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On This Day - November 22, 2000
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Vietnam-Cambodia border dispute
Vietnam-Cambodia border dispute PHNOM PENH (AP): A Cambodian student group urged Vietnam on Tuesday to help reduce the number of Vietnamese illegal immigrants.A letter from the Democratic Front of Khmer Students and Intellectuals also drew attention to unresolved border disputes and called, without...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
ASEAN militaries agree to team up for disasters
ASEAN militaries agree to team up for disasters HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP): Southeast Asian army commanders pledged at their first ever meeting Tuesday to devise ways their forces could join together to handle humanitarian disasters in the region.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Thailand to propose ASEAN Customs Union
Thailand to propose ASEAN Customs Union BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand will propose the establishment of an ASEAN Customs Union at the upcoming summit of Southeast Asian leaders being hosted by Singapore later this week, Thailand's deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Law expert urges for clear status on Aceh
Law expert urges for clear status on Aceh SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): In an effort to end violence in Aceh, the government should give the strife-torn province an appropriate status, an international law expert said on Monday.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
India duty hits Malaysia palm oil
India duty hits Malaysia palm oil KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday on news that India, one of Malaysia's main buyers, had increased the basic duty on edible oils to check a flood of cheap imports.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Bhakti acquires Salim Oleochemicals for $131m
Bhakti acquires Salim Oleochemicals for $131m JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa has sold its stake in the Salim Oleochemicals Group to a local consortium led by PT Bhakti Investama Group for about US$131 million, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced here on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Standardized Indonesian
Standardized Indonesian Calls from various members of the public for better (grammatical) use of the Indonesian language have one thing in common, that is the importance of using the standard variety of Indonesian, especially for public figures.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Rizal says BI board of governors still active
Rizal says BI board of governors still active JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli reiterated Tuesday that members of Bank Indonesia's board of governors who tendered their resignation last week would remain in office until successors had been appointed.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Blue Bird demands fare hike to cover its debt: Councillor
Blue Bird demands fare hike to cover its debt: Councillor JAKARTA (JP): A city councillor hinted on Tuesday that the capital's leading taxi firm, the Blue Bird group, had demanded the current fare hike simply to cover its debt to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) of over 3,000 Timor...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
First futures bourse gets permit to start operation
First futures bourse gets permit to start operation JAKARTA (JP): After months of delays, the government said on Tuesday that it had decided to issue the operating permit for the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX), the country's first futures trading bourse.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Tricky job being a spokesman
Tricky job being a spokesman One has to admit that the job of presidential spokesman is an honorable one. And suddenly President Abdurrahman Wahid has four spokesmen, each with his own speciality, led by former television talk show presenter Wimar Witoelar.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
House approves new province of Bangka-Belitung islands
House approves new province of Bangka-Belitung islands JAKARTA (JP): Less than two months after Banten province was formed, the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a bill giving Bangka-Belitung islands off South Sumatra new status as a province.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Ministry, PGRI draft bill on teachers' rights, obligations
Ministry, PGRI draft bill on teachers' rights, obligations JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education along with the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) and related parties are drafting a bill on teachers' protection, rights and obligations especially for those serving their duties in disputed...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Indonesian players dominate Junior Tennis c'ships
Indonesian players dominate Junior Tennis c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia sent 11 boys and 11 girls to the top 16 of the under-18 2000 Nabisco International Tennis Junior Championships in the Senayan Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
PGSI mulls host city for wrestling final
PGSI mulls host city for wrestling final JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) is still studying candidate cities to host the ASEAN wrestling championships in July 2001."PGSI has three alternative hosts, namely Denpasar, Jakarta or Semarang.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
President's flu worsened by heavy schedule: Wimar
President's flu worsened by heavy schedule: Wimar JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid was treated for influenza on Tuesday and his spokesman said that the President's heavy schedule has made his symptoms worse."Actually the signs (of flu) were evident even before he left for Qatar on Nov.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
FPI members raid billiard parlor in Kebayoran Baru
FPI members raid billiard parlor in Kebayoran Baru JAKARTA (JP): Armed with daggers, sickles, swords, and sticks, some 150 members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked and vandalized a billiard center in South Jakarta late Monday night, leaving 25 tables, 100 pool cues, a refrigerator and...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Government hesitates on plan to ban leaded fuel
Government hesitates on plan to ban leaded fuel JAKARTA (JP): Despite growing concern that the country should ban leaded fuel, the government insisted on Tuesday that the move was unlikely in the near future as there were more pressing demands on its limited resources.
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
VP to open seminar on police
VP to open seminar on police SEMARANG: Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to open a national seminar on police at the Diponegoro University campus here on Wednesday.Chairman of the organizing committee Budi Wisaksono said on Tuesday that former Philippine president Fidel Ramos would...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Production capacities may hit 90% next year
Production capacities may hit 90% next year JAKARTA (JP): The country's manufacturing sector has shown promising signs of recovery lately with a significant increase in the level of production being recorded.
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