Jakarta Post articles from February 2007

Jakarta Post archives from February 2007

Yusril snaps back over corruption query.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 1 On Tuesday, The Jakarta Post asked State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra whether he had gained financial advantages through the mark-up case currently...

Jakarta council eyes Garuda stake.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 1 The Jakarta legislative council is urging the provincial administration to purchase a stake in ailing national airline Garuda Indonesia, which it...

Graft awareness seen rising.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 1 Transparency International's 2006 corruption perception index for Indonesia has found increasing awareness among local politicians of the need to...

Fire at W. Sumatra's Pagaruyung Palace.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 1 A fire caused extensive damage to Basa Pagaruyung Palace in Tanahdatar regency, West Sumatra, on Tuesday evening. Detik.com news portal quoted a...

SBY warns transport companies over safety.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 1 In response to a string of transportation disasters in recent months, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday ordered all public transportation...

Local political party in Aceh holds congress.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 2 While a presidential decree on local political parties is still being worked out, Aceh's first-ever local party is being born this week The...

Riau Islands sand miners stop work in response to export ban.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 2 A number of sand mining companies in Riau Islands province have halted all work in response to a government ban on sand exports An official with...

Let us cheer, not fear, the arrival of foreign banks.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The dilution of the deposit insurance scheme to a maximum of Rp 100 million (US$10,500) per account next month will unleash stronger market forces to...

Police continue investigation into Levina I fire.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 2 Battling heavy rain and high seas, search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the bodies of three more victims of the Levina I ferry fire and...

New bill offers more protection for rupiah.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 3 A House special committee was established Tuesday tasked with deliberating the new legal tender bill, which will replace provisions governing the...

A time for action in the Doha Round.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 3 I brought good news to Jakarta: We have resumed negotiations fully across the board in Geneva. Since the beginning of the year, messages stressing...

CCF Indonesia makes donation to kampong.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 BOGOR: Christian Children's Fund (CCF) director for Indonesia Russel Vogel and CCF Asia's child protection advisor Wayne Bleier on Tuesday visited...

Three drown taking holiday snaps.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: Three residents of Tangerang drowned in Cidurian River in Bogor on Sunday afternoon Chandra Swasta, 22, Donovan Benito, 21, and Mayi...

Bomb threat directed at Kelapa Gading mall.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The management of Kelapa Gading shopping mall in North Jakarta received a bomb threat Monday night when the mall was crowded with shoppers,...

Gov urges squatters to move up in the world.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta administration has made low-cost apartments in a number of areas of the city available to riverbank squatters Governor Sutiyoso said...

Babies, toddlers given best shot at good health.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 More than 200 children, accompanied by their mothers, turned up at the neighborhood health services post in Cideng, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday for...

'The safest way to travel is by foot'.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 While the country is still recovering from the tragic Adam Air crash off Sulawesi and the sinking of the Senopati Nusantara last month, the fire on...

Households must treat own wastewater.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Extensive groundwater contamination has left the city administration with no other choice but to instruct each household to install an onsite...

Friends-and-family loans jeopardize microcredit scheme.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 5 After Governor Sutiyoso secured a second five-year term in 2002, he initiated structured bottom-up development in the form of the Subdistrict...

Diplomacy -- Muslim or otherwise.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Indonesia is not an Islamic state. It never has been. This country is a secular state comprising many religions, of which Islam happens to be the...

Good fences: Mapping our borders with Singapore.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 6 It seems that tension is building in the bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Singapore. Maritime boundary issues between the two neighboring...

Save the forest for our future.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 7 As good citizens of this lovely republic we are worried about our forest area. As we know, Indonesia has already lost more than 72 percent of its...

Who profits from rice import?
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 7 An issuance of public policy is usually based on a number of considerations and intended for the benefit of the greatest number of people. A policy...

Breaking the cycle of conflict in Poso.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 7 Parents are normally proud of their offspring. Sadly, however, not all parents are willing to accept their children's shortcomings, particularly if...

Islam and Indonesian Chinese: Odd bedfellows?
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 7 A few days ago, out for my early morning walk, I passed a newly built house nearby that made me curious. The style was unique, not ostentatious or...

After losing three children, Aceh survivor gets triplets.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Forty-four-year-old Darmi Teungku Cut Haji was all smiles. He glowed with joy when he placed his hand on an incubator in which three triplets slept...

Jambi police nab pirate suspect.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 8 JAMBI, Jambi: East Tanjungjabung Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged pirate who preyed on fishermen along the eastern coast of Sumatra "The...

Rice planting put on hold.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 8 BANTUL, Yogyakarta: The prolonged dry season has prompted 13 of 75 villages in Bantul regency to delay planting rice crops, which an official said...

E. Nusa Tenggara to name 719 islands.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 8 The East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration says 719 currently anonymous islands within its territory will soon be getting names of their own...

Papua writes autonomy ordinances.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 8 Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu on Tuesday ordered the establishment of a joint team to draft local ordinances and regulations necessary for the...

Big tobacco 'belittles' Indonesia.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 A group of legislators said Tuesday that tobacco giants operating in the country had violated an international agreement to market their products "in...

Activist abductions to be investigated.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The House of Representatives will set up a special committee to investigate the 1997 abduction of 17 democracy activists, alleged to have involved...

A green PKB wants mining bill revised.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 The National Awakening Party (PKB) has called on the House of Representatives to revise the bill on mineral resources and energy to ensure that...

'Exhaust all resources' before going nuclear.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 A politician has accused the government of reneging on its pledge not to go nuclear in the near future Sonny Keraf, deputy chairman of the House...

SBY denies interfering into KPK-Yusril dispute.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has dismissed the allegation that he had interfered in the dispute between Corruption Eradication...

W. Java, Banten agree on conservation.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: The West Java and Banten provincial administrations agreed Tuesday over a plan to conserve forest areas within the two provinces, an...

Helmy Yahya: Blending business and entertainment sector.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 11 This celebrity-cum-businessman has had a varied career. One of his most prominent professions is producer of television programs, particularly...

Bureaucrat or entrepreneur?
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 11 Turbulent change in environment has resulted in the introduction of business norms at state agencies. For example, in the 1990s, U.S. President...

Task force to get training funds.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 13 Newly-elected National Sports Council chairwoman Rita Subowo said Tuesday that her office was ready to transfer funds to a national intensive...

Wales minister sends St David's greetings.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 15 WALES: Wales First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM conveyed his greetings Tuesday to the people of Wales on the occasion of St. David's Day "It is my...

RI plans meetings aimed at resolving conflicts in Iraq and Palestine.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 16 As part of its intention to play a larger role in the international arena, Indonesia is planning to facilitate a meeting between Hamas and...

EMP reviews bids for stake in Kangean.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 17 The country's second largest publicly traded oil company, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP), confirmed Tuesday that it may be on the verge of selling...

Tangguh LNG plant nearing completion.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 17 The Tangguh LNG plant, located in a Papua gas field with proven reserves of more than 14 trillion cubic feet, is entering the final phase of...

Gauging the impact of BI's new rate policy instrument.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 17 The central bank's (BI) recent decision to change its key rate-policy instrument may result in a recalibration of money-market interest rates and...

No 'crowding out' in RI bond market: Deutsche Bank.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 18 Indonesia's bond market will further grow on more issues from the government this year, which in turn will create a stronger and bigger market for...

Investment in construction industry to grow 10%, says industry executive.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 18 Total investment in the national construction industry is likely to increase by 10 percent to Rp 250 trillion (US$27.5 billion) this year, according...

BI rate needs to fall to 8.75%, says banker.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 18 In order to encourage more lending, the central bank should continue to cut its key interest rate to 8.75 percent, the head of the country's...

Building bridges.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 21 As far as corporate social responsibility (CSR) is concerned, the corporate sector and non-governmental organizations (NGO) more often than not...

CEO-NGO cooperation: The new paradigm.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 22 The world is full of traditional adversaries; opponents that just seem to want to perpetuate an age-old conflict despite the fact that they may have...

Building bridges between NGOs and corporations.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 22 As democracy becomes entrenched in Indonesia, a new sector is flourishing. New non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have sprung up, and...

CSR and good corporate politics.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 23 "Cycling and recycling", "go green and lean", "now for tomorrow" are examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in action. CSR is still...

BRC vows commitment to helping locals.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 24 PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala (BRC) says it is committed to improving the welfare of local people living in the vicinity of its tourist resort on...

Tale of two CD programs in Bintan.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 24 A community development program can bring happiness and make people grateful that a company is running the program. Likewise, the program can also...

Private sector helps alleviate Jakarta's headaches.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 25 Being one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Jakarta inevitably collects mundane urban problems, mainly caused by rapid development,...

Many industrial companies in East Java do not treat their waste.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 26 Overshadowed by the environmental pollution caused by the spewing out of hot mud at a drilling site owned by PT Lapindo Brantas Inc, pollution...

Raising the bar on CSR: ISO and beyond.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 26 It is true that the corporate world is beginning to take environmental concerns seriously. The old paradigm of rapacious corporations running...

Community Learning Center in North Aceh.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 28 Oil and gas company ExxonMobil has equipped computer laboratories at four high schools and four Community Learning Centers in North Aceh to provide...

Deutsche Post World Net partnership with UNICEF.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 28 As a form of its concern over a large number of children dying of curable or preventable diseases annually worldwide, Deutsche Post World Net is...

Indosat safeguards services.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 28 Telecommunications operator Indosat has formed the Indosat Search and Rescue Team (Indosat SAR Team) with the major task of salvaging the company's...

Aid for families of victims of sunken ferry.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 28 PT Exelcomindo Pratama Tbk.(XL) has given emergency aid to families of victims of the KM Senopati Nusantara ferry, which capsized and sank off the...

Donation to Jakarta flood victims.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 28 PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (Riaupulp), one of the business units of Raja Garuda Mas (RGM) business group owned by businessman Sukanto Tanoto,...

Better safe than sorry: Testing for STI.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 31 Social stigmas and personal embarrassment aside, STI are a fact of an active sex life Testing for STI is a practicality, and those entering an...

STI quick facts.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 31 STI are very rarely transmitted in any way except sexual contact. Handshakes, polite kissing, sharing food or drink, and public toilets all...

Risky business: Sex for hire in Indonesia.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 31 Somerset Maughm's short story Rain paints the stark portrait of a red- light district in Honolulu of the 1920s. The author closes by observing,...

STI: Awareness as prevention.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 31 Our social wiring, as well as legal, financial and religious structures, encourages monogamous relationships. The difficulty lies in our biological...

Sondre Lerche to perform in Jakarta.
February 28, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -- PAGE 32 JAKARTA: International indie pop singer Sondre Lerche of Norway will perform in the Dunhill Dimensions Soundshine music fest in Jakarta and Bandung...

House backs 'de-radicalization'.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 1 The House of Representatives on Monday threw its weight behind a government "de-radicalization campaign" aimed at stopping the establishment of...

Investigators to carry on query despite sinking evidence.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 1 National Transportation Safety Board (KNKT) investigators are still searching for the cause of the fire that broke out on the Levina I ferry last week,...

Concrete balls dropped into mud crater.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 1 Workers successfully dropped concrete balls attached to steel cables into the mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday, after several days of...

Kalla sticking to his guns on 20% export target.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The government is insisting on a 20 percent growth target for exports this year despite a weakening global economy and internal problems, including the...

House wants graft body audited.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The law commission at the House of Representatives has called for an independent audit of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in connection...

'Kontan' business daily makes debut.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 2 Indonesia's largest media empire, the Kompas Gramedia Group (KGG), launched Kontan, its first business daily, on Monday in a move that will further...

Agency urged to get buses on the road.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The City Council has urged the Jakarta Transportation Agency to sanction busway consortium members that have failed to meet bus procurement targets for...

Living out of town prevents ID holders from voting.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 The Jakarta Elections Commission (KPUD) has rectified voter registration rules owing to the high number of nonpermanent residents and everyday...

Doctors, nurses sleepless in Koja Hospital.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Baggy-eyed and looking weary, several young men and women were trying not to fall asleep by discussing their patients The doctors and nurses from...

Drug suspect makes emergency exit.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 TANGERANG: A man detained by Tangerang Police for a drug-related crime escaped Sunday while at Tangerang General Hospital for a medical examination ...

Making the big sell, come hell or high water.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 Ending this month with the collective memory of the devastating flood in the city, many of us are still trying to figure out what went wrong ...

'Maintenance is the most important factor'.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 4 A series of public transportation accidents in the country has raised questions about the government's protection of passengers. The Jakarta Post asked...

Sites tell of prehistoric societies.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 5 Mention Karawang, a city around three hours east of Jakarta, to most people and you'll bring to mind images of rice fields or the lyrics of nationalist...

Down on their luck, farmers turn gold diggers.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 5 It was seven months into the drought last month and the farmers of Pedes district in Karawang, West Java, were at their wits end thinking of ways to...

Building blocks of democracy.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Chief economics minister Boediono's observation over the weekend about the linkage between the per capita income level and the sustainability of...

Helping Timor Leste.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 6 On Sunday, Timor Leste Prime Minister Ramos Horta asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for help arresting Timor Leste rebel Lt. Col Alfredo...

Presidential push needed on TNI's internal reform.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 6 Two and a half years after the House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to improve the accountability of the Indonesian military (TNI),...

Internet in prisons.
February 27, 2007... (From The Jakarta Post) from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 -- PAGE 7 Internet for Indonesian prisoners? On Feb. 20, The Jakarta Post carried a story about the prosecution of Benny Irawan, formerly a prison guard at...