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Wed, 31 Dec 2003
Region sees waning economic interdependence
Region sees waning economic interdependenceHadi Soesastro The Asia-Pacific region enters the year 2004 with a great deal of confusion about the direction of regional economic cooperation. Economic interdependence was one of the main rationales for organizing the region.
Wed, 31 Dec 2003
Integrated concept imperative
Integrated concept imperativeFrom Warta KotaJakarta has its own concept of public transportation, but as was reported in the mass media lately, it has no integrated planning, so that the consequent impacts and excesses are not taken into account.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
How sincere is Japan about cooperation with SE Asia?
How sincere is Japan about cooperation with SE Asia?Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Tokyo Southeast Asian nations have expressed support for Japan's ambitious idea of an Asian version of the European Union -- but they are still going to wait and see if Japan is sincere about improving economic and...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
1. 13yop7 - The 2004 elections: The enemy within
1. 13yop7 - The 2004 elections: The enemy within (1 x 33) The 2004 elections: The enemy within Satish Mishra 2. 13yop8 -- Moslem voters and Islamic parties in Indonesia (1 x 38) Muslim voters and Indonesian Islamic parties Mochtar Buchori
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Expert says 'Tempo' does not libel
Expert says 'Tempo' does not libel JAKARTA: An expert witness for Koran Tempo newspaper told the South Jakarta District Court that there was nothing libelous in the article about businessman Tomy Winata's alleged gambling business in Southeast Sulawesi.Lecturer of the Dr.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Overseas employment slavery for many migrant workers
Overseas employment slavery for many migrant workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta How tragic and terrible has been the violence against a great number of Indonesian women employed overseas this year! Not only were they harassed, physically abused or even raped but were also sent...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Jasa Tania shares listed on JSX
Jasa Tania shares listed on JSX JAKARTA: Insurance firm PT Asuransi Jasa Tania made its listing debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday after selling 16.7 percent of its total shares via an initial public offering (IPO) in mid December.The company said that it reaped Rp 15 billion (US$1.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Squatters say offer is not enough to compensate them for homes
Squatters say offer is not enough to compensate them for homes Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post JakartaSquatters facing eviction from their homes on Jl. Tanah Merah, North Jakarta, and Pinang Ranti, East Jakarta, have turned down compensation money offered by land owners, demanding a higher figure.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Councillors, activists fear misuse of 2004 budget
Councillors, activists fear misuse of 2004 budgetBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council plans to approve the 2004 city budget of Rp 12.16 trillion (US$1.43 billion) on Tuesday, but several councillors and analysts say there is no guarantee that the budget will be free from...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Election security arrangement inked
Election security arrangement inkedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police and the 24 political parties eligible to contest the 2004 elections signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding to secure the polls and settle problems peacefully.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Parties and people's aspiration: Where do we draw the line?
Parties and people's aspiration: Where do we draw the line?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 24 political parties have been declared eligible to contest the 2004 elections, when the country will hold its first ever direct presidential election since declaring independence in August 1945.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Down but not out, is perhaps the idiom that fits the Indonesian Military (TNI) the most after the reform movement in 1998 put an end to three decades of undemocratic rule, placing much on security for the sake of economic growth.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Moral force takes over half-hearted anti-graft drive
Moral force takes over half-hearted anti-graft drive Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a miracle that Indonesia has remained intact as a Nation given the rampant corruption that benefits only the ruling elite, while many of their fellow Indonesians struggle to survive, or...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
TV journalist Ersa found dead in East Aceh
TV journalist Ersa found dead in East AcehThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe/Jakarta Exactly six months after being taken hostage by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), journalist Sory Ersa Siregar was killed in crossfire on Monday in East Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Integrated concept imperative
Integrated concept imperativeFrom Warta KotaJakarta has its own concept of public transportation, but as was reported in the mass media lately, it has no integrated planning, so that the consequent impacts and excesses are not taken into account.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
A modern society needs female voices
A modern society needs female voicesAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post For each person, young and old, in the regency of Gresik, Central Java, the average annual budget for health is Rp 1,413, or not even 20 U.S. cents.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Busway not to relieve congestion?
Busway not to relieve congestion?From Warta KotaOfficials from the Jakarta provincial administration, including Governor Sutiyoso, have reiterated that in the first place, the busway project is not aimed at relieving traffic congestion.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Spiritual leader honors centenarian
Spiritual leader honors centenarian YOGYAKARTA: Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy "awarded" a 126-year-old Javanese woman Somo Santono by lifting her up in a ceremony on Sunday after declaring her the oldest woman in the world.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
JP/3/bali
JP/3/baliBusy Bali prosecutors may put two more away for 2002 terror Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliProsecutors demanded life sentences on Monday for two men charged with helping assemble the deadly bomb that killed at least 202 people last year in Bali.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
No more 'buying cats in a sack' in 2004
No more 'buying cats in a sack' in 2004 Reforms to the Constitution make the voters more responsible for who leads the country as they will now vote for the president as well as regional representatives. The electoral system has also been changed.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Index hits 55-month closing high
Index hits 55-month closing high Indonesian shares ended higher on Monday as foreign funds continued buying blue chips ahead of the year-end, driving the main index to hit a 55-month closing high, dealers said.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Rebels, too, have no fixed address to be obliterated
Rebels, too, have no fixed address to be obliteratedKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda unleashed the first-ever scathing criticism by any Indonesian official on the invasion and occupation of Iraq in early December, almost nine months after allied...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003Performances* Dance Bajidoran, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., Dec. 31. * Sundanese Drama: Mundinglaya, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., Jan. 2.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
- Dec. 31
- Dec. 31 A. Djisman Simanjuntak: Executive director of the Prasetiya Mulya Management Institute, Jakarta.B. Bambang Brodjonegoro: Member of the Department of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta. C. Purbaya Y.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
PAM Jaya workers want trial to continue
PAM Jaya workers want trial to continue JAKARTA: Employees of city water operator PD PAM Jaya urged the court on Monday to proceed with the civil lawsuit filed against the water operator and its two foreign partners, PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) and PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja).
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Journalists demand better protection
Journalists demand better protectionAgence France-Presse, Brussels/Banda Aceh, Indonesia The number of journalists killed over the past year in the line of their work rose to 83, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said in a report last week that blamed official indifference as well...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Squatters reject compensation offered, demand more money
Squatters reject compensation offered, demand more moneyEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Squatters facing eviction from their homes on Jl. Tanah Merah, North Jakarta, and Pinang Ranti, East Jakarta, have turned down compensation money offered by land owners, demanding a higher figure.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Megawati puts high stake on security
Megawati puts high stake on security Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Like her father, the founding president Sukarno, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is obsessed with security and tends to disregard the bigger picture of the country.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Police reform: of hermaphrodites and transvestites
Police reform: of hermaphrodites and transvestitesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A middle-aged lady carrying a stack of papers rushes into the National Police Headquarters' detective building, mumbling almost hysterically as bystanders try to understand.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Law enforcement and electoral violations
Law enforcement and electoral violationsBivitri Susanti The 2004 general election is coming in the count of days. Will the process fulfill the expectations of the people in bringing a more democratic condition to Indonesia? There are political analyses that answer such a question, but the process...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Contemplating a military coup
Contemplating a military coupKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Historian Andrew Janos wrote in 1964 that a military coup in the United States "would be too fantastic to contemplate, not only because few would actually entertain the...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Tuesday, December 30, 2003Exhibitions* Photo: Fratelli Alinari Italy: The One and Only - a Century of Phtography 1900/2000, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3812346, 3868172), Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., until Jan. 6.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Euro climbs above $1.25
Euro climbs above $1.25 LONDON: The euro climbed above US$1.25 for the first time ever on Monday, the latest in a series of all-time highs for the single currency against the embattled U.S. unit.The euro hit $1.25 just before 12:30 GMT (05:30 Jakarta time), reaching a peak of $1.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
... and stalls its stride to modernity
... and stalls its stride to modernity Later on, the Islamic-based political parties set up an "Islamic caucus" to promote unity among the Islamic parties, which seemed as remote as ever. Even the two largest Islamic organizations, the NU and the Muhammadiyah, are never united beyond occasional...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Proposal for improved haj
Proposal for improved hajFrom Media IndonesiaWith the recent failure to send about 30,000 would-be haj pilgrims, as a moral obligation the Minister of Religious Affairs should publicly apologize to those whose departures were cancelled and refund the money they paid to his ministry.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Drive launched against crooked politicians
Drive launched against crooked politiciansA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of noted intellectuals, artists and activists from non- governmental organizations announced the establishment of the National Movement Against "Rotten" Politicians on Monday ahead of the 2004 elections, pledging...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Accountability key to poverty eradication programs
Accountability key to poverty eradication programs A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has had a series of poverty eradication programs over the past 20 years. Soeharto's New Order regime was hailed for the decline in the number of poor, particularly from 1970 to 1995, from 70 percent...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
1. 13Yop15 -- Law enforcement on election frauds and violations
1. 13Yop15 -- Law enforcement on election frauds and violations (1 x 33) Law enforcement and electoral violations Bivitri Susanti 2. 13Yop9A -- Banish the hope of TNI 'withdrawal' and reform(1 x 45) Perish the false hope of real military reform Kusnanto Anggoro 3.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Fadel Muhammed's renovations undone
Fadel Muhammed's renovations undone The city buildings supervision agency dismantled on Monday an unauthorized structure at the house of Fadel Muhammad, the incumbent governor of Gorontalo, because the ongoing renovation process has violated city regulations.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Indonesia as
Indonesia as corruption champion?From Media IndonesiaSeveral cases of fraud involving national banks have emerged amid the effort to restore the national economy and the process of leadership selection of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
China foreign trade to top $840b: Vice Minister
China foreign trade to top $840b: Vice MinisterBeijing, Agence France-Presse China's foreign trade is expected to top US$840 billion this year, up 35 percent from 2002 and making the nation the world's fourth biggest trader, a leading trade official said on Sunday.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
U.S. beef confiscated from shops
U.S. beef confiscated from shopsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has launched coordinated action to protect the public from mad cow disease amid worrying reports that at least 440 tons of beef imported from the United States has entered the nation.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Who will be the winners in the 2004 elections?
Who will be the winners in the 2004 elections?Hank Valentino When Indonesia staged successful elections in 1999, a milestone in democratization was achieved. Voters and citizens celebrated the transparent and public counting of ballot papers at more than 300,000 polling places throughout the...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Big parties already campaigning
Big parties already campaigning JAKARTA: The Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) again reported on Monday that major political parties had started campaigning, in blatant violation of the Election Law.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Police arrest alleged provocateurs
Police arrest alleged provocateurs BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested secretary of Cipambuan Sentul village Encun Wahyudin and Saefudin on Sunday evening on suspicion of provoking locals selling durian to attack officers from toll road operator PT Jasa Marga Jagorawi earlier on Sunday in the Sentul area.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Thousands die as Asia's wars slog into new year
Thousands die as Asia's wars slog into new yearShaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse, New Delhi As Iraq grabbed world headlines, thousands died in obscurity across Asia in 2003 as Indonesia and the Philippines battled rebels, communists rampaged through India and Nepal, and Bhutan launched its first...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
JP/ /unrest
JP/ /unrestSocial unrest pervades ahead of 2004 electionsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years after the reform movement, social unrest still prevails in Indonesia, where political rivalry has begun to heat up ahead of the 2004 elections.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Another suspect in BNI scam detained
Another suspect in BNI scam detained JAKARTA: After several weeks with no progress, the National Police have held another suspect in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$202.4 million) BNI scandal at police headquarters since Wednesday Dec. 24.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Muslim voters and Indonesian Islamic parties
Muslim voters and Indonesian Islamic partiesMochtar Buchori What do Muslim voters want to see as the outcome of their support for the political struggle carried out by their country, Indonesia? Do they want to have an Indonesian Islamic state, or an Islamic society in Indonesia, or an Indonesian...
Tue, 30 Dec 2003
Firms grow aware of unfair practices
Firms grow aware of unfair practicesSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businesses in many of the nation's economic sectors are now more sensitive to unfair market practices that cause barriers to the development of fair competition, the country's antimonopoly watchdog said on Monday.