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On This Day - December 13, 2000
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Bulog scandal suspect Suwondo to be transferred to Salemba jail
Bulog scandal suspect Suwondo to be transferred to Salemba jail JAKARTA (JP): Alip Agung Suwondo, a main suspect in the multibillion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, is scheduled to spend his days and nights at the Salemba Penitentiary starting Wednesday, a police officer said.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
PT Pos to relax monopoly on letter delivery: Official
PT Pos to relax monopoly on letter delivery: Official JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Post and Telecommunications Sasmito Dirdjo said on Tuesday the monopoly on letter delivery held by state postal company PT Pos Indonesia would be lifted gradually.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Wine taster says the right bottle is up to you
Wine taster says the right bottle is up to youBy Harry Bhaskara JAKARTA (JP): "It is very difficult to say which wine is the best because it depends on the individual," said Madame May- Eliane de Lencquesaing.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Dharma Wanita 'rejects removal of polygamy ban'
Dharma Wanita 'rejects removal of polygamy ban' JAKARTA (JP): The organization of civil servants' wives Dharma Wanita Persatuan asserted on Tuesday its rejection of the planned removal of the ban on polygamy for civil servants."Our stance is clear. We support the enactment of PP.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Minister confirms explosion was bomb
Minister confirms explosion was bomb VIENTIANE (AP): Laos's foreign minister suggested on Tuesday that an explosion this week in the capital was caused by a bomb left over from the Vietnam War, but said it was not aimed at an ASEAN-EU ministerial conference.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Thai, Lufthansa promote ties
Thai, Lufthansa promote ties BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Airways International and Lufthansa said Tuesday they may step up their codeshare agreement with a deal to share the cost and earnings of their operations between Germany and Thailand.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
UN barred from grilling TNI troops
UN barred from grilling TNI troops JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. said here on Tuesday that Jakarta would not allow its troops to be questioned by UN investigators over last year's violence in East Timor.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Military men arrested over firecrackers
Military men arrested over firecrackers JAKARTA (JP): Three military personnel were arrested for playing with firecrackers on Monday, a police report said.The report said the military men, namely Second Sgt. M. Syaifuddin, Second Pvt. Wastin, and Second Pvt.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
C. Java only sends one shooter
C. Java only sends one shooter SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) has invited Shilla Prasasti from Central Java to join the training program for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
RI shuttlers must have managers: Business expert
RI shuttlers must have managers: Business expert JAKARTA (JP): With their international achievements, it is time for Indonesian shutters to have their own managers to negotiate contracts with sponsors.The point was addressed on Tuesday by business expert Rhenald Kasali in a discussion on "Measuring...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Inquiry slams cruise liner sinking
Inquiry slams cruise liner sinking SINGAPORE (AFP): An investigation into the sinking of the cruise liner Sun Vista has cited serious deficiencies in the ship and questioned whether it should even have been carrying passengers, a report said on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Brother of KL leader dies
Brother of KL leader dies KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Mahadi Mohamad, the older brother of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Tuesday after suffering a fall in the bathroom of his home, the national news agency Bernama reported. He was 86.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
KL foreign debt reaches $41b
KL foreign debt reaches $41b KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's foreign debt totaled 156.9 billion ringgit (US$41.28 billion) as of the end of September, parliament was told Tuesday.Deputy Finance Minister Chan Kong Choy said 48.6 percent of the total, or 76.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Malaysian palm oil firms struggle to cut costs
Malaysian palm oil firms struggle to cut costs KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): In the Malaysian palm oil sector, the race is now on for plantation companies to be the leanest and fittest.With the slump in palm oil prices expected to continue through next year, many are cutting costs to safeguard bottom...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
City bylaws needed for asset takeover
City bylaws needed for asset takeover JAKARTA (JP): Experts are urging the city administration to draft city bylaws in a bid to take over various valuable assets in the capital ahead of next month's rolling out of regional autonomy.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Asia Nov online ads at $166.29m
Asia Nov online ads at $166.29m NEW YORK (AFX): Asian online advertising in November totaled an estimated US$166.297 million, according to a report by AdZone Interactive, an advertising research firm that tracks advertising on over 125,000 sites worldwide.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Visa reports success with Electron debit cards
Visa reports success with Electron debit cards JAKARTA (JP): Visa International said here on Tuesday that the number of its Visa Electron debit cardholders had exceeded one million since its first launch in the country earlier this year.Visa country manager Ellyana C.
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Blind nationalism
Blind nationalism Nationalism, in the narrowest sense of the term, has reared its ugly head once again in this country this past week with the latest row between Indonesia and the United Nations. The climax was Monday's attack on a car carrying UN officials after they visited the House of...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Drug convict Agus Isrok still in the Army
Drug convict Agus Isrok still in the Army JAKARTA (JP): Drug convict Second. Lt. Agus Isrok of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) has been deemed to have accepted the Jakarta Military High Court's verdict of last month, which reduced his jail sentence and reinstated him as an Army officer, the...
Wed, 13 Dec 2000
Bad loans hamper Thai banks' recovery
Bad loans hamper Thai banks' recovery BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's embattled banking sector will slowly begin to recover in 2001 but a morass of non-performing loans will continue to plague the industry, Merrill Lynch said in a report Tuesday.
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