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On This Day - November 10, 2000
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Jakarta int'l film festival showcases new Asian cinema
Jakarta int'l film festival showcases new Asian cinemaBy Dini Djalal JAKARTA (JP): Before bankruptcies swept through Asia in the last years of the 20th century, the millennium was going to be called the Pacific Century.That judgment has been reconsidered.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
RI girl shuttlers crushed in World Junior C'ships
RI girl shuttlers crushed in World Junior C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian girls singles shuttlers failed to make their way to the semifinals of the World Badminton Junior Championships for the Bimantara Cups in Guangzhou, China, on Thursday, sending an alarming message to the Badminton Association...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Consumers lose confidence in future of economy: Survey
Consumers lose confidence in future of economy: Survey JAKARTA (JP): The consumer confidence index in October fell by 14 percent to 52.2 from 60.6 the previous month, indicating a loss in consumer confidence in the future of the country's economy, according to a survey made by Danareksa Research...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Three killed in latest landslide in Central Java
Three killed in latest landslide in Central Java PURWOREJO, Central Java (JP): Heavy rain over the past two days in Purworejo caused a landslide on Thursday which killed three people, injured six others and destroyed 10 houses, bringing the death toll in the area from landslides to 51.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Midwife gets 10 years in jail for abortions on 83 women
Midwife gets 10 years in jail for abortions on 83 women BOGOR (JP): The Depok District Court handed down on Thursday a 10-year prison sentence to a midwife for performing abortions on 83 women in three separate maternity clinics in Depok between September 1999 and February 2000.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
More deaths as Acehnese arrive for huge rally
More deaths as Acehnese arrive for huge rally BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): At least 11 people have been killed as hundreds of thousands of people from five regencies across strife-torn Aceh defied security cordons to arrive at the capital for a planned assembly this weekend.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
APEC faces risk from WTO failure
APEC faces risk from WTO failureBy Tony Hartono JAKARTA (JP): Integrating liberalization and economic and technical cooperation objectives into a balanced agenda would sustain the momentum of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Brunei, because it would meet the needs of both its...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Achmad opens ICMI congress
Achmad opens ICMI congress JAKARTA (JP): The third congress of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) was opened on Thursday by its acting chairman Achmad Tirtosudiro, who stressed the importance of human resources development.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Cibinong, Polysindo to finalize debt plans
Cibinong, Polysindo to finalize debt plans JAKARTA (JP): Cement producer PT Semen Cibinong and integrated textile company PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa are expected to finalize their debt restructuring programs by the end of this year, according to the Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF).
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Surcharge
Surcharge Correction: The second paragraph of the letter Postal surcharge on Nov. 9 in this column says: "... contrary to the Indonesian Postal Agreement". It should say "... contrary to the International Postal Agreement". We regret the error. --Editor
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Protest mars anniversary
Protest mars anniversary MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Student demonstrations spoiled the ceremony commemorating the 393rd anniversary of the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar held at the legislative council building on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Feisal Tanjung points at Soeharto
Feisal Tanjung points at Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. (ret) Feisal Tanjung testified on Thursday that former president Soeharto implicitly ordered the halt of a free speech forum at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters in July 1996.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Men told to get into contraception
Men told to get into contraception Padang, West Sumatra: Khoifafh Indar Parawansa, chairwoman of the National Family Planning Board, said one of the major obstacles facing the country's family planning program was the lack of participation and interest on the part of husbands.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Authorities 'serious about arresting Tommy'
Authorities 'serious about arresting Tommy' JAKARTA (JP): Authorities on Thursday were quick to assert their seriousness in the hunt for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra amid growing public skepticism as a nationwide search was launched for the nation's most wanted fugitive whom they believe is still...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Jihad force struggles to shed militant image
Jihad force struggles to shed militant image JAKARTA (JP): Laskar Jihad, an army of Muslim volunteers sent to the conflict zone in Maluku, is trying to shed its image as a bunch of sword-carrying young men, an image it helped to create when the group was established earlier this year.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
KONI needs to develop more young athletes
KONI needs to develop more young athletes JAKARTA (JP): In its effort to improve athletes performances and reach higher levels of achievement in international competitions, the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) needs to develop more young athletes and set priorities on sports featured in the...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
New No. 1 judge appointed in KL
New No. 1 judge appointed in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A former journalist was appointed Malaysia's new top judge by a conference of state sultans Thursday, the national Bernama news agency reported.Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, 63, will become the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Malaysia's highest...
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Chinese PM to visit ASEAN summit
Chinese PM to visit ASEAN summit BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji will attend an ASEAN summit in Singapore later this month and hold a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
RP crisis: The poor to be the hardest hit
RP crisis: The poor to be the hardest hitBy Michael L. Tan MANILA: No doubt, the Erap resign movement is gaining momentum, but there is a tendency to overrate the clamor for resignation. The large crowds last Saturday at the Edsa Shrine are still a long way off the people power mobilization of 1986.
Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Province told to secure UN visit
Province told to secure UN visit JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating minister for political, social and security affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday he had ordered military and police chiefs in East Nusa Tenggara to secure the visit of the UN inquiry team next week.
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