said he would continue criticizing his
successor President Megawati Soekarnoputri as the Constitution
guaranteed freedom of speech. More ...
`Mr. Boombastic' set to explodeJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Hang on to your dreadlocks ladies and gentlemen, as a little bit
of Jamaica will be performing live here in Jakarta on Tuesday,
Jan. 28, when famed reggae and R&B artist Shaggy arrives in town
as part of his Lucky Day World Tour. More ...
Burning bus causes havoc, kills 18Nana Rukmana and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Slawi, Central Java At least 18 people were killed on Thursday night when a Sinar
Jaya bus traveling to Jakarta crashed into a number of oil drums,
exploded in flames and turned into a speeding death trap ... More ...
Acehnese child beggars dream of schoolIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh There are fears that tens of thousands of children estimated to
have been forced to abandon schooling in Aceh are a time bomb
waiting to explode. More ...
Joggers protest closure of Thamrin-Sudirman roadsDamar Harsanto and
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
The Jakarta Post
JakartaThose who used to jog and exercise along Jakarta's main arteries
of Jl. Thamrin and Jl. More ...
WB to train 300 Acehnese for community developmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To support the peace process in Aceh, the World Bank (WB) pledged
on Friday to expand its community development program in the
strife-torn province and provide training for the Acehnese. More ...
`Councillors have money on their minds' If the 2003 draft budget is approved by the Jakarta City Council,
the 85 councillors would each receive about Rp 90 million per
month. The Jakarta Post talked to some urban residents about the
proposed expenditure. More ...
Govt unlikely to recover tax and duty losses: OfficialRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will most probably never recover billions of
dollars in unpaid import duties and taxes owed by the country's
dishonest importers as it has no idea as to their whereabouts, ... More ...
Animal smuggling foiled at airportThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's animal quarantine hall
looked like a miniature version of Noah's Ark on Friday, lined
with cages containing 246 wild animals from a dazzling array of
species. More ...
Korean Air disappoints me I went to Korea on Dec. 1, 2002 by Korean Air and planned to
go home on Dec. 12. Although I had made a reservation in October
for my fight back to Jakarta on Dec. 12 through KIA Travel, the
agency put me on a waiting list and I was notified of OK status
for travel on Dec. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 25, 2003
Exhibitions
* Painting, Horizon Keempat, by Agapetus A Kristiandana and
Januri, Edwin's Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 21, Kemang, South
Jakarta, (Tel. 021-7194721), until Jan. 31, 8 p.m.. More ...
WB tells Jakarta to get tough on corruptionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta Apparently incensed by reports of widespread leakage affecting
loans from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), the World
Bank has urged the government to get tough on the ... More ...
RI leaders warn U.S. not to attack Iraqor'U.S. must not fight Iraq as it will cause chaos in RI'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post
JakartaNoted Muslim leaders, scholars and activists warned the United
States on Saturday against attacking Iraq, saying that a war
against Baghdad would only ... More ...
Activists urge concerted effort to fight drugsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the police intensify their war on drugs, activists are
calling for a comprehensive and concerted effort to combat drug
abuse and trafficking in Jakarta. More ...
FIATA world congress to take place in BaliSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the first time since it held its inaugural world congress
in 1926, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders
Associations (FIATA) is to hold a world congress in Bali. More ...
TNI pledge help to FBI in probe into Timika ambushTiarma Siboro and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has pledged to help U.S. More ...
Garuda to operate normally despite threatened strikeArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Playing down the threat of industrial action from its pilots,
Garuda Indonesia management reassured the public on Friday that
the airline would operate as normal. More ...
Govt requests revisions to dirty money law: DPRA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed on Friday a
government proposal to revise the law on money laundering that
took effect several months ago, on the grounds that several
clauses of the law were deemed ... More ...
Empu Djeno, the last sacred kris master aliveBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Finding ordinary kris makers are easy, as they can be found at
any handicraft center. More ...
Rules, not privatization, needed to ensure water access The government has submitted a bill on water privatization to
the legislature for approval. The government sees water
privatization as the best way of improving people's awareness of
preserving the commodity. More ...
Garuda customer complaint Once again Garuda Indonesia has failed to look after its
customers. Our Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) cards expired in
November 2002. More ...
Message from Australian Ambassador Australians celebrate their national day this year with the
memory of one of our country's greatest tragedies fresh in our
minds.The terrorist bombs that tore through Bali on Oct. More ...
The world needs a total ban on nuclear arms Richard Falk
and David Krieger
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
The Asahi Shimbun
TokyoWar is not a solution to preventing the proliferation of
nuclear weapons. More ...
Activists caution U.S. over military trainingMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. senators voted down on Thursday an attempt to limit U.S. More ...
Ministers face quiz over Indosat JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled on
Monday to hear explanations from the government over the sale the
state's 41.9 percent stake in telecommunications firm PT Indosat
to Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd. (STT). More ...
`Govt misses refugee relocation target by a mile'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, already weighed down with political and economic
problems, seems to have missed its target of concluding the
resettlement of hundreds of thousands of refugees, a program it
had planned to ... More ...
`Tayub' dance moves with the timesSinggir Kartana, Contributor, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Exoticism, sex and the hint of prostitution are three things
which make the traditional tayub dance popular, but at the same
time have tainted it with a negative image. More ...
Farewell, Hilda: pioneer of modern art dies Carla Bianpoen
Contributor
Jakarta
On Friday, January 17, at 9.20 p.m. Jakarta time, Hildawati
Soemantri passed away at Darmais Hospital from cancer. More ...
The fate of our farmersZubeida Mustafa
The Dawn
Asia News Network
Karachi Food security is fast emerging as a major challenge for third
world countries and that includes Pakistan. More ...
`Disappeared' families of OFWsMa. Ceres P. Doyo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network,
Manila Just before Christmas, the time when overseas Filipino workers
(OFWs) came home in droves, the airport arrival section was
packed with families eagerly waiting for their homecoming loved
ones. More ...
Improving the fire agency "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb
remains very relevant to Jakarta, which has seen at least three
big fires since the New Year that have killed seven people. More ...
Improving the fire agency "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb
remains very relevant to Jakarta which has seen at least three
big fires since the New Year that has killed seven people. More ...
Improving the fire department "Fire is a good servant but a bad master." This old proverb
remains very relevant to Jakarta, which has seen at least three
big fires since the New Year that have killed seven people. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2002
Exhibitions* Comic Arts exhibition Retrospeksi 1965-2000 by Teguh Santosa at
Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404),
until Jan. 27. More ...
Police hunt marijuana syndicate BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A joint police force has launched a massive
hunt in Banda Aceh for a syndicate believed to own over two tons
of dried marijuana leaves seized on Thursday in North Aceh
regency. More ...
Antiglobalization movement grows in IndonesiaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A flier displaying a blurry color photo of a pensive farmer and a
bold headline saying "Indonesian farmers cry, developed countries
laugh" immediately grabs the attention of passersby. More ...
Taking a bite out of the new Apple notebookVishnu K. Mahmud
Contributor
JakartaI recently was in the market for a new notebook. As with computer
laptops today, I needed one that has a long lasting battery, a
CD-Writer (DVD also if possible), lots of memory and which is
very, very light. More ...
Ambon remains tense after attacksAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku After the signing of the Malino peace agreement nearly one year
ago, the situation in Ambon, capital of Maluku, remains tense
following a series of attacks this month. More ...
Indonesian youths becoming more aware of global injusticeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung When he was a university student, Tristan thought fighting
what he considered global injustice was a cool thing to do. More ...
Save the animals It must be almost a year since I was inspired or incensed
enough to write a letter, although a week rarely goes by without
some article in The Jakarta Post violating my sentiments so as to
make me want to grab a pen and express my outrage; though the
writing of a mere letter ... More ...
1,500 haj pilgrims stranded JAKARTA: Around 1,500 Indonesian haj pilgrims are stranded at
Soekarno-Hatta airport as the airline company that is to
transport them to Saudi Arabia failed to ensure their scheduled
departures. More ...
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