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On This Day - November 14, 2000
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Silat fails to make Asian Games debut
Silat fails to make Asian Games debut JAKARTA (JP): With Doha being named to host the 2006 Asian Games, the Indonesian traditional martial art of pencak silat has seen its chance of being included in the quadrennial event crushed."This is truly very sad news for us; I may call it a day of mourning.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Activists may face legal charges
Activists may face legal charges BOGOR (JP): The six activists who allegedly lowered the national flag during a recent protest by market vendors in front of the Bogor municipality building maybe charged with contempt, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Gus Dur's legitimacy
Gus Dur's legitimacy Should Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush win the U.S. presidential election, he will be in the same predicament that Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has been in this past year.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Kramat Tunggak buildings slated to be demolished
Kramat Tunggak buildings slated to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): A North Jakarta Mayoralty official said on Monday that the administration would demolish any buildings on the former Kramat Tunggak red light district in North Jakarta, soon after it settles the compensation for the appropriation of the...
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Landslide causes Rp 20b in losses
Landslide causes Rp 20b in losses CILACAP, Central Java: Material losses from the previous landslides in six districts have reached more than Rp 20 billion, spokesman for the local administration Gatot Arif told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Dismissal urged for police chief
Dismissal urged for police chief MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The United Bone Student and Youths Board (DPP-Kepmi) urged on Monday the dismissal of Bone Police chief Supt. Dedi Fauzi following a recent brawl between locals that killed at least two people."South Sulawesi Police chief (Insp. Gen.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Fine Arts Exhibition, Liyan by Nindityo Adipurnomo, at Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur no. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939), until Dec. 3.Performances* Theater, Kursus Istri Teladan, Teater Alibi Bandung, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Plantations complain of rampant theft
Plantations complain of rampant theft JAKARTA (JP): State-owned plantation companies complained to the House of Representatives here on Monday that lootings had caused them hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and warned that if those responsible were not stopped, the companies might have to...
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Questions raised over Nandar's absence in Tiger Cup tourney
Questions raised over Nandar's absence in Tiger Cup tourney JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia's (PSSI) official in charge of athletes development Nurdin Halid and national team manager Muhammad Zein agreed to discharge coach Nandar Iskandar from the team on Sunday evening, after...
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Rupiah lower on political concerns
Rupiah lower on political concerns JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed lower Monday amid investor concern over growing political opposition to President Abdurrahman Wahid and security threats, traders said.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Palm oil plantations urged to help farmers
Palm oil plantations urged to help farmers JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to stop the theft of fresh palm oil bunches in the region, House of Representatives Commission IX for finance and industry called on state-owned palm oil plantations (PTPN) in Sumatra to establish social development programs for...
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Nightspot owners say they will fight back
Nightspot owners say they will fight back JAKARTA (JP): Nightspot owners pledged on Monday to get tough, saying they would hire 1,000 private guards to combat the spate of attacks by radical religious groups.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Legal course sought over IPPs
Legal course sought over IPPs JAKARTA (JP): The government might seek a court solution as an option to end disputes with independent power producers (IPPs) if the latter declined to show goodwill in reducing power prices, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Kalimantan asks TNI for help
Kalimantan asks TNI for help BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: City administrations in Kalimantan have urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) to send a rapid deployment force to the province in anticipation of unrest.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Indonesia sweetens oil terms to lure investors
Indonesia sweetens oil terms to lure investors VIENNA (Reuters): Indonesia hopes to lure fresh interest from foreign investors to its mature upstream oil and gas sector by sweetening exploration terms, Energy and Mines Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Sunday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Council to look after small-scale traders
Council to look after small-scale traders JAKARTA (JP): The City Council reminded officials that its members would directly supervise the implementation of the imminent new bylaw on privately-owned shopping centers which will take effect in January next year, a councillor said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Detonator, timer found at Medan bomb blast site
Detonator, timer found at Medan bomb blast site MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A damaged detonator and timer along with other objects related to a homemade bomb were found by Medan Police at the bomb site on Jl. Syailendra on Monday, head of Medan Police Laboratory Supt. Anto Sugiarto said.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Bank Mandiri to go public in fourth quarter of 2001
Bank Mandiri to go public in fourth quarter of 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said the government was currently making preparations to privatize state Bank Mandiri through an initial public offering (IPO) some time in the fourth quarter of next year.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
Disputes cause drop in Caltex oil production
Disputes cause drop in Caltex oil production JAKARTA (JP): Continued disputes with locals have caused crude oil output of the country's largest oil producer PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia in Riau province to drop by an average of 30,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), the company said on Monday.
Tue, 14 Nov 2000
KL authorities raid pro-opposition publisher
KL authorities raid pro-opposition publisher KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian authorities raided the newsroom of a pro-opposition publishing firm and confiscated hundreds of copies of a tabloid that the government has declared illegal, an editor said on Monday.
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