Search Archive
Search Tips
You can use boolean operators in your search:
pugilist AND basketball- Both words must appearjakarta OR surabaya- Either word can appearjakarta NOT politics- Must have jakarta but not politics+jakarta -politics- Must have jakarta, must not have politics"exact phrase"- Search for exact phrasebasket*- Wildcard (matches basketball, basket, etc.)
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Civet coffee: Strange brew in a time of SARS fears
Civet coffee: Strange brew in a time of SARS fearsChris Brumitt Associated Press Jakarta SARS fears have stopped the Chinese from eating civet cats. But that hasn't turned off others from sipping the strangest of brews - one they insist is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
* Headlines:Legislators vow to finish 45 bills in just 35 days 2
* Headlines:Legislators vow to finish 45 bills in just 35 days 2 * National:KPU faces uncertainty in ballot box production 4 * Archipelago:PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal 5 * Opinion:Headscarf ban and multisecularism 6 * City:Sutiyoso says monorail project likely to be postponed 8 * Sports:Roddick,...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal
PDI-P supporters riot in TegalNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Hundreds of supporters of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's political party ran amok in Tegal municipality, Central Java, soon after their candidate lost the mayoral race here on Monday.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
RI student's death not murder, police said: Police who launched a
RI student's death not murder, police said: Police who launched a murder probe after finding the body of an Indonesian student in a garbage bin said on Monday he climbed into the container on his own and died.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhage
Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After five days struggling to recover from a brain hemorrhage, Antonius Moses Seram, who was knocked unconscious in a boxing match on Tuesday, finally died at the UKI Hospital here on Monday."He died at 8.55 p.m.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official says
Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official saysApriadi Gunawan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Bandung While political parties nationwide scrambled to return their legislative candidates' papers before Monday's deadline, a Medan official predicted many candidates...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Health ministry issues travel alert
Health ministry issues travel alert JAKARTA: The health ministry has asked Indonesian citizens planning to travel China, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore to make sure they were entirely fit and healthy before going abroad in the wake of a possible outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
checked
checked JP/17/P01Celebrating the Chinese New Year at Melia Purosani HotelAs with other large hotels in the country's other cities, Melia Purosani Hotel Jogjakarta will celebrate the Chinese New Year with special events and an attractive room package.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peace
Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peaceAguswandi, Researcher, Tapol, London The new year has arrived but Aceh is as gloomy as ever. There is no sign of any significant change to the situation in "Mecca's veranda" in the forthcoming year.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Jakarta tries out waste processor
Jakarta tries out waste processor JAKARTA: The city administration tried out the waste processing facility at the Bojong dump site in Bogor regency on Monday, said Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall.If the facility, which uses ball press German technology and was imported from Germany, was proven...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Motorola to boost market share
Motorola to boost market shareP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Motorola is striving to boost its market share in this country by launching a series of new cellular phone products, according to a senior official of Motorola's local office.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
From Koran Tempo
From Koran TempoThe recent exchange of fire between the Central Jakarta police and a joint team of the National Police and city police at Hotel Millennium, Jakarta, which wounded two policemen, would not have happened if they had observed the required procedure when firing shots.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable'
'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable' Less than a week after the launch of the TransJakarta Busway, the busway shelters are packed with people who are happily waiting to board one of its 56 buses for free. However, for many motorists, the project is nothing but a source of annoyance.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Justice ministry to change name
Justice ministry to change name JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is considering a title change following the transfer of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs and Legislation to the Supreme Court.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Golkar trying to avoid criticism
Golkar trying to avoid criticism JAKARTA: With reports of violations of the election law by political parties on the rise, the Golkar Party decided during a meeting here that they would not display many party symbols or banners in public places before the official campaign period.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term
Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term JAKARTA: Prosecutors proposed a nine-year prison sentence for Abu Rusydan alias Hamzah on Monday. Rusydan is on trial for withholding information on the whereabouts of a suspect in Bali bombing in 2002.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
1. RIZA 1x25
1. RIZA 1x25 Ende Riza, from street to stage 2. BIBOKI 1x56 Biboki women convey social change through weaving
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bonds
Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will undertake a series of roadshows next month to a number of the world's major financial centers in a bid to gauge investor demand for its plan to issue sovereign bonds in March, Bank Indonesia senior deputy...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
City government mulls delaying monorail project
City government mulls delaying monorail projectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Monday that the monorail project, which is scheduled to start next month, would likely be delayed.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Biboki women convey social change through weaving
Biboki women convey social change through weavingCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Entering the exhibition of Biboki weavings at Erasmus Huis is like being drawn into the atmosphere of an old customary house amid the barren landscape of Timor Tengah Utara regency, West Timor, in East Nusa...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
[b]
Aceh 2004: Zero prospect for peace Aguswandi Researcher Tapol London2. Pro -- Ending the Islamic democracy deficit 2 X 30 Bridging the gap: Ending the Islamic democracy deficit Richard N. Haass Project Syndicate
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidates
Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidatesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 39 candidates from various parties were struck of the list of candidates standing for the City Council by the Jakarta Provincial Elections Commission (KPUD) for various reasons.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Chikungunya hits Situbondo
Chikungunya hits SitubondoSITUBONDO, East Java: More than 100 Situbondo residents have contracted Chikungunya disease, which is similar to dengue fever but not fatal, in the past two weeks, following a similar outbreak in other parts of the country, including Yogyakarta and West Java.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaign
Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaignSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti claimed on Monday that the funds obtained from the government's new visa policy would be used to help finance antiterrorism measures.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Bahorok residents demand houses
Bahorok residents demand housesMEDAN, North Sumatra: Local victims of the Bahorok flash flood are demanding that Langkat Regent Syamsul Arifin ensure that the government build them new homes.The residents said the government had promised last year that it would build 400 modest houses worth Rp 50...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Legal action against
Legal action against maid-beatersFrom Suara KaryaThe beating to death of a domestic servant by a housewife and her two children in a housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, recently was a heart-rending story.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Muhamad Ali
Muhamad Ali Lecturer State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta 2. IPS -- Canadian Farmer to Face Monsanto in Court 1 x 30 Canadian farmer vs. Monsanto Stephen Leahy Inter Press Service Brooklin, Canada 2. Nation -- Kuala Lumpur feels the heat of terrorism 1 X 30Malaysia feels the heat of terrorism...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
ASI's answer to nation's problems
ASI's answer to nation's problemsObserving recent media reports on developments in our country ahead of the upcoming general election, we, the Alliance For a Single Indonesia (ASI), herewith express our deep concern and at the same time our disappointment regarding the tendency of political parties...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Indonesia's Dita among star speakers at world forum
Indonesia's Dita among star speakers at world forumEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Mumbai, India Indonesian labor activist Dita Sari became one of the stars of the World Social Forum on Monday when she addressed a packed conference on globalization, and economic and social security, along with U.S.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Info from Mar'ie awaited for graft probe
Info from Mar'ie awaited for graft probeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Mar'ie Muhammad, failed to give information to the Jakarta Police on Monday on the PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) Rp 520 billion (US$62 million) graft case which...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Malaysian PM visits Philippines
Malaysian PM visits PhilippinesPHILIPPINES: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived on Monday for a visit to the Philippines after a brief visit to Laos.Agenda to be discussed during his visit will include, among other things, anti-terror cooperation and efforts to forge peace with...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Legislators voc to finish 46 bills in just 35 days
Legislators voc to finish 46 bills in just 35 daysKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its poor legislation track record, the House of Representatives (DPR) is again aiming high -- planning to deliberate 46 bills in just 35 working days.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Provincial govt lambasted for neglecting education
Provincial govt lambasted for neglecting educationRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan A public policy observer has lashed out at the East Kalimantan provincial administration for paying little attention to education. Sugeng Hariyadi said the administration had allocated only Rp 58.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
RI no paradise for expats
RI no paradise for expatsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many companies complained on Monday about the complicated procedure and corrupt bureaucracy that they faced to obtain work permits for expatriates, saying that this had made the country's labor market less competitive.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Prosecutors insist on life sentence for Bali bomber
Prosecutors insist on life sentence for Bali bomberAgence France-presse DenpasarIndonesian prosecutors on Monday again demanded life in prison for a man who prepared materials for the deadlier of the two Bali nightclub bombs that killed 202 people.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Councillors overseas trip defended
Councillors overseas trip defendedSURABAYA: Fourteen councillors at the East Java provincial council have traveled to Australia with officials of the East Java provincial government.Of the councillors, five of them are from the National Awakening (FKB) faction.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Panwaslu accuses PDI-P of polls offense
Panwaslu accuses PDI-P of polls offenseSuherdjoko and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has joined the list of major parties facing allegations of early campaigning, after the Surakarta Regional Elections Supervisory...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'
Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court is set to hand down a long- awaited verdict on a libel suit by well-connected businessman Tomy Winata against Koran Tempo daily on Tuesday, the first of a series of legal battles between...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Govt may revive nuclear power plant project
Govt may revive nuclear power plant projectFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering reviving a plan to build a nuclear power plant in Muria Bay, Central Java to cope with increasing power demand and declining reserves of primary energy, a senior official said on...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
TNI to send troops to disputed island of Batek
TNI to send troops to disputed island of BatekYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it will soon deploy troops to the disputed island of Batek, which is close to East Nusa Tenggara province and East Timor.Wirasakti military commander Col.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Ende Riza, from roadside to stage
Ende Riza, from roadside to stageAsip A. Hasani, Contributor, Yogyakarta Having spent a decade performing his pantomime show on the streets, 32-year-old Ende Riza has finally made the big time after almost a decade of hard work, loyalty and consistency.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Asia-Pacific police to boost ties in anti-terror drive
Asia-Pacific police to boost ties in anti-terror driveThe Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali As the threat of terrorism continues to haunt the region, police from 22 Asian and Pacific nations are holding a two-day meeting in Kuta, Bali, to boost coordination and information-sharing in the global campaign...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 20, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 20, 2003Exhibition* Indonesian Art Graphic Triennale 2003, Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100 (Tel. 022 2507939), until Jan. 31. Performances* Jazz Concert by Johanna Stojkovic (Sopran), Franziska Gottwald (Mezzosopran), Lothar Odinius...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Govt to privatize Merpati this year
Govt to privatize Merpati this yearDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has said it would press ahead with its plan to privatize state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines this year amid tougher competition in the airline business.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
ASEAN to speed up economic integration
ASEAN to speed up economic integrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade and economic ministers of Southeast Asian countries started a two-day meeting in Yogyakarta on Monday to discuss ways to accelerate economic integration.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
PLN plans to use less oil in power plants by 2006
PLN plans to use less oil in power plants by 2006The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power firm PT PLN says it plans to reduce the use of oil-based fuel in its power plants to less than 5 percent by 2006, the date when a series of natural gas transmission projects and coal-fired power plants are...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
1 x 32
1 x 32PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal JP/5/TNI2 x 24TNI to send troops to disputed island of Batek JP/5/LEGISLATIVE2 x 28Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official says JP/5/bomb2 x 18Court opens trials of terror suspects
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Man with fake money arrested
Man with fake money arrested TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a man for allegedly distributing counterfeit banknotes in US dollar currency. The man was arrested at his house in Caringin village, Cisoka district, Tangerang regency, on Sunday evening.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Rupiah Rates Jan.19
Rupiah Rates Jan.19 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,713.46 5,952.23 6,366.62 6,298.85 Brunei dollar 1 5,199.41 4,610.20 4,930.79 4,878.66 Canadian dollar 1 6,807.19 6,034.68 6,455.50 6,386.10 Swiss franc 1 6,995.19 6,203.66 6,633.79 6,564.
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
Punishment for maid-beaters
Punishment for maid-beatersFrom Suara Karya The beating to death of a domestic servant by a housewife and her two children in a housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, recently was a heart-rending story. More tragically, the maid was allegedly killed after denying the family's accusation that she had...