Jakarta Post articles from February 2009

Jakarta Post archives from February 2009

Govt election rules spark controversy.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 1 The government has been slammed for issuing a regulation-in-lieu-of- law to allow double marking on ballots and to update the permanent voter list. At least three political...

Letter from the publisher.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 1 Due to rising production costs over the past year, it is with deep regret that we announce an increase in our rates. Beginning March 1, the monthly subscription rate will be...

Text your say : Corridor 8.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 1 With eight of 15 planned Transjakarta busway corridors open, traffic congestion seems to be the main problem here. How can we end the chaotic problem? Send your thoughts by e-mail...

Ahmadiyah refugees to take risk, return home.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 2 After living in uncertainty at a refugee center in West Nusa Tenggara for three years, 68 members of the Ahmadiyah Islamic sect have decided to risk returning home. Syahidin,...

SMI to revive development of stalled projects.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 2 The government has formally established a financial firm to manage the infrastructure fund, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI), which will include a focus on financing several...

Some notes on Secretary Clinton's visit.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 2 What are we to make of the United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent visit to Asia and Indonesia in particular? Her visit, undoubtedly, has sparked interesting...

Kalla calls supporters for calm.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 2 Vice President and Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla has called on his supporters to calm down, amid mounting calls for him to declare his presidential bid. Kalla said he...

ASEAN makes rights body toothless.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 3 The power of the ASEAN human rights body has been watered down to a "consultative level" forum for the bloc's members, who have different political systems, after negotiators...

DPD seeks national recognition of press freedom.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) members are pushing for a constitutional amendment which would formalize press freedom as a pillar of democracy. "Indonesian...

Injections, pills favorite among families.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Nearly half of married couples nationwide taking part in the family planning program opt for contraceptive pills and injections, the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN)...

Voters 'prefer parties' to candidates.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Most voters still prefer parties over candidates, despite a Constitutional Court ruling that means parties will have little say in who gets a legislative seat, a survey said...

Jakarta to switch off lights this Saturday.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Jakarta will take part in a global effort to promote climate change mitigation by turning off all city lights for an hour on Saturday starting at 8.30 p.m. Director...

RI, US marines end joint exercise.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: Indonesian and US marines concluded joint exercises Friday that were aimed to enhance their professionalism capacities. "Apart from maintaining good relations, the...

Armed band shoots 3 Puncak Jaya residents.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: An armed band shot residents of Tinggi Nambut, a remote area in the Puncak Jaya regency of Papua on Friday, injuring three, local police have said. The residents...

ICBL lauds Indonesia for promoting treaty.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 5 The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) has poured praise on Indonesia's contribution to the global movement. The recognition came ahead of the 10th anniversary of...

First made-in-Indonesia APCs handed to Army.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 5 In a breakthrough that could turn the country into a military equipment maker, state arms firm PT Pindad handed over Friday the first armored personnel carriers (APCs). The...

SBY in Thailand, reinforcing regional ties.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 5 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Jakarta on Friday for a three- day visit to the Thai beach resort of Hua Hin for the 14th ASEAN Summit and three other regional and...

Bill Lacks Support from Lawmakers Ahead of Elections
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 5 A draft law to control the health impacts from tobacco products looks unlikely to be passed by the House of Representatives this year amid lack of support from legislators busy...

I did it my way.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 6 "I did it my way... ," sang Frank Sinatra in his legendary song "My Way". So did Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, he did it his way, in completing his ambitious busway program. ...

Privileging Asia puts Hillary in driver's seat.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 6 The US Secretary of State's recent four-stop swing through Asia led to some accusations of symbolic superficiality. Perhaps - but there can be more real meaning in acts of...

The best way to stem flooding.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 6 February is the month when rainfall in Jakarta and other areas in Indonesia is at its highest and floods become a threat for residents. Fortunately, the extent of this year's...

ASEAN relevancy questioned.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 7 Finally, the Thai government under the leadership of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva is able to hold the 14th ASEAN Summit after it was postponed in December 2008 after the...

Post-constitutional amendments in Indonesia.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 7 Indonesia has seen four amendments to the 1945 Constitution from 1999 to 2002. Apart from a number of weaknesses with regard to their processes and contents, the success of an...

High hopes means smart students.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 7 The public has always had the perception that students of social sciences and language programs (in senior high school) achieve lower academically than students of natural science...

Foreign observers needed to monitor elections in Aceh.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf underlined here on Friday the importance of the presence of foreign observers in the upcoming legislative elections in Aceh. Speaking to reporters...

Notorious motorcycle gang appears again.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 BANDUNG, West Java: A motorcycle gang which sparked fear among Bandung residents in 2007 through its violence and vandalism, is apparently back in action. The dozens of youngsters...

Diponegoro U. sets up business institute.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 SEMARANG, Central Java: Diponegoro University has established an incubator business and career development institute to help students develop their entrepreneurial skills, said...

Yogya promotes bicycles as ecofriendly vehicles.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta municipality is sponsoring a citywide bicycle tour March 1 in its campaign to promote bicycles as an ecofriendly transportation solution for the city....

Gamelan musician, composer Sapto Rahardjo dies at 54.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 Noted Indonesian contemporary gamelan musician Sapto Rahardjodied at 54 very early in the morning on Friday in Yogyakarta, leaving a wife and three children. He died at 1:40...

Residents suffering from power plant.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 8 People living near the coal-fired power plant (PLTU) in Karangkandri, Cilacap, have launched a new campaign protesting over the coal dust and pollution from the plant. ...

Hundreds of thousands of ballots damaged.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 9 The Bali General Elections Commission (KPUD) has decided to print ballots in Surabaya, East Java, after discovering that hundreds of thousands of ballots across the island were...

Kuta suffers from erosion.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Recent bad weather is hampering efforts to protect Kuta Beach in Badung regency from erosion, with the beach losing as much as a meter of sand along a kilometer-long stretch. ...

Lack of marine tourism development criticized.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Chairman of the Bali branch of the Indonesian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Gde Wiratha, criticized the Bali administration for the lack of development of...

Thousands of ballots damaged.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 9 The Bali General Elections Commission (KPUD) has decided to print ballots in Surabaya, East Java, after discovering that hundreds of thousands of ballots across the island were...

Malang seeks Rp 11b more for highway.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 9 Malang regency administration is seeking a further Rp 11 billion (US$932,203) to finance land acquisition deals in its contribution to the south-coast highway project. The...

Indonesia, Cambodia ink cultural deal.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 11 INDONESIA: Indonesian Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on culture with Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Him Chhem at...

Thailand objects to RI measures.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 11 Thailand's commerce minister raised Friday objections during the 14th ASEAN Summit about a new Indonesian regulation that restricts imports in five key cate-gories to five ports...

Junta to take Rohingya back.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 11 The Myanmar junta have relented from their stand on the Rohingya boat people and are willing to work to solve the problem that has affected three countries in Southeast Asia,...

Furniture makers want more rattan available.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 13 Lacking in rattan supply, the nation's furniture and handicraft industry have proposed to the government to take off the 10 percent value-added tax on semi-processed rattan sales...

Govt to deal with China loan problems of Merpati and PLN.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 14 State airline company PT Merpati Nusantara and state power firm PT PLN have handed over the thorny problems involving the two of them, a number of Chinese lenders and China's...

SOEs miss 2008 profit target.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 14 The State Own Enterprise (SOE) Ministry estimates that SOEs will fail to reach their overall projected target for 2008 net profits due to losses on currency exchange, says an...

Effective communication vital.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 18 One of the greatest challenges a teacher faces in a classroom every day is trying to get the students to communicate their ideas effectively. Many a time the students...

Contemplating international education in Indonesia.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 18 The world of marketing likes catchphrases. It likes words or expressions that are suggestive of positive experiences and positive prospects for the people that read those words...

Change to educational culture imperative.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 19 Nowadays we cannot escape the need to be able to develop and compete if we are to prosper and survive in the global economy. We need to be able to be active players in the...

How to encourage students to love learning.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 19 The art of learning comes by self-observation and self-discovery. There is no magical power to make students learn, it's their willingness and interest that lead them toward a...

Police reveal website scam for dates with celebrities.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 The Jakarta Police's crime division has detained a gang of swindlers allegedly involved in fraud through a website offering sex transac- tions with celebrities, officials said...

Stop using groundwater, says environmental board.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 The city environment board (BPLHD) has called on residents and building developers to stop making new groundwater wells and start using tap water. The call was made...

Aetra to run 3 booster pumps in N. Jakarta.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 JAKARTA: City tap water operator PT Aetra Air Jakarta (Aetra) said Friday it would run three new booster pumps in North Jakarta to reach more residents in the area. The...

Status of bird flu-suspected patients cleared.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 TANGERANG: The Tangerang regency Health Agency declared Thursday that two patients being treated at Tangerang General Hospital, earlier were suspected of suffering from bird flu,...

City vs. Jakarta Monorail might end up in court.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 JAKARTA: The city administration might go through a legal process to settle the dispute between it and monorail developer PT Jakarta Monorel (JM), Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo...

City to construct 30 'smart parks' at schools.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 JAKARTA: As part of efforts to boost reading habits among the young, the city administration and the National Youth Group (KTN) plans to build 30 reading parks at schools across...

Free medical advice on Fridays.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 20 Arifin, in his 40s, walked weakly to a house full of women, children and babies in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Friday. He was seeking free medical services there. The house...

Home, field the best school: Baduy.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 21 Despite a strong desire among its children to attend schools, formal education is still a taboo in the traditional Baduy community in the hilly Kanekes village, Banten. Many...

RW Siaga is extra work, say residents.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 21 Two years after the introduction of the RW Siaga or Alert Community Unit program, some residents have said its aims to empower residents to deal with emergency situations are...

Constructing a proper septic tank.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 I was inspired by the letter titled "Biophore may block water salination" contributed by Wolf C. Hofmann, Langerwehe, Germany (The Jakarta Post, Reader's Forum, Feb. 25). I...

The 'fatwas' are binding for Muslims.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 The MUI is an assembly of hundreds of Muslim scholars with vast knowledge of Islamic laws. If they issue an edict or fatwa, then they must have considered it from all aspect of...

'Tangerang searches hotels for liquors'.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 Banten's Tangerang administration is holding a search operation on hotels suspected of having illegal prostitution or receiving couples who were not married. Secretary of the...

Indosat's service.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 When seated last year on a flight between Manado and Makassar with the regional manager for Indosat, who expounded about - and convinced me of - the many advantages in changing...

Conditions of Jakarta's MRT.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 As an everyday user of the Transjakarta bus service (and can, therefore, speak with some knowledge of the service), I am quite amazed at recent criticisms of what is - by and...

Infrastructure for people's welfare.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 I would like to comment on an editorial titled: "Bullying Karen" (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 19). In my opinion, the author found clear but nevertheless friendly words for the...

Killer Tigers.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 22 Your comments on the killing of five people in one month by endangered tigers in the Sumatran forests. The government has to stop the conversion of the Sumatra forests so...

What is in a name? Enjoy Jakarta pitched in Bali.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 24 Perhaps golf enthusiasts and the general public are confused about where to find this year's edition of the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open golf tournament now on until March 1. ...

Webster leapfrogs Que to lead RI Open.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 24 Steve Webster of England made a remarkable advancement Friday, climbing from 16th to lead the pack at the US$1.25 billion Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open 2009. His success...

Shake it baby.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 25 Over and under go Bacardi bottles, flipping over shoulders, caught behind and then whipped forward, shaken, shimmied and poured perfectly in the blink of an eye. This is the...

The new Shanghai Blue 1920 CLUB brings a glamorous nostalgia.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 25 Maybe if Nko Mo San had never set foot in Batavia, Shanghai Blue 1920 restaurant would have never existed? Thanks to that Shanghainese sailor, he made the story roll. After...

Java Jazz Festival 2009: Jazz the way you are.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 26 Another great jazzy season is coming our way. The Java Jazz Festival will soon swing into town with world-class performers, and this year the much anticipated Jason Mraz could...

Leipzig's Boys Choir at Esplanade.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 26 On March 6, the famed St. Thomas Boys' Choir from Leipzig is making their debut at the Esplanade's 1,600 seat concert hall in Singapore. The renowned choir is a...

Kinaryosih all out for ghost role.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 32 JAKARTA: Model and actress Kinaryosih may be beautiful, but she could not show her pretty face in her new pocong ghost role. In her latest movie, The Real Pocong (The Real...

Gita Gutawa: Enjoying a teen hood, a starlet life.
February 28, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 -- PAGE 32 In the eyes of many, Gita Gutawa is sweet like cotton candy and warm like a kiss. But nobody knows how she looks like when dealing with some bitter and cold days of her...

Government sets Rp 90 trillion to promote local products.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 1 Businesses may see Rp 90 trillion (US$7.5 billion) in extra demand for domestic products this year, as the government intensifies efforts to bolster the local market amid rapidly...

SBY, Kalla reinstate old unity.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 1 In a rare show of unity, the President and Vice President attended Thursday the inauguration of military monuments. It was their first appearance in public together since...

Conservationists hunt for man-eating tiger.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 2 The Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in cooperation with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and other concerned NGOs are intensifying the hunt for a...

Text your say : Violence in Aceh.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 1 There are growing signs of the return of violence in Aceh ahead of the elections after several politicians were killed in mystery shootings. How can we prevent such violence?...

Bulog to push cassava onto menu as new staple food.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 2 In a bid to help prevent a food crisis, state logistics firm Perum Bulog is trying to diversify cassava to become a viable substitute staple food, officials said Thursday. ...

War monuments inaugurated.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 2 Students gather beneath the Trikora Monument at the Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters compound in East Java (photo right), which was inaugurated Thursday by President Susilo...

Relatives shocked by Dean's death in forest fires.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 3 The body of Dean Lesmana has been recovered from a fire site in Marysville, leaving his family reeling as they seek help bringing his body back home. Dean was one of the two...

Que surprise leader at Indonesia Open.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 3 Angelo Que of the Philippines shot an astonishing eight-under par 64 on the first day of the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesian Open 2009 golf tournament at the New Kuta Golf and Ocean View...

Indonesia rediscovers long-lost hero Sjahrir.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Indonesia will brush the dust of its history books this month to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Sutan Sjahrir, the notoriously obscure yet influential nationalist, a group...

Eco-friendly project loans undisbursed.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 4 National lenders admit to facing difficulties in channeling soft loans to help small and medium scale enterprises finance eco- friendly projects. Publicly listed BNI says many...

TNI reform remains slow under SBY government.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 4 Reforms within the Indonesian Military (TNI) have remained slow under the administration of retired Army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a discussion concluded Thursday. "I...

KPK grills Health Ministry business partner execs.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned several company executives of Health Ministry business partners Thursday following allegations of corruption in the...

Graft court to go ahead with KPPU bribery trial.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The Corruption Court rejected defense pleas Thursday by Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) member Muhammad Iqbal, instead choosing to proceed with a trial...

Govt 'Not Serious' about Abduction Investigation
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 5 The special committee for missing persons at the House of Representatives has said the government is "not serious" about resolving human rights abuse cases after top government...

UN support sought for WOC.
February 27, 2009... from THE JAKARTA POST -- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 -- PAGE 5 Indonesia is suggesting the United Nations adopt the World Ocean Conference as its new international agenda for discussing ocean protection and climate change. Maritime Affairs...