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2008

Power supply problems to last until 2010
Indonesian state-owned power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara - or short PLN - will organize rolling blackouts in the greater Jakarta area between 11 and 25 July 2008 as announced earlier this month. But a spokesperson for PLN made clear that it might not be over after July 25, 2008, since the much needed new ... ( read on )

2008

34 political parties approved to join 2009 elections
As much as 34 political parties have passed the factual verification process and are entitled to join the general elections in 2009. There are two different groups; 16 parties which already joined the last general elections and 18 new parties. This information was released by the chairman of the meeting held by the General Elections ... ( read on )

2007

Volcanic fumes from Gunung Salak kill six teenagers
Poisonous fumes from a volcano killed six teenagers who were camping on the mountain, a doctor said Sunday. Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other nation and climbing them when they are not especially active is a popular pastime. Salak, where the teens died Saturday, is just south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ... ( read on )

2006

Komodo dragon brings tourists, not their money
Mohammed Sidik used to sell goats to Komodo National Park to feed to the wild Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards, in a gory display for tourists. Park officials banned the practice a decade ago because they worried that the dragons were becoming lazy. Now the 10-foot-long predators waddle three miles to this squalid coastal ... ( read on )

2005

Dutch student shot in Aceh
Less than two weeks after the shooting of a Hong Kong aid worker, a Dutch student was shot while traveling in a car in Aceh, child activists and police said on Friday. Azmiati Zuliati, a staffer at the Center for Child Protection, said that 24-year-old Marije Mellegers was shot in Krue Kluet village in Tapak ... ( read on )

2005

Train accident injures 25 people
At least 25 passengers on a Serelo economy-class train were injured when their train collided with another train near a station in Banjarsari subdistrict, Lahat regency, on Wednesday. No one was killed in the accident, which happened a week after four people died in a train accident in Jakarta. "Suddenly there was a strong impact. I ... ( read on )

2004

Army general faces 10 years in jail over 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre
Government prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 10-year imprisonment for an Indonesian army general charged with human rights abuses for the military's alleged role in the massacre of more than 30 Muslim protesters in 1984. Chief prosecutor Dharmono told Indonesia's ad-hoc human rights court in Jakarta that Maj.Gen. Sriyanto Muntrasan had been proven guilty of committing ... ( read on )

2004

Provisional results Presidential election @ 08 july 18:00
Provisional results of the presidential elections based on votes counted by the General Elections Commission (KPU) as of 18:00 p.m. Thursday. The number of votes are those which are processed until this time and do not represent a regional result. The complete and final ballot count is expected to be announced ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

The International Monetary Fund asks the Indonesian govt to prepare a timetable for the sale of state banks, which is against the wishes of finance minister Rizal Ramli, who insists that the fund should not interfere in the sale of government assets.

2001

Some 150 middle-ranking police officers declare that National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro should stop disobeying orders and comply with the instruction of President Abdurrahman Wahid to vacate his post.

2001

Sumarsih, mother of the late Norma Irawan, one of the victims of the Semanggi cloverleaf shooting in 1998, throws eggs at members of the House special committee when they recommend, after 8 months of investigation into the Trisakti and Semanggi shootings.

2001

Former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Rahardi Ramelan is named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office in a case involving the misuse of Rp 54 billion (some US$4.7 million) of the agency's nonbudgetary funds.

2001

State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom ends its joint operation contract with PT AriaWest International in a bid to end its protracted dispute with the subsidiary of American telecommunications giant AT&T.

2000

Pres. Abdurrahman Wahid opens the Muhammadiyah's 44th congress in Jakarta, praising Muhammadiyah's contribution to the nation, especially in the education, health and economic sectors.

2000

One hundred and twenty-four people are arrested for their alleged involvement in communal clashes in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso during a search operation by security forces in Kolonedalle village in Morowali regency.

1999

Thirty-four prisoners, including two Free Aceh Movement members, escape from Keudah Penitentiary in Banda Aceh, the capital city of the troubled province of Aceh, after inmates set the building on fire. Twelve are later recaptured.

1999

The govt announces that eight forest concessions totaling 1.17 million hectares owned jointly by former president Soeharto's children and their business associates are revoked because they were allegedly granted through corruption, nepotism and collusion.

1999

General Elections Commission (KPU) deputy chairman Harun Alrasid abruptly resigns out of frustration over repeated delays in the poll results announcement. Harun, who is a professor of constitutional law, represents the Islamic Community Party in the KPU.

1999

The government reveals that the number of poor in the country increased by almost 100 percent to 49.5 million in 1998 from 22.6 million, blaming the prolonged economic crisis. The number of poor decreased to 22.5 million in 1996 from 25.9 million in 1993.

1997

The rupiah drops to 2,450 to the U.S. dollar from 2,250, marking the onset of the financial crisis.

1996

The Timor sedan, which is exempt from luxury taxes and import duties and is made in South Korea but dubbed Indonesia's "national car", makes its market debut in Jakarta, challenging the Japanese domination of the country's growing car market.

1996

The Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) calls on the government to cancel the 1997 elections, saying they would be useless as there was no guarantee that the political parties contesting them would be independent.

1994

The World Bank-chaired Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) commits US$5.20 billion in loans and grants to Indonesia for the 1994/1995 fiscal year, an 1.7 percent increase from last year.

1989

Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Try Sutrisno pays a six-day visit to Australia to strengthen mutual understanding between the two neighboring countries, to solve misunderstandings and to seek bases for future cooperation.

1987

Djilis Tahir of Indonesia is elected president of the international blood donors association (FIODS) at its 12th congress in Jakarta, replacing Ms. Carlota Osorio of Brazil.

1986

Pres. Soeharto opens the first national congress of the Council of Buddhist Communities (Walubi) since its inception seven years ago. Soeharto says the congress is important because it is being held after the nation accepted Pancasila as its sole ideology

1985

Former Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation champion Thomas Americo of Indonesia retains his Indonesian light-welterweight boxing title with a points decision over top challenger Kai Siong in a 12-round bout in Malang, East Java.

1984

World champion Icuk Sugiarto, 22, of Indonesia wins the singles title of the inaugural Thailand Open Badminton Championships, beating 1980 All-England champion Prakash Padukone, 29, of India in Bangkok.

1984

Catholics from all over the country meet in Jakarta and pledge to continue to embrace Pancasila state ideology as a way of life.

1984

Indonesia's Tinton Suprapto races to victory in the ASEAN Formula II 1984 Race at Ancol Circuit, North Jakarta.

1947

Deputy Prime Minister Setiadjit delivers a note to Dr. HJ van Mook that contains Indonesia's concessions to Dutch demands, including the acceptance of Dutch representatives in the interim government.

1947

Local fighters repel a Dutch P5 warship from Lhokseumawe port in Aceh.

1913

Dr. Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo and Soewardi Soerjaningrat officially announce the establishment of the Komite Bumipoetra (Indigenous Committee) to help the Dutch colonial government celebrate the centennial of the Netherlands' independence from France.