Being herself cost Megawati her presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a sorrowful and troubled look in her eyes, Megawati
Soekarnoputri pleaded for the lives of two Indonesian maids held
hostage by militants in Iraq. More ...
Susilo may revive information ministryFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has finalized a draft presidential regulation to
transfer control of the directorate general of post and
telecommunications from the Ministry of Transportation to the
Office of ... More ...
Billions in public money idle in bankEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Billions of rupiah in change from traffic fines remain idle at a
state bank, as most people have been reluctant to go to court
over traffic tickets and preferred to pay out-of-court
settlements. More ...
JP/XX/MEGAFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the last 10 months of her presidency, Megawati Soekarnoputri
tried to do the impossible: make up for the disappointment of her
first 28 months in office. More ...
In search of that authentic Manado tasteClaudine Frederick, Contributor, Jakarta Cuisine from Manado has become a household word among Jakartans,
especially over the last three years, finally earning a place
alongside Padang food that is so popular throughout Indonesia. More ...
SBY pleads for more time for graft bustingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked for time on Tuesday to
wipe out corruption and bring about change in the country. More ...
Migrant workers arrive home Dozens of illegal Indonesian migrant workers arrived at the
Halim Perdanakusumah air base in East Jakarta from Malaysia
on Tuesday. More ...
Funding terrorists Few people in Thailand seriously believe the Malaysian
government supports or helps the bandits behind the violence in
the South. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of Malaysians
on the Malaysia-Thai frontier. More ...
Council building catches fire PADANG, West Sumatra: Three rooms in the West Sumatra council
offices were gutted after a fire broke out in the building at
dawn on Tuesday. No one was injured in the blaze. More ...
Violent Palu still lures new settlersRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu A string of recent attacks in Palu, Central Sulawesi, has not
deterred people from the densely populated island of Java from
moving to the province to seek a better life. More ...
Making sense of the Buyat Bay pollution controversySiegfried Lesiasel, Jakarta The Indonesian public is understandably confused over the
controversy surrounding Buyat Bay.On one hand we have the Technical Team and the environmental
activists claiming that the bay is polluted. More ...
PTBA to boost coal output next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State coal mining firm PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA)
expects a significant boost in its coal output starting in 2005,
pending the successful acquisition of several coal mining firms. More ...
'Do we need law on maids?' Although there is no accurate data on the number of housemaids in
Jakarta, it is estimated that almost eight million households in
the capital hire one or two of them, who usually hail from
villages in West and Central Java. More ...
President to mark Women's Day JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady
Kristiani Herawati will attend the commemoration of National
Women's Day at the National Monument here on Sunday. More ...
Church leaders want probe of attacksRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu Enraged by the latest attacks on churches in Palu, Central
Sulawesi, Christian leaders demanded here on Tuesday that the
government investigate the bloody incidents thoroughly. More ...
Council drops plan to provide cars JAKARTA: The City Council has dropped its plan to provide
official cars to 71 councillors after there was no response from
the Ministry of Home Affairs to its request. More ...
House may probe Scorpion case JAKARTA: Members of the House of Representatives have proposed
an inquiry into the controversial procurement of 100 Scorpion
light tanks from British arms company Alvis Vehicle Ltd. in
1990s. More ...
Prisons sports event starts in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 200 prison guards from six countries in the Southeast
Asian region are taking part in the three-day track-and-field
championship which kicked off here on Tuesday. More ...
VP office staffer boots journalists JAKARTA: Journalists covering presidential affairs protested
on Tuesday after being expelled from the press room at the office
of Vice President Jusuf Kalla. More ...
Akbar Tandjung 'too too strong to unseat'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Akbar Tandjung is the man to beat in the race for the Golkar
Party leadership, and challenging the incumbent will be difficult
if not impossible, analysts say. More ...
Javanese 'milita' village marks pro-Indonesia front line in AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Central Aceh Musirah, 50, remembered the day her village fought against the
Free Aceh Movement (GAM), when hundreds of armed insurgents
besieged the village on June 6, 2001. More ...
MNCs poor environmental track recordNur Hidayati, Jakarta Many people do not believe that a multinational corporation
with a global reputation would victimize an already marginalized
community and damage the environment for profit.In reality, however, that often happens. More ...
Kalla, a wild card in Golkar electionWahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta On the eve of the Golkar Party congress, Vice President Jusuf
Kalla sprang a surprise by entering the race for the party
chairmanship -- with the knowledge of President Susilo ... More ...
Syamsir Siregar, seasoned intelligence officerImanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to appoint Maj.
Gen. (ret) Syamsir Siregar as the new State Intelligence Agency
(BIN) chief, replacing Gen. (ret) AM Hendropriyono, has surprised
many. More ...
RI gets $225m in ADB loans for audit sector reformThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans
totaling US$225 to help improve efficiency, accountability and
transparency in the management of the state finances. More ...
Alabama and segregation The remnants of segregation continued to exist in the
constitutions and statutes of Southern states long after federal
laws made them moot. More ...
Gloomy year for RI media as big guns try to sink itM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A year of living dangerously for the press here was signaled
early last year when well-connected businessman Tomy Winata filed
a criminal complaint with the police against Tempo magazine over
an ... More ...
Democracy takes root in world's largest Muslim countryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In a period of less than eight months, Indonesia held this year
an unprecedented three direct elections -- proving the skeptics
wrong in their peaceful process and conclusion -- and heralding a ... More ...
A Westerner in Indonesia I just returned from my second trip to Indonesia in my
capacity as neurosurgeon and teacher -- to Bandung, to be
specific. More ...
City enterprises face closureBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The poor performance of city-owned enterprises in recent years
has prompted the City Council to evaluate their performance. More ...
Being herself cost Megawati her presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja
The Jakarta Post/JakartaWith a sorrowful and troubled look in her eyes, Megawati
Soekarnoputri pleaded for the lives of two Indonesian maids held
hostage by militants in Iraq. More ...
Being herself cost Megawati her presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a sorrowful and troubled look in her eyes, Megawati
Soekarnoputri pleaded for the lives of two Indonesian maids held
hostage by militants in Iraq. More ...
Bara win but six others crash outFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Islands Bara Gomies registered a convincing win for a place in the
semifinals in the President's Cup, but overall it was a grim day
for the hosts, who saw their remaining six boxers shut out of the
competition here on Tuesday. More ...
JP/xx/y-tniTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During the initial years of the "reform" euphoria, the streets
were abuzz with spirited talk about removing the military from
politics. More ...
JP/4/yearendSari P. Setiogi
The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe joy of having a second child proved to be short-lived for
Hasan Kesuma, 33, a self-employed resident of Bogor, West Java. More ...
JP//HOUSEWhen will the 'play group' move up a grade?Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman Wahid had such a difficult time
finding a polite word to describe the House of Representatives
that, back in 2001, he called it a "kindergarten". More ...
Europe states help preserve peat lands JAMBI, Jambi: The Netherlands and Germany will disburse soft
loan worth millions of Euro to Indonesia next year, as part of
European efforts to preserve peat lands in the country, a non-
governmental organization (NGO) activist said on Tuesday. More ...
JP/5/FOCUSEurope states help
preserve peat landsJAMBI, Jambi: The Netherlands and Germany will disburse soft
loan worth millions of Euro to Indonesia next year, as part of
European efforts to preserve peat lands in the country, a non-
governmental organization (NGO) activist said on Tuesday. More ...
Govt decides to stop World Bank water loanMuninggar Sri Saraswati
The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Indonesian government has rejected the last disbursement of
financial assistance under the Water Resources Sector Adjustment
Loan (Watsal), saying the conditions demanded by the World Bank
for the aid ... More ...
Kuningan landslide kills one KUNINGAN, West Java: A landslide has hit the Cimenga
subdistrict, Kuningan regency on Tuesday, leaving one person dead
and four houses severely damaged.Fearing more landslides, hundreds of families in the landslide
prone subdistrict had been evacuated to safer places. More ...
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans
totaling US$225 for Indonesia to improve efficiency,
accountability and transparency in the country's financial
management. More ...
Tangerang nets 18,000 migrants TANGERANG: The Tangerang city administration has nabbed about
18,000 migrants without legal paperwork in Jakarta in a series of
raids during the past three days, an official said. More ...
Treason suspect on hunger strike JAYAPURA, Papua: Treason suspect Felip Karma has been on a
hunger strike at the Jayapura Police Station since Dec. 3.Felip is accused of leading a rally on Dec. 1 to commemorate
the declaration of Papuan independence. More ...
Buyat Case: Has the pendulum really swung to the environment?Andri G. Wibisana, Maastricht, Netherlands Todung Mulya Lubis has written in this newspaper an
interesting article on the Buyat Bay pollution case. More ...
Anti-corruption record poor as everM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In 2004, almost six years after the dawn of the reform movement,
Indonesia's record on corruption remained shabby as ever. More ...
Central govt, city to cooperate on subwayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta First there was the busway, then the monorail system, and now the
city is once again dusting off the Mass Rapid Transport system,
or MRT. More ...
Police detains Bank Global executivesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have detained eight executives of troubled Bank Global
Internasional and have slapped travel bans to three others for
alleged banking crimes. More ...
TV Program: Wednesday, December 15, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Battle of Wits11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. More ...
Susilo meets Xanana, conclude border issueWahyoe Boedhiwardana and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Medan President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Timor Leste President
Xanana Gusmao at the Tampak Siring Palace in Denpasar, Bali, on
Tuesday to discuss common issues, including the ... More ...
How to understand the Buyat Bay controversy
JP/7/NEWUnderstanding the Buyat Bay controversySiegfried Lesiasel
Jakarta The Indonesian public is understandably confused over the
controversy surrounding Buyat Bay. More ...
Council building catches fire PADANG, West Sumatra: Three rooms in the West Sumatra council
offices were gutted after a fire broke out in the building at
dawn on Tuesday. No one was injured in the blaze. More ...
RI's Immigration Laws: Why does nobody care?Nuning Hallett, Jakarta It was interesting to read the news report about President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's meeting his fellow countrymen during
last month's visit to Chile for the APEC summit. More ...
NGOs seek funds to help small entrepreneursLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to accelerate microcredit growth, the Indonesian
Movement for Microfinance Development (Gema PKM Indonesia) plans
to establish an independent institution to mobilize funds to be
channeled to ... More ...
Turkey's hard road ahead into EUGwynne Dyer, London "I am absolutely in favor of Turkey's membership in the
European Union," said Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski
in September. "We will support it. But -- if we say yes' to
Turkey -- it is a question then what we will say to Ukraine. More ...
Waste disposal and welfareFrom Koran TempoThe recent riot at the waste treatment plant in Bojong, Bogor,
which left several villagers hospitalized, has aroused public
concern over the fate of ordinary people struggling to make a
living. More ...
PLN seeks $30b in investment over 10 years Dadan Wijaksana
The Jakarta Post
JakartaState-owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN)
said on Tuesday it would need about US$30 billion in investment
over the next 10 years to increase its power generating capacity
by 20,000 megawatts ... More ...
Bomb attacks could be done by anybody, aim at anyone, anywhereAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the Sept. 9 bombing outside the Australian Embassy in
Kuningan, South Jakarta, John Douglas, 40, who worked for a U.S. More ...
Indonesia's rich natural resources won't last foreverMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high ranking official with the (then) Trade and Industry
Ministry was clearly puzzled when a journalist asked for his
comment about a number of companies accused of polluting a river
in ... More ...
Death penalty to stay: Attorney GeneralMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh says Indonesia will continue
to impose the death penalty for certain crimes, as the country
lacks competent law enforcement institutions. More ...
2,500 families targeted for eviction, rehousingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 2,500 families will lose their homes next year when the
city administration launches a massive eviction operation to
remove squatters who are living along riverbanks, under
overpasses and on idle ... More ...
Xining builds industrial park dedicated to Tibetan plateauHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Xining, Qinghai, China This is the fourth article in a series based on a visit by six
Indonesian journalists, including The Jakarta Post, to China
courtesy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of China. More ...
Xining builds industrial park dedicated to Tibetan plateauHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Xining, Qinghai, China This is the fourth article in a series based on a visit by six
Indonesian journalists, including The Jakarta Post, to China
courtesy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of China. More ...
American terrorist It could not have gone another way. The Inter-American Court
of Human Rights ratified the sentence issued by a Peruvian civil
court for the American terrorist Lori Berenson, and recognized
Peru did not violate human rights by trying and sentencing her
for terrorism. More ...
Syafi'i promotes benign face of IslamM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being a moderate Muslim after the 9/11 terrorist attack is no
longer easy, especially when prejudices and mistrust run high. More ...
Police ready holiday securityEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police will beef up security at churches and mosques
as well as public places ahead of the Christmas and New Year
holidays to protect the public. More ...
PDI-P trims Mega's privilegesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is
considering modifying the prerogatives granted to party leader
Megawati Soekarnoputri, in an attempt to become more modern. More ...
Tablet offers hope for cancer sufferersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new tablet as an alternative treatment to chemotherapy for lung
cancer may bring new hope for patients, however, as its price is
formidable it is still beyond the reach of most people. More ...
PNM to manage microcredit schemeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to appoint state-owned investment firm PT
Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) to exclusively manage and
channel proceeds collected from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to
help small and medium-sized ... More ...
JP/4/yearendThe Jakarta Post
JakartaThe joy of having a second child proved to be short-lived for
Hasan Kesuma, 33, a self-employed resident of Bogor, West Java. More ...
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