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On This Day - November 28, 2000
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
AFTA and a customs union
AFTA and a customs unionBy Riyadi Suparno BANGKOK (JP): Volvo Car (Thailand) Ltd recently exported one unit of its newest S80 series to Indonesia to take advantage of the lower tariffs accorded under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme, the basis for the ASEAN Free Trade Area...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Demand for meat set to soar
Demand for meat set to soar JAKARTA (JP): How many cattle will be consumed by 8.6 million Jakartans during the Ramadhan fasting month which began on Monday?Some 19,500, officials said.Head of the City Livestock Agency's slaughtering section Hery Indyanto said on Monday that most of the cattle were...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Landslides, floods cut access to Padang, death toll hits 60
Landslides, floods cut access to Padang, death toll hits 60 PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): There was again little sunshine here on Monday as showers continued in a province wracked by disaster which has now left at least 60 dead and forced some 75,000 people to flee their homes.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
House called on to probe Gus Dur's Borobudur meeting
House called on to probe Gus Dur's Borobudur meeting JAKARTA (JP): Several legislators from minority parties on Monday began calling for a special committee to be established by the House of Representatives to investigate the private meeting between President Abdurrahman Wahid and Hutomo "Tommy"...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Organda agrees to 30% bus fare hike for holidays
Organda agrees to 30% bus fare hike for holidays JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) agreed with the government decision on a 30 percent increase in intercity bus fares the week before and after the Idul Fitri holiday in anticipation of the traditional exodus from...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Ford to renew pitch for tie-up with Malaysia's Proton: Report
Ford to renew pitch for tie-up with Malaysia's Proton: Report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): U.S giant Ford Motor Co. is interested in a partnership with Malaysian national carmaker Proton in a move to improve its global positioning, according to a report Monday.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Brazilians quit soccer league
Brazilians quit soccer league SEMARANG (JP): Two Brazilian soccer players, Arliston de Oliviera and Gabriel, have resigned from the Jepara Soccer Association (Persijap).Team manager Bambang Sanubari said on Monday that he had no idea what the reasons for the resignation were, but both players had...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
S. African mission visits RI
S. African mission visits RI JAKARTA (JP): A South African trade mission comprising 10 businessmen visited the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) last week to explore business opportunities with local firms.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Bob Hasan's trial takes new turn
Bob Hasan's trial takes new turn JAKARTA (JP): The multimillion dollar graft trial of timber baron Mohamad "Bob" Hasan took an unexpected turn on Monday as a witness, at the risk of becoming a suspect, refused to take responsibility for the disbursement of US$87 million in reforestation funds.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
17 firms to be seized
17 firms to be seized TANGERANG (JP): Seventeen companies in Tangerang might be seized by the government for failing to pay billions of rupiah in fees to the state social security program, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Police look for Tommy's accomplice
Police look for Tommy's accomplice JAKARTA (JP): Police are looking for a man who aided Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to escape on Nov. 3, a few hours before authorities declared him a fugitive, Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation chief Sr. Supt. Harry Montolalu said on Monday.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Budget committee revises state budget plans
Budget committee revises state budget plans JAKARTA (JP): The joint government-legislature state budget committee agreed on Monday to revise several assumptions in the 2001 state budget draft.Legislator Aberson Marle Sihaloho, a member of the committee, said the exchange rate of the rupiah had been...
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Tennis association urged to promote young players
Tennis association urged to promote young players JAKARTA (JP): National tennis coach Deddy Prasetyo urged the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) to send young players to the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to prepare for the larger goal in the Pusan 2002 Asian Games.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
FedEx improves service
FedEx improves service JAKARTA (JP): Express courier service Federal Express (FedEx) has introduced the wireless application protocol (WAP) on its services allowing customers to monitor their FedEx packages through their mobile phones.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie wins Salim plantation firms
Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie wins Salim plantation firms JAKARTA (JP): Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. of Malaysia has won the bid to acquire 25 palm oil plantation companies formerly owned by the giant Salim Group.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Rubber factories restarting after Thailand floods
Rubber factories restarting after Thailand floods BANGKOK (Reuters): Most rubber factories in the key Thai rubber trading town of Hat Yai partially resumed operations on Monday after rain and floods forced them to close last week, industry sources said.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Supreme Court official gets 7 months in prison
Supreme Court official gets 7 months in prison JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday a Supreme Court official to seven months in prison for possession of drugs and firearms.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Dutch telecom operator winds down Asian region operations
Dutch telecom operator winds down Asian region operations SINGAPORE (AFP): Dutch telecommunications operator Royal KPN is winding down its Asian presence, putting its investments in Hong Kong, Indonesia and India up for sale, a report said Monday.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
Australia resources buoyed by UN climate talks stand
Australia resources buoyed by UN climate talks stand SYDNEY (Reuters): Australia's powerful resources sector on Monday welcomed a strong stand by the federal government at collapsed UN climate talks in The Hague.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000
UMNO reaches out to young women
UMNO reaches out to young women KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's dominant political party has drafted in a "warrior princess" to spearhead its campaign to reach out to young women and boost support among ethnic Malays.
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