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On This Day - December 12, 2000

Abda'oe questioned over Pertamina scam

Abda'oe questioned over Pertamina scam JAKARTA (JP): Government investigators questioned on Monday former president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, Faisal Abda'oe, over the alleged irregularities found in several government contracts in the early 1990s, an official said.

Government to regulate borrowing by provinces

Government to regulate borrowing by provinces JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a regulation to ensure that provincial administrations control borrowing after the regional autonomy and fiscal decentralization policy is implemented early next year, according to Coordinating Minister for the...

Surakarta to host tabletennis circuit

Surakarta to host tabletennis circuit SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Dwi Bengawan Solo tabletennis club will host the tabletennis circuit throughout Central Java, Yogyakarta and West Java here from Jan. 15 to Jan. 16. The circuit will feature team events for junior and senior players.

UN officials rocked in rally at the House

UN officials rocked in rally at the House JAKARTA (JP): A rally at the House of Representatives (DPR) compound protesting the involvement of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in a human rights violation case turned ugly on Monday.

Political elite traveling abroad

Political elite traveling abroadFrom Warta KotaAs a layman in political matters I can only feel annoyingly amazed at the behavior demonstrated by our political elite in the government at the central and regional levels.

Forests under threat from debt-laden firms: Report

Forests under threat from debt-laden firms: Report BOGOR, West Java (JP): A new study sponsored by two international organizations shows that Indonesia's forests - widely regarded as among the most biologically important tropical forests in the world - are under dire threat as heavily debt- laden...

Govt gets tough on Aceh rebels

Govt gets tough on Aceh rebels JAKARTA (JP): The government warned here on Monday that Jakarta would eventually have to launch military operations in Aceh if peace talks with separatist rebels in the violence- plagued province failed.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 11, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,450 -75 254,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 105 -10 492,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...

Yogyakarta's big hotels expect brisk business

Yogyakarta's big hotels expect brisk business YOGYAKARTA (JP): Star-rated hotels in this ancient city expect occupancy rates to surge at least to 80 percent during the year-end holidays from the current less than 50 percent occupancy level.

Entrance fee increases

Entrance fee increases I am writing about the new regulation passed on Sept. 11, 2000 concerning a 200 percent rise in entrance fees to Torajan tourist attractions and the addition of charges for tourists bringing cameras or videos to the site.

Paper e-market planned

Paper e-market planned SINGAPORE (DPA): Four Asian partners plan a new paper exchange seeking to secure at least 25 percent of the region's pulp and paper market and transact at least US$2 billion in business by 2002, it was reported on Monday.

Junior boxers need more time for SEAG

Junior boxers need more time for SEAG JAKARTA (JP): The head coach of the Indonesian boxing team for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Carlos J. Penate Torres, said on Monday that national junior boxers have yet to be prepared to compete in multisports events.

Seven brokers get permits to operate

Seven brokers get permits to operate JAKARTA (JP): The Commodities Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) issued permits on Monday allowing seven brokerage companies to operate in the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX).

Gus Dur's gamble

Gus Dur's gamble Tension has escalated in Aceh and Irian Jaya in recent weeks after the adoption of a tougher approach by the government in its dealings with secessionist demands in both provinces. But the government is taking a big gamble in clamping down on independence supporters, including by...

10 C. Java racers get IMI award

10 C. Java racers get IMI award SEMARANG (JP): Ten Central Java motor racers were given awards by the Indonesian Motorsports Association (IMI) for their national achievements in the association's national congress last month.

Condoms seem to have almost as many uses as bamboo

Condoms seem to have almost as many uses as bambooBy Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): The English call them "French Letters"; the French (it is said) call them "English Letters". The Americans call them "rubbers", the English word for an eraser (try asking an American secretary for a rubber!).

Cirata dam water level drops

Cirata dam water level drops BANDUNG: The water level at the Cirata dam in West Java, has dropped by 20 meters within the last two weeks, due to the increasing sedimentation at the deltas of the rivers supplying water to the dam.

Police fire at FPI truck after game centers attacked

Police fire at FPI truck after game centers attacked JAKARTA (JP): Responding to criticism against their sluggishness in enforcing the law to groups which continuously raid entertainment centers in the capital, policemen shot at a truck loaded with members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) who had...

Human Rights Day marked in Maumere

Human Rights Day marked in Maumere MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 1,300 people marched in a silent parade marking International Human Rights Day on Sunday.The group, consisting of local residents, priests, nuns, students and activists, joined a celebration at the Theresia Avila hall, around one...

One killed in villagers' fray

One killed in villagers' fray DENPASAR, Bali: A 50-year-old man was killed and several others were seriously injured in a violent clash in Buleleng regency, some 100 kilometers north of here on Monday.Buleleng Police chief Supt.

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