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On This Day - November 11, 2000
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
British reflections on RI's Heroes Day
British reflections on RI's Heroes DayBy David Jardine JAKARTA (JP): "Happy the land without heroes," said the philosopher Bertolt Brecht. Maybe, but he would find few, if any, takers for such a sentiment in Indonesia as the country celebrated National Heroes Day on Nov. 10.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Gus Dur officiates mosque, church in Surabaya
Gus Dur officiates mosque, church in Surabaya SURABAYA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, known for his high religious tolerance, officiated the use of a new mosque and a new Catholic church in two subsequent ceremonies here on Friday, saying that the events could be cited as evidence of religious...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Uncertainties abroad with U.S. election hobbled
Uncertainties abroad with U.S. election hobbled TOKYO (Agencies): With hopes for a quick presidential election result fading, fears were rising abroad that political uncertainty in the United States could start to shake the world's trade and security systems and unsettle Washington's top allies.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Smart Megawati
Smart Megawati Being smart is different from being clever. Megawati is not said to be clever; she is said to be smart. Prof. Budiyatna said that it was not right for Megawati to say she disagrees with Abdurrahman Wahid's stepping down.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
People to repay tycoons' debts
People to repay tycoons' debtsFrom Suara KaryaIn the draft state budget for 2001, which the government presented to the House of Representatives on Oct. 2, 2000, 72 percent of the state's revenues (about Rp 172.44 trillion of the projected revenues of Rp 242.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
U.S. ambassador holds RI talks in Washington
U.S. ambassador holds RI talks in Washington WASHINGTON (Agencies): United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Gelbard, who has been embroiled in a war of words with senior Indonesian government officials, is having consultations with his superiors in Washington, officials said on Thursday.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Hospital duped into paying evacuation
Hospital duped into paying evacuation DENPASAR, Bali: City police here are looking for U.S. citizen Eisenhower D. Jay, 41, who has allegedly cheated the Sanglah General Hospital of almost Rp 300 million.Police spokesperson Ass. Supt.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Telkom posts 48 percent rise in its net income
Telkom posts 48 percent rise in its net income JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telephone operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) booked a 48 percent increase in its net income for the first nine months of the year to Rp 2.18 trillion ($233.02 million) from Rp 1.47 trillion a year earlier.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
KAMMI wants Gus Dur to be impeached
KAMMI wants Gus Dur to be impeached YOGYAKARTA (JP): The United Front of Indonesian Muslim Students (KAMMI) ended its second national congress on Friday with a recommendation that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) hold a special session to ask for the President's accountability.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Wismilak, Mahaputri reach Kobanita final
Wismilak, Mahaputri reach Kobanita final JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Wismilak CLS of Surabaya was only one step away from its ambition to retain its title after beating another Surabaya-based team Sahabat 64-35 in the semifinals of the Rexona women's Kobatama national basketball league at the...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Former inmates talk about Cipinang jail
Former inmates talk about Cipinang jailBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): Amid doubts and speculations about the police's failure so far to locate the nation's most wanted fugitive, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, shocking stories about the life in Cipinang Prison could be a factor that makes the...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Seminar on infrastructure
Seminar on infrastructure JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on the importance of infrastructure development in Indonesia will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday to discuss the need for increased participation of the private sector.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Over 4,000 Kamra members question their future
Over 4,000 Kamra members question their future YOGYAKARTA (JP): More than 4,000 members of police-sponsored civilian militia, known as Keamanan Rakyat or Kamra, took to the streets in Yogyakarta on Friday querying about their future as their working contract with then Ministry of Security and...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
World rice trade set for somber season in 2001
World rice trade set for somber season in 2001 NUSA DUA, Bali (Reuters): Bumper rice paddies and lackluster demand are likely to set a somber tone in the global rice market in 2001 industry experts say.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Nikko Securities, BNI sign deal
Nikko Securities, BNI sign deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Nikko Securities and state owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) signed on Friday an agreement to jointly market their products.Nikko director Adler Haymans Manurung (right) said that the deal allowed Nikko clients to make investment transactions 24-...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Awaiting recommendation to buy buses from China
Awaiting recommendation to buy buses from China JAKARTA (JP): Following the signing of the agreement for the marketing of 2,000 buses from Texmaco on the previous day, the city administration on Friday said that it would continue efforts to obtain a government recommendation which would lower the...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Batavia, a shoppers' paradise in its day
Batavia, a shoppers' paradise in its dayBy Ida Indawati Khouw The presence of various markets made Batavia a shopping haven. The 64th article on old and protected buildings in Jakarta takes a look into the past.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
United Tractors' sales surge
United Tractors' sales surge JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed heavy machinery company PT United Tractors announced on Friday net sales of Rp 3.79 trillion ($US421 million) during the first nine months of the year, or 32 percent higher than during the same period last year.
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,175 50 407,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 120 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 350 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Locusts hit farms in Sumatra
Locusts hit farms in Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 99 hectares planted with rice and corn in Ogan Komering Ulu and Ogan Komering Ilir regencies in the province have been damaged following a locust attack (locusta migratoria), an official said on Friday.
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