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On This Day - October 20, 2000
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Tired, Sutiyoso calls in experts to stop brawls
Tired, Sutiyoso calls in experts to stop brawls JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso, who has tried repeatedly to halt the brawls between the feuding neighborhoods of Manggarai and Matraman in East Jakarta, now plans to form a team of experts to help his administration resolve the prolonged dispute...
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Tommy to file motion for review of his case
Tommy to file motion for review of his case JAKARTA (JP): Defense lawyers for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, will soon file a motion for a review of the Supreme Court's verdict last month which sentenced their client to an 18-month jail term.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Ferry voices concern over burning forests
Ferry voices concern over burning forestsBy Matdon BANDUNG (JP): Popular singers Iwan Fals, Ully Sigar, Leo Kristi, Franky Sahilatua and Ebiet G. Ade have long belted out their concern over the country's social situation and environment through their songs.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
VP asks for Emergency Law to be brought up with House
VP asks for Emergency Law to be brought up with House JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has instructed officials to present the draft of the revised Emergency Law before the House of Representatives so that any revisions can be reviewed and the law quickly passed.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Bengawan Solo Fair opens today
Bengawan Solo Fair opens today SEMARANG, Central Java: Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to open the 17-day Bengawan Solo Fair at Surakarta palace on Friday.Organizing committee chairman Suyanto said here on Thursday that this year's opening ceremony of the annual cultural fair will...
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
IBRA bankruptcy suit rejected
IBRA bankruptcy suit rejected JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): The Jakarta Commercial Court has rejected a bankruptcy suit filed by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) against Dharmala Group affiliate PT Muara Alas Prima, judge Erwin Mangatas Malau said.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Citizens grade Gus Dur on anniversary of presidency
Citizens grade Gus Dur on anniversary of presidency Today marks the first anniversary of Abdurrahman Wahid's presidency. Elected on Oct. 20, 1999 amid a growing division among people -- especially between supporters of B.J.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Political correctness?
Political correctness? This is in reply to Nigel Mason's letter Honoring children in the Oct. 18 edition of the paper. He obviously feels he has the right to apply his arrogant politically correct views against the entire Indonesian nation.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Nation to have new national nutrition guideline
Nation to have new national nutrition guideline JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in cooperation with nutritional experts, is set to launch a revised national nutrition guideline in an effort to encourage people to eat properly with an alternative main dish, besides rice.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Asia still torn by conflict, measured optimism in Korea
Asia still torn by conflict, measured optimism in Korea LONDON (AFP): Asia is still wracked by conflict, from a dangerous deterioration of security in Indonesia to the India- Pakistan nuclear stand-off, but the easing of tension on the Korean peninsula is cause for measured optimism, the IISS think...
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Rupiah closes flat, other Asian currencies mostly up
Rupiah closes flat, other Asian currencies mostly up HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The rupiah closed flat Thursday, as optimism from an agreement by donor nations to extend $4.8 billion in loans to Indonesia was tempered by local corporate demand for dollars, traders said.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
S'pore yet to contain virus
S'pore yet to contain virus SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore doctors were treating more than 60 new cases of a lethal hand, foot and mouth virus a day, health authorities revealed Thursday, as they admitted the outbreak had not yet been contained.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
KL palm oil higher ahead of export data
KL palm oil higher ahead of export data KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Thursday on short covering prompted by expectations of positive export data for the first 20 days of October, traders said.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Cash-strapped PBSI mulls mass dismissal of players
Cash-strapped PBSI mulls mass dismissal of players JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) indicated on Thursday a massive dismissal of elite players accommodated at its training center here due to lack of funds.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Huge haul of fake drugs confiscated in Tangerang
Huge haul of fake drugs confiscated in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Police detectives seized tens of thousands of counterfeit pills and capsules resembling various popular medicines at a house in the vast Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) real estate complex in Serpong here on Thursday morning.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
A retail monster
A retail monsterFrom RepublikaIndomaret shopping centers have sprung up in every corner of the city and even in the suburban areas and urban villages, causing great concern to local small-scale traders.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
State intervention in sexuality unnecessary
State intervention in sexuality unnecessary This is the second of two articles on state and sexuality by sociologist Julia I. Suryakusuma, also executive director of the API Foundation for political research, information and publication in Jakarta.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Palestinian ambassador should be replaced: Alwi
Palestinian ambassador should be replaced: Alwi SEOUL (JP): Indonesia will ask that Palestinian Ambassador to Jakarta Ribbhi Awad be replaced following accusations he botched a briefing with a Palestinian parliamentary delegation, which led to it erroneously condemning the Indonesian government for...
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Nicky remains faithful to Dayak music despite hardship
Nicky remains faithful to Dayak music despite hardshipBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): The golden days may be over for Nicky Ukur, a singer-musician who was popular in the 1980s. But that's not the end of his creative work and commitment to the performing arts.
Fri, 20 Oct 2000
Dwidasa Mitra fights hard to avoid possible relegation
Dwidasa Mitra fights hard to avoid possible relegation BANDUNG (JP): Late strikes earned Dwidasa Mitra of Jakarta its first win and the possibility of escaping relegation from the national semiprofessional basketball league here on Thursday.
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