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2008
Indonesia passes broad anti-pornography bill
Shouts of "Thank you, God!" erupted inside the Indonesian Parliament building Thursday after lawmakers passed anti-pornography legislation, bringing to an end nearly 10 years of debate.
Opponents of the anti-pornography legislation said they were concerned that groups like the Islamic Defenders' Front would now be able to point to the new law, which includes an article ... (
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2008
Radical wind blows stronger than ever through Indonesia
With the adoption of the 'anti-pornography' laws yesterday, Indonesia is approaching more and more the ideal image of a remote province of the Middle East. With adopting the law, which has been pushed forward by the radical-Islamic FPI (Islamic Defenders Front) and the MUI (Council of Islamic Scholars) for almost a decade now, it is ... (
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2007
Mount Kelud keeps villagers on high alert, crater lake heats up further
Authorities in the province of East Java have warned residents living on the slopes of the Mount Kelud volcano once more to stay at their temporary shelters since the risk of a major eruption remains high, according to officials on Wednesday. The 1,731-meter high volcano was placed on top alert on October 16, which ... (
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2007
Crooked railway track in Porong repaired
Repairs on the crooked railway track on the line between Siring and Jatirejo in Porong, south of Sidoarjo - close to the hot mud flow from the Lapindo Brantas drilling well - has been completed with success. The repairs started on Monday evening and lasted into Tuesday. The condition of the track between the villages ... (
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2007
Bird flu; situation in Indonesia, update 15
A 3-year old boy has been hospitalized in Jakarta with bird flu, according to the Health Ministry yesterday. Nyoman Kandun, director of disease control for Indonesia's health ministry, informed that two separate laboratory tests confirmed that the boy has the H5N1 bird flu virus. Reuters press agency reported that the boy only had minor symptoms ... (
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2006
Indonesia haze back over Singapore
A shift in wind direction brought the haze from Indonesia's land-clearing fires back to Singapore on Tuesday after an earlier clean air reprieve. The Pollution Standards Index (PSI) moved out of the healthy range to 57 and remained within the moderate category.
Singaporeans have been out in force since last Wednesday, when heavy showers cleared ... (
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2006
Wild elephants kill farmer, destroy houses on Sumatra island
Wild rampaging elephants trampled a farmer to death and destroyed several houses in a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island, witnesses said Tuesday. The people of Lubuk Embut, a village on Riau province 900 kilometers (600 miles) northwest of the capital Jakarta, have been terrorized over the last few days by a herd of around 20 ... (
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2006
Indonesia seeking US$12 billion for infrastructure projects
Indonesia Indonesia will seek US$12 billion (€9.4 billion) in private capital to fund infrastructure projects at a conference that kicks off Wednesday, but it faces challenges overcoming an image of corruption that may scare off investors. Topping the list of deals on offer are the construction of a US$1.5 billion (€1.2 billion) fiber optic network ... (
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2005
Indonesia drive to halt graft turns to judiciary
A year into the rule of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, graft busters in Indonesia are turning their attention to the country’s notoriously corrupt judiciary through a case involving the half-brother of former strongman Suharto and Indonesia’s top court. Investigators from Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, or KPK, are on Monday expected to question two senior Supreme Court ... (
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2005
Mahdi shot but remains at large
Mahdi, a little-known Islamic sect leader, was shot in the leg during last week's deadly clash that killed five people, and may now be hiding on Mount Panggero in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, his followers told police on Sunday.
Since the Oct. 25 clash that killed three officers and two sect followers, police have intensified ... (
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2003
Hot springs appear on Mt. Ciremai
An unspecified number of hot springs have cropped up in several locations on Mount Ciremai, following a series of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes in Kuningan district, West Java province early this month, an official has said. "The hot springs' water was more than 55 degrees Celsius," spokesman for the Office of Volcanology and Geology, Didi ... (
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2003
3 parties pass KPU's administrative verification
The General Election Commission (KPU) announced on Thursday that the last batch comprising three political parties has passed its administrative verification, Mulyana W. Kusuma, chairman of the KPU`s Registration Committee, said.
Mulyana, accompanied by KPU member Hamid Awaluddin, said the three parties are the National Glorious Marhaenist Party (PNMJ), the Mutual Cooperation Party (PGR) and ... (
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2003
Islands in South Sulawesi to be developed into tourist sites
The city administration of Makassar, capital of Indonesia`s South Sulawesi province, in cooperation with a Balinese businessman, will develop the Laccukang and Kayangan islands into tourist attractions.
"A memorandum of understanding on this has been signed by Makassar Mayor Amiruddin Maula and a representative of the Balinese businessman," head of the provincial tourism office, Abdullah ... (
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2000
Exxon Mobil's warehouse robbed, explosives stolen
A warehouse belonging to U.S. giant mining company Exxon Mobil in which explosives were kept was robbed and thousands of explosive were reported missing on early Tuesday in Mamplam village in North Aceh regency, a police officer said. North Aceh Police chief Supt. Abadan Bangko alleged that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group was ... (
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Other events on this day
2000
Doctors at the private Harapan Kita Hospital in West Jakarta give President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid a clean bill of health, following a regular medical checkup which took place for three hours.
2000
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) dismisses calls for President Abdurrahman Wahid to step down, saying it will support the President until his term ends in 2004 and that is unfair to blame all of the problems on the government.
1999
Workers in Pekanbaru, Riau, occupy the local council building to protest the appointment of labor figure Bomer Pasaribu as minister of manpower.
1999
One person is killed and at least 50 houses are burned in a clash between residents of Soroafu and Sorobali villages on Sumbawa island in West Nusa Tenggara after a Soroafu villager was beaten for carrying a sharp weapon during a wedding party.
1999
Forty soldiers run amok at Senen market in Central Jakarta after two colleagues were detained by the market's security for causing trouble. Three laborers are injured.
1999
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that more than 5,000 women workers have fled their employers and are being housed temporarily in Indonesian embassies across the Middle East because of rape, torture of refusal by employers to pay salaries.
1999
Some 2,000 employees of the dissolved ministry of information jam the House of Representatives (DPR) building to protest the loss of their ministry. The ministry, formed in 1945, was dissolved by President Abdurrahman Wahid.
1999
The South Jakarta District Court orders Penta tabloid, its executives, and a businessman to pay Rp 500 million (US$73,500) in compensation for slandering former mines and energy minister Ida Bagus Sudjana in an article published last year.
1998
Riots hit Pekalongan, Central Java, following rumors that an ethnic Chinese had torn the holy Koran.
1998
Riots break out in Ketapang, Central Jakarta, after dozens of hoodlums destroy a mosque.
1998
Rioting erupts in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara fired by rumors that Muslims had attacked Christians during a procession in Jakarta mourning victims of the Ketapang violence.
1997
The National Police declare at least 30 firms -- including four foreign investment firms -- and 24 people as suspects of causing forest fires which have caused heavy air pollution in a large part of Southeast Asia.
1997
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announces a US$23 billion multilateral financial package involving the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to help Indonesia stabilize its financial system.
1995
President Soeharto goes on an umrah (minor haj pilgrimage) at the end of a two-week working trip which took him and his entourage to Colombia, the United States and Suriname. It was the third time he entered Saudi Arabia's holy Kaaba.
1994
Labor activist Amosi Telaumbanua is sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Medan District Court in North Sumatra for inciting workers to strike last April.
1984
Information minister Harmoko issues a regulation on publishing licenses (SIUPP) under which a publisher is obliged to give at least 20 percent of its shares to its full-time employees.
1984
Ismail Marahimin, an English literature professor at the University of Indonesia, is awarded the American Pegasus Literary Prize for his novel Dan Perang Pun Usai (And the War Is Up) in Jakarta.
1980
Spanish King Juang Carlos and Queen Sophia pays an official visit to Indonesia.
1948
Communist leader Muso is killed in a fight with the Indonesian police's Mobile Brigade led by Gen. Jasin, while others, including former prime minister Amir Sjarifuddin, were arrested and sentenced to death.
1947
Russia issues a resolution to call on the Dutch to withdraw its troops to earlier positions before launching attacks. The resolution was supported by Australia, Columbia and Poland, but was opposed by the USA, Britain, France and Belgium.
1947
The Dutch troops issues a communique that from July 21 till October 31, 1947, it suffering loss of 248 soldiers were killed, 745 others injured, and 19 missing.
1947
Dutch Commander of East Sumatra Kingdom Col. P. Scholten spreads pamhplets in the front of Tanjungpura-Pangkalan Berandan, calling on the Indonesian military troops and militias to surrender.
1945
Following the death of Brig. Gen. AWS Mallaby in Surabaya, Commander of the Allied Forces for South East Asia Gen. Christison issues a strong warning that he will use all of his military forces against those responsible unless they surrender to him.
1945
Local fighters in Magelang, Central Java, fight the Allied Forces.
1945
President Surkarno calls for a halt to fighting against the Allied Forces because Indonesia's enemy is not the Allies, but the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (NICA).
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