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On This Day - August 26, 2000
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Diplomats allowed to visit Maluku: Alwi
Diplomats allowed to visit Maluku: Alwi THE HAGUE (JP): Visiting Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab said here on Friday that foreign diplomats and UN officials accredited in Indonesia would be allowed to visit Maluku and North Maluku provinces to monitor the situation in the...
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
KL police rescue 7 Indonesians
KL police rescue 7 Indonesians KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysian marine police said on Friday that seven Indonesians were rescued in the Straits of Malacca after their boat, believed to be carrying about 100 passengers, capsized on Wednesday night after it was hit by large waves.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Family planning still proses problem
Family planning still proses problem JAKARTA (JP): The family planning (KB) program in Indonesia has long been perceived as a birth control measure, but ignores the reproductive health of women, who are the backbone of the nationwide movement.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Mahfud MD: A simple man in a complicated job
Mahfud MD: A simple man in a complicated jobBy Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense, designate, Muhammad Mahfud MD is known to be frank and forthright and, indeed, he recognizes the shortcomings he will bring to the new discipline the President has chosen for him.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Criminal Code 'sufficient to try rights abusers'
Criminal Code 'sufficient to try rights abusers' JAKARTA (JP): Noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis has suggested the legal process for alleged human rights offenders in East Timor continue, with suspects being tried under the Criminal Code rather than searching for constitutional loopholes which exempt...
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Rite marks aristocrat girl's first menstruation
Rite marks aristocrat girl's first menstruationBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): The traditional Javanese community believes that from birth to death a human life is divided into phases, each with its own significance that must be marked with a rite.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Sultan modernizes palace management
Sultan modernizes palace managementBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): The kraton (palace) is gearing to mark its 253rd anniversary, which falls on Jumadilawal 29, 1933, on the Javanese calendar, or Aug. 30, 2000.The anniversary will feature an orchestra and a Javanese ballet called Begawan Ciptoning.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
New Cabinet a wasted opportunity for Gus Dur
New Cabinet a wasted opportunity for Gus Dur The only hope to be found in the much criticized new Cabinet is that it may solidify and that the personnel under the ministers are professionals, says economist A. Tony Presetyantono from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
C. Java judokas join SEAG training
C. Java judokas join SEAG training SEMARANG (JP): Central Java judokas Wijayanto Purnomo and Lita Theresia have been invited to join the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games centralized training program.The official in charge of athlete development at the Indonesian Judo Association's Central Java...
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Fashion show in prison? Why not
Fashion show in prison? Why notBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Fashion shows are mostly held in prestigious venues such as hotels or cafes. It is hard to imagine such glamorous events being staged in a place like a prison.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
'Give new Cabinet a chance'
'Give new Cabinet a chance' SURABAYA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid appealed for people's patience on Friday, saying that the members of his new Cabinet should be given a chance to prove themselves."My comment (on criticisms of the Cabinet lineup) is simple: give us time," Abdurrahman said after...
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
'Ruwatan' ritual casts off bad luck
'Ruwatan' ritual casts off bad luckBy Heru Prasetya YOGYAKARTA (JP): Dressed in white, 11 public figures wait for their turn to have their hair cut in a ruwatan ritual led by Javanese shadow puppeteer Ki Timbul Hadiprayitno.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Kotagede, a typical Javanese city
Kotagede, a typical Javanese cityBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Kotagede is usually associated with silver handicraft items because the industry has become its trademark. In fact, the southeast area offers more than that.Kotagede is a typical Javanese traditional city with all the characteristics.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Hopes rise for release of RP hostages
Hopes rise for release of RP hostages ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Agencies): Negotiators have settled arrangements to release some foreign hostages held for months by Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines, but had no firm word on Friday on when they would taste freedom.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Striking workers cripple Priok container terminal
Striking workers cripple Priok container terminal JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 Tanjung Priok dock workers went on strike on Friday, leaving the usually hectic North Jakarta port deserted and thousands of containers unloaded.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Job hunting evokes soul searching
Job hunting evokes soul searchingBy Muyanja Ssenyonga YOGYAKARTA (JP): Glued to his hard seat is a man possibly in his early 20s racing against time to surmount a collection of newspapers -- all but one in Bahasa Indonesia.From the look of things he has been in that state for quite sometime.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Malaysia palm oil unchanged
Malaysia palm oil unchanged KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures closed mostly unchanged after moving in a 12-ringgit range at the close on Friday on the back of weekend short covering, traders said.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Wood plundering rampant in W. Sumatra
Wood plundering rampant in W. Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra: Rampant plundering of wood has cost West Sumatra province about Rp 2.5 billion per month, Governor Zainal Bakar said on Friday."I have received reports from several organizations about people who have plundered the wood. I am studying it.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
Non-OPEC members to attend Venezuelan conference
Non-OPEC members to attend Venezuelan conference CARACAS (AFP): The OPEC summit to be held here next month will be observed by oil ministers from non-cartel members Russia, Oman, Mexico, Norway and Angola, deputy foreign minister Jorge Valero said Thursday.
Sat, 26 Aug 2000
DBS does not rule out future merger
DBS does not rule out future merger SINGAPORE (Reuters): DBS Group, Southeast Asia's largest bank, will continue to pursue its ambition of being a world class Asian bank, although does not rule out merging with a global bank.
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