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Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Indonesia Is Tackling Graft to Attract Investors, Minister Says
Indonesia Is Tackling Graft to Attract Investors, Minister Says Sara Webb Bloomberg/Vientiane, LaosIndonesia, which frequently ranks as Asia's most corrupt country, is making progress in tackling widespread graft in a bid to woo more foreign investment, Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said.
Sat, 08 Nov 2003
Tighten your seat belt
Tighten your seat belt It is surprising that most drivers in Jakarta, home to more than two million cars, are reluctant to wear seat belts, putting their lives at risk in case of accident.Since Nov. 5, all drivers and passengers in the front seats of vehicles have been required to wear seat belts,...
Sat, 04 Oct 2003
Toward a professional TNI
Toward a professional TNI Military Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto made an encouraging statement the other day while overseeing preparations for Sunday's celebrations of the 58th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI), which will be held in Surabaya.
Fri, 20 Dec 2002
PM Goh's visit to Indonesia
PM Goh's visit to IndonesiaThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong put in solid business in his short visit to Jakarta and Bogor this week. Showing solidarity with the Indonesian people and government after the dreadful blow inflicted on Bali was not a matter of...
Fri, 24 Oct 2003
Ahead of Ramadhan, return to dialog in Aceh
Ahead of Ramadhan, return to dialog in AcehMartin Griffiths, Director, Henri Dunant Center, Geneva On Nov. 19 the Indonesian government's martial law in Aceh will expire. There has been much debate and speculation on whether or not it will be extended.
Thu, 03 Sep 1998
Indonesia rules out foreign exchange control option
Indonesia rules out foreign exchange control option JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita dismissed rumors on Wednesday that Indonesia would follow Malaysia and impose foreign exchange controls.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Abdurrahman's last effort at compromise gets cool reaction
Abdurrahman's last effort at compromise gets cool reaction JAKARTA (JP): There was but a cool reaction as President Abdurrahman Wahid made a last ditch on Thursday effort to call a meeting of political party leaders in a bid to seek a compromise.
Sat, 06 May 2000
Train crash survivors tell of final moments
Train crash survivors tell of final moments TANGERANG (JP): Most of the passengers injured in Monday's fatal head-on train collision on the Jakarta-Merak line have been allowed by doctors to leave hospital.
Fri, 13 Dec 2002
IMF disburses loan
IMF disburses loan The government should not let the high commendations of the International Monetary Fund Executive Board in its seventh review of Indonesia's policy performance last week go to its head, let alone feel complacent and relaxed with regards to its reform implementation.
Wed, 05 Feb 2003
Police examine role of suspected S'pore JI leader
Police examine role of suspected S'pore JI leaderDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Tuesday that they were questioning the suspected leader of the Singapore branch of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) for possible involvement in other "incidents" in Indonesia, while adding that they had...
Fri, 17 Oct 1997
S. Lankan blast not to hurt peace process
S. Lankan blast not to hurt peace processBy Rahul Sharma COLOMBO (Reuters): A suspected Tamil Tiger bomb blast brought Sri Lanka's protracted ethnic war to the capital on Wednesday, but diplomats and analysts said it was unlikely to hurt long-term efforts to find a political solution.
Thu, 08 Oct 1998
ASEAN ministers open their economic meeting
ASEAN ministers open their economic meeting MANILA (AFP): Southeast Asian economic ministers began a two- day meeting here Wednesday with commitments to drastic tariff cuts as a pill to revive economies knocked down by the Asian financial flu.
Wed, 22 Dec 2004
Contemplating Susilo's navel fixation
Contemplating Susilo's navel fixationMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPerversely speaking, it could just be a simple personal fetish on his part.But by asking a senior Cabinet minister to convey concerns over the showing of navels on television, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...
Wed, 07 Aug 2002
U.S. mediator hopes to revive Aceh peace talks
U.S. mediator hopes to revive Aceh peace talksBerni K. Moestafa and Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh Retired U.S. general Anthony Zinni, assigned by the Henry Dunant Center (HDC) to help mediate peace in Aceh, met with provincial security officials on Tuesday in efforts to end a...
Thu, 01 Feb 1996
Strong environmental authority needed
Strong environmental authority neededBy Jim Scherer JAKARTA (JP): Critics of government efforts at environmental protection in Indonesia need to look at the legal framework that makes enforcement actions difficult.
Wed, 15 Oct 1997
Southeast Asia set to remain second-largest arms market
Southeast Asia set to remain second-largest arms market LONDON (AFP): Southeast Asia is likely to remain the world's second biggest arms market as China continues to upgrade its military forces, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said in its annual report published Tuesday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Infrastructure summit and RI's future
Infrastructure summit and RI's futurePatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta There probably has never been a more apt time for a summit conference on Indonesia's infrastructure.A major concerted effort to address the shop-worn and inadequate infrastructure that characterizes Indonesia will have benefits...
Tue, 11 Apr 2000
Keadilan party sticks to its gun on gathering
Keadilan party sticks to its gun on gathering KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): A Malaysian opposition party said on Monday it would go ahead with a mass gathering to mark the first anniversary of Anwar Ibrahim's sentencing despite government and police warnings.
Fri, 12 May 2000
RP kidnappers abort negotiations, flee with hostages
RP kidnappers abort negotiations, flee with hostages JOLO, Philippines (AFP): Separatist rebels aborted a meeting with Philippine negotiators on Thursday and fled with their 21 hostages, apparently fearing an attack by the army, a senior aide to President Joseph Estrada said.
Thu, 24 Jul 2003
Cak Nur strongest challenger to Mega in 2004
Cak Nur strongest challenger to Mega in 2004A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted scholar Nurcholish Madjid will pose the strongest challenge to President Megawati Soekarnoputri in the 2004 election, a survey says.
Sat, 26 Feb 2000
TNI to quit House, but not Assembly
TNI to quit House, but not Assembly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) is prepared to leave the House of Representatives (DPR) after the next elections in 2004, but insists on maintaining a presence in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).TNI Commander Adm. Widodo A.S.
Sat, 10 Mar 2001
Conflict in diversity
Conflict in diversity The government of President Abdurrahman Wahid faces an acute dilemma in dealing with the aftermath of violence in Sampit and other Central Kalimantan towns in the vicinity. More than 50,000 settlers from Madura have been forced to flee the area in the wake of ethnic cleansing...
Wed, 07 Aug 1996
Share prices down 1.43% at JSX on profit taking
Share prices down 1.43% at JSX on profit taking JAKARTA (JP): Profit taking by both foreign and local investors pushed share prices down 1.43 percent on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday."I'm not so sure what the main reason for today's drop is.
Mon, 06 May 1996
Wall Street recovery to support JSX stocks
Wall Street recovery to support JSX stocks JAKARTA (JP): Analysts mostly feel uncertain on share price movements this week as Wall Street's performance will be the key factor in foreign fund managers' decision on whether to come back to the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
Wed, 23 Feb 2000
Government raises its target on revenue
Government raises its target on revenue JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Tuesday to revise upward its targets for asset sales, oil export price, and tax revenues in the April-December 2000 budget year following pressure from the House of Representatives.
Fri, 23 Oct 1998
U.S. bans use of American weapons in East Timor
U.S. bans use of American weapons in East Timor WASHINGTON (Agencies): The United States on Wednesday banned the use in East Timor of weapons supplied to Indonesia and continued a ban on education and training aid to the Indonesian Armed Forces.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Report reveals corruption in court is organized
Report reveals corruption in court is organizedBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption within the country's judiciary is glaring and well- organized, involving all players in the legal system, and is faced by justice seekers at every stage of court procedures, a survey reveals.
Thu, 13 Oct 2005
Balinese vent anger over attacks, storm prison
Balinese vent anger over attacks, storm prisonI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarFrustrated with the sluggish progress in the implementation of the death sentence for three of the 2002 Bali bombers, hundreds of angry Balinese protesters stormed and vandalized a prison on Wednesday where...
Mon, 07 Jun 2004
Asia-Pacific economies urge WTO members to resume trade talks
Asia-Pacific economies urge WTO members to resume trade talksP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Pucon, ChileTrade ministers of 21 Asia-Pacific economies meeting in Chile are set to adopt a "strong" statement urging WTO members to return to the negotiating table by July and devise long awaited...
Wed, 16 Feb 2005
RI, Singapore agree to speed up talks on extradition treaty
RI, Singapore agree to speed up talks on extradition treatyAgencies, SingaporePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed on Tuesday to speed up talks on an extradition treaty which Jakarta considers crucial in its fight against corruption.
Mon, 20 Apr 1998
Seeking ways to prevent new Asian-style financial woes
Seeking ways to prevent new Asian-style financial woesBy Helmut Maier-Mannhart MUNICH (DPA): Credits worth a total of more than US$100 billion have been promised by the International Monetary Fund to just three countries -- South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia -- to help them avoid financial...
Tue, 16 Apr 1996
Clinton trip to help promote Korean peace
Clinton trip to help promote Korean peace ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuter): U.S. President Bill Clinton said yesterday as he flew to East Asia for talks with South Korean President Kim Young-sam that the United States was promoting an "ultimate reconciliation" between South and North Korea.
Sun, 27 Oct 2002
Bin Laden threatened Aussie in video
Bin Laden threatened Aussie in videoAgence France-Presse, Sydney Osama bin Laden warned last year that Australia was on al- Qaeda's terrorism hit list because of its role in helping East Timor win independence from Indonesia.
Tue, 06 Oct 1998
ASEAN set to ratify new free trade pacts
ASEAN set to ratify new free trade pacts MANILA (Dow Jones): Trade ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are expected this week to ratify a regional agreement aimed at removing further barriers to trade and investment in the nine-nation bloc.
Tue, 11 Jan 2000
Singapore ready to lend a hand to RI
Singapore ready to lend a hand to RI SINGAPORE (Reuters): Following are excerpts of a Reuters interview with Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong conducted on Monday.You were going to lead a mission to Indonesia on Thursday.
Sat, 26 Nov 1994
Three-in-one kids help make up the number
Three-in-one kids help make up the numberBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Imagine driving towards Jl. Sudirman during the morning peak hour. You have an important business meeting and you cannot afford to be even slightly late.
Mon, 09 Feb 2004
Asian nations to sign trade deal despite Bangladesh pullout
Asian nations to sign trade deal despite Bangladesh pulloutSarah Stewart, Agence France-Presse, Phuket, Thailand Asian foreign ministers on Sunday salvaged a free trade deal jeopardized by Bangladesh's sudden withdrawal, pledging to throw open their markets by abolishing tariffs before 2017,...
Mon, 09 Jun 1997
Support pours in for canceled F-16 jet deal
Support pours in for canceled F-16 jet deal JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's decision to cancel the purchase of United States F-16s and forgo the expanded International Military Education Training (IMET) program, has received resounding support from observers and politicians who see it as a snub against...
Tue, 23 Sep 1997
Crisis fund idea gets mixed reaction
Crisis fund idea gets mixed reactionBy Vincent Lingga HONG KONG (JP): The proposal to set up an Asian emergency fund to counter a currency crisis such as the one hitting several Southeast Asian countries received mixed reactions from delegates at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings...
Fri, 01 Oct 1999
Malaysian elections in 2000? Don't bet on it
Malaysian elections in 2000? Don't bet on itBy Nelson Graves KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he wants to wait until the sex trial of his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim is over before calling elections.
Sat, 26 Oct 2002
Japan signals more loans for RI after Bali
Japan signals more loans for RI after BaliKornelius Purba The Jakarta Post JakartaJapan will likely agree to an Indonesian request for more loans to cope with the economic fallout from the terrorist strike in Bali during a planned meeting between the two countries' leaders in Mexico on Saturday.
Sat, 26 Oct 2002
Japan signals more loans for RI after Bali
Japan signals more loans for RI after BaliKornelius Purba The Jakarta Post JakartaJapan will likely agree to an Indonesian request for more loans to cope with the economic fallout from the terrorist strike in Bali during a planned meeting between the two countries' leaders in Mexico on Saturday.
Thu, 20 Jan 2005
Japan has a lot to offer in disaster survival
Japan has a lot to offer in disaster survivalKatsuyuki Abe, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Immediately after a major earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island in 1992, I went to the region to survey the damage. Here are my thoughts on how Japan can help other nations with disaster preparedness.
Mon, 09 May 2005
Government to lift Aceh's emergency status
Government to lift Aceh's emergency statusAgencies, Banda Aceh, AcehA civilian emergency law imposed on Aceh last year to deal with a simmering rebellion will be lifted this month, the head of the tsunami-hit province's reconstruction agency said on Sunday.
Wed, 16 Nov 1994
A new milestone
A new milestone Even before the meeting started in Bogor yesterday, one could feel the consensus emanating from the 18 APEC leaders who were all dressed in specially designed Indonesian batik shirts. The press conference later in the day only confirmed that the occasion was not just another...
Sat, 26 Oct 2002
Japan signals more loans for Indonesia after Bali
Japan signals more loans for Indonesia after BaliKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan will likely agree to an Indonesian request for more loans to cope with the economic fallout from the terrorist strike in Bali during a planned meeting between the two countries' leaders in Mexico on...
Mon, 03 Apr 2000
JSX to be quiet due to religious holidays
JSX to be quiet due to religious holidays JAKARTA (JP): The religious holidays on Tuesday and Thursday will drive trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to a very quiet state this week, according to equity analysts.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Downturn casts sahdow over ASEAN meeting
Downturn casts sahdow over ASEAN meeting SINGAPORE (AFP): An economic downturn in Southeast Asia sets a gloomy backdrop to annual talks in Vietnam next week of the region's foreign ministers and dialogue with top trading partners.
Sun, 06 Feb 2000
Cellular phones and your health, safety
Cellular phones and your health, safety JAKARTA (JP): Once I received a very interesting e-mail about cellular phones on my account. Curiosity lead me to read it because the subject was about the careless cellular phone usage.
Tue, 25 Mar 2003
Water investors threaten to quit agreement
Water investors threaten to quit agreementBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two private European tap water companies in Jakarta have threatened to pull out of their agreement with the City Administration and the city water company of Pam Jaya if their price increase proposal is...