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On This Day - October 14, 2000
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Taiwan head barred from APEC
Taiwan head barred from APEC TAIPEI (DPA): Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, barred from November's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit in Brunei, decided Friday to send an envoy to the meeting.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Four athletes join SEA Games
Four athletes join SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) called on four Central Java-based athletes to take part in the national training program for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 SEA Games, an official revealed on Friday.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
KONI focuses on physical fitness for KL SEA Games
KONI focuses on physical fitness for KL SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The poor physical condition of Indonesia's Olympians has forced the National Sports Council (KONI) to focus harder on the improvement of athletes in order to prepare them for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 SEA Games.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Books on Indonesian ecology launched
Books on Indonesian ecology launched JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to fill the lack of comprehensive literature on Indonesian ecology, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) launched on Thursday the first three books of its kind in the Indonesian language.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
I need to be alone to reflect on myself: Boy wonder Taufik
I need to be alone to reflect on myself: Boy wonder Taufik JAKARTA (JP): The Olympic Games were closed nearly two weeks ago but Indonesian boy wonder Taufik Hidayat was still unable to forget the moment he had to swallow a bitter pill in his first Olympics debut.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Forestry firm charged with illegal logging
Forestry firm charged with illegal logging JAKARTA (JP): The owner of PT KLI, one of the country's largest forestry companies, is being investigated for his company's alleged involvement in illegal logging, the forestry ministry disclosed here on Thursday.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
IDI members insured against malpractice
IDI members insured against malpractice JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Allianz Utama Indonesia signed an agreement on Wednesday with the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) to provide coverage against malpractice claims.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
RI's anti-graft commission
RI's anti-graft commissionFrom Media IndonesiaGraft has, virus-like, infected the entire Indonesia. This country always ranks high in a list of corrupt countries. However, this does not mean that graft cannot be eradicated, or at least, minimized.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Caltex plans HQ in Manila
Caltex plans HQ in Manila MANILA (AFX-ASIA): Caltex (Asia) Limited is planning to set up a regional headquarters in the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.Caltex (Asia), a subsidiary of Caltex Corp, plans to use the regional headquarters to provide support functions to Caltex...
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Govt fails to tackle corruption
Govt fails to tackle corruptionBy Meuthia Ganie-Rochman JAKARTA (JP): Pessimism is increasing regarding the capabilities and intentions of the government in solving the country's problems.Measures taken to overcome these problems are often unconvincing.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
ASEAN vows to boost image but quiet on Myanmar
ASEAN vows to boost image but quiet on Myanmar HANOI (Agencies): Information ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed on Friday to boost the group's image but declined to address the biggest international criticism leveled against it -- its inaction over Myanmar.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
UNSC team to visit Timor in November
UNSC team to visit Timor in November UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): A Security Council delegation is expected to visit Indonesia the week of Nov. 13 to evaluate operations in East and West Timor, where refugees are trapped and UN peacekeepers have been attacked.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Laos says on track for ASEAN-EU meet
Laos says on track for ASEAN-EU meet HANOI (Reuters): Laos said on Friday the political crisis in military-ruled Myanmar would not affect an ASEAN-EU meeting scheduled for December in Vientiane and that it had taken necessary security steps after a series of bomb blasts this year.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Rupiah rebounds from 10-week low
Rupiah rebounds from 10-week low SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah bounced back from its 10-week low to close flat Friday as market participants took profit on the U.S. dollar ahead of the weekend, dealers said.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Bomb explosion hits Newmont's office in Lombok
Bomb explosion hits Newmont's office in Lombok JAKARTA (JP): A bomb exploded Friday morning at the office of copper and gold mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara in the West Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Mataram on the island of Lombok.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Papuan Council chiefs take conciliatory steps
Papuan Council chiefs take conciliatory steps JAKARTA (JP): Police said that the Presidium of the Papuan Council (PDP) on Friday has begun to take conciliatory steps following the government's decision to crackdown on pro- independence forces in Irian Jaya.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 13, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,000 -260 328,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 125 0 50,000 Alakasa Industrindo 430 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Turning religion around in defense of violence victims
Turning religion around in defense of violence victimsBy Ati Nurbaiti JAKARTA (JP): "Ibu Ana" was often abused by her husband. One day she decided to share her suffering with her priest, who told her to pray to God that He forgive her husband and give her strength.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Child virus spreads in KL
Child virus spreads in KL KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A viral disease that is mostly attacking children spread to new areas Friday, killing a three-year-old boy in the Malaysian capital and terrifying some parents into keeping their children away from kindergartens.
Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Kramat Raya 106: Birthplace of the Youth Pledge
Kramat Raya 106: Birthplace of the Youth PledgeBy Ida Indawati Khouw Every Oct. 28 Indonesia celebrates Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge Day), to commemorate the day in 1928 when youths from various islands vowed to unite and found an independent state.
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