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What we need is leadership, not quarrels about the IMF

What we need is leadership, not quarrels about the IMFSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former governor of National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta State Minister of National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie has surprised many people when he strongly suggested that Indonesia should terminate its...

The new accountability revolution in government

The new accountability revolution in government-------------------------- Marc Robinson Technical Advisor Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan (BPKP) Jakarta -------------------------- The first rule of business is to keep your customers happy.

Makassar soccer fans head to Jakarta

Makassar soccer fans head to Jakarta MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 6,000 supporters of South Sulawesi's soccer team left for Jakarta on Sunday morning for a soccer match, after running amok at a port.State-owned shipping company PT Pelni attempted to delay the Ceremai's docking at Makassar Port...

Parents face headache in getting kids into school

Parents face headache in getting kids into schoolDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta From Monday to Thursday of this week, the city will be filled with frazzled parents accompanying their children as they apply for seats at popular state high schools.

Restoration of historic Sunda Kelapa still a dream

Restoration of historic Sunda Kelapa still a dreamTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of phinisi ships dock at the Sunda Kelapa harbor in North Jakarta. The traditional large wooden sailing vessels with tall masts, all in a row, create an illusion of a busy intercontinental center...

Corruption cannot be dealt with by adoption of 'syariah'

Corruption cannot be dealt with by adoption of 'syariah'Asip A. Hasani The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta During a seminar here on Sunday, one participant proposed that the country adopt syariah (Islamic law) to rid the country of its deep-rooted problem of corruption. The proposal came from Irfan S.

U.S. forces end exercise in KL

U.S. forces end exercise in KL MALAYSIA: The United States and mostly Muslim Malaysia, allies in the international war on terror, ended an eight-day military exercise involving nearly 3,000 of their troops on Sunday.Some 1,400 U.S.

World Cup success likely to provide huge boost to Asian soccer

World Cup success likely to provide huge boost to Asian soccer Slobodan Lekic Associated Press Jakarta The success of Japan and South Korea in hosting the World Cup will likely provide a huge boost to the development of soccer throughout the world's largest and most populous continent, regional...

Indonesian Septi caps double win at Thamrin tennis event

Indonesian Septi caps double win at Thamrin tennis eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Septi Nindya Yutami shrugged off the jitters to win the girls' singles competition at the Thamrin Cup International Junior Tennis Championships here on Saturday.

Police to probe Tommy conspiracy

Police to probe Tommy conspiracy JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has ordered a team from the Jakarta Police to probe alleged collusion between former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and security personnel when the former was on the run.

Refugees picket governor's office

Refugees picket governor's officeYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Hundreds of hungry East Timorese refugees thronged the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor's office compound on Saturday to protest the government's unilateral decision to stop providing humanitarian aid.

1. REFUGEE: 12 x 4 lines

1. REFUGEE: 12 x 4 lines Hungry refugees picket governor's office Hundreds of hungry East Timorese refugees thronged the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor's office compound on Saturday to protest the government's unilateral decision to stop providing humanitarian aid.

Citibank clarifies

Citibank clarifies I refer to A. Jakubowski's letter, Citibank's service (The Jakarta Post, June 6), and Pieter's letter, Citibank again (June 10).We have contacted the above customers and have resolved the problems satisfactorily.

Govt opens special tax office for big business groups

Govt opens special tax office for big business groupsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The government is scheduled to officially open the Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) on Monday, which is specially assigned to collect taxes from the country's top 200 businesses.

'Police continue to carry out their daily tasks poorly'

'Police continue to carry out their daily tasks poorly'Tiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police, officially dubbed the defenders of the country's justice system, have a long way to go in satisfactorily performing their duties of providing public...

Rupiah expected to remain stable

Rupiah expected to remain stableFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to hover at between Rp 8,650 and Rp 8,700 per U.S. dollar this week amid prevailing positive sentiment and weakening confidence in the greenback, according to an analyst.

Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their power

Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their power orIndependent bodies stripped of their powerEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaWe are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday.

RI to join maritime contest

RI to join maritime contest JAKARTA: A team of 18 students from the Surabaya Institute of Technology are to leave for the United State to take part in an international maritime contest called the Atlantic Challenge 2002.

TNI told on to be more accountable

TNI told on to be more accountableThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The days when national security depends on funds from obscure sources should be brought to an end, legislators and analysts said.They urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) to get accountable and make its budget transparent.

Give us a just system

Give us a just system The decrease of almost 60 percent in foreign direct investment approvals and 30 percent in licensed domestic investment projects in the first five months of this year provide further evidence of the worsening disadvantages of doing business in Indonesia.

World Cup success likely to help boost Asian soccer

World Cup success likely to help boost Asian soccerSlobodan Lekic, Associated Press, Jakarta The success of Japan and South Korea in hosting the World Cup will likely provide a huge boost to the development of soccer throughout the world's largest and most populous continent, regional sports...

IT, an alternative to conventional programming

IT, an alternative to conventional programmingVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta There once was a time when Information Technology (IT) belonged to the elite. Needed to computerize your catalog system? You had to call in a programmer.

Batik painting: Success story from the past

Batik painting: Success story from the pastAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta For visitors, Yogyakarta is not only one of the country's ancient cities but also the center of batik painting. But its popularity as the city of batik is on the decline.

Four students drown, seven injured

Four students drown, seven injured KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Four vocational high school students from Soe district drowned and seven others were injured in a boating accident on Saturday, an official said.Kupang Police deputy chief First Insp.

RI needs a student

RI needs a student party now!From Rakyat Merdeka Since the fall of the Old Order, the emergence of the New Order and the ousting of former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur' Wahid, students have become manipulated by certain parties, purportedly for the establishment of a just and prosperous society.

PDI Perjuangan chief gets 5-month term

PDI Perjuangan chief gets 5-month term BANDARLAMPUNG: Chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Lampung chapter Anshori Yunus was sentenced on Saturday to a five-month suspended sentence for abusing a worker.S.

ILO delays appointment of officer

ILO delays appointment of officer MYANMAR: The International Labor Organization (ILO) has delayed the appointment of its permanent liaison officer in Myanmar by at least one month, a report here said.The ILO interim liaison officer in Myanmar, Leon de Riedmatten, whose mandate was extended for...

Selling works of arts in Kemang area

Selling works of arts in Kemang areaGrace Emilia , Contributor, Jakarta People would regard it strange if someone enrolled in the faculty of arts in the 1970s. But the trend is currently reversing as parents are trying hard to enroll their children in such schools.

Corruptors bribe lawyers

Corruptors bribe lawyersFrom Rakyat Merdeka Inconsistent and weak law enforcement has only triggered more corruption as legal practitioners and corruptors collude to ensure that the latter will be acquitted from corruption charges.

PDI Perjuangan claims that Akbar's trial is effective

PDI Perjuangan claims that Akbar's trial is effectiveKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defying fierce criticism over its decision to block moves to probe House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's alleged corruption, leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (DPI Perjuangan) insisted on...

Fire razes six kiosks at Senen market

Fire razes six kiosks at Senen marketMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Only a day after a fire destroyed the Taman Puring market in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, a fire swept through the Senen market in Central Jakarta.

Bilingual education remains a fantasy for Indonesian schools

Bilingual education remains a fantasy for Indonesian schoolsSimon Marcus Gower, High School Principal Harapan Bangsa High School, Tangerang, Banten At the time of year when schools open their doors to receive registrations of new or continuing students for the coming academic year, all kinds of...

Ki Manteb, a true puppeteer

Ki Manteb, a true puppeteerSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Karanganyar, Central Java His very firm and energetic sabetan, a puppet master's way of moving puppets in fighting scenes, has earned Ki Manteb Soedharsono the name Dalang Setan, a devilish puppet master, among Javanese wayang (shadow puppet...

Two survive chopper accident in Papua

Two survive chopper accident in PapuaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two out of five military officers aboard a missing military helicopter in remote Paniai regency in Timika, Irian Jaya province, were found alive on Sunday, after they had managed to reach the nearest settlement, Kobae village, a...

Bali's galleries promote local artists on global stage

Bali's galleries promote local artists on global stageRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali In Bali two different worlds coexist, Bali, the center of arts and culture and Bali, one of the world's foremost tourist destinations.

Oct. 23, 2001:

Oct. 23, 2001: 50 legislators sign a petition demanding the establishment of a special committee (Pansus) to investigate the Bulog scandalOct. 24, 2001: Taufik Kiemas, the husband of PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, meets suspect Akbar Tandjung who is seeking the party's support...

JAKARTA: A Bell 205 helicopter belonging to the Indonesian

JAKARTA: A Bell 205 helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Military (TNI) carrying five servicemen went missing in Papua on Saturday morning and is feared to have crashed shortly after takeoff at 10:10 a.m.

Govt opens special tax office for big business groups

Govt opens special tax office for big business groupsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is scheduled to officially open the Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) on Monday, which is specially assigned to collect taxes from the country's top 200 businesses.

New labor bill could turn foreign investors away

New labor bill could turn foreign investors awayDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businessmen criticized the new bill on labor protection and development as "overly protective" and at the expense of investors, saying that if it is passed into law, it will further deteriorate the country's...

Eight more die in Aceh violence

Eight more die in Aceh violenceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eight people were killed in a series of violence incidents in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province over the weekend, the military and the GAM separatist group both said on Sunday.

Mega must act for total reform

Mega must act for total reformFrom Rakyat MerdekaFor the sake of the country and the nation, President Megawati Soekarnoputri must make a clean break with the New Order forces and carry out a total reform agenda.

1. Soccer --- 2x22

1. Soccer --- 2x22 Ronaldo scores two goals to give Brazil fifth triumph 2. Pansus --- 1x34 PDI Perjuangan betrays the people: Observers PDI Perjuangan accused of betrayal 3. Labor ---- 3x12 New labor bill could turn foreign investors away

RI should forget assets and help East Timor

RI should forget assets and help East TimorFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao arriving on Monday for a five-day visit, Jakarta should drop demands that East Timor compensate it for Indonesian assets in the territory, and instead offer support...

Milo junior meet attracts eight countries

Milo junior meet attracts eight countriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships, which will start next week in Surabaya, East Java, has attracted foreign players.

Logging ban pleases environmentalists but upsets pulp industry

Logging ban pleases environmentalists but upsets pulp industryRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to temporarily ban logging in natural forests has been praised by environmentalists but upsets industry players who fear the policy will have a big impact on their...

PDI Perjuangan betrays the people: Observers

PDI Perjuangan betrays the people: ObserversMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted political observers bemoaned on Saturday the decision of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) to spurn moves within the House of Representatives (DPR) to probe Speaker Akbar...

S'pore's, Malaysia to tackle differences

S'pore's, Malaysia to tackle differencesAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Singaporean Foreign Minister S.Jayakumar arrived in Malaysia on Sunday, a day ahead of talks to iron out longstanding disputes that have strained relations between the two neighbors.

Manulife case, another blow to foreign investment

Manulife case, another blow to foreign investmentNovan Iman Santosa and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign investors are saying that the controversial Manulife ruling is further proof of how weak the country's legal system is and is yet another blow to the investment climate here.

Police search bus driver

Police search bus driver JAKARTA: Bogor Police are still searching for the driver and assistant of a Benteng Jaya bus, which was involved in a fatal accident in Cisarua, Bogor, on Saturday.Both the driver and assistant are currently at large following the accident, in which two passengers were...

Recovery of RI sailors test pact

Recovery of RI sailors test pactAgence France-Presse, Manila Military operations to recover three Indonesian sailors held captive by Muslim gunmen in the southern Philippines is seen by Indonesia as a test of a trilateral terrorism pact it signed with Manila and Malaysia last month, an official...