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On This Day - December 9, 2000
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
S'pore activists lobby for marathon
S'pore activists lobby for marathon SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore rights activists have asked police to allow a planned marathon on Sunday to commemorate international human rights day, but they fear it will be rejected as a threat to public order.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Prosecutors seek evidence on Estrada
Prosecutors seek evidence on Estrada MANILA (AP): After branding President Joseph Estrada a crook and comparing him to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, impeachment trial prosecutors sought to prove it on Friday with testimony about illegal gambling payoffs.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Religions can be wrong, says theologist
Religions can be wrong, says theologist JAKARTA (JP): Can religions be wrong? Yes, they can, according to a speaker in a discussion here on Friday."Every time bloody religious conflict breaks out in Indonesia, people say that it is the believers who are in the wrong and not the religion," says...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Autonomy and education
Autonomy and education Ross Worthington, a graduate in public policy from the Australian National University, said that Indonesia needed five to 10 years to make the necessary preparations for the implementation of regional autonomy (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 25, 2000).
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
U.S. drug firm to invest millions in S'pore plant
U.S. drug firm to invest millions in S'pore plant SINGAPORE (AP): A U.S. drug company on Friday announced plans to invest US$450 million to expand its manufacturing and research activities in Singapore.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts
Pertamina may offer short-term LNG contracts JAKARTA (JP): State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina might offer short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts in a move to raise the company's competitiveness in a tight market, an executive at Pertamina said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' meals
Istiqlal offers more than 'buka puasa' mealsBy A'an Suryana JAKARTA (JP): Would you like a different atmosphere for breaking your fast? It is free, and so is the meal.If so, then spend a day during Ramadhan at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque, one of the city's landmarks that is a few meters away from the...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Education program launched to combat child labor in RI
Education program launched to combat child labor in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education and the International Labor Organization (ILO) launched a program on Friday titled "Integrated Approach of Non-Formal Education to Combat Child Labor" to provide 19.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lot
Clubhouse Harmonie now a parking lotBy Ida Indawati Khouw Batavia once had the oldest clubhouse in Asia, Societeit de Harmonie. Although the building has been demolished, its romance still remains. This 68th article on Batavia looks into its good old days. JAKARTA (JP): The 1985 Jl.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Workers strike for fair holiday allowance
Workers strike for fair holiday allowance JAKARTA (JP): Wood and furniture company PT Wintrad Jaya rejected on Friday its workers' demand for proportional holiday allowances according to their length of employment, and decided to grant an allowance equivalent to each worker's one-month salary.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
W. Java taxis want fare hike
W. Java taxis want fare hike BANDUNG: The West Java chapter of the Land Transportation Owners' Organization (Organda) is seeking fare increases for all taxis operating in the province.The vice chairman of the organization, Yunus Situmorang, told reporters here on Thursday that an official letter...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturday Maghrib 6:02 p.m.Sunday Imsak 3:59 a.m.Subuh 4:09 a.m.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
KONI appoints SEA Games project manager
KONI appoints SEA Games project manager JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar has appointed his official in charge of organizational affairs Putera Astaman as the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games project manager, KONI deputy chairman Arie Sudewo confirmed...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Banpu plans US$15-20m for coal investment in 2001
Banpu plans US$15-20m for coal investment in 2001 BANGKOK (AFX-ASIA): Banpu Plc chief executive officer Chanin Vongkusolkit said the company plans to spend US$15-20 million on investment next year, mainly on new coal mines in Indonesia.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec.08
Rupiah Rates Dec.08 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,050.55 10,050.00 9,502.00 9,598.00Australian dollar 1 4,933.16 5,483.28 5,179.54 5,236.67Austrian schilling 1 584.55 649.51 613.75 620.30Belgian franc 1 199.40 221.55 209.36 211.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Suggestion to Garuda
Suggestion to GarudaFrom Media IndonesiaLately Garuda Indonesia has been intensifying its efforts to promote the quality of its services. Allow me to give some suggestions in connection with this effort.Some time ago, every Sunday there was a flight to Medan, using a DC-10 aircraft.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Australia supports a unified Indonesia
Australia supports a unified Indonesia CANBERRA (Agencies): Australia, at the end of a two-day ministerial forum with Indonesia on Friday, asserted, in a joint statement, that it welcomed Indonesia's continuing political and economic reform and underlined its commitment to support Jakarta as it...
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year
Forum data shows 841 people killed in Aceh this year BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The number of people killed in the strife-torn province of Aceh reached 841 from Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 this year, much more than last year's toll of 'only' 393, the Aceh Human Rights Care Forum revealed.
Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Bass plans Asian expansion
Bass plans Asian expansion SINGAPORE (AFP): Bass Hotels Friday unveiled a US$70 million expansion plan for its Inter-Continental Hotel brand, targeting the growing business and tourism travel market in the Asia Pacific region.
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