Find news items by date

Select Year:
1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2015   2016   2017  

Select Month:
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12  

Select Day:
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30  

Searching for all articles published on 2000-09-12 ...
43 articles.
Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Government to consider lifting ban on polygamy JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tolchah Hasan said on Monday that he would consider demands to end a ban on polygamy for civil servants which has been in force since the 1970s.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

House refuses to discuss bill on development plan JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives on Monday postponed initial hearing on a bill on the National Development Program (Propenas) due to the absence of Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

More bodies of 'massacre victims' recovered in Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): A fact-finding team investigating the recent sectarian riots here has recovered 19 more bodies in a ravine situated between Taipa and Bancea villages in South Pamona subdistrict, some 95 kilometers south of here.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Hotel workers demand management pay salaries JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Sari Pan Pacific hotel workers staged a rally in front of the four-star hotel's lobby on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Monday, demanding that management pay their salaries, which have been unpaid since June.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

State firms 'must set aside' profit for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Monday it would order state-owned companies to contribute 1 percent of their net profit to poor families and small-scale enterprises.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

10 foreign fund managers eye Indonesia's debt market JAKARTA (JP): Ten foreign fund managers with some US$5 billion in investment funds are on a visit here to take a closer look at the Indonesian debt market, a senior executive at a local investment firm said on Monday.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Tension grips Pasaman after day of unrest PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Tension gripped Pasaman regency, located some 150 kilometers southwest of here, on Monday following an overnight riot involving thousands of locals in the Airgadang Simpang plantation area.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Indonesia cuts export taxes on CPO and products JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday that the government had agreed to cut down export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) to five percent and on its products to two percent.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

You are what you drive Going by the turnout as well as the turnover of the automotive show now still going on at the Jakarta Convention Center, you would not think that Indonesia is still in a state of an economic crisis as often portrayed by most nongovernment economists.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Traditional Dance, Workshop by Rigas Dance Studio at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 3 p.m., Sept. 16-17. * Sundanese Traditional Music Competition, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 10 a.m., Sept. 19-20.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Big Momma's House 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Super Star 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Joan of Arc 14:15 17:15 20:15 Final Destination 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Perfect Storm ...
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Kamra wants legal status YOGYAKARTA: Some 700 members of People's Security (Kamra) civilian militia from Yogyakarta and the Central Java towns of Semarang, Surakarta and Klaten staged a street protest on Monday, demanding their status be clarified.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Housing complex residents rally JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 residents of the Angkasa Pura housing complex in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, rallied at the Kemayoran New Town Authority (DPPPKK) offices on Monday, demanding the right to buy their houses.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Kerinci Seblat Park: Conservation vs economic interestBy Yusran Edo Fauzi KERINCI SEBLAT, West Sumatra (JP): Conservation efforts at Kerinci Seblat National Park are being thwarted.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Mini tennis tour for students SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Tennis Association is organizing a mini tennis tournament for elementary school students."We expect to recruit talented young players from the tournament.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Honor must be protected No prophet has ever prohibited any believer, man or women, to run, jump, throw, wrestle, knock or swim for the honor of his or her country or to compete for the glory of sports.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

One killed as group attacks school BOGOR (JP): A high school student was killed and another one severely injured when a group of armed scoundrels, allegedly from SMK YTKB high school in Pasar Mawar area, raided and attacked a public minivan in the crowded street of Jl.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Bob Hasan's graft trial begins on Sept. 20 JAKARTA (JP): The multimillion dollar graft trial against timber tycoon and former president Soeharto's golfing buddy, Muhamad "Bob" Hasan, will begin on Wednesday next week at the Central Jakarta District Court, an official said on Monday.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

'It was Soeharto's order': Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso, a retired three-star Army general, admitted on Monday that military personnel were assigned to take over the PDI headquarters on Jl.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Few Malaysian visitors to RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is not a very attractive place to visit for Malaysians compared to several other countries in the region, despite the close cultural ties between the nations, chairman of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Tunku ...
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Taliban ban on working women hits hospitalsBy Stephen Coates KABUL (AFP): Sick children in Afghanistan's dilapidated hospitals are the latest victims of a clash between the ruling Taliban militia's "Islamic" values and UN principles of humanitarian assistance.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Youths call on government to ban luxury car imports JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of people calling themselves the Anti- Luxury Cars Movement (GAMM), staged a rally at the Jakarta Convention Center on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, on Monday demanding the government ban the import of luxury cars.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

JAL to pay repairs to houses damaged by falling engine JAKARTA (JP): Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Monday it would pay for repairs to houses in three Tangerang villages that were damaged when engine parts from a Boeing 747 fell on them last week.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Cabinet meets over Atambua killings JAKARTA (JP); Under international pressure following the killing of three UN workers in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, last week, President Abdurrahman Wahid called a special Cabinet meeting to discuss the latest situation in the area shortly after returning from ...
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Nandar's post as Indonesia's head coach still unclear JAKARTA (JP): With only one month left to go to the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) remained tight-lipped on the fate of national coach Nandar Iskandar.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Italian opera shines in GKJ Int'l festivalBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): One of opera's most enduring stereotypes is the rotund soprano whose physical form seldom matches the character she portrays on stage. However Nunzia Santodirocco is no such soprano.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Opportunity to grow Thank you for publishing my article in the Sunday Post, Sept. 10, 2000 (Dzogchen cuts through chains of delusions).
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Ambarawa-Bedono Special steams againBy Tjahjono Rahardjo SEMARANG (JP): It was midday at the railway station of Ambarawa, a small town in Central Java. The engineer sounded the shrill whistle of the locomotive.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Bomb hoax rocks Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): An unidentified man called the Yogyakarta Police early on Monday claiming that bombs had been planted on the campus of the University of National Development (UPN).First. Isnp. Junaidi received the call.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

President's help sought in Sampang regent row SURABAYA (JP): The East Java administration will seek President Abdurrahman Wahid's help in handling a rift over the newly elected regent of Sampang, Madura, Governor Imam Utomo said on Sunday evening.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Gus Dur judges his trip to U.S. a success JAKARTA (JP): Brushing off international condemnation of Indonesia's role in the deaths of three UN workers in West Timor, President Abdurrahman Wahid boasted on Sunday his visit to the United States was a diplomatic success.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Citra drivers want Organda dissolved JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 taxi drivers staged a protest against the Jakarta office of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) in Mayestik, South Jakarta, and later gathered at the compound of the legislators' building in Central Jakarta.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Two explosive devices rock Aceh, police officer says BANDA ACEH (JP): Two homemade bombs exploded at two separate locations in the Aceh capital of Banda Aceh early Monday morning, a police officer said.Aceh Besar police chief Supt.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Investing in RI companies In the past few months many investors have complained about the lack of protection from capital market authorities, via radio, TV shows, etc., when the company they had shares in were delisted.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Beatification of Pope Pius IX Whoever felt repelled by the magic of the "third secret of Fatima" in May could enjoy the happy, enlightened spirituality of the masses on World Youth Day in August -- or vice versa.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

22 candidates named for election commission JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives announced on Monday it had received a list of 22 candidates for the General Elections Commission (KPU) from President Abdurrahman Wahid.Deputy House Speaker A.M.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Sydney-based Indonesians to support RI athletes JAKARTA (JP): The more than 28,000 Indonesians living in Sydney are ready to throw their weight behind Indonesian hopefuls at the Sydney Olympic Games.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

PSF producers take EU row to government JAKARTA (JP): Makers of polyester staple fiber (PSF) products have called on the government to intervene after the European Union and Turkey imposed antidumping duties on their products.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Plan to buy buses from China opposed JAKARTA (JP): A transportation expert from Yogyakarta's Gajah Mada University, Heru Sutomo, urged the Jakarta city administration to be cautious in its plan to import buses from China.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

The shackles of the farming lifeBy Muyanja Aba Ssenyonga YOGYAKARTA (JP): One day during a break in a Bahasa Indonesia class there was a seemingly relaxed boy in his late teens idling away under the acacia shade on the campus grounds.
More ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2000

Probe on Jihad Force leader AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Firman Gani said on Monday that his office was currently gathering evidence and statements from witnesses for the investigation of alleged provocateurs in the strife-torn province.
More ...