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On This Day - October 13, 2000
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Jakarta to host Uzbekistan in Davis Cup Group I matches
Jakarta to host Uzbekistan in Davis Cup Group I matches JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will host the Group I of Davis Cup match between Indonesia and Uzbekistan next February and is hoping for a miracle to beat the visiting team.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Song 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Cartoon 3:00 Documentary 4:00 News 4:30 Talk Show 5:30 TVRI News 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Demand to drop charges against Bob Hasan denied
Demand to drop charges against Bob Hasan denied JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court dismissed on Thursday a motion to have corruption charges against timber baron Mohamad "Bob" Hasan dropped.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
ASEAN chief insists EU meeting still on
ASEAN chief insists EU meeting still on HANOI (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) still expects breakthrough talks with the European Union to go ahead as planned in December despite the mounting crisis in Myanmar, ASEAN secretary-general Rodolfo Severino said on Thursday.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
3,215 officers to secure IPU
3,215 officers to secure IPU JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Nurfaizi said on Thursday the police would deploy 3,215 officers to secure the upcoming Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference scheduled to begin here on Sunday.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Four arrested for drug trafficking
Four arrested for drug trafficking BOGOR, West Java (JP): Cisarua Police subprecinct nabbed four drug traffickers in separate locations near the popular Puncak resort and confiscated 1.5 kilograms of marijuana, a police officer said on Thursday.Subprecinct chief First Insp.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
BCA's ATM at Wisma Indocement
BCA's ATM at Wisma Indocement Bank Central Asia's (BCA) automatic teller machine (ATM) located at Wisma Indocement on Jl. Sudirman has been down for days and nothing has been done about it.My office is on the 11th floor of the building and it's very convenient for me to withdraw money and pay...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Govt to provide provinces with greater tax authority
Govt to provide provinces with greater tax authority JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo proposed on Thursday an amendment to regional tax law which would allow provincial and regency administrations to have greater authority in collecting tax and fixing tax tariffs.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Residents demand land certificates
Residents demand land certificates PADANG, West Sumatra: Hundreds of residents of Aur Kuning area set roadblocks on Thursday at Bukittinggi bypass road, paralyzing the traffic leading to the bus terminal and neighboring Agam regency.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Beddu questioned over Bulog scam
Beddu questioned over Bulog scam JAKARTA (JP): The former chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang appeared on Thursday at the Attorney General's Office to face questioning as a suspect in a corruption case linked to the youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy"...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Unocal buys partner shares
Unocal buys partner shares EL SEGUNDO, California (Dow Jones): Affiliates of Unocal Corporation, Unocal Makassar, Ltd., and Unocal Rapak, Ltd., said on Thursday they have agreed to purchase respective interest in Production Sharing Contracts for blocks offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia from...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Rupiah falls on dollar-buying, peso falls to new record low
Rupiah falls on dollar-buying, peso falls to new record low JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed lower Thursday on thin volume led by state bank dollar-buying after falls in regional currencies.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Govt bans separatist flag in Irian Jaya
Govt bans separatist flag in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday a ban on the "Morning Star" separatist flag in Irian Jaya and a crackdown on the proindependence Papua Task Force.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
ASEAN monitors Suu Kyi in Myanmar, won't mediate
ASEAN monitors Suu Kyi in Myanmar, won't mediate HANOI (Agencies): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations said on Thursday it was monitoring the situation in Myanmar, where opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been confined to her home, but had no intention of mediating.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Wearing heavy outfits?
Wearing heavy outfits? It is difficult to understand why the members of the People's Consultative Assembly and the House of Representatives (MPR and DPR) prefer to don a complete suit (a jacket, a long-sleeved shirt and a tie) to go to work, considering that Indonesia is a tropical country.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Minivan drivers demand tariff hike
Minivan drivers demand tariff hike ANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of angkot (public minivan) drivers staged a rally at the city council building here on Thursday demanding a raise in the minivan tariff.The protesters who drove their vehicles to the compound said that the tariff hike was appropriate...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Marcos, Chun and Soeharto
Marcos, Chun and SoehartoFrom Warta KotaIn 1980, at the end of his reign, former Philippine president Marcos had to flee abroad. The people's power movement opposing Marcos' greed caused the armed forces to divide into two opposing groups.
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
60 referees set for nat'l league
60 referees set for nat'l league JAKARTA (JP): Sixty referees who have obtained C-1 national certificates are being prepared for the seventh Indonesian soccer league next year.The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) official in charge of referees and matches, Ecky Tamtelahitu, said the referees...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Lippo launches Internet portal
Lippo launches Internet portal JAKARTA (JP): The Lippo Group launched on Thursday its first Internet portal, Lippostar.com, offering news and Internet gimmicks such as games, e-mail and message board."In its first stage, Lippostar provides eight channels ...
Fri, 13 Oct 2000
Maya Sigit sentenced to 8 months in jail
Maya Sigit sentenced to 8 months in jail JAKARTA (JP): The court sentenced on Thursday former president Soeharto's granddaughter-in-law Gusti Maya Firanti Noor, 29, to eight months in prison and fined her Rp 15 million (US$1,720) for possessing a small amount of crystal methamphetamine.
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