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RI democratic

RI democratic consolidation From Bisnis Indonesia The deepening and expansion of democracy, or democratic consolidation, needs behavioral and institutional changes that reflect socioeconomic demands and democratic values in society.

Innocent until proven guilty

Innocent until proven guilty While I think Dewi Anggraeni's take on Australians' attitude to Indonesia is interesting and informative, I think it goes too far. For every Aussi with a racist or xenophobic view, there are many thousands who have normal, friendly outlook toward Indonesia and...

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 3, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 3, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Ailing 'Puskesmas' need treatment before they can curb outbreaks

Ailing 'Puskesmas' need treatment before they can curb outbreaksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prevention is better than cure, according to the popular axiom.The government, however, seems to believe the opposite as the Ministry of Health is allocating just 11 percent of its budget to community health...

Finding it hard to say what he is

Finding it hard to say what he isKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Call it an identity crisis but, at present, prominent Acehnese figure Hasballah Saad really has great difficulty in identifying what he is.

UGM to hold seminar on economy

UGM to hold seminar on economy YOGYAKARTA: In an effort to help the public gain a better understanding of regional autonomy, Gadjah Mada University's Magister Ekonomika Pembangunan (MEP UGM) will hold a one-day seminar on the issue here this Saturday.

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 4, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Black is Black by M. Faisal (Iconk) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.14 Central Jakarta, from June 7 to June 14 * Photo Images from the Heart by Arbain Rambey, Arun Taneja, Charlie Sianipar, Deniek G.

Lampung paper brings election candidates together

Lampung paper brings election candidates togetherOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung The Lampung Post editorial room was a lively place as people bustled about setting out snacks. The oldest daily in Lampung was preparing to host a discussion with the candidates of the upcoming...

Securing environmental justice

Securing environmental justiceKishan Khoday, Jakarta As incomes rise so do demands to ensure the rights to clean air, clean water, and the right of future generations to inherit a healthy, ecologically balanced environment.

Finding it hard to say what he is

Finding it hard to say what he isKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Call it an identity crisis but, at present, prominent Acehnese figure Hasballah Saad really has great difficulty in identifying what he is.

Depok sets high hope on next mayor

Depok sets high hope on next mayorRemmy Faizal/Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As the mayoral election draws near, Depok residents have high hopes for whoever is elected to head the municipality.

Stop human exports

Stop human exportsFrom Koran TempoThe news carried by Koran Tempo labeling Indonesia as the world's largest human exporter is interesting and surprising -- especially the quantity of this human traffic -- from 75,000 to 1 million citizens sent overseas a year, including women and children as the...

More than 2,000 'may fail' exam

More than 2,000 'may fail' exam YOGYAKARTA: Some 2,300 students taking part in Yogyakarta's national final examinations, would probably fail, an official said on Friday.Provincial education office head Sugito said the students, who failed because of illness or because they were having problems with...

Makbul named police chief of detectives

Makbul named police chief of detectivesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung has been dismissed as the National Police chief of detectives following last week's bombing in the mainly Christian town of Tentena in Central Sulawesi, which killed 21 people.National Police chief Gen.

JP/18/MARIA1

JP/18/MARIA1ProAnimalia offers hope, freedom for RI wildlifeMaria Lisa K. Contributor/Jakarta Like all macaques that end up in Jakarta, this particular one had been taken as a baby from his mother in the jungles of Lampung, Sumatra, only to live out a solitary life neglected and finally abandoned...

JP/17/KOMOD1

JP/17/KOMOD1Dragon kingdom under threat Duncan Graham Contributor/SurabayaThe few Australians who venture east of Kuta and enter Wallacea -- the Indonesian islands crunched between Kalimantan, New Guinea and Australia -- often find the terrain curiously familiar.

President Arroyo's rating hits record low in Philippines

President Arroyo's rating hits record low in PhilippinesStuart Grudgings, Reuters/Manila Support for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo slumped to a record low for any Philippine leader in May, suggesting she has been hurt by allegations linking her family to illegal gambling, an opinion poll showed.

Anti-polio campaign dealt setback after child's death

Anti-polio campaign dealt setback after child's deathYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The mass polio vaccination drive suffered a setback after West Java health workers received news that one child died and five others fell sick after being vaccinated on Tuesday.

Eradicate pornography

Eradicate pornographyFrom Media IndonesiaThe sexual harassment by seven Jakarta high school girls against their younger peers and cellular phone flicks that depict bare-breasted school girls masturbating should arouse our deep concern.Many other such cases have certainly escaped the media's eye.

Correction to article

Correction to articleRegarding my opinion piece titled Media, defamation and judicial review: Comparison with Australia published in The Jakarta Post on May 12, I would like to correct a small error in the article.

A good national plus school

A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...

Japan eligible for UNSC: Susilo

Japan eligible for UNSC: Susilo Japan is an eligible candidate for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday.But he declined to comment on whether his country would lend Japan its formal support for the...

Provinces woo investment

Provinces woo investment More provincial and regency administrations have increasingly realized the importance of investment to expand their local economies, generate jobs and create new, bigger sources of fiscal revenue.

Indomobil car sales rise 43%

Indomobil car sales rise 43% JAKARTA: PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Indonesia's third- largest automobile distributor by value, said car sales in the first four months of the year rose 43 percent as more people bought vehicles made by Suzuki Motor Corp and three other Japanese automakers.

House legislator in hot water for graft

House legislator in hot water for graft SERANG, Banten: Prosecutors demanded on Friday that current House of Representatives member Dharmono Lawi be sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged corruption involving Rp 14 billion (US$1.7 million).

An apology to all Indonesian People

An apology to all Indonesian People I am ashamed to be Australian and I apologize to all Indonesian people for the hysterical and criminal actions, and mob-mentality of so many of my fellow Australians.

A good national plus school

A good national plus school This letter is in response to Foreign teachers not qualified printed in The Jakarta Post on May 21.As my daughter had the privilege of being a student at a well- known national-plus school in Bintaro for nearly 10 years I want to share my observations and experience in...

Illegal logging is not just about smuggling timber

Illegal logging is not just about smuggling timberKrystof Obidzinski Bogor Barely a day goes by without a story appearing in the Indonesian media about illegal logging. Often these stories bemoan the loss of timber smuggled on boats out of Papua, trucked across the Kalimantan-Sarawak border, or...

Domestic beer sales on the rise

Domestic beer sales on the riseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After three straight years of decline, brewer PT Multi Bintang Indonesia's (MBI) domestic beer sales grew last year by 18 percent to 110 million liters.

Amerada moves to develop Ujung Pangkah

Amerada moves to develop Ujung Pangkah Amerada Hess Co., and partner ConocoPhillips, signed two major construction contracts on Friday to signal the start of major investment to develop the Ujung Pangkah gas block in East Java -- where the two global energy giants act as the operator.

JSX 'guilty of unfair business practices'

JSX 'guilty of unfair business practices'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ruled on Friday that bourse management firm the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) was guilty of having constituted a potential monopoly in its offering of the stock market's...

* Indonesian Embassy in Canberra reopens after attack Page 2

* Indonesian Embassy in Canberra reopens after attack Page 2 * TNI defies Komnas HAM's summonses over abduction Page 4 * Many Lampung students likely to drop out Page 5 * The Newmont case revisited Page 6 * New suspect expected in Jakarta KPUD graft case Page 8 * Sluman leads as Tiger Wood lurks at...

Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2 The challenge of financing power projects Hardiv H Situmeang Jakarta2. Casino -- Casino debate a case of real engagement 2 x 30 The casino debate in Singapore is a case of real engagement By Geh Min The Straits Times Publication Date : 2005-06-03

TNI refuses to cooperate over abductions

TNI refuses to cooperate over abductionsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it will not cooperate with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in its investigation of the abductions of pro-democracy activists during the Soeharto regime.

Tony Hotland

Tony Hotland Jakarta 2. UNDP -- Environmental justice: Balancing interests and maximizing rights 1 x 30 Securing environmental justice Kishan Khoday Jakarta3. pRO4 -- Indonesia's moderate muslims 1 x 30 Indonesia's moderate Muslims Mun'im A. Sirry Project Syndicate

Foreigners target Singapore homes

Foreigners target Singapore homes SINGAPORE: Foreigners accelerated their Singapore home buying spree in the first quarter with Indonesians and Malaysians still occupying the top two spots respectively, DTZ Research data showed on Friday.

UMY international program opened

UMY international program opened YOGYAKARTA: In the next academic year of 2005-2006, the international relations department of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) will offer an international program in international relations.

Revisiting the Newmont case

Revisiting the Newmont caseTony Hotland, Jakarta An out-of-court settlement that the government plans to seek with gold miner PT Newmont Minahasa Raya proves to be another example of a failure to serve the people, in this case the residents of Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, who have long...

Stop SMS gambling

Stop SMS gamblingFrom RepublikaA betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.

Corby might be innocent

Corby might be innocent The plight of Schapelle Corby and the desperation in her pleas of innocence drive me to write the first letter I have written to a newspaper in 15 years.I was living in Darwin in 1982 when Lindy Chamberlain was found guilty of killing her nine-week-old baby daughter Azaria...

Prosecutor hints at new KPUD suspect

Prosecutor hints at new KPUD suspectBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutors' Office hinted at a new suspect in a corruption case revolving around the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD), with at least Rp 13 billion (US$1.

'Kondom' shows us how fragile we are

'Kondom' shows us how fragile we areSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta A puppeteer strummed a guitar and danced around on the stage.Why not?On Friday night, puppeteer Slamet Gundono did just that.

Racism, a sad reality

Racism, a sad reality Dewi Anggraeni in her article Corby and Australians' anger (The Jakarta Post, June 3) writes, in response to my article, (which attempted to explain, at least in part, the Australian reaction to the Corby verdict) "I saw an angle which Goodfellow, being an Australian...

Many Lampung students could be forced to drop out

Many Lampung students could be forced to drop outOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Twelve-year-old Suparman, who was carrying his three-year-old brother, cried when they were grabbed by municipal police personnel at the intersection near the Adipura monument in Bandarlampung.

Sister cities join Jakarta's anniversary festivities

Sister cities join Jakarta's anniversary festivitiesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration has prepared a series of events involving residents and members of the international community here in the month-long celebrations to mark Jakarta's official 478th anniversary, which...

MeesPierson opens office in Jakarta

MeesPierson opens office in JakartaExecutives of financial services provider MeesPierson, including CEO Rob H.L. ten Heggeler (second left) and MeesPierson Indonesia president director Marc H.J. Hedeman Joosten (center), converse after announcing the opening of their representative office here in...

Rupiah Rates June 2

Rupiah Rates June 2 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,566.33 6,812.60 7,226.87 7,151.92 Brunei dollar 1 6,026.44 5,424.39 5,756.07 5,694.56 Canadian dollar 1 8,069.68 7,265.81 7,707.65 7,627.70 Swiss franc 1 8,036.85 7,236.84 7,676.29 7,597.

KPPI responds

KPPI responds An article written by Harry T. Prabawa (an Indonesian Trade and Customs Lawyer in Jakarta), published in The Jakarta Post, on May 30, entitled Indonesian safeguards against imports, contained a biased opinion and information that cannot be justified.

City needs President's nod in highway project

City needs President's nod in highway projectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration is seeking approval from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for its plan to develop seven inner city toll roads, as authority to build and manage highways is in central government's...

Action plan readied to boost Japanese investment in RI

Action plan readied to boost Japanese investment in RIReiner Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post/TokyoPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi have announced a joint action plan aimed at improving the investment climate in Indonesia and doubling the volume of...