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On This Day - October 24, 2000
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Emerging Asian bond spreads wider
Emerging Asian bond spreads wider HONG KONG (Reuters): Asian benchmark bond spreads were broadly wider on Monday as investors opted for safe-haven U.S. Treasuries over emerging market volatility fueled by gyrations on global equity markets.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
The Tapatt survey on the Estrada scandal
The Tapatt survey on the Estrada scandal MANILA: Tapatt Foundation is an organization of civic-minded citizens "saddened to see our country being ravaged by the greed of many of those who are supposed to lead it.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Impeachment case against Estrada set in motion
Impeachment case against Estrada set in motion MANILA (Reuters): The Philippine lower House on Monday set in motion an impeachment case against President Joseph Estrada and leaders promised an impartial hearing of charges that he took bribes from illegal gambling syndicates.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
A tragic year under Abdurrahman Wahid's rule
A tragic year under Abdurrahman Wahid's rule Political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono was one of those who rejoiced at the new presidential leadership last October, but who now feels compelled to give a brutally honest review of the presidency.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Prince Edward visits Malaysia
Prince Edward visits Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prince Edward urged British firms to make extra efforts to transfer skills and technology to Malaysians as he and his wife Sophie started a three-day visit to the country on Monday.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
MAS, KLM to expand codesharing pact
MAS, KLM to expand codesharing pact KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Malaysian Airline System Bhd and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be expanding their existing codesharing agreement with the new arrangement to take effect from the start of the winter schedule commencing Oct 29, 2000, a Malaysia Airlines...
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Malaysia palm oil closes higher
Malaysia palm oil closes higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Monday, helped by continued strength in physical prices, traders said.The benchmark third-month January futures KPOF1] contract ended up eight ringgit at 849 ringgit (US$223.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Park maintenance to be handed over to private firms
Park maintenance to be handed over to private firms JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration's plan to privatize the maintenance of parks across the capital has so far received responses from two parties, which have expressed their enthusiasm to take care of the vast park at the Semanggi cloverleaf in...
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Rupiah ends lower in moderate trading on dollar demand
Rupiah ends lower in moderate trading on dollar demand JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed lower Monday in moderate trading on local company demand for the dollar, traders said.The dollar closed at Rp 8,970 rupiah, down from Rp 8,890 late Friday.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
SIA sign deal with Region
SIA sign deal with Region SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Singapore Airlines Ltd unit SIA Engineering Ltd said it has secured a 5-year aircraft maintenance contract worth S$40 million from Region Air.Region Air leases aircraft to Pacific Airlines of Vietnam and Air Wagon International of Indonesia.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Palestinian Ambassador row settled: Minister
Palestinian Ambassador row settled: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Monday that the row between Jakarta and Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad over his purported criticism of the government's stance over the Middle East crisis was considered settled.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
We must improve the city's image: Governor
We must improve the city's image: Governor JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso urged residents of slum areas across the capital to help maintain security in Jakarta to restore the image of the city which was tarnished by the May 1998 riots and several violent incidents that followed.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Latest violence in Aceh claims eight more lives
Latest violence in Aceh claims eight more lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The latest violence in restive Aceh province claimed eight more lives over the past three days, including four alleged members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebel group, police and activists said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Government to look further at Bangka and Belitung
Government to look further at Bangka and Belitung JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House agreed on Monday to delay for a month endorsement of the bill on Bangka-Belitung province to allow a government team to check the islands' preparedness for the new status.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Saving Bali's pristine reef through reef check program
Saving Bali's pristine reef through reef check programBy I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A growing involvement of amateur divers and dive operators highlighted the Reef Check Bali 2000, an annual event aimed at monitoring the present condition of Bali's most precious coral reef.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Traffic deaths up in Vietnam
Traffic deaths up in Vietnam HANOI (AP): Traffic accidents in Vietnam killed 5,865 people in the first nine months of this year, a 11.6 percent jump from the same period last year, an official of the National Transport Safety Committee said on Monday.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
School final exam trial takes unexpected turn
School final exam trial takes unexpected turn JAKARTA (JP): The trial on the leakage of national high school final examinations (Ebtanas) master copies took an unexpected turn on Monday, when a witness denied claims that her jealousy of a colleague had led her to order defendant Dwi Santoso to...
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Anti-Gus Dur protesters start rallying on streets
Anti-Gus Dur protesters start rallying on streets JAKARTA (JP): Some 800 people from seven Islamic organizations staged a rally in front of the National Police Headquarters on Monday, urging the police to immediately solve various high- profile crimes, particularly those allegedly related to...
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
RI cracks down on militia, but danger remains, UN says
RI cracks down on militia, but danger remains, UN says SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Squads of up to 30 militia fighters have slipped across the border into East Timor to conduct long- range patrols, threatening the stability of the territory, a senior UN official warned on Monday.
Tue, 24 Oct 2000
Government approves $6b refinery projects
Government approves $6b refinery projects JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved two oil refinery projects valued at US$6 billion to be built by a joint venture in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi, and Batam.
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