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On This Day - December 2, 2000
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
IMF to send mission to RI to discuss LoI
IMF to send mission to RI to discuss LoI WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it would send a mission to Indonesia next week to discuss a letter of intent with authorities and set fresh economic targets.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
'DGS defaults on payment'
'DGS defaults on payment' HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Indonesian fishing concern P.T. Daya Guna Samudra will only pay half of its coupon payment due Friday, bankers in Hong Kong said.According to the bankers, the company said it would pay the other half Jan. 5, 2001.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Stern measures to be taken against officials
Stern measures to be taken against officials JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso vowed on Friday to impose stern measures against officials proven to have received Rp 4 billion (US$425,500) from the Ancol leisure complex developer, and then used to finance overseas trips for six councillors and 11 city...
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Men vital in fight against AIDS
Men vital in fight against AIDSBy Wita Krisanti JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia were struck in 1987 when the country's first AIDS case was uncovered in Bali, when a tourist died due to an "unknown" illness. It was only a few years later that HIV/AIDS campaigns began in Indonesia.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Most Asian currencies close higher against U.S. dollar
Most Asian currencies close higher against U.S. dollar SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies finished local trading hours a touch stronger against the U.S. dollar Friday, with the slumping South Korean won getting help from a state-run bank.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Clarification
Clarification With regards to the news story published in The Jakarta Post dated Nov. 30, 2000 on page 1, titled Govt issues higher coupon rate bonds, there was a mistake in the introduction of Mr. Krishna Suparto, a member of Bank Danamon's new management team.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Jakarta hotels occupancy rate on the rise
Jakarta hotels occupancy rate on the riseBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The season of fun and games may be upon everyone else, but for the city's hotels the holiday is over. There is plenty to do as corridors crowd up once again and the business is brisk.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec. 30
Rupiah Rates Dec. 30 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,010.00 10,010.00 9,462.00 9,558.00Australian dollar 1 4,797.83 5,335.33 5,038.52 5,094.41Austrian schilling 1 573.39 637.40 602.16 608.61Belgian franc 1 195.59 217.42 205.40 207.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Menembus Batas by Teguh Ostenrik, at Goethe-Institut, Jl. Matraman Raya 23, 8 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, until Dec. 14. * Painting Menangkap Bayang-Bayang, by Balinese artists, Galeri INA, Jl. Simprug Garden Blok G no.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Disabilities should not hinder rights
Disabilities should not hinder rights JAKARTA (JP): Physical accessibility in public life for the country's six million disabled persons is needed to improve their welfare, Minister of Health and Social Welfare Achmad Sujudi said on Friday.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Farikha to report Rusdihardjo over defamation
Farikha to report Rusdihardjo over defamation JAKARTA (JP): Siti Farikha, a Semarang-based businesswoman who is closely related with the multibillion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, is planning to report former police chief Gen.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Brunei agency sells stake in Malaysia Airlines
Brunei agency sells stake in Malaysia Airlines KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Brunei Investment Agency has sold its stake in loss-making Malaysia Airlines Systems Bhd. (MAS), the national carrier announced Friday.The Brunei agency sold its 9.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Malang's mask puppets wait for new talents
Malang's mask puppets wait for new talentsBy Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH MALANG, East Java (JP): The charm of the mask puppet show is too strong for Mohammad Soleh Adi Pramono to resist, luring him away from his teaching career at Malang's Teachers Training Institute to develop and preserve the...
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Dilemma of taxi drivers
Dilemma of taxi drivers People in Jakarta are facing a new and strange phenomenon. There are people going around asking taxi drivers for money when they pick up passengers in areas that are supposedly their "territory".
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Poso suspects set for trial
Poso suspects set for trial PALU, Central Sulawesi: The provincial prosecutor's office filed the dossiers on the main suspects in the Poso violence with the Palu District Court on Thursday.The spokesman for the prosecutor's office, Firdaus Yahya, told Antara on Friday prosecutors also submitted as...
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Estrada denies all allegations against him
Estrada denies all allegations against him MANILA (AP): President Joseph Estrada denied all accusations against him in a brief response Friday to the impeachment complaint under which he will be tried by the Senate starting next week on corruption and other charges.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Official issues warning on use of phenylpropanolamine
Official issues warning on use of phenylpropanolamine JAKARTA (JP): Prolonged use or an overdose of phenylpropanolamine (PPA), contained in flu and cough medicines, can cause hemorrhagic stroke, an official warned on Friday.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Two drug convicts escape, one injured
Two drug convicts escape, one injured TANGERANG (JP): In a daring escape attempt, three convicts climbed a four-meter wall surrounding the Tangerang Women's Penitentiary in the early hours of Friday.Two managed to escape, but the third, identified as Ranni Andriani, 25, a cocaine smuggler with a...
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Government not to extend humanitarian pause in Aceh
Government not to extend humanitarian pause in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The government confirmed on Friday it would not extend the humanitarian pause in restive Aceh province but would turn to stiff measures if the separatist rebel group failed to show commitment to peace.
Sat, 02 Dec 2000
Japanese girl suicide over English
Japanese girl suicide over English JAKARTA (JP): A teenage Japanese girl was found dead in the parking lot of the Senayan Apartments in Central Jakarta early Friday morning.Tanah Abang subprecinct police chief Ass. Supt.
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