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On This Day - September 14, 2000
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000
Table setting and food festival 2000 JAKARTA (JP): A four-day table setting and food festival is scheduled to be held from Thursday at Bidakara Hotel on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. The event was conceived to raise funds for health and scholarships, the organizers said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Ten people killed in JSX blast
Ten people killed in JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): A powerful blast rocked the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building here on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens.The dead, mostly drivers, were brought up one-by-one about four hours after the 3:17 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round
Asian ministers differ on support for WTO round MELBOURNE (AFX-ASIA): Senior Asian trade ministers attending the World Economic Forum's Asia Pacific summit in Melbourne have given their broad support for a new round of WTO trade negotiations, although opinion significantly differed as to the timing...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Sjahril granted five-day leave
Sjahril granted five-day leave JAKARTA (JP): Suspended Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) governor Sjahril Sabirin left on Wednesday for his hometown in West Sumatra after securing permission from the Attorney General's Office to leave his place of detention for five days, an official said.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect
Kontras releases sketch of KPA kidnapping suspect JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) will disseminate a sketch of a man it believes was an accomplice in the alleged abduction of four activists of the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) last month.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia
Indonesia rated most corrupt country in Asia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and certainly the most corrupt in Asia, according to Transparency International (TI) organization.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
East and West in Timor borderline
East and West in Timor borderline NEW DELHI: Life in East Timor is an enduring catastrophe. Roughly 80,000 homes were destroyed in the violence unleashed by pro-Jakarta militias, backed by the Indonesian Army, last year, very few of which have been rebuilt.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoy
RI hesitant to summon U.S. envoyBy Irawan Abidin JAKARTA (JP): Many observers have found it hard to understand why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hesitated for so long before announcing that it had decided to summon the United States envoy to clarify statements attributed to him, that had the...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
RI confident of meeting new oil quota
RI confident of meeting new oil quota JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to boost crude oil production by 41,000 barrels per day (bpd) to meet the new oil production quota.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh
Five killed, two hurt in two days of violence in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least five people were killed in two days of sporadic attacks in the province which included the bombing of the Aceh deputy police chief's residence.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Banks 'continue to show positive results'
Banks 'continue to show positive results' JAKARTA (JP): The country's 150 commercial banks continued to demonstrate a healthy performance in July with most of their interest margins showing positive growth, according to Bank Indonesia's report.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels
Philippine govt holds off military action on rebels MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine government backed away from military action against Muslim rebels and said on Wednesday it was still clinging to hopes negotiations would succeed in freeing 19 hostages, six of them foreigners.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast
Witnesses give grim accounts of JSX blast JAKARTA (JP): Employees from some of the companies located in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building described the harrowing moments following the powerful explosion that rocked the building on Wednesday afternoon.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
White pepper prices take tumble
White pepper prices take tumble SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): White pepper prices have slumped 20 percent in five weeks in Indonesia, the world's No.2 producer, on declining purchases by the U.S., the world's largest buyer, the Financial Times said, citing unnamed officials of the Indian Pepper & Spice...
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Interval 1:15 p.m. Women Soccer (live) 3:45 Men Soccer (live) 6:00 Music 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 News 9:30 Film: Home Front 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Students ask for death probe
Students ask for death probe BOGOR (JP): Some 500 high school students marched on Wednesday to the City Council building demanding the completion of the investigation into the death of their classmate, Dede Sulaeman, who was killed in an attack on Monday.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Games separate Yayuk from her son
Games separate Yayuk from her son SYDNEY (AFP): Yayuk Basuki will miss her son's first birthday to represent Indonesia in the Olympic tennis tournament but it is a sacrifice she has made willingly in the name of her country and with the hope of giving Asian tennis a much-needed boost.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team
Free e-mail for RI Olympic team JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes competing in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games will get free personalized e-mail addresses from e-mail service provider Boleh Net (www.bolehmail.com) to allow them communicate with fans, friends and family.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers Jakartans
Balinese traditional Arja opera cheers JakartansBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): Bali is noted for its natural beauty and traditional sendratari (dance-drama).The island of the gods is also the birthplace of a unique opera.
Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia region
Let us not have a blind Southeast Asia regionBy Vorapun Srivoranart BANGKOK: During a recent visit to Thailand, South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad shared his country's experience in national reconciliation, offering a relevant lesson to Southeast Asia in transition.
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