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On This Day - October 5, 2000

Four excluded from PSSI core team

Four excluded from PSSI core team JAKARTA (JP): National soccer team head coach Nandar Iskandar has excluded four players from his core squad lineup for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon next week.The four players excluded are goalkeeper Sahari Gultom, Warsidi, Yaris Riyadi and a striker whom he would...

ASEAN expects FDI to rise

ASEAN expects FDI to rise CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Dow Jones): Ministers and senior investment promotion officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed hopes Wednesday foreign direct investment flows in region will pick up over the next two years.

Gulf agrees to send more gas to Caltex

Gulf agrees to send more gas to Caltex JAKARTA (JP): Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited, in which Gulf Canada Resources Limited holds a 72 percent stake, said on Tuesday it and its partners reached an agreement in principle for additional gas deliveries to PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.

Major's office besieged for return of pedicabs

Major's office besieged for return of pedicabs JAKARTA (JP): The seizure of three becak (pedicabs) operating in a prohibited zone resulted in a headache for North Jakarta officials on Wednesday when their offices were surrounded by some 450 pedicab drivers, who demanded the return of the three...

Police arrest prointegration leader Eurico

Police arrest prointegration leader Eurico JAKARTA (JP): Police officers arrested on Wednesday prointegration militia leader Eurico Guterres at a hotel in Central Jakarta for allegedly hampering ongoing police weapons sweeping operations in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara.National Police chief Gen.

Truck overturns after near-miss

Truck overturns after near-miss SEMARANG, Central Java: A trailer truck carrying a six-ton load overturned on the Walisongo-Semarang highway on Wednesday after it nearly collided with a van and a pickup.The police patrol chief at Tugu substation, Second Insp. Sutrisno, said there were no fatalities.

Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 4, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,258.00 9,258.00 8,714.00 8,802.00Australian dollar 1 4,441.98 4,984.51. 4,687.26 4,739.00Austrian schilling 1 525.90 589.92 554.94 560.

Pakistan aiding Taleban offensive: Masood

Pakistan aiding Taleban offensive: Masood ISLAMABAD (Agencies): Afghan opposition military chief Ahmad Shah Masood vowed to fight on despite setbacks and accused Pakistan of backing the Taleban's offensive in an interview published here Wednesday.

Armed rebels launch two more attacks

Armed rebels launch two more attacks BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Police on Wednesday said that armed rebels had launched yet more hit-and-run attacks, this time on an arms storage depot and a district religious affairs office.No casualties were reported in either of the Tuesday night incidents.

LippoShop invests Rp 100b

LippoShop invests Rp 100b JAKARTA (JP): LippoShop, an online shopping operator jointly owned by PT Lippo Online and retail chain Matahari Putra Prima, will spend about Rp 100 billion (about US$11.7 million) in investments during the first year of operation.The company's president Teddy H.

Administration told to make regulations on child welfare

Administration told to make regulations on child welfare JAKARTA (JP): In a campaign to help overcome the problem of street children, activists called on the city administration on Wednesday to set up regulations on child welfare.

Confusing statistics on the poor

Confusing statistics on the poorBy Peter Gardiner JAKARTA (JP): At one time most people turned to the Central Statistics Board (BPS) as the main source of statistical information. Now there is competition.

IBRA owns 98.23% of Bank Bali

IBRA owns 98.23% of Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), in its position as a standby buyer of the publicly listed Bank Bali's recent limited public offering, will own 98.

Stop damning TNI, minister Mahfud appeals

Stop damning TNI, minister Mahfud appeals JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD has appealed to the public to stop condemning the Indonesian Military (TNI) which marks its 55th anniversary on Thursday.

Astra International begins paying debts

Astra International begins paying debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Astra International announced on Wednesday it had begun repaying its debt nearly three months ahead of the schedule stipulated in its 1999 debt restructuring agreement.

Former tennis star Mien passes away

Former tennis star Mien passes away JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia lost its former women's tennis star Mien Gondowijoyo when she passed away on Wednesday morning at the Pelni Hospital at 6.24 a.m. due to complications from diabetes mellitus.Her body was taken from the hospital to her residence on Jl.

Banser's protest over caricature regretted

Banser's protest over caricature regretted JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB) secretary- general Muhaimin Iskandar regretted its militias Garda Bangsa and Banser of the largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama for protesting a caricature in a newspaper."We apologize for the conduct.

Germany still in transition

Germany still in transition Being a German citizen currently living in Indonesia, I would like to comment on the German ambassador's greeting to the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of the German National Day (Oct. 3, 2000).Dr.

Indriyani, Winarni cheered at hometown

Indriyani, Winarni cheered at hometown BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): Thousands of people in Tanggamus, Lampung, stood along the road Wednesday to cheer local heroines Sri Indriyani and Winarni, who won bronzes in the just-concluded Olympic Games.

Oil training for Timorese

Oil training for Timorese CANBERRA (AP): Australian Industry Minister Nick Minchin announced Wednesday a plan to help train East Timorese people for jobs in the former Indonesian province's fledgling oil and gas industry.

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