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On This Day - December 7, 2000
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Support for SPI
Support for SPIFrom Warta KotaI support the plan of the Indonesian Association of Attorneys (SPI) to file a class action against the Jakarta Council. This is a necessary step to take as it will serve as a lesson to the Councilors for ignoring the aspirations of the people they are supposed to...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Banks allowed to trade up to 25% of bond portfolio
Banks allowed to trade up to 25% of bond portfolio JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday it would allow recapitalized banks to trade up to 25 percent of the outstanding government recapitalization bonds they hold for stapled bonds, up from the original ceiling of 15 percent.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Penitentiaries need modern security systems: Yusril
Penitentiaries need modern security systems: Yusril JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra blamed the prisons' poor security systems on Wednesday for rising numbers of inmates fleeing the penitentiaries."It happened ...
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Govt plans to turn coal into fuel
Govt plans to turn coal into fuel JAKARTA (JP): The government is studying the possibility of establishing a coal liquefaction plant to benefit from the country's massive coal reserves, especially in South Sumatra, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
University to host kickboxing c'ships
University to host kickboxing c'ships SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): State-run Sebelas Maret University will host the Tarung Derajat (Indonesian Kickboxing) national championships in April, an event that will be attended by about 200 kickboxers.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Gorontalo people challenged to build the new province
Gorontalo people challenged to build the new province GORONTALO, North Sulawesi (JP): Gorontalo officials welcomed the establishment of the new province, cautious of the need for qualified human resources.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
MAS eases Singaporean dollar policy to boost investment
MAS eases Singaporean dollar policy to boost investment SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore's central bank on Wednesday announced moves aimed at increasing foreign investment that eased but did not lift its "non-internationalization" policy on the local dollar.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Aid to East Timor at critical stage: Patten
Aid to East Timor at critical stage: Patten BRUSSELS (AFP): Aid to East Timor to establish "the basis for a stable and democratic country" is at a "critical stage," EU commissioner for external relations Chris Patten told an East Timor donors conference here Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Singapore FM to lead delegation
Singapore FM to lead delegation SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is sending Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar to a planned meeting between ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) in Laos next week, the government said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Japan to become military observer
Japan to become military observer BANGKOK (AFP): Japan is to become an observer at next year's Cobra Gold military exercises between U.S., Thai and Singaporean troops, while China and South Korea have also expressed an interest in attending, a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
PSSI plans to hire neutral auditing firm
PSSI plans to hire neutral auditing firm JAKARTA (JP): As a way to improve the financial situation of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), chairman Agum Gumelar announced on Tuesday evening a plan to hire PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit the PSSI.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Anti-corruption not merely a slogan for morgue workers
Anti-corruption not merely a slogan for morgue workers JAKARTA (JP): Many people are surprised to discover that civil servants are able to survive as well as they do despite the paltry wages they earn. It is often assumed they are only able to make ends meet thus through corruption.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Rupiah Rates Dec.06
Rupiah Rates Dec.06 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,015.00 10,015.00 9,467.00 9,563.00Australian dollar 1 4,892.44 5,440.15 5,137.74 5,194.62Austrian schilling 1 577.12 641.50 606.05 612.55Belgian franc 1 196.86 218.82 206.73 208.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Security lapse at airport
Security lapse at airport HANOI (DPA): For the second time in as many weeks, an intruder found his way onto the tarmac in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport and approached a Vietnam Airlines jet unhindered, officials admitted on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
More Swedes arrived in Bali: Report
More Swedes arrived in Bali: Report SANUR, Bali, (Antara): Bali receives more visitors from Sweden with the number of Swedish visitors increasing by 17.4 percent between January and September 2000 as compared to the same period last year.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Women After Women, at Seniwati Showspace, Ubud Main Street, until Dec. 26. * Painting by German artist Peter Dittmar, at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl Raya Sayan (Phone: 0361 979253), Dec. 28 to Feb. 10.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Nov. 11 caucus established by 32 legislators
Nov. 11 caucus established by 32 legislators JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-two "alumni" of a recent informal meeting of legislators announced on Wednesday the establishment of the November 11 Caucus, a discussion forum meant to seek solutions to the nation's problems.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
City to ever record new budget surplus
City to ever record new budget surplus JAKARTA (JP): The city administration expects to achieve a Rp 400 billion (US$42,100) surplus in the nine-month budget period, ending this month, due to a remarkable increase in its overall earnings, City Revenue Agency head Deden Supriyadi said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Immigration official nabbed for drugs
Immigration official nabbed for drugs JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested an Immigration officer at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for stealing drugs contained in packages which were being processed by his office, Jakarta Police Detectives chief Sr. Supt. Harry Montolalu said on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Impeachment a wake-up call, Estrada says
Impeachment a wake-up call, Estrada says MANILA (Reuters): President Joseph Estrada, appearing in public on the eve of his impeachment trial, said on Wednesday he would leave his fate in the hands of God and the senators who judge him.
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