Police acknowledge receiving Freeport moneyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar acknowledged on Tuesday
that police personnel also received monthly allowances from PT
Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of U.S. More ...
Street vendors helpless against extortion by thugsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "After last month's fire, business here is not going very
well. More ...
Police detain only one of five suspects in `Tempo' attackTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Central Jakarta Police investigators detained on Tuesday one
of five men suspected of instigating the attack on Tempo
newsweekly after one day of interrogation. More ...
Illegal turtle trade flourishing A giant, blow-up loggerhead turtle is placed on the beach outside
the Hard Rock Cafe in the town of Kuta in Bali, as part of a
campaign by environmental watchdog ProFauna Indonesia to fight
the illegal turtle trade across the country. More ...
Water access poor, disease widespreadMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A variety of water-borne diseases, including diarrhea, typhoid
and hepatitis, are still commonplace in the country due to poor
access to clean water and good sanitation, a government official
has said. More ...
Museum visitors display penchant for `breasts'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fewer and fewer people are visiting the National Museum in
Central Jakarta these days, despite the fact that it is a
treasure house of interesting and valuable exhibits bearing
witness to Indonesia's rich ... More ...
Students arrested over alleged arson at airportApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police arrested three students on Tuesday for allegedly inciting
a rally at Polonia airport in Medan to demand the government
disburse resettlement funds for refugees from Aceh. More ...
Snoring vs sleep apnea Dear Dr. Donya,I was relieved to read your article in The Jakarta Post on
children who snore as I believe I have found the answer to my
six-year-old son's snoring problem.The problem first appeared when Albert was about three years
old. More ...
`Tempo' attack a sign of weak civil societyPrasetyohadi, Researcher, Jakarta Hoodlumism is an endemic socio-political problem in Indonesia.
Yet it rarely becomes an open public discussion, as it has become
now. The assault on the Tempo magazine office is only the tip of
the iceberg. More ...
`We should all fight against thugs' Following the attack on Tempo magazine, the community leaders,
politicians and journalists have begun joint efforts to condemn
the practice of gangster-related thuggery. In daily life,
millions of low-income people on the street become the victims of
gangsters. More ...
Government says Bank Mandiri IPO plan on trackA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday that the initial public offering
(IPO) for giant, state-owned Bank Mandiri was expected to take
place in the middle of this year as planned. More ...
Council speaker to be picked on April 10JAKARTA: City Council deputy speaker Chudlari Shafi'i said on
Tuesday that a plenary session to elect a new speaker would be
held on April 10 to replace Edy Waluyo, who resigned in August
2002 to run for the governorship. More ...
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Police acknowledge receiving Freeport money Muninggar Sri Saraswati
The Jakarta Post
JakartaNational Police chief Gen. More ...
KPU told to find own fundingArya Abhiseka
The Jakarta Post
JakartaThe government has told the General Elections Commission (KPU) to
find the more than Rp 40 billion (US$4.5 million) it needs for
the voter registration process on its own.KPU member Mulyana W. More ...
KPU told to find own fundingArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has told the General Elections Commission (KPU) to
find the more than Rp 40 billion (US$4.5 million) it needs for
the voter registration process on its own.KPU member Mulyana W. More ...
`Fight against thuggery is for press freedom and legal certainty'Suherdjoko and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Semarang Hundreds of journalists staged a demonstration in Semarang, the
capital of Central Java, and Medan, the capital of North Sumatra,
to condemn intimidation toward the ... More ...
The political economy of global peace-buildingJuwono Sudarsono, Lecturer, University of Indonesia, Jakarta The greatest challenge for civic leaders throughout the
Islamic world is to face up to the revolutions brought about by
unfettered globalization -- political, economic, ... More ...
RI journalists go to Middle EastKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Indonesian journalists have been sent to the Middle
East to obtain first-hand information on the standoff between
Iraq and the United States, with their employers saying the
decision was taken to produce more ... More ...
Flu-like illness has potential to spread to Indonesia: DoctorMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia must be vigilant about the possible spread of a
mysterious flu-like illness to the country, especially through
Indonesian migrant workers returning home from the affected
countries ... More ...
Indonesian archers lack motivation: Former starMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian archers today lack the motivation to pursue a higher
level in competition, according to former star Donald Pandiangan."There seems to be a change in the non-technical aspects on
the part of the athletes. More ...
Two senior pairs secure slots in training centerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The senior bridge pairings of Taufik G. Asbi and Robert Parasian
Tobing, and Stefanus Supeno and Santoso Sie have secured places
in the national team's initial lineup. More ...
EU lifts extra duties on RI shoesThe Jakarta Post
Jakarta The European Union has lifted anti-dumping duties of between 2
and 20.3 percent on Indonesian-made footwear containing leather
or plastics, the ministry of industry and trade said Monday. More ...
Govt in dispute with Hutchison over privatization contractRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has said it will pursue action against a Hong
Kong-based seaport operator that it accuses of breaching its
privatization contract. More ...
Contract teachers hired to teach kids in troubled regionsYuli Tri Suwarni
The Jakarta Post
Bandung, West JavaThe government has begun a program to provide additional training
to contract teachers working in conflict zones. More ...
Yogya activists demand trials for corrupt councillorsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Anticorruption activists urged the prosecutors' office here on
Tuesday to investigate provincial councillors and officials
connected to a bribery case that led to councillor Herman
Abdurrachman's ... More ...
Makassar bomb case files submitted MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police submitted to prosecutors on
Tuesday the third batch of case files on two suspects in the
bombing of a McDonald's outlet in the South Sulawesi capital,
Makassar, which killed three people and 11 others injured last
year. More ...
Two bridge pairs secure slots in training centerThe Jakarta Post
JakartaSenior pairings of Taufik G. Asbi and Robert Parasian Tobing and
Stefanus Supeno and Santoso Sie have secured places in an initial
lineup of the national team. More ...
RI laments U.S. decision to abandon diplomacyFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, lamented the
decision by the United States and its allies not to resolve the
Iraq crisis through diplomacy, saying that war was not ... More ...
Kopassus lawyer calls Theys' murder suspects `heroes'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer representing seven military officers in their trial
for the murder of Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay,
called them "heroes" and warned that punishing them would set a
bad example for other soldiers ... More ...
Lippo anticlimax The great controversy over the past 10 weeks regarding the two
different audited financial reports of publicly listed Bank Lippo
for the third quarter of 2002 ended in an anticlimax on Monday
afternoon, after the capital market watchdog announced that the
bank's management did ... More ...
Poor hospital services for the poorSari P. Setiogi
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Ibu Mardani had been waiting at Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital (RSCM) for two-and-a-half hours. It was lunchtime but
she could not go and get some food."I was asked to wait for the doctor. More ...
Forty-eight hours The American president, George W. Bush, in a short speech
delivered at the White House early Monday evening (Tuesday
morning in Jakarta), set a deadline for the Iraqi president,
Saddam Hussein, to leave the country. More ...
`Chikungunya' disease leaves painful effectsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Since she was infected with the chikungunya disease two weeks
ago, Kasminten still cannot walk as she used to, with her torso
and knees swelled as well as wrists and elbows. More ...
Acehnese refugees seek safety assurances from HDCNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Some 500 Acehnese taking refuge in Banda Aceh staged a
demonstration on Tuesday demanding that the Henry Dunant Centre
(HDC), which is facilitating the peace process in the province,
give safety assurances ... More ...
Sutiyoso bows to Bekasi dump demand JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso agreed on Tuesday to the Bekasi
mayoralty's demand that Jakarta pay to plant trees around the
Bantar Gebang dump to help reduce pollution."Yes, I agree (with their demand). We will meet their demand
gradually," said Sutiyoso. More ...
Japan urges Batam to improve investment climateFadli and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Batam/Jakarta Japanese investors urged the authorities at Batam industrial
island to improve the investment climate and intensify promotion
there, as competition with China in attracting foreign ... More ...
Governor orders probe of attack JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said he has ordered officials in East
Jakarta to investigate an incident in Cawang, East Jakarta, on
Sunday that left three people injured, including a cameraman from
a private television station."I have told them to investigate. More ...
Focus on education not religion, say protestersEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 2,000 teachers from Concerned People for National Education
(MPPN) rallied outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday to
urge legislators debating the education bill to focus on
improving the ... More ...
Korean firms still interested in RIZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean companies remain interested in investing in
Indonesia, which boasts huge reserves of natural resources, the
head of a visiting trade mission said on Tuesday. More ...
Anti U.S. protesters protest at KFC PALU, Central Sulawesi: Hundreds of students in the provincial
capital of Palu protested on Tuesday the United States' threat to
attack Iraq, and sealed off a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet
in an initial step to boycott American products. More ...
Bapepam, BI criticized over Bank Lippo caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) and Bank
Indonesia received strong criticism for failing to adequately
punish the board of directors and commissioners of the publicly
listed Bank Lippo in an alleged financial ... More ...
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Exhibitions
* Painting, Explorasi Expresi, by Perupa Sidoarjo, at Gallery
Surabaya, Jl. Pemuda No. 15, Surabaya, (Tel. 031-5454120), March
until March 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. More ...
Treating children's simple eye injuriesDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com Eye injuries, such as black eyes, damage done to the cornea and
getting chemicals or foreign objects in the eye, and simple first
aid for these problems are what we will discuss today. More ...
Govt building managers underestimate fire hazardsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The arson attack that badly damaged the sixth floor of the
finance ministry building and destroyed important documents
stored there seems to have had little impact on the managers of
government buildings ... More ...
Indonesian language Web script launchedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A computer expert has launched the first Indonesian language-
based computer script, which will make it easier for Indonesians
to make computer programs or applications. More ...
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