WWF vows to protect Bali's turtles DENPASAR: Indonesia remains a haven for turtle poaching, the
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia said on Monday.Sea turtles are protected animals. Green sea turtles are
slaughtered and traded in several locations on the island. More ...
Susilo most popular candidate: PollA. Junaidi, The Jakarta PostAfter the results of independent polls were announced, rival
politicians acknowledged on Monday the popularity of presidential
candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf
Kalla. More ...
Megawati to get royal titleBANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: As the election day draws near,
presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri will obtain a royal
title that may boost her public image. More ...
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Performances* Music Pesta Music (Se) Bandung 2004, guest stars DJ Mesk and VJ
Drilix from France, at CCF (French Cultural Center), Jl.
Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., June 20. More ...
Students protest military candidatesBANDUNG: Some 1,000 students staged a rally on Monday in Bandung,
calling on voters not to vote for presidential candidates with a
military background in the upcoming election. More ...
Thousands line up as sultan buriedBlontank Poer, SurakartaThousands of people gathered at this royal city on Monday to
witness the burial procession of Hadiningrat Ingkang Sinuhun
Kangjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwono XII, the traditional ruler of the
Surakarta Palace. More ...
Court issues first verdict in interparty disputeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, JakartaThe Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) gained an additional seat in
the House of Representatives on Monday thanks to the
Constitutional Court's first verdict in an interparty election
dispute trial. More ...
Scapino ballet piece tells a human storyAsip A. Hasani, Contributor/JakartaYoung female dancers stood firmly behind a long table while
another group of nine young male dancers sat on the other side of
the stage, bathed in simple lighting. More ...
KPU may slap ban on MegaM. Taufiqurrahman and Oyos Saroso HN, Jakarta/BandarlampungThe incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri may become the first
presidential candidate to be banned from campaigning, the General
Elections Commission (KPU) confirmed on Monday when it upheld the
Bali General Elections ... More ...
'Berita Kota' fire stops Monday edition JAKARTA: There was no edition of Berita Kota paper on Monday
as the power generator of the media office on Jl. Suryopranoto,
Central Jakarta, exploded on Sunday afternoon, halting newsroom
activities."The genset exploded about 5:30 p.m. More ...
Amien Rais meets Karawang farmers RENGAS DENGKLOK, West Java: Presidential hopeful Amien Rais of
the National Mandate Party (PAN), met hundreds of farmers in
Rengas Dengklok, Karawang regency here on Monday. More ...
Monorail work likely to worsen trafficDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe construction of a monorail project in the city is likely to
cause worsening traffic jams for the next two years and lead to
the loss of more than 200 trees. More ...
Mobs riot in Denpasar, Indramayu, four injuredWahyoe Boediwardhana and Nana Rukmana, Denpasar/IndramayuHundreds of people rioted in two separate incidents in Cirebon
and Bali on Sunday leaving four people injured, dozens of houses
and eight cars damaged. More ...
Germans lend $30m to PLN in Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A German bank has loaned Indonesia's
state-owned electricity company PT PLN approximately US$30
million to build a high-voltage electricity distribution network
for South and Southeast Sulawesi, PLN general manager Rachmadi
Danoe ... More ...
Slack legislators delay House plenary meetingsKurniawan Hari, JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) failed to a hold a plenary
meeting on Monday because less than half of its members showed
up.The legislators were slated to endorse last week's House
selection of Miranda S. More ...
Court turns down Ba'asyir's lawsuit JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Monday a
motion submitted by Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir against the
police who rearrested him in April, shortly after he was released
from his 18-month imprisonment for immigration offenses. More ...
Presidential elections and threat of voter boycottMax Lane, Murdoch WA, Australia Thousands of farmers demonstrated in Jakarta last Tuesday and
Wednesday,vowing to boycott the country's presidential election
unless poor farmers are given ownership of the land which they
work. More ...
TV Program: Tuesday, June 15, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show 8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m. More ...
YLKI sues Pertamina for Rp 11 billion BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The local branch of the Indonesian
Consumers Association (YLKI) is suing state-owned oil and gas
company PT Pertamina for Rp 11 billion (US$1.2 million) for
distributing tainted fuel here. More ...
'If the fee's high, I'll hide my other TV sets'Mired in a debt to the government of more than Rp 200 billion
(US$21.5 million), state television channel TVRI is now on the
verge of bankruptcy. More ...
PMI targets youths as blood donorsIndonesia observed on Monday the first World Blood Donor Day,
with the government setting its sight on encouraging more people,
especially youths, to voluntary donate their blood. More ...
Labor-market flexibility and management loyalty to ownersMark Roe, Project Syndicate A vital distinction between market economies is the degree to
which ownership of large firms is separate from a firm's day-to-
day management. More ...
Locals find inexpensive way to visit S'poreFadli, BatamMeiman, an employee with a tour and travel operator in Batam, was
seen patiently escorting some 25 Indonesian tourists through the
Harbor Front Center in Singapore. More ...
OPEC urges higher oil outputThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has
urged non-OPEC oil producing countries to pump more oil in a bid
to ease soaring prices. More ...
GM Utut seeks to break jinx at chess worldsMusthofid, Jakarta Indonesian chess grand master GM Utut Adianto will go to the
world chess championships hoping to improve his performance from
previous years.The 2004 World Chess Championship will be held in Tripoli,
Libya, from June 18 to July 13. More ...
Susilo's team gives aid to special schoolBANJARMASIN: The campaign team of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf
Kalla handed over on Tuesday aid to students at a special school
here for beggars and homeless children. The school was given
secondhand clothes, books and stationary. More ...
Lee's son waits in wings Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is the first leader
of the 10-member Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to publicly
express his readiness to cooperate with Singapore's next prime
minister, current Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Lee Hsien Loong,
who has, for many years, ... More ...
PTPN officials to be grilled over alleged sugar smugglingAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe National Police announced on Monday they were investigating
several officials from state sugar importer PT Perkebunan
Nusantara (PTPN) X, following allegations they were involved in
sugar smuggling. More ...
No mention of the environment It seems to be true, World Environment Day came and went with
barely peep from any of the five presidential candidates. At
least, not that I heard. More ...
'Tempo' reporter takes stand in defamation trialLeony Aurora, JakartaTempo weekly journalist Ahmad Taufik told a hearing at the
Central Jakarta District Court on Monday that he had seen the
proposal for the renovation of Tanah Abang textile market from a
company affiliated with Tomy Winata's ... More ...
Fitri Wulandari
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Legislators insisted on Monday they would not approve plans by
state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to sell two oil tankers,
saying the tankers had long-term benefits for the company. More ...
Tangerang to get Islamic Center TANGERANG: The Tangerang regency administration will begin the
construction of an Islamic Center complex in Ciakar village,
Panongan district, early next month.The Rp 4.5 billion (US$483,870) project was won by contractor
PT Citra Raya. More ...
RI must eliminate child labor: ILOP.C. Naommy, JakartaIndonesian child domestic workers asked the government on Monday
to give them a better future by providing access to education and
protecting them from abuse and exploitation. More ...
Policy strategists at odds with House over new billKurniawan Hari, JakartaHouse of Representatives (DPR) members on Monday criticized the
campaign teams of the five presidential candidates for failing to
offer anything of value regarding the Cabinet bill that they are
deliberating upon. More ...
JFX to trade coal contracts next yearZakki P. Hakim, JakartaThe Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) plans to start trading coal
contracts sometime in the first half of next year, according to a
senior official of the exchange.JFX director J.W. More ...
Pastika fails to answer summons JAKARTA: Former Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku
Pastika failed to show up at the National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM) office on Monday to shed light on alleged
rights abuses in Papua in 2001."National Police chief (Gen. More ...
Assault victim protests trial postponementTheresia Sufa, BogorReny Chandriachsja Suwarso, 38, a lecturer in the Department of
Social and Political Studies at the University of Indonesia, and
several of her students protested to Cibinong District Court head
Andi Samsan Nganro over a delay in the ... More ...
Prospects for the new round of trade talksThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The leaders of the Group of Eight major countries have issued
a statement calling for the acceleration of a new round of
multilateral trade talks within the framework of the World Trade
Organization (WTO). More ...
Sutiyoso missing from police's list of July 27 suspectsAbdul Khalik, JakartaThe Jakarta prosecutor's office received only four dossiers of
the July 27 case on Monday despite police assurances that they
would submit all six case files without delay. More ...
Supreme Court candidate declares Rp 3b in assetsMoch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaThe House of Representatives began on Monday its screening of 43
Supreme Court justice candidates and found one of them possessed
assets of nearly Rp 3 billion. More ...
CorrectionCorrection: The caption of the second photo published on this
page on Monday should have read "Grammy Award" instead of "Granny
Award". We regret the error. More ...
Human rights court orders trial to continue for senior officersAndi Hajramurni, MakassarA panel of judges dismissed on Monday defense pleas by two senior
police officers charged with human rights abuses in Papua, ruling
that their ad hoc rights trials must continue in Makassar, South
Sulawesi. More ...
W. Irian Jaya needs 310 civil servants MANOKWARI, Papua: West Irian Jaya Governor Bram Atururi stated
on Monday that his administration needed at least 310 civil
servants to support this year's development activities in the
newly created province. More ...
Smile ... you are at a saleGinnie Teo, ANN/The Straits Times I can still remember the thrill of waiting in line behind 50
people outside the Esprit store in Orchard Road years ago. More ...
Big surprises at auction, including Sukarno watercolorCarla Bianpoen, Contributor/JakartaIndonesia's first president, the late Sukarno is widely known for
his passion for art, but only a handful of people actually knew
that he was a fine painter as well. More ...
Govt may hike fuel subsidies for 2005Dadan Wijaksana, JakartaThe government has proposed an increase in the fuel subsidy in
the 2005 state budget to Rp 22.07 trillion (about US$2.39
billion), which will be allocated primarily for kerosene.However, the amount, up from Rp 14. More ...
Death sentence sought for Italian DENPASAR: The Bali Prosecutor's Office has sought the death
sentence for an Italian charged with attempting to smuggle 5.26
kilograms of cocaine into the country. More ...
Anyar market lost in fire BOGOR: An uncontrolled fire gutted at least 1,040 kiosks in
Blocks A and E of Anyar market in the small hours of Monday.No fatalities were reported.The police suspected an electrical short circuit as the cause
of the fire.The fire started at about 2:30 a.m. More ...
Spreading rapidly even in bad times Unlike other business sectors, the retail market has continued
to record brisk growth over the last four years, with modern
malls spreading rapidly in the country's major cities. More ...
In The Jakarta Post, May 31, Harsh V. Pant asserts that
"democracy will not reduce the threat of terrorism."
He suggests that America's occupation of Iraq will spur
terrorism. More ...
Nature of the Indian voter The outcome of the recent election in India was certainly
surprising -- more so than the 1977 election, when Indira Gandhi
was "dethroned". More ...
Currency market intervention futileChristopher Lingle, Atlanta, U.S. With many investors converting their funds into dollar-based
assets, Bank Indonesia (central bank) has been selling dollars in
the international currency market. More ...
Humpus to diversity businessTony Hotland, JakartaSea transportation provider PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi
(HIT) is taking measures to expand and diversify its business in
anticipation of possible shrinking revenue in the future caused
by the fluctuating rupiah and unstable economic situation. More ...
Police find one baby ready for saleEvi Mariani, JakartaJakarta Police found another baby ready to be sold to an agent
for adoption at a maternity clinic (not hospital as mentioned
earlier) on Monday afternoon belonging to a detained suspect in
Grogol, West Jakarta. More ...
Part 2 of 2: ASEAN: A single market and production baseRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta Without doubt, the primary objective behind the decision to
build a community functioning as a single market and production
base is to enhance economic competitiveness of ASEAN producers,
i.e. More ...
Legislators say 'no' to Pertamina tanker saleFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators insisted on Monday they would not approve plans by
state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina to sell two oil tankers,
saying the tankers had long-term benefits for the company. More ...
City officials eye mayors' postsDamar Harsanto, JakartaAt least 10 officials with the city administration are running as
candidates for the positions of Central Jakarta and West Jakarta
mayor. They are currently being screened by a team led by City
Secretary Ritola Tasmaya. More ...
Riau wants new nat'l hero named PEKANBARU, Riau: Five factions at the Riau legislative council
agreed on Monday to propose that Raja Ali Haji be declared a
national hero by the central government for his role in promoting
Riau Malay as an Indonesian language. More ...
Hamzah's misses two campaigns in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, JakartaPresidential candidates need every opportunity to promote
themselves and win voters. More ...
Sweet mix of shopping and entertainmentRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta So popular are Jakarta's malls that no one dares to predict
what would happen if they closed for a month. The socio-economic
as well as psychological impact would be interesting, to say the
least. More ...
Lawyer warned over adsM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaAn ethics council set up by the Indonesian Bar Association
(Ikadin) strongly reprimanded renowned lawyer and human rights
activist Todung Mulya Lubis on Monday for publicizing a court
verdict by running ads in three national printed media. More ...
New government expected to maintain economic courseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Capital market analysts expect the new government, to be
inaugurated later this year, to continue with the current
economic policies at least as far as fiscal and monetary
stability are concerned. More ...
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