Jakarta Post articles from March 2010

Jakarta Post archives from March 2010

No execution in 2009; but 98 convicts still on death row.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 1 Anti-death penalty activists welcomed Tuesday that the Indonesian government did not carry out executions in 2009, the first year it has not exercised the death penalty in the country...

Text your say: Tax boycott.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 1 A number of people have campaigned against paying taxes following a report of the graft of Rp 28 billion by a tax official. Do you agree with this movement? Why? Send your thoughts by...

Govt moves to identify network of tax brokers.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 1 The Finance Ministry is raking through the tax office to identify a suspected network of officials who have allegedly colluded with tax tribunal officers in brokering illegal deals in...

Police name Gayus' lawyer and a detective as suspects.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 1 The police have named a lawyer and a police detective as suspects in the corruption and money laundering case involving tax official Gayus H. Tambunan. Reports late Tuesday said...

Insight: China-Indonesia after 60 years of diplomatic relations.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 2 The CSIS held a joint seminar recently with a prestigious institution in China, the China People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of...

Imogen arrives, thanks to Indonesians tweeting.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 2 British Grammy award-winner techno-pop singer Imogen Heap said Tuesday that messages sent to her account on the micro-blogging site Twitter from her Indonesian fan base was one reason...

ASEAN rights body talks on women, child rights.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 2 The ASEAN human rights body is set to produce guidelines for the grouping to protect the rights of migrants, women and children, at its first assembly meeting, which began here Sunday....

Key soccer meeting kicks off.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 2 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday kicked off the soccer congress, which will discuss the reasons behind the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI)'s disappointing results...

Old-guard tax chief has uphill battle to prove reforms.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 3 Embattled Taxation director general Tjiptardjo has been given a last shot at proving he can get tough with corrupt colleagues with who he has built strong relations. Tjiptardjo, who...

Messy management at tax tribunal gives opening for tax cheats, officials to collude.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 3 Lack of independent supervision and messy management at the tax tribunal are widely blamed by tax officials as catalysts for corrupt officials to illicitly seek extra earnings. ...

Loopholes threaten ongoing tax reform.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 3 The high-profile judicial corruption case involving low-ranking tax official Gayus Tambunan has set off alarm bells for the Finance Ministry to immediately review the ongoing reform...

E-voting tech gets green light for regional elections.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 4 A court ruling Tuesday has given the green light to a number of small villages in Jembrana, Bali, to use the country's most advanced voting technology in upcoming elections. The...

KPK catches judge taking Rp 300m bribe.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 4 Antigraft officers caught a Jakarta State Administrative High Court judge taking Rp 300 million (US$33,000) in bribes from a lawyer Tuesday. The judge, identified as Ibrahim, was...

Family affairs to mark PDI-P congress.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 4 Debate over whether the party will move closer to the ruling coalition looks to highlight the national congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in Bali next...

Govt to accelerate corruption eradication.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 4 JAKARTA: The 10-year-old bureaucratic reform is yet to implement clean governance, an anticorruption activist said Tuesday. "Corruption remains rife in the bureaucracy and the...

Forum: HIV prevention stalled by low knowledge.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 5 Hospitals in regions are still reluctant to operate on pregnant women with HIV/AIDS because of fears the virus could contaminate surgical equipment, a forum says. A medical...

Indonesia Wikipedia seeks local talent.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 5 Wikimedia Indonesia, the operator of the popular free online encyclopedia, Indonesia Wikipedia, is holding a writing competition as part of its Free Your Knowledge 2010 program. The...

Military command split gets int'l attention: TNI.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 5 The Indonesian Military (TNI)'s plans to split its military district command in Kalimantan and to deploy a new army base in Papua have attracted international attention, particularly...

Editorial: Damages to tax reform.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 6 Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's quick decision to replace the whole staff of the tax assessment unit of Gayus H. Tambunan, who is being charged with corruption and money...

Yes, RI needs to play a global role, but how, and when?
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 6 Challenges, or perhaps demands, that Indonesia should play a more active role in the global scene have been increasingly heard lately. To such demands, it is most probably that many...

Asia's 'Holy Grail' of regional architecture.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 7 The recent debate regarding the expansion of the East Asia Community (EAS) by allowing Russia to join the ASEAN-driven grouping highlights the continued search for a better, more...

Kopassus and the legend of 'Mpu Gandring'.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 7 Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of symbolic importance in maintaining the greatness of the state. In Javanese mythology, one such weapon was named after the great master...

Comments: Denying link to murders.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 Former Aceh military commander Maj. Gen. Soenarko has denied allegations that Army Special Force that once he led perpetrated a series of political murders in the run-up to the 2009...

Issues: 'Forcing out sex congress participants'.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 Members of hard-line Islamic groups forced their way into a Surabaya hotel Friday, demanding participants of a planned congress on sexual orientation in the East Java city to leave the...

Letters: Jet Star's service.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 We had our return ticket (S9PI3Q) from Sydney to Bali, flight number JQ37 on March 25, 2010. I was wondering why it said "T2 - Domestic" and called Jet Star's customer service (131538)...

Letters: RI can treat Palestinians better.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 I am sure most Indonesians are not aware of the fact Indonesia is blocking Palestinians from visiting Indonesia as tourists. I am not talking about the Palestinians who are living in...

Letters: Violent TV movies for children.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 I love watching TV shows. TV has been an important thing in my life since I was a little boy. I still remember how hard my parents tried to get my eyes off the TV throughout my primary...

Letters: Tigers kill illegal loggers.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 A few months ago, residents living in a military housing complex in Jakarta vented their anger by staging violent demonstrations to defy the military order for them to leave their...

Text your say: Facebook and Twitter.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 Dear readers, from now on you may also post your comments on a Text Your Say topic and on any current issues through Twitter: tjpforum and Facebook: tjpforum. Editor Copyright 2010...

Text your say: Violent soccer fans.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 8 Your comments on the seizure of weapons from hundreds of fans prior to a soccer match at Bung Karno sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, last week This is absolutely because...

Rp 12b needed to shore up supply of vaccines: Official.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 Bali Health Agency says it is struggling to procure enough rabies vaccines, saying stocks were running out in almost all hospitals on the island. A rabies epidemic has been plaguing...

Concert to raise funds for disadvantaged kids.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 Carlton J. Smith, variously known as the "King of Soul" and "James Brown's brother", and who has been rocking Shanghai for many years, will be in Bali to play two concerts at Anantara...

Bali proposes 4,570 ha community forest.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Bali Forestry Agency has proposed designating 4,570 hectares of forest as community-based units. The planned community forests to be designated are in Jembrana, Buleleng...

National exams rollout still has hitches.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Confusion continues to dog the implementation of the junior high national examinations on Tuesday. Some schools in Denpasar, Badung, Tabanan and Karangasem regencies...

Police to tighten security for Easter services.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 DENPASAR: Bali Police have pledged to tighten security for the upcoming Easter holidays. "We will comb and secure all churches across the island to minimize security threats during...

More than 15,000 expected to celebrate holy week.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 More than 15,000 Catholic pilgrims are expected to join the 500th St. Semana Holy Week celebration in Larantuka, East Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara, scheduled to begin Wednesday. ...

Boarding house explodes, injures three.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Three people were seriously injured due to an explosion at a boarding house in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Tuesday morning. The cause was believed to have...

Geothermal projects expand clean energy.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: In advance of US President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) launched the US-Indonesia Geothermal Development Initiative during...

Rp 3.35t in funds needed to renovate Citarum River.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 JAKARTA: Major renovation of Citarum River is needed to avoid annual floods. The renovations are estimated to cost Rp 3.35 trillion (US$370.5 million), says West Java Governor Ahmad...

Repatriates live a roaming life.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 Papuan refugees have returned home but are living with little financial support, they say. "We returned, living with relatives, but then we had to move to another relative's home in...

Appeal to revoke SP3 over Lapindo rejected.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 The Surabaya District Court turned down Tuesday an appeal filed by lawyers of mudflow victims to revoke the issuance of a warrant to terminate an investigation, known as the SP3, into...

Island gears up for dengue season.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 9 The Bali Health Agency is anticipating a sharp increase in dengue fever cases over the next two months. Agency head Nyoman Sutedja said Tuesday the number of dengue cases on the...

Jakarta, Beijing busy preparing for Wen visit.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 12 Indonesia's Ambassador-designate to China Imron Cotan departed for Beijing on Monday after a graft case fiasco at the Foreign Ministry suggesting the new envoy had cast doubt over the...

Slovakia pushes for better UN peace-building mechanism.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 12 Slovakia may be a comparatively small country, with its population of 5.3 million, in the heart of Europe, but it is making its presence felt by taking the lead in the United Nations...

New deal in place to secure gas supplies.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 13 A series of meetings between state gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) and consumers concluded on Tuesday with agreements aimed at solving domestic shortages of gas supply....

$1.6 million in grants for geothermal projects.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 13 The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has committed US$1.6 million in grants for feasibility studies for two private geothermal projects in West Java and Halmahera. The...

Korea's Doosan eyes railway project in South Sumatra.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 13 The South Korean-based company Doosan Engineering & Construction is interested in investing in double track railway construction in South Sumatra to transport coal, an official...

Upi Nona Natasah: Establishing a school based on experience.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 16 Experience is the best teacher, say wise men. And based on experience, Upi Nona Natasah established the Natasa Group through which she channels her colorful life experience to her...

Are leaders born or made? Or is the question even relevant?
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 16 Are leadership qualities innate or acquired? The above is a question that has obsessed many leadership scholars over the years and is often posed by executives in development...

Insight: Driving the workforce energizers.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 16 "Somehow we need you to help energize our workforce" - of all the consulting requests we receive this one is one of the most often received. And as one reviews "basic energy...

Army officers assault four minors for stealing bicycle.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) found Tuesday that several army officers abused four minors in Depok, West Java, for stealing a bicycle. Komnas PA...

Eggs and bunnies absent at Easter.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 Churches with English services in the city are ready to celebrate Easter, with or without the tradition of Easter eggs for Sunday school children. The International English Service...

Anand fails to answer police summons.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 JAKARTA: Spiritual guru Anand Krishna, a suspect in a sexual harassment case, ignored a police summons for questioning at Jakarta Police headquarters Tuesday, citing health problems...

Regency officials' boat runs aground.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 JAKARTA: Thousand Islands Deputy Regent Natsir Sabara and his entourage ran aground on Big Opak Island on Tuesday due to bad weather. The group had intended to monitor the running...

Jakarta Police take over mutilation case.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 JAKARTA: Jakarta Police said Tuesday they had taken over the investigation of the mutilation of a teenage girl from Bekasi Police and East Jakarta Police, saying it wanted to bridge...

Defense claims of old age irrelevant: Prosecutor.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 State prosecutor Ibnu Suud demanded a panel of judges at the East Jakarta District Court resume the trial of Soetarti Soekarno and Rusmini for occupying state-owned houses in Cipinang...

Commission sees hope in new law for schools.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 17 The Central Information Commission is reminding schools to obey a new law on information sharing that requires them to submit annual financial reports. The drive to publicize the...

Cricket league semifinal places decided.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 20 JAKARTA: Gandhi Memorial International School and Senayan Cricket Club were joined by India XI and ISCI in the semifinals of the Jakarta Cricket Association 2010 league cup. On...

Tradition's dying breath.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 21 "I want to die on the stage," Poniman, a traditional Javanese theater artist from the Bharata Group, says as he puffs on his kretek (clove) cigarette. For Poniman, there is honor...

Relief of sleep apnea: Snore no more with CPAP.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 22 Pramana is a middle-aged man who gained weight and became extremely lethargic. "Despite going to bed early, I wake up tired in the morning and even fall asleep at times," he says....

Starbucks Coffee dressed to a 'tea'.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 25 Starbucks has turned its hand to tea, not because it is running out of coffee but because not everybody in the world drinks it. In addition, let's face it, fewer places especially...

Fadly concerned over lack of children songs.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 28 Jakarta: Lead vocalist of Padi Band Fadly says the lack of songs produced for children is forcing them to grow up singing lyrics of adult songs, stealing them of their innocence. ...

Sapardi Djoko Damono: 70 . and still kicking.
March 31, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 -- PAGE 28 He is too famous and too important as a living legend and poet for authoritative critics not to mention his name whenever they discuss Indonesian contemporary literature. Sapardi...

Taskforce set to unveil corruption in tax offices.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The Anti-Judicial Corruption Taskforce promised Monday it would unravel corruption in tax offices in the near future. The announcement came after the presidential taskforce made two visits to...

SBY Wants Mudflow Victims Paid
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The President has instructed Lapindo Brantas Inc. to speed up the paying of compensation to victims of the mudflow, even though the firm, controlled by the group of the powerful Golkar chairman,...

Text your say Soccer fans' violence.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Police seized hundreds of sharp weapons from fans prior to a soccer match at Bung Karno sports complex on Thursday. Why did fans arm themselves with such weapons? Send your thoughts by email to...

Climate change 'may boost' dengue cases.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Increased rainfall as a result of climate change could lead to an increase in cases of dengue fever, with 675,000 cases predicted in 2100, the weather agency claims. In a recent study, the...

Polluted rivers 'are a CO2 ticking time bomb'.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Nine of Indonesia's main rivers are contaminated with dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the dumping of industrial chemicals and agriculture and domestic waste, a four-year...

News Analysis: Big infrastructure deficit the highest barrier to investment.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made the right decision in going ahead with convening an infrastructure summit in mid-January 2005, less than three months after being sworn in, despite...

Jakarta to scrap smoking rooms in public places and buildings.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The city will extend the smoking ban in public places and buildings after finding that smoking rooms in buildings do not stop smoke infiltrating non- smoking areas. The Jakarta Environment...

Commentary: Can a congress save our ill-fated soccer?
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Is it so difficult to find 11 good soccer players? This same question has been asked time and time again, every time Indonesia loses regional or international matches. The last time our...

Key national soccer congress to kick off in Malang.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Stakeholders will take a closer look at a two-day National Soccer Congress, scheduled to kick off Tuesday, to see if it can achieve its main agenda to undergo a reform within the Indonesian Soccer...

BPK queries Rp 1.2 trillion university fund.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said Monday it had found "peculiarities" in the Finance Ministry's disbursement of a Rp 1.2 trillion (US$132 million) fund for 21 universities across Indonesia. ...

Key witness claims to have given checks to legislators.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 A key witness in a high-level bribery case claims there was a link between businesswoman Nunun Nurbaeti and Miranda S. Goeltom, whose election as senior deputy governor of the central bank is...

Marzuki's bid declared with less fanfare than Andi's.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 House of Representatives speaker Marzuki Alie's path to vie for the Democratic Party chairmanship does not seem as smooth as contender Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng's. Andi's...

PDI-P snubs SBY, gears toward alignment shift.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has finalized the invitation list for its upcoming congress in Bali, and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Cabinet ministers are not on...

Many convicts denied copies of their verdict.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 JAKARTA: Thousands of prisoners have been denied copies of their verdicts, a top official said on Monday. The absence of these documents have left their cases shrouded with legal uncertainties,...

Court chief denies pressure over porn law verdict.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 JAKARTA: Constitutional Court chief Mahfud M.D. said Monday the court's recent refusal to review the highly controversial pornography law was decided without external pressure as some may have...

Police sea patrol catches clothes smuggler.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 DUMAI: The National Police sea patrol team, led by First Insp. Carito S.S.T. intercepted a boat attempting to smuggle secondhand clothes from Malaysia to Indonesia at Rupat Strait in Dumai, Riau...

Special Report: Hard at Work, but Where Are the Laws?
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 The House of Representatives has for years come under continuous fire for being painstakingly slow at passing bills into law. On Oct. 1, 2009, the House officiated its latest five-year term, but...

Special Report: 'Dubious and Non-Urgent' Bills Bogging Down Parliament
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Legislators at the House of Representatives have veered far from their constituents' interests, critics say, and must right the legislature to effect any meaningful change in the nation. ...

Special Report: Speaker has 'many reasons to be pessimistic'.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Question: Why have no laws been made in the past seven months? Answer: First, the control and budgeting functions have attracted more political parties at the House. In fact, the House has been...

Editorial: SOS (Save Our Soccer).
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 Despite our huge population and the popularity of soccer in this country, Indonesian soccer teams have not been able to achieve any significant progress at an international level for several...

Indonesia can take the lead in bringing an end to Darfur conflict.
March 30, 2010... from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 In April the World Movement for Democracy will be holding its annual conference in Jakarta. This is a great tribute to the people of Indonesia. It is less than 12 years since the resignation of...