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On This Day - September 16, 2000
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Sacred cows
Sacred cows The public has since long lost even the slightest confidence in the police and security apparatuses, who have the authority to investigate the recent bombings in the country. It is therefore entirely appropriate for the public to demand that the chief of the Jakarta Police, the chief of...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
PBB to strive to become big party
PBB to strive to become big party YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) Yusril Ihza Mahendra, who is also minister of justice and human rights, said here on Friday that his party was determined to become one of the "big three" in the 2004 general elections.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Man killed for suspicious behavior
Man killed for suspicious behavior SALATIGA, Central Java: A man suspected of stealing one kilogram of green beans was mobbed to death on Wednesday by local residents in Bandungan village, an officer said on Friday.Salatiga Precinct Police chief Supt.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Asian women set to dominate in Olympic debut
Asian women set to dominate in Olympic debut SYDNEY (AP): From the farms of China, the island of Taiwan and even seemingly less likely places like Thailand and Indonesia, Asian women weightlifters have come to Sydney prepared to dominate a sport which makes its debut at the Olympics.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Freeport violated Government Regulation: Minister Sonny
Freeport violated Government Regulation: Minister Sonny JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Environment Sonny Keraf announced mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia misled the public in recent advertisements by not revealing the full results of its environmental audit.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Aceh violence costs hundreds of lives
Aceh violence costs hundreds of lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Violence in restive Aceh province in the last year cost over Rp 42,8 billion (US$5.1 million) in material losses, the province's governor Ramli Ridwan said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RI eyes business prospects in PNG
RI eyes business prospects in PNG JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government would encourage the country's textile manufacturers to invest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as part of efforts to promote bilateral trade between the two countries, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Ex-Dutch shipyard now trendy cafes
Ex-Dutch shipyard now trendy cafesBy Ida Indawati Khouw The VOC shipyard in Old Jakarta, which was once among the busiest in the region, has turned into an upscale dining and wining complex. This 56th article on old and protected buildings in the city provides a glimpse of the history of one of...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
1,772 buyers to join Jakarta trade fair
1,772 buyers to join Jakarta trade fair JAKARTA (JP): As many as 1,776 buyers from 68 countries have confirmed their participation in the Export Products Exhibition 2000 to be held at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran next month, a senior official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Stock exchange braces for possible sell-off
Stock exchange braces for possible sell-off JAKARTA (JP): Selling pressure might hit the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) when it resumes trading on Monday as investors remain nervous following the recent bombing of the building, securities analysts said on Friday.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
KL says memoirs will not strain ties
KL says memoirs will not strain ties KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The memoirs of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, will not strain good relations with Malaysia, the foreign ministry here said on Friday.Malaysia reacted angrily to Lee's first volume of memoirs, published in 1998.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Firms promise to cover claims of clients
Firms promise to cover claims of clients JAKARTA (JP): Two major auto insurance firms, Garda Oto Insurance and Sinar Mas Mobil Insurance, pledged on Friday to cover the claims of their clients whose cars were damaged in Wednesday's blast at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
PT KAI lacks courage to punish employees, Minister Agum says
PT KAI lacks courage to punish employees, Minister Agum says BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Agum Gumelar criticized on Friday the state railway operator PT KAI for lacking the courage to punish errant employees.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Malaysian palm oil prices extend losses
Malaysian palm oil prices extend losses KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures slid further at the close on Friday on overnight falls at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and worries over a build-up in stocks, traders said.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RP boosts military build-up on RP hostage island
RP boosts military build-up on RP hostage island JOLO, Philippines (Agencies): President Joseph Estrada on Friday boosted the military presence on the remote southern Philippine island of Jolo where the Abu Sayyaf rebels are holding 22 hostages, despite ruling out an immediate rescue bid.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
RI looks for $4.8b loans from CGI donors
RI looks for $4.8b loans from CGI donors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is seeking some US$4.8 billion in loans from its traditional international donors grouped under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to help finance the budget deficit in 2001, according to Coordinating Minister for the Economy...
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Aborigines stage lonely vigil
Aborigines stage lonely vigil SYDNEY (Reuters): As the world watched the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics, a handful of Aborigines intent on telling their story of dispossession to the world, staged a lonely vigil around a "Sacred Fire" at Sydney's "tent embassy".
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Gus Dur orders arrest of Tommy
Gus Dur orders arrest of Tommy JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday he had ordered the arrest of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.The reasons for the order were not explained by the President.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Visitors impressed by exciting table-setting show
Visitors impressed by exciting table-setting showBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition showing exciting table settings in various styles, at the Bidakara complex on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, has proven to be more than just a culinary and silverware fanfare.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000
Conversion Rates
Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 15, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,030.00 9,030.00 7,334.47 7,413.07Australian dollar 1 4,413.29 4,967.40 4,664.46 4,716.01Austrian schilling 1 504.32 567.45 533.02 538.
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