Jakarta may ban phone chat lines
'We have to shield our young from these disguised phone-sex services'
THE Indonesian government is set to ban telephone "chat lines" amid concerns
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Alatas backs review of UN rights charter
FOREIGN Minister Ali Alatas yesterday gave tacit support to a proposal by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad to review
Jakarta under pressure to solve fire problem
FOREIGN Minister Ali Alatas acknowledged yesterday that Indonesia was under pressure to solve the problem of forest fires because of the wider
Again, Jakarta’s economic planners show their mettle
BAD times, as the saying goes, often produce good policies.
Economic planners in Indonesia seem to be guided by this dictum, seen once
Jakarta to launch probe into non-govt bodies
Worries that some may pose a security risk.
THE Indonesian government will probe several non-governmental organisations here amid growing concerns that they are
Suharto bans land clearing by burning
PRESIDENT Suharto, concerned with the worsening haze enveloping neighbouring countries and Indonesia's largest provinces, yesterday ordered an indefinite ban on land clearing
Asean must cooperate to stabilise financial markets
Region's parliamentarians issue call at Bali gathering.
ASEAN parliamentarians, concerned about the currency turmoil in the region, yesterday called on their governments to
Jittery jumbo mars Ave’s grand entrance
At a project-launching ceremony held in Jakarta recently, Post and Telecommunications Minister Joop Ave was in his element.
But not so the elephant
Abri to stem flow of illegals to Malaysia
Fear that issue may spark diplomatic row.
THE Indonesian armed forces (Abri), concerned that illegal Indonesian labourers in Malaysia might spark a diplomatic
Jakarta’s rescue deal ‘a bold step’
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THE Indonesian government's 10-point rescue package in the wake of the rupiah crisis is a bold step
Jakarta announces rescue package
Rupiah crisis: Measures include export incentives, spending cuts
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THE Indonesian government yesterday announced a 10-point rescue package, including export incentives and spending cuts,
Myanmar’s place at Asem ‘not Asean’s call’
Meeting involves individual countries not blocs, says Alatas
INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said it was not Asean's call to decide whether Myanmar