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2008
Petrol bomb attacks in Maluku province
Three separate explosions have caused minor damage in the city of Ternate in Indonesia's Moluccas islands, northeast of Java, local television has reported. It is understood three small petrol bombs were used in the attacks early Monday morning. Metrotvnews.com said one of the bombs caused slight damage to the home office of the governor of ... (
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2007
Residents flee as Mount Kelud begins erupting
The Mount Kelud volcano in eastern Java has begun erupting earlier on Saturday, according to seismic readings. There was no visual confirmation however because of bad weather and fog around the peak of the volcano, according to a vulcanologist. Residents are fleeing the slopes of the mountain in sheer panic and the observation posts have ... (
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2007
Mount Kelud volcano in eruption, data says
According to data from an observation post, the Mount Kelud volcano is in eruption. A few hours ago, tremors started to pick up once again, but now they broke the maximum level, which means there is an active eruption. There is no sign yet of ash clouds or lava showing up, but that might be ... (
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2007
Mount Krakatau creates new crater
The activity of a number of volcanoes is still rising. One of them is the Mount Krakatau volcao in the Sunda Strait. The frequency of volcanic tremors and small volcanic earthquakes was still on the rise.
A new crater has opened up on the southern side of the volcano. This new crater exhausts poisonous gases which ... (
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2006
Shares rise to new record high led by blue chip stocks
Indonesia shares rose to a new record high Thursday on combination of local fund share purchases and buoyant investor sentiment as well as expectation of cut next week in the central bank's one month rate. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite index closed up 17.828 points, or 1.12 percent at of 1,606.696 as gainers led losers ... (
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2006
Indonesia: '100 percent ownership for private sector'
Indonesian Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa assured investors Wednesday that private firms -- both local and foreign -- would still be allowed to own up to 100 percent of infrastructure projects despite the upcoming amendment of the existing transportation legislation. "I can assure you that there will be no change to the 100 percent private-sector ownership ... (
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2006
Indonesia says forest fires almost gone
Indonesia said on Thursday 90 percent of forest and brush fires that have produced thick smoke blanketing much of Southeast Asia have died out as regional officials met to discuss plans to tackle the annual hazard. The smoke, known in the region as haze, has affected much of Southeast Asia for months, triggering fears of ... (
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2006
The day before the fall of Suharto
Controversy has surrounded the book written by former President Habibie, which reveals a number of new historical facts about the events of May 1998. The military is mentioned as having a hand in speeding up the downfall of the Suharto regime. Two major-generals and a number of colonels are suspected of having "allowed" university students ... (
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2005
Bomb explodes near a church in Ambon
A bomb exploded near a church early Thursday in an eastern Indonesian city, but no one was injured, a police chief said. Lt. Col. Leonidas Braksan said the blast occurred at 3:30 a.m. in Ambon, the capital of the Maluku island chain, where fighting between Muslims and Christians between 1999 and 2001 killed 9,000 people.
He ... (
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2005
Suspected bird flu cases in three children
Three Indonesian children are suspected to be the latest victims of bird flu, which the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday could trigger a global recession if a pandemic breaks out. Underlining the increasing urgency in tackling the H5N1 avian flu virus, the United States and China announced new efforts to fight a possible pandemic, ... (
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2005
Idul Fitri 'losing its color' in Jakarta
The fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri celebrations in Jakarta have lost much of their colorful cultural traditions, a senior citizen says.
Republika daily newspaper writer Alwi Shahab remembers that Idul Fitri Eve in the 1940s and 1950s was a special time for Betawi (native Jakarta) women. Unlike on ordinary days, they were allowed ... (
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2005
Bashir excluded from sentence cuts
The Indonesian Government has refused the jailed extremist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir a further reduction of his sentence. Bashir is serving 30 months in jail for his role in the 2002 Bali bar bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. On major holidays Indonesia normally reduces sentences of prisoners who have shown good behaviour, ... (
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2005
President orders crack down on racist text messages
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered police to crack down on mobile phone users sending racist text messages. The text messages, which have been widely reported in the local media without divulging their exact wording, blame minority ethnic Chinese for Indonesia's current economic woes and calls for attacks on them.
A presidential spokesman say such slanderous, ... (
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2004
Central Sulawesi rocked by strong earthquake
A strong earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Central Sulawesi province on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties, meteorology officials said. The quake struck at 5:48 am local time (4:48 a.m. Jakarta time) and was centered deep beneath the sea bed in the Strait of Makassar, some 37 kilometers west of the ... (
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2004
SBY orders stern measures against those sweeping foreigners
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered National Police chief deputy Comm. Gen. Adang Darajatun to take stern measures against those involved in the sweeping of foreign citizens in Indonesia, particularly as regards a raid against Thai citizens in Solo, Central Java. This order of the president was revealed by Indonesian foreign minister Nur Hassan ... (
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2003
Floods hit Langkat, 92 killed
Flash floods ripped through a popular resort town in North Sumatra late Sunday night, killing at least 92 people, including five foreign tourists. Hundreds of others were missing feared dead, while downed communication lines and demolished bridges hampered rescue efforts, officials said on Monday. Around 420 houses, including five tourist cottages, were destroyed or damaged ... (
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2003
Three Europeans, Singaporean among dead in Langkat flooding
Three Europeans and a Singaporean were among the 67 fatalities of a flash flood which ripped through a resort town in the North Sumatra district of Langkat, a rescue official said Monday. A 20-year-old German woman, a 40-year-old Austrian woman, a Swiss man aged 30 and a 67-year-old Singaporean man are among those confirmed dead, ... (
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2003
Foreign tourists among those killed in flash flood
At least 67 people, including tourists from Germany, Austria and Singapore, have been killed in a flash flood which has ripped through a resort town in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. Many more people remain missing. The floods hit Bohorok, a resort town around 100 kilometres northwest of Medan city. It is the home of a ... (
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2003
Landslide destroys 115 houses in Kebumen regency
Landslides have destroyed at least 115 houses in four villages in Ayah subdistrict, Kebumen district in Indonesia`s Central Java province following heavy rains during the weekend. There was no fatality in the natural disaster but material losses ran into Rp265.3 million, (EUR 26934) spokesman of the district administration, Adi Nugroho, said here Monday.
The landslides ... (
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2003
[UPDATE II] Flooding kills 66 in Bohorok resort
Flash floods swept through a popular tourist resort on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, killing 24 people, five of them foreigners, and leaving 72 others missing, a rescue official said. The floods, which were triggered by days of heavy rain, took place in Bohorok, close to the provincial capital of Medan in north Sumatra province. ... (
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2002
Indonesia bids for Aceh peace deal before Ramadan
Indonesia made a final effort to strike a peace deal with separatist rebels in the troubled province of Aceh on Sunday in a bid to stem the violence before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week. The exiled leadership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) said on Thursday the rebels would halt ... (
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Other events on this day
2000
Minister of Religious Affairs Malik Fajar opens the Indonesian Muslim Congress at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Jakarta in a forceful campaign against signs of disintegration in society.
2000
President Abdurrahman Wahid announces the appointment of Edwin Gerungan, a career banker, as the new head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), to accelerate the country's bank restructuring process.
2000
Former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala is declared "missing" by prosecutors after he successfully evaded receiving a presidential decree rejecting his plea for a pardon.
2000
The Indonesian government calls on the United States to reopen its embassy in Jakarta and resume consular services to avoid a possible deterioration of ties between the two countries.
1998
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura in Jakarta presents a US$26 million grant to help the poor and another Rp 1.45 billion to increase food production in Indonesia.
1998
Thirteen bodies are recovered from the collision of two speedboats on the Katingan River near Sampit, Central Kalimantan, on Oct. 31, 1998, while four others are still missing.
1998
A fact-finding team assigned to investigate the 1998 May riots in Jakarta and other cities reports that 66 women, mostly Chinese-Indonesians, were raped during the unrest.
1997
A Yogyakarta court drops charges against Dwi Sumadji, accused of murdering journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin, and called for his release based on a lack of evidence.
1995
The government announces that 11 more people have tested positive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in October, bringing the total number of HIV sufferers to 355.
1992
President Soeharto inaugurates 10 basic chemical industrial plants in Cibinong, West Java, with a combined investment of Rp 888 billion (US$434 million).
1991
Leading Indonesian composer Binsar Sitompul passes away in Jakarta at the age of 68.
1989
Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain arrive for an unprecedented five-day trip to Indonesia. They are welcomed by president Soeharto at the State Palace.
1989
Prof. Teuku Sjarif Thajeb, former education minister and ambassador to the U.S., dies of heart failure in Jakarta at 69.
1988
Weightlifter Nanda Telambuana of West Sumatra breaks the national and the world records at the national lifting championship in Jakarta.
1988
Dutch Prime Minister Ruud FM Lubbers ends his four-day visit to Indonesia with a pledge that his country is ready to serve as "the gateway" for Indonesian exports to Europe.
1987
Three people are killed during a motorbike riders demonstration in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, protesting against the compulsory wearing of helmets.
1986
Munawir Sjadzali and Haryono Suyono are elected Chairman and Secretary-General of the Association of World Muslim Intellectuals at its first congress in Istanbul.
1983
Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger meets with President Soeharto at the Bina Graha presidential office in Jakarta during his fifth visit to the country.
1981
Senior journalist Mochtar Lubis is elected director general of the Manila-based Press Foundation of Asia.
1949
The Dutch announce amnesty for war criminals during the guerrilla war of the period between Aug. 15, 1945 and Aug. 15, 1949, except for those who have seriously violated human rights.
1945
Ten political parties are formed following a government announcement signed by Vice President Mohammad Hatta on the establishment of new political parties.
1945
Freedom fighters and the Allied Forces in Magelang, Central Java, agree to a cease-fire.
1945
24,000 Allied troops in Surabaya regroup the remaining members of the 49th Brigade who were nearly annihilated in a clash with local fighters at the end of October.
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