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2008
Thousands of supporters clash with police
Thousands of people gathered for the funerals of three Indonesians executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings, sparking clashes between police and emotional supporters. The three men from the group Jemaah Islamiah, Imam Samudra, 38, and brothers Mukhlas, 48, and Amrozi, 46, were executed by firing squad in central Java shortly after midnight, claiming ... (
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2008
Indonesia confirms Bali bomber executions
Three Bali bombers have been executed on an Indonesian island for their lead roles in the 2002 nightclub bombings that killed 202 people. The family of Mukhlas and his younger brother Amrozi said the bombers had been executed along with Imam Samudra just after midnight local time on Nusakambangan Island, in Central Java, where they ... (
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2007
Mount Ijen volcano alert status raised to level II
Hundreds of sulfur miners are still working in the crater of the Mount Ijen volcano in Bondowoso, eastern Java, because the activity of the volcano looks still normal. Despite this the alert status of the volcano has been raised to level II, 'on watch'. The volcanic activity of Mount Ijen is still continuing in the ... (
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2007
Yudhoyono: 'Bali bombers must be executed'
President Yudhoyono said that the death sentence for three Islamic militants, which are currently on death row for their part in the 2002 Bali bombings, must be carried out. With this he clearly indicates that there is no way of granting them clemency. Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Ali Gufron face execution by a firing squad ... (
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2007
Anak Krakatau erupts with lava from new crater
The Mount Anak Krakatau has been blasting out smoke and red-hot rocks hundreds of meters into the air for the past ten days, but the eruptions slowly grow larger. Local television footage now shows thick plumes of smoke billowing from the volcano's crater when ash and rocks roll down its slopes.
The eruptions are nothing compared ... (
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2006
Bombers warned to file appeal within a month or face firing squad
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office(AGO) is giving the lawyers of the three 2002 Bali bombing convicts until the end of the month to file for a Supreme Court review of their cases or it will set an execution date in the near future. "The date will be set if there is no further legal intervention from ... (
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2006
Beheaders in Indonesia face death penalty
The trial has begun of three Muslim men accused of beheading three Christian schoolgirls in Indonesia's volatile regency of Poso in the province of Central Sulawesi.
The three men, Hasanuddin, Lilik Purnomo, and Irwanto Irano, all face the death penalty under Indonesia's anti-terrorism law if convicted of beheading the three schoolgirls in October 2005.
Police say the ... (
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2006
Indonesia: ''El Nino may endure through next year'
Indonesia may be affected by "moderately intense'' El Nino weather conditions that could last right through next year, parching Southeast Asia's largest economy, the meteorological agency said. Floods may follow. The events, caused by warming of equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean, occur every two to seven years and shift normal weather patterns worldwide. Authorities ... (
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2005
Test shows new bird flu death in Indonesia
A 16-year-old Indonesian girl who died this week had bird flu, a health ministry official said on Wednesday after the release of test results. The latest death, if confirmed by further testing, would bring to 10 the number of human cases in the world's fourth most populous nation and the sixth confirmed death since July. ... (
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2005
Indonesia police say 7 militants killed in gunbattle
Seven militants were killed during a major gunbattle with Indonesian police in a town in East Java province on Wednesday and local media said they might include one of Southeast Asia's most wanted Islamic radicals.
Metro TV and other stations said Malaysian Azahari bin Husin had been killed in the shoot-out at the town of Batu ... (
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2005
Terror leader Azahari bin Husin may have been killed
Malaysian terror leader Azahari bin Husin was believed to have been killed Wednesday in a shootout with police, a top Indonesian investigator said. Gorries Mere, the national detective deputy chief, told The Associated Press that Azahari was thought to have been killed in a police raid on a suspected terror hide-out in Batu, a small ... (
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2005
Police trade shots with 'suspected terrorists' in East Java
Police Wednesday exchanged gunfire with "suspected terrorists" at a villa in the East Java hill resort town Batu after two blasts were heard from the building, reports said.
The official Antara news agency said police had encircled the villa before the exchange of shots but gave no further details.
In a later report, Antara said the exchange ... (
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2005
Two Poso students shot by unidentified men
Two senior high school students in Poso were shot by unidentified men at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, more than a week after the conflict-prone town was shocked by the beheadings of three Christian schoolgirls.
The condition of the two 17-year-old students, Ivon and Nuraini, who have been admitted to Poso Kota General Hospital, has been ... (
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2005
Anti-terror officers deployed to villages again
The Indonesian Military (TNI) is reactivating its intelligence unit that used to work within the community to help the police fight terrorism. The military unit, comprising non-commissioned officers known as Babinsa, would gather all information required to help prevent acts of terrorism, TNI chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto announced.
"I recently issued circulars to all regional military ... (
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2004
Police confirm arrest of two terror suspects
The National Police confirmed on Monday the arrest of two men by the force's antiterror squad in Leuwilang district, Bogor regency, last week. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Paiman said that two men had been arrested late on Friday by the police antiterror squad Detachment 88, or Den 88, led by Brig. Gen. Pranowo Dahlan. ... (
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2004
Germany to provide US$66m soft loan for Jakarta train service
The German government plans to provide 52 million euros (US$66 million) in loans and grants for the improvement of commuter train services in Greater Jakarta. The funds, provided through the German Development Bank (KfW), will be used to finance the assembly of 10 trains and their engines, and is expected to be agreed upon in ... (
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2003
Death toll in Langkat flood rises to 134
The number of dead bodies from a flash flood six days ago in Langkat regency, North Sumatra province had inched up to 134 by Sunday and about the same number of people were still missing, an official said. "We have so far found 134 bodies of victims, 25 of them still unidentified," said Masri Zen, ... (
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2002
Troops surround rebel camp
Indonesia's military said Saturday that it had surrounded hundreds of insurgents in a hidden camp in rebellious Aceh province and have demanded they surrender. The guerrillas have refused and vowed to die fighting. The rare, large-scale standoff comes at a delicate time in the 27-year separatist war in Aceh. Peace talks are set to resume ... (
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Other events on this day
2001
Seribu Islands in North Jakarta is finally inaugurated by Governor Sutiyoso held on Pramuka Island as a new regency with Kamil Abdul Kadir appointed as the first regent after being delayed twice.
2000
The third congress of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) is held in Jakarta with 1,000 participants to elect a new chairman, replacing BJ Habibie, who is former Indonesia's president.
2000
Depok District Court sentences a 49-year-old midwife, Habibah L. Yahya, to ten years in prison for performing abortions on 83 women in three separate maternity clinics in the town between September 1999 and February 2000 for financial, not medical.
2000
Former Indonesian Armed Forces chief Gen. (ret) Feisal Tanjung is questioned as a witness by a joint Military Police/National Police investigation team at the National Police HQ over the violent takeover of the the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).
2000
The National Board of Social Welfare discloses that around 1.050.000 people are internally displaced nationwide caused of natural disaster and social unrest. The refugees made up 240,333 families sheltering in 18 provinces, most in the Maluku island.
1999
Seven people are killed, 18 others are injured, dozens of houses and three military barracks in Batu Merah Dalam area are set ablaze by mobs as renewed communal clashes hit the troubled South Maluku capital of Ambon.
1999
The government designated as national heroes the late former minister of home affairs, Hazairin, late former Central Sumatra Legislative Council speaker, Ilyas Yacoub, and West Kalimantan hero, Abdul Kadir Gelar Raden Tumenggung Setia Pahlawan.
1999
Former deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Pande Lubis is officially named as a suspect on corruption charges in the high-profile Bank Bali scandal involving Rp 904 billion (US$133 million).
1998
President B.J. Habibie confers the title National Hero on Adam Malik, Tjilik Riwut, Sultan La Maddukelleng and Sultan Assyaidis Syarif Kasim.
1998
President B.J. Habibie awards the highest medal Bintang Republik Indonesia to , the late Mohamad Natsir and the late Burhanuddin Harahap.
1998
A thunderbolt kills 10 Waebubak villagers in Manggarai, Maumere, West Nusa Tenggara, while playing volleyball during a heavy rainstorm.
1998
50 people attack a military post in Alas subdistrict, Manufahi, about 150 km south of Dili, killing three soldiers and making off with a cache of guns, rifles and ammunition.
1997
Swiss Vice President Flavio Cotti, who is also Swiss foreign minister, arrives in Jakarta for a two-day visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
1997
A massive run hits Bank Central Asia following rumors that Sudono Salim, alias Liem Sioe Liong, who controls 28 percent of BCA shares, has died.
1997
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization chairman Abdurrahman Wahid says NU believes that President Soeharto will lead the country through a smooth transfer of leadership.
1997
Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Muslim organization Amien Rais says that efforts to enforce the creation of an Islamic state in Indonesia would be detrimental to the religion's image because there is no direct reference in the holy Koran.
1996
Mrs. Tien Soeharto, the late wife of President Soeharto, is declared a national heroine for her role in the independence movement and in promoting national development.
1996
A youth group allied to the government breaks up the 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor in Kuala Lumpur, East Timor, 104 activists, including two Roman Catholics bishops are detained by police.
1996
Supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell arrive in Jakarta to attend the grand opening of the Jakarta Fashion Cafe, the third in the world after the New York original and a second in London.
1995
President Soeharto confers the title National Hero on Nuku Muhammad A. K. P. of Halmahera (North Maluku), Tuanku Tambusai (Riau) and Syekh Yusuf Tajul Khalwati from Goa (South Sulawesi).
1994
The late Ibu Fatmawati, the third wife of former president Sukarno, is awarded the Bintang Mahaputra Adiptadana by President Soeharto.
1993
President Soeharto posthumously awards the Mahaputera Adipradana medals and names Sultan Iskandar Muda from Aceh, I Gusti Ketut Jelantik (Bali), and Frans Kaisiepo, Silas Papare, and Martin Indey (Irian Jaya) as national heroes.
1993
President Soeharto posthumously awards the Mahaputera Adipradana medals to Moslem scholar Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah (Hamka) and Mrs. Juliana Djuanda, the wife of former Indonesian Prime Minister Djuanda.
1992
President Soeharto awards the Republic of Indonesia Utama star to independence heroes, members of the committee drafting the national ideology, AA Maramis, Agoes Salim, Wachid Hasyim, M. Yamin, AbikoesnoTjokrosoejoso, Abdul Muzakkir, Ahmad Soebardjo.
1991
Former chief justice Prof. Oemar Senoadji, regarded as a pioneer in Indonesian legal circles and a proponent of press freedom, dies of kidney problems in Jakarta. He was 76.
1991
Some 2,000 Muslim students in Bandung protest against the state-sponsored lottery of SDSB, demanding a ban on the lottery they claimed could lead to disintegration.
1991
Bank Muamalat Indonesia, the first Islamic bank in RI, earns Rp 120 billion from the sale of its shares at the State Palace in Bogor, W. Java, but returns Rp 2 billion to the foundation of the Fund for Social Welfare Service because of a controversy.
1990
Four Indonesians receive ASEAN Awards in Singapore. They are Samuel Pardede in communications, H.B. Jassin (literature), G. Sidharta (arts) and Teguh Karya (theater).
1990
North Sulawesi Governor C.J. Rantung receives the Universal Child Immunization award from health minister Adhyatma for successfully implementing immunization program in the province.
1989
Lt. Gen. (ret.) Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, former commander of the Army's Special Troops, a key figure in the 1965 communist purge, dies in Jakarta at 62.
1989
A team of doctors from the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine and Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, led by Prof. Dr. Syamsuhidayat, successfully separates Siamese twins.
1989
President Soeharto posthumously awards the first class star of Mahaputra Utama to two former diplomats, Soedarsono and Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro.
1989
Anthropologist Daan Damara reveals that 1.2 million Irianese from 200 tribes live in 2,829 villages and speak about 240 different dialects in Irian Jaya.
1989
Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization Abdurrahman Wahid reiterates that the NU will not return to political activities.
1988
South Korean President Roh Tae Woo arrives in Jakarta for a four-day official visit to boost investments in Indonesia.
1987
President Soeharto posthumously awards the Mahaputra Utama star to three national heroes, Dr. Abdul Halim, Nazir Datuk Pamoncak and Mukarto Notowidigdo.
1986
Indonesia's defending champion Icuk Sugiarto beats Denmark's All England champion Morten Frost, 5-15, 15-6, 15-11 at the 555 World Cup badminton championships in Jakarta to win his second World Cup men's singles title.
1985
President Soeharto opens the new US$17 million cardiac hospital in Jakarta owned by the Harapan Kita Foundation which is chaired by First Lady Tien Soeharto.
1985
Abdul Qadir Djaelani, 47, a lecturer charged with subversion, tells the court he rejected Pancasila as the sole state ideology and the law on mass organizations because they threaten Muslim ways.
1984
Indonesia cancels a meeting of border liaison officials with Papua New Guinea scheduled on Nov. 15 following an attack on members of its verification team in Blackwater camp, near Vanimo, a week earlier.
1984
Transportation minister Rusmin Nurjadin opens a new international airport called Frans Kasiepo located at Numfor, Biak regency, Irian Jaya.
1945
Allied Commander Maj. Gen. Mansergh issues an ultimatum in Surabaya for all armed men in the city to lay down their arms by 6 a.m. the following day.
1945
E. Java Governor Soerio ignores a summons from Allied Commander Maj. Gen. Mansergh and denies allegations that Surabaya is in chaos and Indonesia is unable to control the city.
1945
Foreign minister Achmad Subardjo authorizes Surabaya leaders to take action to defend the city after he failed to persuade the British to retract their ultimatum to destroy the city.
1945
Foreign minister Achmad Subardjo reminds Allied commander in Indonesia Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison that his duty in Indonesia is to evacuate the Japanese and preserve peace and order.
1945
Several militia groups remain in Surabaya and vow to defend the city from the possibility of aggression by Allied troops.
1945
Freedom fighters wage a war in Magelang, Central Java, after Allied Forces broke a cease fire agreement signed a week earlier by bringing up reinforcements from Semarang.
1945
President Sukarno sends a cable to U.S. President Harry S. Truman explaining that Dutch troops's bad behavior could damage American relations and asks the U.S. to strip weapons from the Dutch.
1945
East Java Governor Soerio defies a British ultimatum to surrender, saying to die would be better than being colonized, but calls on local fighters to move their defense out of the city.
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