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On This Day - February 6, 2001
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
10 participants for Winter Challenge
10 participants for Winter Challenge JAKARTA (JP): Ten people made their way through the local competition of the Winter Challenge Marlboro Adventure Team held at Mount Bromo, East Java, late last month, earning the right to take part in the real adventure in the United States.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Fumarole death blamed on poor signs
Fumarole death blamed on poor signs BANDUNG: The director of the Vulcanology office, A. Djumarma Wirakusumah, said that a villager named Sahmad, 40, who died recently from inhaling poisonous gas in the Dieng mountain range in Central Java was due to a "lack of danger zone signs put up by the local...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 -50 625,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 135 -5 305,000 Alakasa Industrindo 315 15 51,000 Alfa Retailindo...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
20 bodies found from boat accident
20 bodies found from boat accident JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers and locals have stepped up the search for the passengers of the PLM Oleo Putra II which sank off Jailolo in North Maluku, finding a total of 20 bodies on Monday, officials said.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Estrada takes battle for presidency to Supreme Court
Estrada takes battle for presidency to Supreme Court MANILA (Reuters): Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada asked the Supreme Court on Monday to stop an investigation into his alleged criminal offenses, declaring he was still president and therefore had "absolute immunity" from lawsuits.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Vendors complain over hoodlums
Vendors complain over hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of street vendors complained on Monday that the city administration had hired hoodlums armed with sickles to drive them away from an intersection in South Jakarta, where they had been operating their businesses.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto
Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has lifted ex-president Soeharto's city arrest status and ordered state prosecutors to provide medical treatment until the now ailing former despot is declared fit enough to stand trial on corruption charges.Justice M.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Plots to hasten MPR session abound
Plots to hasten MPR session abound JAKARTA (JP): Political plots to expedite a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly, which could open the way for the impeachment of President Abdurrahman Wahid, abounded on Monday as politicians conferred and negotiated on possible courses of action.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Development of Sabang as free port to be discussed
Development of Sabang as free port to be discussed JAKARTA (JP): A joint board comprising of Sumatra governors and the Indonesian Maritime Council will be set up to discuss the development of Sabang free port, on Weh Island in Aceh province and on the west coast of Sumatra island.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Students, be united!
Students, be united!From Media IndonesiaRecently the students' movement has become more intensified. Unfortunately their movement has been polarized since May 1998 so that the unification of students into a massive power capable of crushing the regime that has betrayed the people is impossible.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Fate of reform 'must override' Gus Dur's presidency
Fate of reform 'must override' Gus Dur's presidency What choice is left after the issuing of a memorandum by the House of Representatives (DPR), effectively a first warning to President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to give him chance to improve his performance in three month's time? Political...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
APP's missed payment alarms Asian bond mart
APP's missed payment alarms Asian bond mart HONG KONG (Reuters): A missed interest payment by a unit of giant Indonesian corporate borrower Asia Pulp and Paper sent shudders through Asia's bond market on Monday as investors weighed the possibility of group-wide default.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Something fishy going on in leather goods
Something fishy going on in leather goods YOGYAKARTA (JP): Leather products are usually made of cow or sheep skin due to their size and quality. Now, it turns out that humble fish skin can also be transformed into bags, belts, wallets, cell phone cases or key holders through the wonders of modern...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Paintings show the way things were for 'Cap Go Meh'
Paintings show the way things were for 'Cap Go Meh' The festival of Cap Go Meh on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year was one of the victims of the New Order's suppression of Chinese culture. Now that times have changed and Chinese arts in particular are enjoying a resurgence, art critic Agus...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.5
Rupiah Rates Feb.5 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,115.00 10,115.00 9,567.00 9,663.00Australian dollar 1 5,022.37 5,578.42 5,271.42 5,329.14Austrian schilling 1 621.94 690.54 652.78 659.68Belgian franc 1 212.15 235.55 222.67 225.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Mr. Barratt's Indonesia
Mr. Barratt's Indonesia It would be regrettable for Mr. Barratt to leave Indonesia, or Southeast Asia, with the perception that people in this part of the world are more obsessed with money than people in the West are.Has Mr.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Witnesses testify about massacre in Poso
Witnesses testify about massacre in Poso PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Witnesses to the bloodshed in Poso testified during a hearing at the district court here on Monday.Thayeb, a resident of Sangira village in Pamona Utara district, told the court he saw two piles of bodies in a ravine near Pandira...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Astra Otoparts falling short
Astra Otoparts falling short JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed car component maker PT Astra Otoparts earned a net profit of Rp 127.02 billion (US$13.37 million) between January and November, Antara said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Government changes aid scheme to BII after complaints
Government changes aid scheme to BII after complaints JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to guarantee the Rp 12 trillion (US$1.2 billion) debt of the Sinar Mas Group to publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), putting an end to a much-criticized earlier plan to swap the debt with...
Tue, 06 Feb 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions* Painting, Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Indonesia, Galeri Hidayat, Jl. Sulanjana 36 (Phone: 022 4208257), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until Feb. 14.* Batik Kolase, by Joachim Blank, Galeri Bandung, Jl. Siliwangi 16 (Phone: 022 2036515), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 10 to 24.
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