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Seven tried for attacking Komnas HAM office

Seven tried for attacking Komnas HAM officeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven people stood trial on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court for allegedly attacking the office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). Ten people were injured in the attack.

Economic progress during Megawati's first year

Economic progress during Megawati's first yearAnggito Abimanyu, Expert Staff, Ministry of Finance, Jakarta A year has passed since the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) appointed Megawati Soekarnoputri as Indonesia's fifth President.

11 killed in Indramayu traffic accident

11 killed in Indramayu traffic accidentNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu The northern coastal roads in West Java claimed more lives on Wednesday when a passenger bus and Daihatsu Zebra van crashed in Indramayu, killing at least 11 people.

Legislators renew calls for dialog to solve Aceh problems

Legislators renew calls for dialog to solve Aceh problemsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) renewed their calls on Wednesday for the government to give priority to dialog in solving the Aceh problem.

Bogus journalists extort hookers

Bogus journalists extort hookers CILACAP, Central Java: Police here arrested on Wednesday four allegedly bogus journalists on charges of trying to blackmail four sex workers at a local hotel.The police said one of the suspects claimed to be a policeman, calling himself Iding Suwardi, 30, from the...

Ceremonial offering-making, a flourishing business

Ceremonial offering-making, a flourishing businessWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Offerings are an important part of Balinese life and rituals, and they can be seen in many places such as the gardens of houses, at road intersections, shop doors, in hotels and even airports.

'Military officers involved in rare animal trade'

'Military officers involved in rare animal trade'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An environmentalist alleged on Tuesday that high-ranking military officers and government officials were involved in the killing and trade of endangered Sumatran tigers, rhinos and elephants.

Versatile 'Sibetan salak', Bali's premier fruit

Versatile 'Sibetan salak', Bali's premier fruitPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Karang Asem, East Bali If you ask anyone on Bali what the island's favorite fruit is, the answer will certainly be salak, otherwise known as snake fruit.

MPR offers hazy constitutional commission scheme

MPR offers hazy constitutional commission schemeKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta All but one faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission A agreed on Wednesday to the establishment of a constitutional commission, paving the way for the endorsement of the fourth round of...

Legislators' drivers underpaid

Legislators' drivers underpaid It is rather ironic that legislators who have fought to raise the minimum wage for workers pay their drivers below minimum wage.This fact came to light on Wednesday, when drivers employed by legislators in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) said they were paid...

Setting up constitutional commission as a solution

Setting up constitutional commission as a solutionSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta There seems to be a general acceptance that the constitutional problems Indonesia is facing should be solved by the establishment of a constitutional...

National flags bring luck to seasonal street vendors

National flags bring luck to seasonal street vendorsLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The upcoming commemoration of Independence Day on Aug. 17 has created an attractive business for some seasonal vendors who sell the national flags.

JP/4/SCENE

JP/4/SCENETwo Africans arrested for counterfeit bills JAKARTA: Two West African men were arrested on Wednesday morning for alleged involvement of counterfeiting United States dollars worth some Rp 3.6 billion.

Hundreds of hotspots detected

Hundreds of hotspots detected PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Satellite imaging has revealed 207 hotspots as a result of forest fires across West Kalimantan over the past two days.Official from the provincial forestry agency in charge of farmland and forest fires Soekarno Kusnadi said on Monday the...

Kijang's ability to carry loads

Kijang's ability to carry loads I share in the compassion expressed by C.Roderick McRae in connection with the mishap encountered by Sri Sukesti during her ride in a Toyota Kijang van heading for Cipanas, West Java, as she was stopped by a traffic policeman (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6).

Scholars suggest permanent constitutional commission

Scholars suggest permanent constitutional commissionFitri Wulandari and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta The alumni association of Gadjah Mada University (Kagama) urged on Tuesday that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) insert a clause on the establishment of a constitutional...

Setting up constitutional commission as a solution

Setting up constitutional commission as a solutionSayidiman Suryohadiprojo Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Jakarta There seems to be a general acceptance that the constitutional problems Indonesia is facing should be solved by the establishment of a constitutional...

Program brings literature closer to students

Program brings literature closer to studentsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Noted poem Taufiq Ismail, whose poems are richly endowed with expressions sympathetic to poor people and student activists engaged in a difficult struggle against a dictatorial government, has probably...

Manulife judge to file suit against govt

Manulife judge to file suit against govtTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hasan Basri, one of the three judges who tried the high-profile case involving the local unit of Canadian insurance giant Manulife Financial, hinted on Wednesday he would file a lawsuit with the Jakarta State...

U.S. refocuses on Southeast Asia, hopefully for proper reasons

U.S. refocuses on Southeast Asia, hopefully for proper reasonsChua Lee Hoong, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore In 1991, while studying at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts in the United States, a 49-year-old American student at one of the Harvard graduate...

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 8, 2002

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 8, 2002Exhibitions* Bronze Sculptures Corpus Terrae by Teguh Ostenrik, at Valentine Willie Fine Art, The Chedi, Desa Malinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar (Tel. 081 23607011), until Sept. 10.

Spokesperson for Javanese culture

Spokesperson for Javanese cultureBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The word gamelan is always associated with a set of uniquely Javanese musical instruments. Few people, however, know when it was invented and first became popular in Java.

Publication: August 11

Publication: August 11 Multinational companies join Jababeka's integrated industrial estate or Jababeka offers industrial estate integrated with commercial, residential, recreational sites Leading multinational companies have joined Indonesia's only independent, integrated industrial estate...

East Java councillors clash

East Java councillors clashAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Two councillors from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) were involved in a clash on Wednesday, adding to the already tarnished image of the East Java provincial legislative council.

Megawati's economic progress

Megawati's economic progress Anggito Abimanyu Expert Staff Ministry of Finance Jakarta A year has passed since the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) appointed Megawati Soekarnoputri as Indonesia's fifth President.

* Headlines:Manulife judge to file suit against govt 2

* Headlines:Manulife judge to file suit against govt 2 * National:TV stations enter era of fiercer rivalry 4 * Archipelago: 11 killed in Indramayu accident 5 * Opinion:Economic progress during Mega's first year 6 * City: Tommy is distressed in jail: Doctor 8 * Sports: Woods returns to tour action...

Outward bound adventures help sharpen skills in the wild

Outward bound adventures help sharpen skills in the wildMurdani Usman, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali Getting up close and personal with nature now has a new definition with the opening of Outward Bound Bali, which promises challenging programs never experienced before.

Independent domestic team seeks internal solution to Aceh

Independent domestic team seeks internal solution to AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An independent team of five prominent public figures is working to expedite a solution to the conflict in Aceh, advising the government not to impose a state of civil emergency on the restive province.

Factions prevaricate, agree to constitutional commission

Factions prevaricate, agree to constitutional commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All but one faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission A agreed on Wednesday to the establishment of a constitutional commission, paving the way for the endorsement of the fourth...

Indonesia to send first gas delivery to Malaysia

Indonesia to send first gas delivery to MalaysiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will on Thursday officially mark the first delivery of US$6.2 billion worth of natural gas from the West Natuna area which lies just northeast of Singapore in the South China Sea, to Malaysia in a ceremony at the...

Malaysia refuses to ease tough policy on illegal workers

Malaysia refuses to ease tough policy on illegal workersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Tampak Siring, Bali The Indonesian government's efforts to ease the plight of Indonesian illegal workers in Malaysia have come to a dead end with Malaysia apparently refusing to change its policy.

Hotel Borobudur Jakarta

Hotel Borobudur JakartaTHREE HONORED CHEFS: (From left to right) Winarto, Pramono and Suhadi, chefs of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, are participating in the Indonesian food promotion organized by Ana Harbor Grand Hotel Sydney.

Govt urged to delay FSAI

Govt urged to delay FSAIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Public Companies Association (AEI) is urging the government to postpone for at least a year the establishment of the Financial Services Authority Institution (FSAI) while additional preparations are completed.

Independence Day celebrations announced

Independence Day celebrations announcedNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City residents will have several options to celebrate and commemorate the 57th anniversary of Indonesia's independence across the city ranging from cultural events to exhibitions.

TNI/Police and politics

TNI/Police and politics The Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police have decided to return to their roots, as defense and security institutions to serve the country. They have decided to quit (practical) politics, an issue which they have been wrestling with for more than 50 years.

'Implement Constitution properly, don't amend it'

'Implement Constitution properly, don't amend it' One of main agenda items in the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly is the amendment of the Constitution. But people in the street believe that it is the way the Constitution is implemented that really matters.M.

Robbers make off with sensitive data

Robbers make off with sensitive data BOGOR: The Bogor branch of insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya had to suspend operations after they were robbed of two computers containing sensitive information on clients early on Wednesday morning.

Pelni, a disaster waiting to happen

Pelni, a disaster waiting to happen I have recently completed a voyage on the Bukit Siguntang from Jakarta to Dobo, Pulau Aru. This took six days and, because of my age, 71, I decided to have a little luxury and to travel first class.

MPR likely to recommend ending relations with IMF

MPR likely to recommend ending relations with IMFFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is likely to recommend the government to cut ties with international donor agencies, particularly the International Monetary Fund (IMF), by 2003.

Dumai residents threaten to seize oil refinery

Dumai residents threaten to seize oil refineryMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of the Riau town of Dumai threatened on Wednesday to block the operations of an oil refinery belonging to state-owned Pertamina unless a local is appointed general manager.

Bangkok proposes U.S.-ASEAN summit

Bangkok proposes U.S.-ASEAN summit THAILAND: Thailand and the United States have agreed in principle to hold a U.S.-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit here next year, foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai said on Wednesday. Surakiart discussed the proposal with visiting U.S.

MPR offers hazy constitutional commission scheme

MPR offers hazy constitutional commission schemeKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta All but one faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Wednesday to the establishment of a constitutional commission, paving the way for the endorsement of the fourth round of constitutional...

On Nike's latest move

On Nike's latest move We would like to reply to the story in the Aug. 5, 2002 edition of The Jakarta Post titled Thousands may lose jobs as Nike cuts back.It was with grave concern that we learned of this development recently from our contacts at Nike's PT Doson (Delton) plant in Tangerang, West...

Protesting cigarette ads

Protesting cigarette adsFrom Pikiran RakyatIt is really ironical that while the government has issued a warning about the dangers of smoking, billboards advertising tobacco products proudly stand erect in many major cities across the country.

Jakartans say 'quack, quack' to councillors

Jakartans say 'quack, quack' to councillorsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 300 people presented on Wednesday 11 ducks for the 11 factions in the City Council to mock their apparent blind loyalty to incumbent Governor Sutiyoso, who is set to become the strongest gubernatorial...

1. Gas (2x13)

1. Gas (2x13) Indonesia to send first gas delivery to Malaysia 2. Stock (2x22) Asian stocks rebound in line with Wall St 3. BI (3x21) MPR commission agrees to maintain central bank role 4. Debt (2x21) 'Debt swap will do little to ease debt burden' 5. FSAI (1x25) Govt urged to delay FSAI

MPR commission agrees to maintain central bank role

MPR commission agrees to maintain central bank roleA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is close to reaching an agreement on the future of Bank Indonesia, after the Assembly's Commission A for constitutional amendment agreed on Wednesday to specify in the...

1. Komisi --- 1x38

1. Komisi --- 1x38 Commission proposal unfavorable to public role 2. IMF ----- 1x42 MPR likely to recommend ending relations with IMF 3. Aceh ---- 2x23 Legislators renew calls for dialog to solve Aceh problems

Commission proposals unfavorable to public role

Commission proposals unfavorable to public roleTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nation has yet to arrive at a consensus on the ideal form and role of a constitutional commission, with none of the proposals that have been submitted to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)...

Most Asian monies up late on stronger stocks, yen

Most Asian monies up late on stronger stocks, yenNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Kuala Lumpur Asian currencies were broadly higher against the U.S. dollar Wednesday as stocks recovered across the region after an overnight rally on Wall Street, and on a steady yen.