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On This Day - January 10, 2001

Search team fails to locate missing plane

Search team fails to locate missing plane WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): A joint search and rescue team have failed to locate the missing Cassa plane on Tuesday, which carried senior Irian Jaya military and civilian officials, and abruptly halted the search early in the afternoon due to bad weather...

Wushu body hires Chinese coaches

Wushu body hires Chinese coaches JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wushu Association (WI) will hire two Chinese coaches in preparation for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur in September.

Megawati returns home from trip abroad

Megawati returns home from trip abroad JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri returned home on Tuesday night after a 12-day trip abroad.She arrived on a chartered Garuda Indonesia airplane and was met at Halim Perdanakusumah Airport by, among others, Coordinating Minister for...

Vajpayee's RI visit gives new direction

Vajpayee's RI visit gives new directionBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is scheduled to arrive here this morning bringing with him greetings from one billion Indians, over 120 million of whom are Muslims.

Marlev hopes to reach Korea Open quarters

Marlev hopes to reach Korea Open quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles player Marlev Mainaky hopes to be able to reach the quarterfinals of the US$250,000 Samsung Korea Open on Cheju Island starting Wednesday despite a lack of preparation due to a long holiday at the year-end.

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,075 -25 52,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 100 0 4,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,000...

Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremism

Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremismBy Adian Husaini JAKARTA (JP): The editorial of The Jakarta Post on Jan. 8, 2001, entitled "Soldiers of fortune", referred to a police statement about the involvement of the "Afghan militia" in the recent Christmas Eve bombing.

Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya: Exhibition* Painting Exhibition The Power of Religious Colors by seven artists, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), until Jan. 20.Music and Entertainment * The Westin Surabaya, Jl.

A holiday experience

A holiday experience In early September we reserved seven seats with Garuda to Lombok. By the end of November, the travel agent requested us to issue the tickets otherwise the reservations would be canceled? We were very surprised also to learn that Garuda had issued a new regulation on Oct.

Rupiah rates Jan. 9

Rupiah rates Jan. 9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,975.00 9,975.00 9,428.00 9,522.00Australian dollar 1 5,084.34 5,655.83 5,340.96 5,398.97Austrian schilling 1 616.17 685.19 647.27 654.07Belgian franc 1 210.18 233.72 220.79 223.

Mob ransacks church in Kalasan

Mob ransacks church in Kalasan KALASAN, Sleman (JP): A group of people ransacked a Biblical Church in Taman Martani village, Kalasan, on Tuesday some 14 kilometers east of Yogyakarta when Sleman regency officials were discussing the church's operation.

No regions fully autonomous: Soerjadi

No regions fully autonomous: Soerjadi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja warned governors on the possible pitfalls and potential conflicts between the central government and the provincial administrations as a result of regional autonomy, while reminding...

Maybank to expand operations

Maybank to expand operations KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's biggest commercial bank, Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), will expand its lucrative overseas operations to focus on China and Middle East markets, a news report said Tuesday.

All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn

All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn JAKARTA (JP): Seasoning producer PT Ajinomoto Indonesia announced on Tuesday they are also withdrawing their other two taste enhancer brands, namely Masako and Sajiku, for "security reasons".

Public order crackdown a success: Officials

Public order crackdown a success: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Despite several operational complications, the city administration pledged on Tuesday to continue its integrated campaign to maintain security and order across the capital.

S'pore wants free trade agreement with Europe

S'pore wants free trade agreement with Europe SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore wants to establish a free trade agreement with Europe in addition to the pacts it is forming with the U.S., Japan, Mexico, Australia and Canada, a top trade official said Tuesday."We would ...

Jaya Agung for satay on the cheap

Jaya Agung for satay on the cheap JAKARTA (JP): This week we check out one of the oldest established (1972) satay restaurants in Jakarta which to this day remains a highly popular choice for cheap eats.Jaya Agung, Jl. Wahid Hasyim No. 56c, Central Jakarta (on the corner of Jl.

Ajinomoto is 'halal': Gus Dur

Ajinomoto is 'halal': Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid added further confusion to the Ajinomoto taste enhancer controversy by claiming that the product, which was declared as uneatable for Muslims by the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), is halal since it did not contain pig enzymes.

Asian monies mostly up late, equity inflows boost won

Asian monies mostly up late, equity inflows boost won SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies strengthened modestly against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, with a rebound in North Asian stock markets bolstering the South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar.

Teenager gets 8-year jail term

Teenager gets 8-year jail term TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday 18-year-old Jefri to eight years jail for intentionally killing his friend Budi Wahyudi and stealing his motorcycle.

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