Another wobble in the U.S.-China tangoFrank Ching, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Chinese children play with a toy called a bu dao weng, or "old
man who cannot be toppled" -- a painted egg-shaped object
weighted on one end that, no matter how you push it, always ends
up righting itself after a ... More ...
PKS here and now Less than two elections ago they were considered a party of
the future. No longer. The future is now. The Prosperous Justice
Party (PKS) is a party of today. More ...
Archery taking aim for medals in ManilaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang, Banten National archery organizers are optimistic about their team's
chances of winning gold at the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
despite disappointing performances of some main hopefuls in the
ongoing ... More ...
Religious authoritarianismAhmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman, Jakarta Religious violence seems often to have been triggered by
differing ideological interpretations of texts. More ...
Davenport set to play in Bali eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Wismilak International tennis tournament in Bali has
attracted the biggest gun in women's tennis, world No. 1 Lindsay
Davenport, to play in Bali in September."We are very happy to announce that Lindsay will play in Bali. More ...
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'I was a victim of the Cold War'The Jakarta Post
JakartaTears welled up in the middle-aged man's eyes and his voice shook
with emotion as he started recalling the moment he was reunited
with his parents. More ...
Manu opens flagship Jakarta resto and barEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Targeting millions of Red Devils fans in Indonesia, Manchester
United Food and Beverage (Asia) Pte Ltd (MUFB) opened on Friday a
restaurant, bar and merchandise outlet on Jl. M.H. Thamrin,
Central Jakarta. More ...
Two drug factory technicians get death The West Jakarta District Court has handed down death sentences
on two technicians involved in the production of illegal drugs. More ...
Spotlighting Chinese-Indonesian historyBenget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta Zheng He is lavishly celebrated in the Central Java capital of
Semarang, where he arrived as the leader of a legendary Chinese
expedition to promote friendship and trade with the regions that
now comprise Indonesia 600 years ago. More ...
Bank Mandiri to spend $30m on IT BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: State-controlled Bank Mandiri,
the nation's largest lender by assets, is allocating US$30
million this year to expand and upgrade its information
technology (IT) facilities, including the installing of 120 new
automatic teller machines ... More ...
Acehnese students still study in tentsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Aceh Jaya Standing atop the ruins of a house with only a tent to shade
students from heat and rain, it's just another school day at SDN
Kampung Baro elementary school in Setia Bakti district, Aceh Jaya
regency. More ...
JP/4/SceneWB to publish
bulletin in AcehJAKARTA: The World Bank will publish a bulletin in Aceh that will
carry stories about reconstruction work and humanitarian stories
in the province. More ...
Jaksa Defenders Front Simon Pitchforth's article on Jl. Jaksa (The Jakarta Post's
Sunday edition, July 24) did little more than perpetuate the
stereotypical perceptions of this celebrated and notorious
street. More ...
Free community schools help disadvantaged young peopleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 50 children ranging from 10 to 18 years old were
listening attentively to their teachers on a quiet afternoon. More ...
Increased visitor arrivals boost hotel occupancy rateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the issuance of travel warnings by several countries
against Indonesia, the number of foreign tourists staying in
star-rated hotels in the capital increased in the first semester,
a property market analyst ... More ...
Street kids document their own lives on filmSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta The lives of street urchins inspired Garin Nugroho to make Leaf
on a Pillow, a film that is quite popular in Japan. More ...
Jaksa Defenders Front Simon Pitchforth's article on Jl. Jaksa did little more than
perpetuate the stereotypical perceptions of this celebrated and
notorious street. His whimsical portrayals of Jaksa
inhabitants indicate that he has spent little time talking to
them and much time judging them. More ...
Aiding Africa is good but 'Don't forget Asia'Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With a variety of musical charity concerts such as Live Aid in
the 1980s and the recent Live8, many heads of state have turned
to Africa to assist the development problems there, which is a
great thing to do. More ...
38 years on, ASEAN wants more action, less talkIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Thirty eight years after its establishment in Bangkok, the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is now trying to
become an action-oriented group. More ...
Yuke entices customers with dovesKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post Most people would think of birds, particularly white doves, as
symbols of peace, but for Yuke E. Susiloputro, president director
of PT Lippo Cikarang Tbk, the birds led to a thriving property
business. More ...
Kalpataru laureate stoical, reservedEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara On a barren hill a kilometer from Katrina Koni Kii's modest
wooden house a new path has appeared, formed by pairs of feet
stepping on the high grass during the two months since the widow
won the ... More ...
America supports integrity of RI, congressman saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A United States Congressman assured Indonesia on Thursday of his
country's support for the territorial integrity of this country,
which has been plagued by secessionist movements for decades.Co-Chair of the U.S. More ...
RI, China need each otherPrimastuti Handayani, Jakarta Red-and-white flags were seen side by side with Chinese flags
along Beijing's main road, including in front of the Tiananmen
Square and the Renmin Dahuitang (the Great Hall of the People),
indicating the arrival of Indonesia's President ... More ...
Aid, not military spending, will make the world safer The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the most broadly
supported, comprehensive and specific poverty reduction targets
the world has ever established, said a report of the UN
Millennium Project. More ...
Garuda cabin crews threaten to walk out for more payRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta More than 2,300 cabin attendants with national flag carrier
Garuda Indonesia have threatened to walk off the job from Aug. 12
to Aug. More ...
Further terror hits Poso, two shot deadRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso, Central Sulawesi Another wave of terror hit the city of Poso in Central Sulawesi
when two men were shot dead by unidentified people on Wednesday
night and early Thursday morning. More ...
Court overturns PKS Depok winYuli Tri Suwarni and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Bandung/Jakarta The West Java High Court declared Golkar candidate Badrul Kamal
the winner of the June 26 election in Depok on Thursday, dealing
a severe blow to the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), whose
candidate ... More ...
Noted figures call for freedom of religion The leader of the Ahmadiyah sect in Indonesia, Abdul Basyith
(right photo above), speaks during an event held to celebrate
former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's 65th birthday at
the latter's residence in Ciganjur, South Jakarta. More ...
Prosecutor in Soeharto case found deadThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Umbu Lage Lozara, 58, a prosecutor known for his firm
commitment to the eradication of corruption and who had a
prominent role in investigating the graft charges against former
president Soeharto, was found dead in a hotel room in ... More ...
25 assault suspects sent to prosecutors JAKARTA: After more than two months of investigation, the city
police handed over on Thursday the files on 25 suspects involved
in an attack on the offices of the developer of the Permata Buana
housing complex in Kembangan, West Jakarta. More ...
Jeihan's black-eyed women make return to JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Expressionist painter Jeihan Sukmantoro opened on Friday his
first solo exhibition this year at Soka Gallery, Jakarta,
unveiling 60 paintings, of which 30 form his newest collection. More ...
Surviving prisoners of tsunami may get releasedMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government could generously reward some 300 prisoners in Aceh
who chose not to escape even though their prisons had been
destroyed in last year's tsunami. More ...
The people of Nglurah village in Karanganyar regency, Central
Java have been growing flowers and decorative plants for
centuries. While many Nglurah people have moved away from the village,
they continue to work as flower sellers. More ...
KKMB established in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with the Yogyakarta National
Development University (UPN) Veteran, the Association of Bank
Partner Finance Consultants (KKMB) officially declared earlier
this week the establishment of the KKMB's Yogyakarta branch. More ...
Orphans get scholarships from Novotel YOGYAKARTA: As part of it social program, hotel Novotel
Yogyakarta provided last week scholarships to two orphans who are
students of SMP Muhammadiyah X Yogyakarta junior high school. More ...
Schools defy regulation, sell textbooks to studentsThe Jakarta Post, Jambi/Yogyakarta Nurhayati looks worried and seems reluctant to go to school. The
11-year-old sixth grader has reason to worry. More ...
Surabaya hotels offer special packagesSURABAYS: To raise the level of their occupancy rate, several
hotels in Surabaya have improved services to their guests, among
other things, by offering them a special package.Garden Palace Hotel at Jl. More ...
'Fix the bumpy toll roads and traffic jams!' The government is planning to increase expressway tolls by at
least 15 percent, ostensibly to reduce the number of cars on the
roads and raise money for maintenance. The Jakarta Post asked
residents for their comments about the plan. More ...
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Timor Leste Truth Commission starts workWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar The ten-member Commission of Truth and Friendship began its task
of trying to mend, without rendering any punishment, the wounds
afflicted by pro-Indonesian militias in the bloody aftermath of
Timor Leste's ... More ...
Gun found in public minivan JAKARTA: A revolver wrapped in a plastic bag was found by a
passenger on Thursday inside a public minivan plying the Pulo
Gadung to Kampung Melayu route in East Jakarta."I was curious seeing a plastic bag left on the seat, so I
took it and opened it. More ...
ITC picks local trains amid rift with partnerDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The majority shareholder of PT Jakarta Monorail (JM), PT
Indonesia Transit Central (ITC), decided on Thursday to pick
local companies that can supply trains using technology provided
by Siemens of Germany for ... More ...
Int'l artists meet in Bandung BANDUNG: At least 20 young artists from 20 countries will be
in Bandung for Art Camp 2005, starting Aug. 4 to Aug. 12. More ...
Suherdjoko and Harry Bhaskara
The Jakarta Post/Semarang
After waiting in vain for the Sam Poo carnival procession on a
side street here, Unun realizes that she has made a mistake. The
procession had passed Jl. More ...
The untold story of Ahmadiyah and religious authoritarianism Ahmad Fuad Fanani
and Alpha Amirrachman Religious violence seems often to have been triggered by
differing ideological interpretations of texts. More ...
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Finally, Washington is ready to play ballJonathan D. Pollack, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Newport, Rhode Island For the first time since the unraveling of the Agreed
Framework accords in late 2002, there is guarded optimism about
progress on the North Korean nuclear issue. More ...
Market fuel prices save Rp 20t a yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government can save Rp 20 trillion (US$2.05 billion) of the
fuel subsidy in a year as industries are requested to pay market
prices for the fuel they use, an official of state oil and gas
firm PT Pertamina says. More ...
Carnival enlivens Zheng He celebrationSuherdjoko and Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post/Semarang After waiting in vain for the Sam Poo carnival procession on a
side street here, Unun realizes that she has made a mistake. The
procession had passed Jl. More ...
Praising British security service In response to David Jardine allusion to an Orwellian
nightmare, which saw the tragic killing of a young Brazilian,
given the circumstances where 50 innocent people had only
recently been killed by young suicide bombers, it is
hardly surprising that the British ... More ...
checked -- JSR check bold at endTwo 'Idol' contestants gear up for grand finalEvi Mariani
The Jakarta Post/JakartaUnlike last year, this year's grand finalists in Indonesian Idol
caused no controversy because both are perceived to be the best
of all 12 finalists, in terms of vocal quality. More ...
City temporarily halts cool transportation optionsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Transportation Agency announced on Thursday that it had
ordered two air-conditioned mikrolet minivans, which started
operating only on Tuesday, off the road for charging more than
the ceiling fare ... More ...
Poverty is a great challenge for Asia-Pacific countriesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "If poverty were a man, I would have slain him," the fourth
Islamic caliph after Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Thalib, said
more than 14 centuries ago. More ...
Akbar to sue textbook authorTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Veteran politician and former House of Representatives speaker
Akbar Tandjung has filed a complaint against a teacher for
writing a textbook that he considers libelous. More ...
BII performs well, upbeat about becoming anchor bankThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As its financial indicators continue to steadily improve, Bank
Internasional Indonesia (BII) is optimistic that it can become
one of the "anchor banks" and play an even bigger role in the
sector's consolidation process. More ...
Lagoi beyond local tourists' reachFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam Not many domestic tourists are informed about the Lagoi resort
area located in Bintan Island, North Bintan district, Riau
Islands province, although it is said to be the biggest such
resort area in Indonesia, even in Asia, ... More ...
Hospital denies negligence allegationsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The administrators of Honoris Hospital in Tangerang denied on
Thursday all allegations that it was negligent in the case of 70-
year-old patient Cecilia Djarwati, who fell into a coma. More ...
checked --JSR
Stoical and reserved Kalpataru laureateEvi Mariani
The Jakarta Post/West Sumba, East Nusa TenggaraOn a barren hill a kilometer from Katrina Koni Kii's modest
wooden house a new path has appeared, formed by pairs of feet
stepping on the high grass during the two months since the ... More ...
Yusril denies blocking graft probe JAKARTA: State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra dismissed on
Thursday allegations that he had intervened in an investigation
into widespread corruption at the State Secretariat. More ...
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Friday, August 5, 2005
Exhibitions* Fine Arts Fine Art or Not at Gallery Ombo, Jl. Sosrowijayan 10
(FM cafe & Resto), Yogyakarta (Tel. 0274 7489865), until Aug. 28
* Painting Gelandangan by S. Dwi S. Acong and Azhar Shodiq Horo
at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta Jl. More ...
LDCs need aid, trade and local capacityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta If the world does not want to see 80 million people in 14 least
developed countries in the Asia Pacific in poverty, special
points on commitment, aid and trade must be addressed by the
global community. More ...
ASEAN millennium developmentRomeo Austria Reyes, Jakarta Drawing inspiration from the global Millennium Development
Compact proposed in the 2003 Human Development Report (HDR),
participants in a Regional Workshop on "ASEAN Cooperation on
Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" ... More ...
Javanese-language mag takes on tough oddsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The difficulty in tracking down suitably qualified journalists
was indicative of the tough operating environment in which a new
Jakarta-based Javanese-language magazine has found itself. More ...
Prodigal son has only himself to beatJP/18/PIANOchecked --JSR
Young pianist tames his savage breastM. Taufiqurrahman
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Young pianist Mario Santoso may have been in possession of all
the traits needed to become a future maestro, but he seemed to
lack the very thing that ... More ...
Aceh meeting postponed: Govt JAKARTA: The planned consultation meeting on the Aceh peace
deal between the government and the House of Representatives has
been rescheduled for Aug. 9, a senior minister said on Thursday.House speaker Agung Laksono had said the meeting would take
place on Aug. 5. More ...
Govt names 9 winners for oil and gas blocksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia announced on Thursday the tender winners for nine oil
and gas blocks proposed through a direct offer mechanism.The value of the nine is US$102.5 million for the next three
years on exploration activities.U. More ...
Domestic cement demand down in 2005Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Inflationary pressures from higher energy prices and a weakening
rupiah, in addition to a delay in major infrastructure projects,
may result in this year's growth in domestic cement demand being
far below last year's 8 ... More ...
Jihad or murder?Abdou Filali-Ansary
Project Syndicate It is remarkable that some of the most critical concepts of
Muslim religious terminology have now become part of the
international language of current affairs. More ...
MUI's edict I very much regret one of the edicts that the Indonesian Ulema
Council (MUI) issued in its recent national conference, namely
the one about Ahmadiyah being a heretical Islamic sect. More ...
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Who's stupid? Gwynne Dyer is nothing if not consistent with his usual
diatribe in his article A few obscenities after London bombing,
(The Jakarta Post, July 30). For the few facts or opinions he may
be correct, his credibility is completely lost with his
persistent Yank bashing. More ...
Praising British
security service In response to David Jardine allusion to an Orwellian
nightmare, which saw the tragic killing of a young Brazilian,
given the circumstances where 50 innocent people had only
recently been killed by young suicide bombers, it is
hardly surprising that the ... More ...
Two 'Idol' contestants gear up for grand finalEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Unlike last year, this year's grand finalists in Indonesian Idol
caused no controversy because both are perceived to be the best
of all 12 finalists, in terms of vocal quality. More ...
Who's stupid? Gwynne Dyer is nothing if not consistent with his usual
diatribe in his article A few obscenities after London bombing,
(The Jakarta Post, July 30). For the few facts or opinions he may
be correct, his credibility is completely lost with his
persistent Yank bashing. More ...
Myth about helping poor nations with trade aidDani Rodrik, Project Syndicate Trade and aid have become international buzzwords. More aid
(including debt relief) and greater access to rich countries'
markets for poor countries' products now appears to be at the top
of the global agenda. More ...
Police officers reshuffled JAKARTA: The National Police announced on Thursday a reshuffle
affecting seven generals, including 15 being investigated in
connection to questionable bank accounts.Police internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. More ...
Rotten-egg judicial Kue LapisFrank Richardson
Norwich, UK Of all the different types of corruption, judicial corruption
is the most insidious and damaging because it legitimizes that
which is criminal. More ...
133 teachers vie for CSF awards JAKARTA: Citibank Success Fund (CSF) and Hope Indonesia
Foundation announced on Thursday the names of 133 teachers from
Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya who are eligible to
compete in a creative teaching competition. More ...
Foreign observers to tour Aceh BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Twenty-three visiting
European and Southeast Asian officials are scheduled to start
touring several regions in Aceh on Friday.The delegation arrived in Aceh on Wednesday to make logistical
preparations for the monitoring mission. More ...
Hospitals busy as dengue on the riseDyah Apsari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Three-year-old Abdulah Karim Sidik lay weakly on a hospital bed,
accompanied by his mother, in the city-run Pasar Rebo Hospital,
Cijantung, Jakarta. More ...
Most foreigners adopt children illegally: OfficialAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Days after he was taken to a city-run orphanage in Cipayung, East
Jakarta, two-and-a-half year old Erwin or Tristan was unable to
sleep tight like his friends in the center. More ...
It is indeed very sad that our country and government
tolerates fanatical groups of people that dictate their will upon
others. I'm talking about the forced closure of the Jamaah
Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) headquarters in Parung, Bogor. More ...
Lippo Cikarang changes from 'ghost village' to bustling townKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post/Lippo Cikarang Ask any professional to list down the things in the capital he or
she dislikes most and chances are traffic jams will top the list. More ...
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