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On This Day - November 27, 2000
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
BKSN merged with health ministry
BKSN merged with health ministry JAKARTA (JP): The National Social Welfare Board (BKSN) was officially integrated into the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare during a modest ceremony here on Friday."We hope that by putting BKSN under the roof of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, it will...
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Big hotels busy with packages for Ramadhan
Big hotels busy with packages for Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to entice Muslim families and travelers, several big hotels have started offering attractive promotional packages for Ramadhan ahead of the Muslim fasting month that began this Monday.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
ASEAN leaders plus three endorse currency swap plan
ASEAN leaders plus three endorse currency swap plan SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Leaders of 13 East Asian governments on Saturday informally endorsed a system designed to improve their capacity to help each other counter sudden currency fluctuations.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Taufik hopes his ban brings changes in PBSI
Taufik hopes his ban brings changes in PBSI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian world number one men's singles shuttler Taufik Hidayat finally broke his silence about the two- match ban from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) last week, hoping his punishment would change conditions at PBSI and the...
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Networking comes in different flavors, including wireless
Networking comes in different flavors, including wireless JAKARTA (JP): So you now have a 24-hour Internet connection into your house via a cable modem. You access the Internet for work, but your kids also demand their share of the newly found freedom to chat online.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Source of terror is 'from state, not rebels'
Source of terror is 'from state, not rebels' JAKARTA (JP): Human rights violations by security officers is a source of terror in the restive province of Aceh, rather than separatist rebels who the government tends to blame for all the trouble, a rights advocate said on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Abdurrahman speaks about non-interference
Abdurrahman speaks about non-interferenceBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BATAM, Riau (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, addressing the inaugural ASEAN People's Assembly, lauded the application of the principle of non-interference in the region.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Corruption, a cultural indicator
Corruption, a cultural indicator This is the first of two articles on corruption by Ignas Kleden, a sociologist and the director of the Go-East Institute in Jakarta, which focuses on East Indonesian affairs. He is also a consultant with the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Watch.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Separate Riau province demanded
Separate Riau province demanded YOGYAKARTA: Some 50 people claiming to represent the inhabitants of the Riau islands rallied at a roundabout in front of the state Gadjah Mada University here on Saturday to urge the government to establish a separate province for the archipelago.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
The death of law
The death of lawFrom PanjiThe disappearance of Tommy Soeharto, who cannot be touched by the law, is the factual condition of the law in Indonesia. The law in this country has been paralyzed from the beginning.Corruptors in this country still freely "wander about", even in government offices.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Banking sector offers highest paying jobs: Survey
Banking sector offers highest paying jobs: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Executives in the banking sector, particularly in foreign banks, are the highest paid professionals in Indonesia, with an annual income of up to Rp 350 million (about US$37,235 at the exchange current rate), according to the latest...
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
House, government strike deal on Aceh status
House, government strike deal on Aceh status JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the government agreed on Sunday to continue with dialogs, instead of declaring a civil emergency status, in attempting to solve the complicated situation in the troubled province of Aceh.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Learn to say the right things with Business English
Learn to say the right things with Business EnglishBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): That mastery of the English language is important is no secret. English is the de facto lingua franca. The reason why students of English at leading Indonesian universities usually take quite a long time to complete...
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Music concert for students
Music concert for students JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to reduce student brawls in the capital, the Jakarta Student-Youth Solidarity (SPPJ) held a concert with a theme of "stop student brawls" on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Government told to refocus on education trilogy
Government told to refocus on education trilogy JAKARTA (JP): The celebration of National Teacher's Day and the 55th anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) on Saturday was marked with a call to refocus on the teaching of the big three of morals, science and technology and reading.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 5:56 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 3:55 a.m.Subuh 4:05 a.m.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
FPI vandalism and terror strike Depok
FPI vandalism and terror strike Depok JAKARTA (JP): Armed with long wooden sticks and attired in their green and white outfits, dozens of members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) perpetrated more acts of vandalism on Sunday by attacking several restaurants, cafes and small street kiosks, which...
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
There is always hope in Ramadhan
There is always hope in Ramadhan For Muslims in Indonesia, this will be yet another Ramadhan fasting month amid great economic and political crisis. Arief Rahman, a renowned educator and preacher, sees that through fasting, Indonesians could find solutions and work toward becoming a great nation.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Landslides, floods kill 49 in West Sumatra
Landslides, floods kill 49 in West Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Massive floods and landslides resulting from days of torrential rain and storms in West Sumatra have claimed at least 49 lives with dozens of others reported missing and feared dead.
Mon, 27 Nov 2000
One person dead in renewed violence in troubled Maluku
One person dead in renewed violence in troubled Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Renewed shooting and bomb attacks by armed raiders broke out in Uraur village, Kairatu district, Central Maluku on Saturday, claiming one life and injuring another, an official said on Sunday.
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