To appreciate Jakarta, visitors need to seek out sights that invoke the city's historical heritage as a meeting place for East and West. These include the remnants of the Dutch colonial era and the old schooner harbor, still hard at work and looking much as it did in previous centuries. But don't be surprised if, along the way, modern Jakarta begins to grow on you: Its jarring mix of trendy nightspots, teeming streets and political protests bespeak a place where the present is unfolding in an exciting, if not always orderly, manner.
Safety first before heading to Palestine, says SBY The Jakarta Post The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 01/06/2009 11:25 AM | National President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the public to consider safety factors before traveling to Gaza to the aid of the...
A democratic yet confusing and litigious-prone election The Jakarta Post Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe most important political office, the late U.S. Supreme Court jurist Louis Brandeis remarked, is that of the private citizen. When Indonesia's...
Oil above $48 as investors eye Gaza conflict The Jakarta Post Alex Kennedy , The Associated Press , Singapore | Tue, 01/06/2009 12:10 PM | Business Oil prics remained above $48 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid signs OPEC is implementing announced production cuts...
December deflation a result of lower fuel prices The Jakarta Post Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA decline in the costs of transportation, communications and financial services has sent the monthly consumer price index into negative territory...
Ex lawmaker gets 8 years for graft The Jakarta Post Irawaty Wardany, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Corruption Court appeared in no celebratory mood Monday, despite the holiday period, as it handed down its verdict to former legislator Al Amien Nur...
Four killed as quakes hit Indonesia The Peninsula A series of powerful earthquakes off the northern coast of West Papua, Indonesia, early yesterday killed four people, injured several others and flattened buildings, officials and local...
Church association sends medical aid to Palestine The Jakarta Post The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 01/06/2009 10:53 AM | National The Indonesian Church Association has sent medical aid via the International Red Cross to assist Palestinians in the Gaza...
Stimulus to spur economy to 5% The Jakarta Post Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving earmarked Rp 50 trillion (US$4.9 billion) for a stimulus package to help the country survive the economic crisis, the government said Monday the...
Quake victims play waiting game The Jakarta Post Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Manokwari, West PapuaThousands of quake survivors cramped makeshift shelters in Manokwari on Monday as aftershocks continued to rock the region a day after two...
Sleman regent grilled for school books procurement The Jakarta Post The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Tue, 01/06/2009 12:54 PM | National Yogyakarta Police questioned Sleman regent Ibnu Subiyanto on Tuesday after receiving presidential permission for an investigation...
Gold prices fall as dollar gains strength The Jakarta Post Sara Lepro , Associated Press , New York | Tue, 01/06/2009 9:46 AM | Business Gold prices fell Monday, undermined by the dollar's advance on hopes for an economic stimulus package in the U.S....
Sleepy heads bemoan new school hours, Roads clearer The Jakarta Post Triwik Kurniasari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStudents and teachers in Jakarta were left scratching their sleepy heads Monday -- at least the ones that woke up on time -- and trying to figure out the...
Thousands flood refugee camps after Indonesia quakes eTaiwan News Thousands of frightened residents flooded makeshift refugee camps in Indonesia's West Papua province yesterday after two powerful earthquakes flattened buildings and killed at least one...
Mother of Solo royal dies The Jakarta Post The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 01/06/2009 8:53 AM | National The mother of Paku Alam IX of the Pakualaman principality in Solo died at Panti Rapih hospital in Yogyakarta, early on Tuesday ...
Obama predicts quick approval of econ rescue plan The Jakarta Post Associated Press , Washington | Tue, 01/06/2009 11:47 AM | Business President-elect Barack Obama plunged into his first full day in Washington on Monday with crisis talks with congressional leaders...
Poll disputes may disrupt election schedule The Jakarta Post Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Constitutional Court will have to speed up the settlement of legislative election disputes or risk disrupting the presidential election schedule and...
RI pushes for UN emergency meeting The Jakarta Post Abdul Khalik and Lilian Budianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the UN Security Council's failure to issue a resolution to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza, Indonesia is seeking an emergency...
Humanitarian crisis in THE Gaza Strip The Jakarta Post Israeli strikes on Gaza Strips have sparked serious humanitarian problems as thousands, including injured civilians, are trapped in war zones without adequate shelter, medicine, food or clean water....
Indonesia to spend savings to boost economy Financial Times Indonesia announced on Monday plans to spend rapidly $3.56bn saved from the 2008 budget on infrastructure projects and tax breaks to stimulate the economy and mitigate the impacts of the global...
Stimulus May Boost Indonesian Stocks Quote.com The Indonesian stock market has finished higher now in three straight sessions, adding more than 100 points or 8 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index shattered resistance...
Diplomats seek truce as Gaza The Jakarta Post ... rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors. Diplomats and European leaders raced...
Palestinians want quick UN cease-fire resolution The Jakarta Post ... and hoped the council would adopt a revamped Arab-backed resolution in the afternoon, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki told reporters.
Joint UN assessment underway in quake-hit Indonesia UN News Centre A joint United Nations assessment mission is being carried out in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where a series of earthquakes yesterday injured hundreds, damaged more than 800 houses and...
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