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On This Day - January 26, 2001
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
City sets no deadline on subdistrict councils
City sets no deadline on subdistrict councils JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has withdrawn a Jan. 31 deadline for the establishment of subdistrict councils in response to complaints from residents that they were given too little time to elect their representatives."The Jan.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
A novel idea
A novel idea I must thank you for publishing a letter regarding the initially somewhat bizarre notion of opening a special cemetery to accommodate "heroic" civil servants (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 23, 2001).
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Officials defend planned bus station relocation
Officials defend planned bus station relocation JAKARTA (JP): City officials here on Thursday defended the planned relocation of the Pulogadung bus terminal, arguing that feasibility studies on the two possible relocation sites could help improve access to the new bus terminal.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RP minister quits over appointment of Abadia
RP minister quits over appointment of Abadia MANILA (AFP): Crisis returned to the Philippines on Thursday when the defense secretary resigned over new President Gloria Arroyo's appointment to cabinet of a former general under investigation for corruption.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
PKB faction not to react to report on Bulog scandal
PKB faction not to react to report on Bulog scandal JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) faction stated Thursday that it would not take any political action as a result of the special committee investigation of the Bulog scandal.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Govt plans to issue short-term bonds
Govt plans to issue short-term bonds JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to issue six to 12-month bonds in April this year to replace part of the outstanding government bank recapitalization bonds, according to director general of financial institutions Darmin Nasution.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Healthy Village 2003 program
Healthy Village 2003 program JAKARTA (JP): Cisalak village in West Java has been chosen as a model for the Healthy Village 2003 program by PT Roche Indonesia.Under the program, villagers will be taught how to adopt healthy lifestyles.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Art, Galeri Nasional Indonesia (the National Gallery), Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 34833954), until Feb. 6. * Photo: Milenium Moment, Anggota Galeri Cahya, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang, Jl. Kemang Raya no.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Cisco buys into Softbank
Cisco buys into Softbank TOKYO (AFP): U.S. computer giant Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it was investing US$200 million in Japan's Softbank Corp. as part of an alliance aimed at developing Internet infrastructure throughout Asia.Cisco said it would acquire a 1.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Gus Dur's refusal to name chief justice attacked
Gus Dur's refusal to name chief justice attacked JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has provided illogical arguments to support his rejection of the House of Representatives' candidates for the chief justice position, a seminar concluded on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Jakarta's Retro Club, where beautiful people of all ages get down
Jakarta's Retro Club, where beautiful people of all ages get down JAKARTA (JP): It's the in place for beautiful people at the moment, but does Retro Club, the subject of this week's bar/club review, live up to its heralded reputation?Location: Located on the ground floor of the Crown Plaza hotel,...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Bank soundness
Bank soundness Even in normal times banking, by its very nature, entails taking an array of risks. Given this, one can imagine the enormous risks banks run in Indonesia's current situation, pregnant with political uncertainty, legal imbroglios and complex economic woes.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Pro- and antigovt rallies staged in several cities
Pro- and antigovt rallies staged in several cities JAKARTA (JP): More students and youths turned out for rallies against and in support of the government on Thursday as the investigation into President Abdurrahman Wahid's alleged involvement in two financial scandals came close to its finale.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Bogor gets tough on students involved in brawls
Bogor gets tough on students involved in brawls BOGOR (JP): The mayoralty's education ministry office has called on schools to dismiss students involved in brawls or found in the possession of weapons.The office's head of youth affairs and sports, Ade Syarif Hidayat, said on Wednesday the warning...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RI cocoa farmers ready to boost crop
RI cocoa farmers ready to boost crop ABIDJAN (Reuters): Indonesia's cocoa farmers are ready to increase their crop to over 500,000 tons in spite of low world prices and poor spraying against diseases, a leading cocoa researcher said on Wednesday.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Hot air balloons an Idul Fitri fixture in Central Java's Kertek
Hot air balloons an Idul Fitri fixture in Central Java's KertekBy Simon Sudarman WONOSOBO, Central Java (JP): The sky above Kertek, a small town near Wonosobo, Central Java, was bright in the crisp morning air.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
RI plans to boost its oil output by 160,000 bpd
RI plans to boost its oil output by 160,000 bpd JAKARTA (JP): Within the next two years, Indonesia is expecting to boost its oil output by 160,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), from the development of two large offshore oil fields in the Makassar Straits and West Natuna, state oil and gas company...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 25, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,125 400 1,732,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 140 0 318,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
TNI's territorial role is still needed: Agus
TNI's territorial role is still needed: Agus JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief of Territorial Affairs Lt. Gen. Agus Widjojo defended on Thursday the military's territorial role, saying that it was still needed in observance of the country's defense requirements.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001
Nine sex workers in Batam have AIDS
Nine sex workers in Batam have AIDS BATAM, Riau: Nine of 5,000 sex workers operating in various nightspots and red-light districts in Batam are infected with the lethal AIDS virus, and 61 others are carrying HIV, which can cause AIDS, a health survey found last year.
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