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On This Day - December 1, 2000
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 30, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 2,950 750 2,981,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 110 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 385 110 1,500 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Court rejects ex-banker's pleas, continues trial
Court rejects ex-banker's pleas, continues trial JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Thursday the pleas advanced by the lawyers for former Bank Aspac director Hendrawan Haryono and decided to continue with the trial.Hendrawan has been accused of allegedly misallocating Rp 583.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Are schools ready to accept HIV?
Are schools ready to accept HIV? JAKARTA (JP): "We will address AIDS prevention activities in schools, but we will leave it to NGOs and other organizations to address the problems arising from infection by HIV."This was a recent comment by an official from the Ministry of National Education.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Icuk asks PBSI to improve sponsorship agreement
Icuk asks PBSI to improve sponsorship agreement JAKARTA (JP): Former world badminton champion Icuk Sugiarto called on the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to improve its performance in raising funds for athletes.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Kanematsu to sell RI stake
Kanematsu to sell RI stake TOKYO (AFX-ASIA): Kanematsu Corp. said it will sell a 40 percent stake in cotton sales unit PT Nikawa Textile Industry based in Jakarta, Indonesia to Nisshinbo Industries Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Relief work goes on amid foul weather
Relief work goes on amid foul weather BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Rescuers continued their efforts on Thursday to find and dig out survivors and victims of the devastating floods and landslides that have wrecked havoc in three Sumatran provinces amid foul weather and difficulties in reaching the...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Illness finds its way in by the mouth
Illness finds its way in by the mouth President Abdurrahman Wahid's tirade against Singapore while attending the ASEAN summit last weekend in Singapore has invited instant criticism, with critics denouncing the tirade as an "inelegant" emotional outburst.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Seismometer stolen from BMG station
Seismometer stolen from BMG station BOGOR (JP): A seismometer belonging to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) and used to detect and monitor earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions has been missing since early last month, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Bad experience with AEA
Bad experience with AEA My wife and I insist on the best medical treatment for our children, so I agreed when she chose AEA International (a.k.a SOS Medika) on Jl. Arteri Cipete when our youngest daughter was sick the other week.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
RI palm oil 'to rise to 7.3m in 2001'
RI palm oil 'to rise to 7.3m in 2001' KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Indonesia will produce 7.3 million metric tons of palm oil in 2001, up 12.3 percent from an estimated 6.5 million tons this year, Derom Bangun, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Dharmala faulted for selling its shares in Manulife
Dharmala faulted for selling its shares in Manulife JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Thursday that the sale of PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera's (DSS) 40 percent stake in insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) violated capital market...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
ADB approves US$180m RI loan
ADB approves US$180m RI loan MANILA (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved a US$180 million loan to Indonesia for the improvement of higher education.The loan will go to a project for the restructuring of higher education management through improved governance,...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
BNI to subscribe to Rp 6.1t worth of staple bonds
BNI to subscribe to Rp 6.1t worth of staple bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) said on Thursday that it planned to exchange bonds worth Rp 6.18 trillion (US$657 million at the current exchange rate) with higher rate staple bonds from the government in a bid...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Respect results of test on chief justice nominees
Respect results of test on chief justice nominees JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung called on legislators on Thursday to take the results of fit and proper tests on chief justice candidates into consideration during a vote to choose two of the nominees next week.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Police gear up for Irian rally
Police gear up for Irian rallyBy Emmy Fitri JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Hundreds of security personnel paraded through the main streets of Jayapura, the capital city of Irian Jaya province on Thursday as a show of force ahead of a mass rally on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1961...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Government agrees to allow politicians to run BI
Government agrees to allow politicians to run BI JAKARTA (JP): The government agreed on Thursday to allow political party members to be appointed on Bank Indonesia's board of governors, paving the way for the country's senior politicians to become the central bank governor.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Typhoon triggers floods in RP
Typhoon triggers floods in RP MANILA (AP): Heavy rain and high waves triggered by tropical storm Rumbia flooded many areas of the southern Philippines on Thursday and forced residents to flee from coastal villages, officials said.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Team formed to probe councillors' foreign trip
Team formed to probe councillors' foreign trip JAKARTA (JP): The City Prosecutors Office has formed a team to investigate the Rp 4 billion (US$425,500) fund from the Ancol leisure complex developer which had been used to finance a trip for six councillors and 11 city officials to Cape Town in South...
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Former ministers blame Soeharto for $87m graft
Former ministers blame Soeharto for $87m graft JAKARTA (JP): Former forestry ministers Hasjrul Harahap and Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo shifted the blame for two allegedly fraudulent mapping projects involving defendant Mohamad "Bob" Hasan to former president Soeharto on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Dec 2000
Garuda's debt deal 'will not affect CAR'
Garuda's debt deal 'will not affect CAR' JAKARTA (JP): The president of giant state Bank Mandiri, ECW Neloe, said on Thursday that the more than US$200 million debt deal with national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia would not erode its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) position.
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