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PDI Perjuangan says Akbar's trial appalling

PDI Perjuangan says Akbar's trial appallingKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator Roy B.B. Janis said on Friday that the ongoing corruption trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung was appalling as it had totally failed to meet the...

Where is my motorbike?

Where is my motorbike? In January I asked the Indonesian Consulate in Perth if there were any special regulations I would need in order for me to transport my motorbike to Bali, where I would be staying on a KITAS-basis.

S'pore voices impatience over ASEAN

S'pore voices impatience over ASEANAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in remarks published Friday voiced impatience over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for being slow in building trade links outside of the regional bloc.

TV Today: Saturday, May 4, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, May 4, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Children's Program9:00 Comedy10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rachman11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Documentary3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 TV Drama5:00 Traditional Performance6:00 News7:00 Variety...

Lightning in golf course

Lightning in golf courseFrom Kompas In response to news about lightning striking the Soewarno golf course near Soekarno-Hatta airport, I would like to inform readers that it was not true that the golf course management had warned visiting golfers not to play golf.

VP tells Maluku authorities to work together

VP tells Maluku authorities to work togetherThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the recent sniping among Maluku authorities, Vice President Hamzah Haz told all officials in charge of the state of civil emergency in the province to work together in dealing with the prolonged conflict there.

Indonesia to miss Lin Che Wei

Indonesia to miss Lin Che WeiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a bit of an irony that just as the stock market is surging again, a market analyst of the caliber of Lin Che Wei is pulled out of Indonesia.

Britain's Princess Anne due in Vietnam

Britain's Princess Anne due in Vietnam VIETNAM: Princess Anne, the only daughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is due in Vietnam on Saturday to promote British interests in business, development and social issues, an embassy spokesman said.

Gudang Garam and Deep Purple

Gudang Garam and Deep Purple Since I came to Indonesia 13 years ago I have been confronted with a lot of interesting stories, some were beautiful, some were sad and some were funny.This story, which I experienced on the event of the Deep Purple concert in Jakarta on April 30, I would like to share...

Bali hosts student exchange

Bali hosts student exchange DENPASAR, Bali: The government has named Bali as the host for Canadian students who will study in Indonesia between September and November under a student exchange program."Bali was chosen for several reasons, including its success in conducting the program last year...

Schools in disrepair in S. Kalimantan

Schools in disrepair in S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: At least 40 per cent of 3,018 primary school buildings in South Kalimantan were in serious disrepair, a local official said.Abdullah Amin, head of the South Kalimantan education office, said the 1,200 damaged buildings, found in...

Unsafe parking in Taman Ria

Unsafe parking in Taman Ria From Bisnis IndonesiaOn Saturday, April 27, 2002, two friends of mine and I had a meeting in Pulau Dua restaurant, Senayan. I entered the parking area at 1:03 p.m. and parked my car, B 1261 YS, in a space about 100 meters from the entrance gate.

1. Duit (1 x 35)

1. Duit (1 x 35) Most Asian monies keep upward trend 2. S'pore (3 x 16) Singapore cuts taxes to remain competitive 3. Gold (2 x 27) Gold firms in Europe on soft dollar, Mideast's fresh clash 5. Oil (2 x 20) Oil prices rise as Middle East simmers

Concerned about

Concerned about missing heirloomsFrom Pikiran Rakyat I am concerned about the two missing gamelan instruments and other heirlooms belonging to the Indramayu people, as published in Pikiran Rakyat daily on March 25. The regional administration should not evade responsibility on these missing assets.

Indonesians adjust to fuel price policy

Indonesians adjust to fuel price policyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after the government raised fuel prices, Jakarta remained calm and without the usual protests marking previous hikes, highlighting a growing acceptance among the public that fuel prices must be driven by market forces.

2002 Fuel Subsidy Compensation Scheme

2002 Fuel Subsidy Compensation Scheme Institution Amount Target in charge (in billions of rupiah) -------------------------------------------------------------------State Logistics 500 1 million poor Agency (Bulog) familiesMinistry of Health 500 supply of medical treatment and medicinesMinistry of...

RI to open trading houses overseas

RI to open trading houses overseas Indonesia plans to open a number of trading houses overseas to promote the country's agricultural commodities, Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih said.Bungaran, in his speech at the opening of the Agro and Food Expo 2002 in Jakarta on Thursday, said the...

checked

checked FOR FOCUS ISSUE May 2;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Housing-new-projectsMore new housing projects built as demand surgesSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The residential property market has come alive again after a long sleep during the peak of the country's economic crisis in the past three...

Koba Tin has new president

Koba Tin has new president SINGAPORE: Indonesia-based PT Koba Tin named Mohd Anuar Sidek the president director of the company effective Friday, replacing Peter Jackson, Malaysia Smelting Corp. Bhd. said in a statement.

Gusmao looks to the future of East Timor

Gusmao looks to the future of East TimorAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rebuilding the infrastructure of war-torn East Timor and developing its human resources will be an enormous task both for the United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) and the soon to...

Tommy's hitmen to get only 14 years for assassination

Tommy's hitmen to get only 14 years for assassinationMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProsecutors demanded on Friday a 14-year sentence each for the two accomplices of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the assassination of Supreme Court Justice M.

Life on unsustainable Earth

Life on unsustainable EarthHarry Surjadi Journalist Jakarta hsurjadi@yahoo.com The Earth cannot go on like this. Unsustainable development threatens its health and the health of the billions of people who call it home.

FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes

FOR ADVERTORIAL purposes A stable investment partner for Indonesia Investors from the EU have traditionally shown a strong interest in Indonesia. Reforms in Indonesia's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations, which took place in 1994, triggered a substantial increase in investment activity by...

HAPI grills lawyers Elza in ethics hearing

HAPI grills lawyers Elza in ethics hearingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer Elza Syarief, who has been accused of paying witnesses to lie in court, was brought before a lawyers' ethics committee on Friday, in what appeared to be a smoke screen.

NZ wants military ties with RI restored, says Elder

NZ wants military ties with RI restored, says ElderClaire Harvey, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Normalization of military ties and mutual efforts to fight people-smuggling look set to highlight the visit of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark here next week.

Freedom of the press needs law enforcement

Freedom of the press needs law enforcementA'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was 9 p.m, and the journalists at Rakyat Merdeka daily were finishing their reports. Suddenly, a senior editor called everyone into the meeting room.

production imports

production imports (unhusked rice) 1984* : 38.1 0 1998 : 49.2 2.8 1999 : 50.8 4.7 2000 : 51.8 1.3 2001 : 49 1.5 2002** : 48 1.5* : The year of self-sufficiency ** : projected Source: Central Statistic Agency (BPS)

UGM maintains top record

UGM maintains top record SEMARANG: Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) maintained its record as the best state-run university in Indonesia, according to a survey carried out by experts.The National Accreditation Body (BAN), which conducted the investigation, ranked Jakarta's University of...

For ADVERTORIAL purposes

For ADVERTORIAL purposes RI's second largest trading partner Trade relations between the EU and Indonesia have benefited from Indonesia's export diversification policy that was initiated in the mid-80s. Over the period of 1980 to 2000, the EU's share in Indonesian exports has been steadily growing.

Police sends UPC case file

Police sends UPC case file JAKARTA: City police have sent the case file on March 28's attack on the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) by the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) to the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Jakarta Police general crimes detectives' chief Adj. Sr. Com. Raja Erizman said on Friday.

Ambitious target set for rice

Ambitious target set for riceRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture has set an ambitious target of opening 100,000 hectares of paddy fields per year over the next eight years to avoid the possibility of rice shortages by the end of this decade, a senior official at...

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 4, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 4, 2002Exhibitions* Photo Papua expedition Race to the Snow, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until May 18. * Painting Wandering Water Colors by Tamara De Fretes, Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.

Endriartono controls top two posts

Endriartono controls top two postsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said here on Friday that he would temporarily carry out the duties of the vacant deputy chief post of the Army until the appointment of a new officer.

U.S. envoy to visit Sulawesi

U.S. envoy to visit Sulawesi JAKARTA: United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce is to visit South Sulawesi next week to hold talks with local government officials and community figures.During his visit from Monday through Thursday, Boyce will also tour several projects being funded by...

Mega to pay historic visit on Thomas, Uber Cup shuttlers

Mega to pay historic visit on Thomas, Uber Cup shuttlersNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's Thomas Cup and Uber Cup teams will depart for China, in the highest of spirits, with President Megawati Soekarnoputri scheduled to see the teams off at the Indonesian Badminton Center...

Flashpoints engulf Indonesia

Flashpoints engulf IndonesiaBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Center for Strategic and Indonesian Studies Jakarta Indonesia has had four presidents in just four years (1998- 2002) and each of them has experienced a turbulent period during their presidency.

Junior high schools can organize own tests: Govt

Junior high schools can organize own tests: GovtDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has gone ahead with its decision to abolish the national examinations (Ebtanas) for elementary schools this month through the issuance of a new decree on Friday allowing junior high schools to...

Myanmar's democtars wait as release of Suu Kyi's looms

Myanmar's democtars wait as release of Suu Kyi's loomsPascale Trouillaud, Agence France-Presse, Yangon Myanmar's democratic opposition, diplomats and media were forced to play the waiting game on Friday as they watched anxiously for the expected release of Aung San Suu Kyi after 19 months under...

Singapore cuts taxes to remain competitive

Singapore cuts taxes to remain competitiveAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore on Friday announced hefty cuts in corporate and personal income taxes to lower the cost of doing business in the city-state, which is feeling the pinch of stronger regional competition.

Education hampered in conflict-torn provinces

Education hampered in conflict-torn provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prolonged conflict has severely disrupted education in Aceh, Maluku and Irian Jaya, thereby seriously threatening future human resources development in the restive provinces.

1. LINCHE: 1 line, 25 counts

1. LINCHE: 1 line, 25 counts Indonesia to miss Lin Che Wei 2. CLARK: 1 line, 30 counts A friendlier Clark to visit our shores 3. CLINTON: 4 lines, 12 counts Clinton could give Oprah a run for her money

Whither the national ethos?

Whither the national ethos? In a comment on the ongoing debate regarding the amendment process of the 1945 Constitution, Yislam Alwini in this column (The Jakarta Post, April 22) stated that "no matter if the Constitution is changed a thousand times, it will remain imperfect".

Tommy's alleged hitmen may face 14 years for murder

Tommy's alleged hitmen may face 14 years for murderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors demanded on Friday a 14-year sentence each for the two accomplices of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the assassination of Supreme Court Justice M.

For ADVERTORIAL purposes

For ADVERTORIAL purposes RI's second largest trading partner Trade relations between the EU and Indonesia have benefited from Indonesia's export diversification policy that was initiated in the mid-80s. Over the period of 1980 to 2000, the EU's share in Indonesian exports has been steadily growing.

PLN's service

PLN's service Recently I had a horrible experience with the 'service' provided by state-owned electricity company (PLN). On April 1, I reported a short circuit to PLN, and they sent a technician who had no uniform and arrived on foot without any spare parts.

Waste burning blamed for phone cuts

Waste burning blamed for phone cutsKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of telephone lines in Kupang were out of order on Thursday with telecommunications officials there blaming it on trash burning by local people.

Surabaya administration to bulldoze illegal buildings on riverbanks

Surabaya administration to bulldoze illegal buildings on riverbanksThe Jakarta Post, Ainur R. Sophiaan, Surabaya The East Java administration looks determined to take tougher against illegal housing and factories blamed for environmental damage in the nation's second largest city.

Application for name change From Kompas Born and bred in Indonesia, I am an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent. On Oct. 10, 1992 I filed an application to change my name into an Indonesian one. My name change was published in State Gazette No.

Violence against RI press continue

Violence against RI press continueYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security personnel in the country are reluctant to arrest or take legal action against their colleagues involved in brutality against journalists, according to two prominent press associations.

Are DPRD members already immune to money?

Are DPRD members already immune to money? Hopefully, it is not merely a fleeting enthusiasm but a consistent attitude. A number of the City Legislative Council (DPRD) members, who concurrently become the Kemayoran Special Committee members, have reportedly been given a bundle amounting to Rp20...