The Jakarta Post

Letter: Stop human trafficking

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:13:50 +0700

When I was visiting the Indonesian Immigration office in South Jakarta five years ago, I met with several girls along with their sponsor and had a brief conversation with them.

Letter: We find no justice

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:13:05 +0700

We are Dutch who live in Spain. My husband was born in Surabaya and lived in Bandung until he was 17 years old. He still speaks Indonesian.

Letter: Control by the media

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:12:33 +0700

I refer to the following quotation: "The broadcasting of wiretapped recordings made by KPK, revealing an alleged conspiracy to frame its deputy chairmen, was a good example of the media carrying ou

SMS: Greenpeace actions

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:12:22 +0700

Your comments on the arrest and deportation of Greenpeace activists, who staged a protest against deforestation by unfurling a huge banners in one of Riau's forests.

Managing our fragile exchange reserve

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:12:08 +0700

The continuing decline of the US dollar in recent months has worried countries that have huge dollar denominated reserves.

Issues: 'SBY's response: Do it yourself'

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:54 +0700

In what many deemed a disappointing, confusing and anti-climactic outcome, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday night said the case the police had built against two leaders of the Corru

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Comments: Missing Jusuf Kalla, the quick fixer

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:40 +0700

Jakarta residents are having many a restless night.
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Balancing RI’s strategic needs

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:25:28 +0700

In his second term’s inaugural address last month, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) stated that his top priority would be “prosperity, democracy and justice”. As in his first 20
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Does haj make a difference?

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:22:14 +0700

Millions of Muslims across the globe are now gathering in Mecca to perform the fifth pillar of Islam, haj.
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Investigating Century

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:31:37 +0700

The result of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK)’s investigative audit on Bank Century, presented to the House of Representatives and the President on Monday, confirms the public notion that this ban
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