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On This Day - January 12, 2001
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Painters try to break free from the past
Painters try to break free from the pastBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): It's hard to step out of the shadow of tradition, especially when it brings with it the imposing artistic renown of Bali.Legendary Balinese exoticism still figures heavily in a joint exhibition in Jakarta of works of Balinese...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Troops told to retaliate against GAM
Troops told to retaliate against GAM JAKARTA (JP): Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu told Kostrad troops being deployed in the strife-torn province of Aceh on Thursday, not to hesitate in fighting members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Indonesia, India sign defense agreement
Indonesia, India sign defense agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and India on Thursday signed a defense agreement aimed at boosting various areas of cooperation including the exchange of military instructors and arms sales.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
DSFI to take over Batam fish plant
DSFI to take over Batam fish plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Dharma Samudera Fishing Industries, Tbk (DSFI), a seafood processing company, expects to conclude its plan to take over a fish processing plant on Batam island next month as part of its expansion program.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Separatist violence threatens Southeast Asian stability: U.S.
Separatist violence threatens Southeast Asian stability: U.S. KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The top U.S. military officer in Asia urged greater international cooperation on Thursday to check "lawlessness" by violent separatists in Indonesia and the Philippines.Adm. Dennis C. Blair, commander-in-chief of the U.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Socialists found committee in Java
Socialists found committee in Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): Activists from various groups representing laborers, peasants, fishermen and youths have launched a new organization called the All-Jawa Socialist Movement Committee.The Committee was established following a two-day gathering which ended on Monday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Why civil servants' neutrality a must?
Why civil servants' neutrality a must?By Prijono Tjiptoherijanto JAKARTA (JP): The urgent need to keep civil servants neutral in the increasingly dynamic political life is obvious to most people.The management and recruitment procedures of the 3.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
West Sulawesi wants province
West Sulawesi wants province MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Activists grouped in a committee to establish West Sulawesi as a separate province have set a target date of April 1 to achieve its task of separating from South Sulawesi.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Financial shortage likely to hamper sports bill
Financial shortage likely to hamper sports bill JAKARTA (JP): For nearly a decade now, Indonesia's sporting community has been waiting for the government to issue a Sports Law. This remains a dream and will continue as such until members of the House of Representatives are motivated to undertake...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Estrada owned stock at heart of market scandal
Estrada owned stock at heart of market scandal MANILA (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada secretly owned stock in a gaming company and made huge profits from a dramatic surge in its share price, a former Estrada cabinet member said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Expanding human freedoms for economic development
Expanding human freedoms for economic development The following are reflections on Amartya Kumar Sen's views on development as a process of enhancing human freedoms of various kinds, based on his latest book Development as Freedom. Prof.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Officials violate parking regulations
Officials violate parking regulations JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen cars belonging to city officials were towed from the roadside on Jl. Kebon Sirih in front of the City Hall to a parking lot in the National Monument compound due to being parked illegally.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Ajinomoto told to use new logo under new 'halal' label
Ajinomoto told to use new logo under new 'halal' label SURABAYA (JP): An Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) official stressed that MUI would not reverse its decree that Ajinomoto's taste enhancer is not allowable under Islamic law, while suggesting the company change its logo once its new product is...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Street vendors disciplined
Street vendors disciplined BOGOR (JP): Amid cries of protest, security officers have stepped up their crackdown on street vendors for causing traffic congestions in public places across the city.Dozens of local administration employees cleared streets and sidewalks along Merdeka bus terminal and...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
City ponders tax on rented room income
City ponders tax on rented room income JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is working out the details of a tax on rented rooms as part of its effort to increase revenue, an official said on Thursday.The head of the Jakarta Revenue Agency, Deden Supriadi, said the tax scheme was being calculated...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
City to relocate Senen terminal
City to relocate Senen terminal JAKARTA (JP): The Planet Senen youth center in Central Jakarta will soon be demolished to make way for a new bus terminal which will replace an existing one nearby, mayor Andi S. Abdullah said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
BPGS demands $350,000 annual payment from PT Indobuildco
BPGS demands $350,000 annual payment from PT Indobuildco JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) has demanded that PT Indobuildco which runs the Hilton International Hotel and Hilton apartments, pay a US$350,000 annual fee for the land use permit.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Gus Dur to visit S'pore next week
Gus Dur to visit S'pore next week SINGAPORE (AP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will visit Singapore next week, with relations between the two neighbor countries beginning to heal after a recent spat, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Japan shocked by Ajinomoto controversy in Indonesia
Japan shocked by Ajinomoto controversy in IndonesiaBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): The Ajinomoto case has attracted nationwide attention in Japan, not only from major media organizations, but also from politicians and the business community.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
More unrest in Ambon
More unrest in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Violence erupted once again here on Thursday when motorists were attacked and speedboat passengers shot by rioters in separate incidents, resulting in at least one death and 14 injuries.The first incident occurred around 9:00 a.m.
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