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Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?

Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta In the big city of Jakarta, where there are neither simmering separatist movements nor challenges from foreign invaders, where should the dear soldiers of the city Military Command (Kodam) be positioned?Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, a...

Rp 560b fund suggested for poor people

Rp 560b fund suggested for poor peopleRp 560b find recommended for the poorAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta In the wake of criticism for receiving a financial windfall from the city budget, city council members suggested on Friday that Jakarta's emergency fund of Rp 560 billion (US$56...

Activists say Megawati has done little to advance cause of women

Activists say Megawati has done little to advance cause of womenFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists here claim that the ascendance of a female president has done little to advance women's empowerment, with Megawati Soekarnoputri herself accused of being an obstacle to affirmative...

Give city's poor Rp 560b, councilor says

Give city's poor Rp 560b, councilor saysAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of criticism for receiving a financial windfall from the city budget, city council members suggested on Friday that Jakarta's emergency fund of Rp 560 billion (US$56 million) be used to help disadvantaged...

City still ignoring victims of forced evictions

City still ignoring victims of forced evictionsJP/A.Nara Krisna JAKARTA: Lasimun, 51, stood before the remains of a slum on the banks of Penjaringan canal in North Jakarta, where he had lived for the past 15 years before officers of the public order agency burnt down his and hundreds of other...

Megawati's Bali holiday ruins thrift drive: Critics

Megawati's Bali holiday ruins thrift drive: CriticsBambang Nurbianto and Febiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The first family's five-day holiday on the resort Island of Bali is marring the President's recently launched campaign for austerity, critics said on Sunday.

to be used on Jan. 2

to be used on Jan. 2 ;JP;VIN; ANPAk..r.. Bank-BCA-bidding Best investor for BCA JP/4/edit-2 Best investor for BCA Given the fragile state of Indonesia's banking industry, despite the almost $65 billion in taxpayers' money already spent on its restructuring and recapitalization, it is market...

Aggressive U.S. dollar buying expected

Aggressive U.S. dollar buying expectedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the first week of the new year, the currency market is expected to be more active with demand for dollar will remain high, putting the rupiah under familiar pressure, an analyst said.

JP//TNI

JP//TNITiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Although it has formally abandoned its much criticized dual function (Dwifungsi) doctrine, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is yet to shed its image as a "troublemaker".

Six newborn babies rescued from fire

Six newborn babies rescued from fire JAKARTA: Five mothers and six newborn babies, including a set of twins, were rescued from a fire late last Friday that gutted a maternity center in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.The fire, which broke out around 9:30 p.m.

Year-end Special

Year-end SpecialThe Jakarta Post continues today with its special 10-page review of 2001 with a look at the regional and metro Jakarta scene.Pages 11-20

Latest version - Dec 27 - bsr

Latest version - Dec 27 - bsrCaltex Provides Free Harelip Surgery For Local Kids Rahmat was 12 and Juniati was 11. Like the other kids in their village of Aur Sati in the Tambang district of Bangkinang, Riau, the two could often be found playing cheerfully in their neighborhood.

Participation, the gist of regional autonomy

Participation, the gist of regional autonomy Viewed from the perspective of reform and good governance, the real issue of regional autonomy is not the distribution of power and financial balance between the central and regional government.

Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fate

Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fateFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Environmental destruction in 2001 may not have exceeded previous years but was unfortunately just as rapid with nature continuing to vanish in a blink of an eye.

Macroeconomic condition remains fragile

Macroeconomic condition remains fragile The panel of economists' verdict was unanimous. Indonesia's economy, deprived of its external locomotive, would likely expand by only 3.1 percent or, at best, by 4 percent in 2002.

No Paper

No Paper In observance of New Year's Day, The Jakarta Post will not appear on Tuesday. The Post will resume publication on Wednesday. We wish all our readers a Happy New Year. -- The Publisher

ASEAN enters landmark free trade goal

ASEAN enters landmark free trade goalP. Parameswaran, Manila, Agence France-Presse Southeast Asia will enter the free trade era on Tuesday when six of 10 nations in the region eliminate duties on almost all products they had pledged under a tariff liberalization scheme a decade ago.

Seasonal

Seasonal trumpet vendors enjoy robust business ahead of New Year Trumpet vendors enjoy robust businessMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta Blowing trumpets loudly and making a huge din has become a tradition in celebrating the New Year.

JP/1/HIGH

JP/1/HIGHExplosion at Makassar meeting: An explosion, believed to be from a bomb disguised as a meal package, burst at the dining hall of the Muslim Congress in Makassar, South Sulawesi, wounding three people on Sunday night.

Consumer confidence continues to decline

Consumer confidence continues to declineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumer confidence in the country continued to decline in November, signifying the current economic slowdown may deepen and prolong further, according to Danareksa Research Institute.

G. Sahari fire destroys 15 houses

G. Sahari fire destroys 15 houses JAKARTA: As many as 15 homes at Jl. Gunung Sahari VIII, Central Jakarta, were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, leaving dozens of people homeless.There was no reports of casualties in the blaze which, according to nearby residents, was caused by a short circuit...

PON XVI project

PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...

People's representatives or party representatives?

People's representatives or party representatives? The politicians who prevailed in our first free election in 44 years may continue to erode our trust, but Indonesians must keep their faith in the democratic process.

S. Wiryono

S. Wiryono 2. Buchori --How do you assess legislators' quality? 2 X 24 40 pt Bodoni Talking the talk in the DPR: an insider's viewMochtar Buchori Legislator Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Jakarta

Regional autonomy: A double standard in motion?

Regional autonomy: A double standard in motion?Santi WE Soekanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When 2002 dawns, Indonesia will mark the first anniversary of the implementation of the regional autonomy policy.

40 percent of Indonesians poor

40 percent of Indonesians poor JAKARTA: Forty percent of 210 million Indonesians live under the poverty line, according to the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency Yaumil Agoes Achir.The figure is a dramatic increase on statistics prior to the economic crisis in July, 1997 when 11 percent...

The year of political disputes

The year of political disputesKurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.

Year-end Special Section

Year-end Special Section The Jakarta Post ends the year 2001 with a collection of articles looking at the prospects for the coming year from just about every angle -- politics, the law, culture and economics -- using the national reform agenda as the yardstick.

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~ Yearend specialEvery day for the rest of this week The Jakarta Post presents a special 10-page review of the year that was starting today with a look back at the national news as well as the sports scene. -- Pages 11-20 ;JP; ANPAj..r.. Publisher-notice No paper on Christmas day JP/1/20011215.

A glimmer of hope in the anti-corruption war

A glimmer of hope in the anti-corruption war Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority, still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.

The dilemma of the cases of Soeharto and Tommy

The dilemma of the cases of Soeharto and Tommy Three of Indonesia's former presidents are connected with legal cases. The cases of two of the former presidents are not so complex or dilemmatic. B.J. Habibie, apart from being questioned in relation to Buloggate II, is now being sought by the German...

Abolition,

Abolition, New Order trickFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe crisis befalling Indonesia is a major consequence of the blunder made during the 32-year rule of the New Order regime under Soeharto.This crisis has been protracted, with the emergence of the post-Soeharto government of reformists who are too...

The year of political disputes

The year of political disputesKurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.

Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper products

Australia drops dumping charges against RI's paper productsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Australian government has dropped its dumping allegations against two Indonesian export paper products, according to an Indonesian envoy.

Sacrificing for the country

Sacrificing for the country President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti have highlighted the financial difficulties experienced by Indonesia. Both of them then appealed to business people to make sacrifices and help the country by bringing...

The genius of civil society in cultural reform

The genius of civil society in cultural reform The most popular slogan heard on the streets during the last few weeks of Soeharto's regime was "Reformasi!" (Reform!). It was the magic word that united people from all walks of life all over Indonesia and eventually forced Soeharto to quit his...

Small-scale enterprises and the grassroots economy

Small-scale enterprises and the grassroots economy Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) have always emerged as a major topic in seminars and discussions about Indonesia's devastating economic crisis.

The nation needs to reformulate its identity

The nation needs to reformulate its identity If society is taken to be an organized set of individuals with a given way of life, culture is that way of life. Society emphasizes the human component, the aggregate of people and the relations between them.

The nation needs to reformulate "Being Indonesian"

The nation needs to reformulate "Being Indonesian"The nation needs to reformulate its identityIf society is taken to be an organized set of individuals with a given way of life, culture is that way of life.

Damar Harsanto

Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Although police failed to rid Jakarta of firecrackers during the fasting month of Ramadhan and the Idul Fitri holidays, they have reiterated their ambitious goal of a firecracker-free New Year's eve in Jakarta.

JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002

JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) estimated Indonesia's economy to grow by 3.8 percent next year, on the back of continued solid domestic consumption and better export sales, as developed economies...

Street vendors' center proposed

Street vendors' center proposed MALANG, East Java: Unlike other regional administrations that are very strict with roadside vendors, the Malang administration plans to construct a Rp 4 billion building to accommodate some 3,000 roadside vendors.

Food prices to rise between 5 and 10 percent next month

Food prices to rise between 5 and 10 percent next monthMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Food prices will increase by between 5 percent and 10 percent once the government raises fuel prices, electricity and telephone rates next month, according to the Indonesian Food and Beverage...

Hope in 2002

Hope in 2002Sabam Siagian, Editor-at-large, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta From the outset of planning the two-day discussion, we, at the newspaper, realized the risks involved in bringing together a group of social scientists, cultural observers and NGO activists, particularly because economists tended...

Compaq in hospital

Compaq in hospital Tempted by a massive promotional campaign in several newspapers, I bought a Compaq notebook computer Presario 1711AP on Nov. 28, 2001 at IT Valley in Mangga Dua Mall, one of the official Compaq outlets.Much to my surprise, the computer went dead after being used less than a day.

1. MEGA, 2 lines, 20 counts

1. MEGA, 2 lines, 20 counts Mega's Bali holiday ruins thrift drive: Critics 2. YLKI, 3 lines, 16 countsConsumer rights remain unprotected, YLKI reports 3. KUPANG: 2 lines, 27 countsAll East Timorese refugees must leave camps by Jan. 1 4.

Compaq in hospital

Compaq in hospital Tempted by a massive promotional campaign in several newspapers, I bought a Compaq notebook computer Presario 1711AP on Nov. 28, 2001 at IT Valley in Mangga Dua Mall, one of the official Compaq outlets.Much to my surprise, the computer went dead after being used less than a day.

It's not (only) the economy, stupid

It's not (only) the economy, stupid Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.In economics, the majority is always wrong -- John Kenneth Galbraith Few people today will argue that a part, probably a large part if not the entire part, of the problem with the Indonesian...

Welcome to Ende

Welcome to Ende Some weeks ago I was on a sailing cruise and we anchored off Ende, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, for a trip to Mount Kalimutu. We went by speedboat to Pantai Pasar, the beach adjacent to the market.

Fire razed the 4th floor of a tax building

Fire razed the 4th floor of a tax building JAKARTA: Fire destroyed the fourth floor of the Taxation Agency building in Jl. H.R Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on Sunday but there were no reports of casualties.