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On This Day - February 5, 2001
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Seminar on property rights planned
Seminar on property rights planned JAKARTA (JP): Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights is slated to conduct a seminar and a series of other activities related to intellectual property between April 24 and April 26 to improve people's awareness on the protection of the rights.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Megawati 'will not join conspiracy' to topple President
Megawati 'will not join conspiracy' to topple President YOGYAKARTA (JP): Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and aides close to chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, said the party would not partake in any conspiracy to topple the President despite endorsing a...
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Floods inundate Gorontalo, N. Sulawesi, and East Java
Floods inundate Gorontalo, N. Sulawesi, and East Java JAKARTA (JP): Continuous torrential rains led to a massive flood which inundated thousands of houses in Gorontalo, some 450 kilometers east of Manado the capital of North Sulawesi on Sunday, an official said.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
North Sulawesi daunted by prospect of bankruptcy
North Sulawesi daunted by prospect of bankruptcy MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): While regional autonomy is being hailed in many areas, the prospect of it is having some fearful consequences, such as in North Sulawesi where the provincial administration is haunted by the specter of bankruptcy.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Malaysian navy fires on RI trawler, one killed
Malaysian navy fires on RI trawler, one killed KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian navy patrol boat fired on an Indonesian trawler which tried to ram it, killing one of the 40 illegal immigrants on board, reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Indonesia ranked third for Sudirman Cup
Indonesia ranked third for Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been ranked joint-third with South Korea for the Sudirman Cup mixed team championships in Seville, Spain, in May.Both teams reached the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup in Copenhagen in 1999.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
An amazing DV camera
An amazing DV camera JAKARTA (JP): DV is a high-resolution digital video format that gives exceptional quality. A key difference between DV and other video formats is that the information is stored as digital data. But, digital video is not necessary DV.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Are there viable alternatives to 'Microsoft Office'?
Are there viable alternatives to 'Microsoft Office'?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP) First, here is a very exciting piece of news from Compaq. In a press release that I received last week, the company announced a new 17" LCD monitor for its desktop PC.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
It's Taufik's right to skip All England or quit: Mulyo
It's Taufik's right to skip All England or quit: Mulyo JAKARTA (JP): Former national coach Mulyo Handoyo said on Sunday that it was world number four Taufik Hidayat's right to skip the All England or quit the Indonesian Badminton Center."Everybody has his own rights.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
PSM beats Persebaya in Bank Mandiri league
PSM beats Persebaya in Bank Mandiri league MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Defending champion PSM Makassar managed to fulfill its ambition to defeat arch-rival Persebaya Surabaya 1-0 in the seventh Bank Mandiri soccer league at the Mattoangin Stadium in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Irian Jaya rebels kill four Kopassus soldiers
Irian Jaya rebels kill four Kopassus soldiers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Security authorities in the restive province of Irian Jaya have stepped up their search for the separatist rebels accused of killing four soldiers from the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Banten boosts tourism promotion
Banten boosts tourism promotion ANYER, Banten: Efforts to boost tourism in the newly established province of Banten, and in particular Serang regency, are underway with the local Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) printing some 25,000 brochures to be distributed at home and abroad.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Court criticized for leniency toward Bob Hasan
Court criticized for leniency toward Bob Hasan JAKARTA (JP): Legal observers said on Saturday that the Central Jakarta District Court had been too lenient in sentencing timber tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, charged with corruption, to only two years in jail.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Speed boat sinks in Ambon waters
Speed boat sinks in Ambon waters AMBON, Maluku: A speedboat KM Mahu with 32 people on board sank in waters off Amahusu near the Maluku capital of Ambon on Sunday en route to Alang port from Tapal Kuda port, both on Ambon island, leaving one people missing.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Bumpy ride seen for Southeast Asian vehicle market
Bumpy ride seen for Southeast Asian vehicle market SINGAPORE (AFP): Southeast Asia's vehicle market is in for a bumpy ride in the next five years due to the region's volatility, and only players with strong global partners will survive the race, analysts said.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Bank Indonesia's new forex ruling long-awaited
Bank Indonesia's new forex ruling long-awaitedBy Reiner S JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's new foreign exchange ruling, which cuts off rupiah supply to offshore players for speculative purposes is a long-awaited measure that will, according to experts, help restore stability in the ailing rupiah.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Senen bus terminal project not priority: Councillors
Senen bus terminal project not priority: Councillors JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a new bus terminal on the site of the existing Planet Senen youth center in Central Jakarta remains a long-term plan, a city councilor said on Sunday.
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Scrap territorial-command system to make police independent
Scrap territorial-command system to make police independent A major obstacle of democracy is the failure to make the police an independent force of the military, says noted lawyer and member of an independent body set up to probe recent bombings, the Indonesian Forum for Peace (FID), Todung Mulya...
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Perpetrators of war crimes 'didn't mind the bloodshed'
Perpetrators of war crimes 'didn't mind the bloodshed' As long as no one is made accountable for war crimes in Timor, the blame will continue to be placed on Indonesia, says former Australian consul James Dunn, 73, now an expert on crimes against humanity at the Dili-based United Nations...
Mon, 05 Feb 2001
Bakrie, Tjipta Niaga tie up
Bakrie, Tjipta Niaga tie up JAKARTA (JP): Steel bridge manufacturers PT Trans-Bakrie, a subsidiary of the publicly-listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, has appointed state trading company Tjipta Niaga to market its product in Indonesia.
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