2006

Yogyakarta Sultan told to withdraw from politics
Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X should leave politics and concentrate on culture and helping the province's poor, or he risks being abandoned by his people, an academic says. Sunan Kalijaga State Islam University lecturer Musa Asy'arie said Sunday the Sultan's withdrawal from practical politics would ensure the city-province remained a national center of culture. "If not, ... ( read on )

2005

200 feared dead in Indonesia sea accident
As many as 200 people were feared dead days after a ferry capsized in rough seas off eastern Indonesia, a rescue official said Sunday. The 150-ton KMP Digul sank Thursday night off the coast of Papua province while heading from the port town of Merauke to Tanah Merah, about 124 miles to the north, said ... ( read on )

2005

Bali named world's best tourist island of 2005
For the second time, the New York-based tourism magazine Travel + Leisure named Bali as the world's best tourist island in 2005. "We have been received confirmation from the magazine's editor. An appreciation ceremony will be held on July 14," an Indonesian diplomat in New York, Kristio Wahyono, said. He said State Minister for Culture and ... ( read on )

2005

A strong quake prompts panic in Sulawesi
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale on Sunday rocked an area in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, prompting widespread panic but no casualties or significant damage, officials said. The quake was centered about 33 kilometers underground, some 30 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital of Palu at 7:59 a.m., said Hardianto of the ... ( read on )

2004

Police question terror suspects over Bali bombings
Police in Indonesia say one of seven terrorism suspects arrested last week is suspected of hiding a fugitive Malaysian explosives expert linked with the Bali bombings. Police on the resort island say investigators have begun questioning five of the suspects about their possible involvement in the October 2002 nightclub attacks that killed 202 people. They say ... ( read on )

2004

UK drops Indonesia travel warning
The British government has dropped advice urging its nationals to avoid nonessential travel to Indonesia as part of a worldwide review aimed at making terror advisories "more credible." London issued its Indonesia travel warning in October 2002, after al-Qaida linked militants bombed two nightclubs on the resort island of Bali killing more than 200 people, ... ( read on )

2002

Aceh violence threatens US ties
Indonesian soldiers have shot dead six men and one woman from Aceh's rebel separatist movement. Renewed clashes in the troubled Indonesian province over the past few days have also claimed the lives of three civilians in a grenade blast, and three more rebels, officials said. Indonesia's Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is visiting the northern ... ( read on )

2002

Fire leaves over 450 families homeless
The fire that swept through a crowded housing complex in Jatinegara, East Jakarta on Tuesday has left 452 families homeless, a city administration official told Antara on Wednesday. Raya Siahaan said a total of 231 houses in the Rawa Bunga and Bali Mester subdistricts were burned down during the fire, which also damaged a neighboring ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

National Police chief Gen. S. Bimantoro takes a 10-day leave of absence reportedly for a general checkup in Singapore, following an incident in which 150 middle-ranking police officers spoke out against him in a meeting in Jakarta.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid shares the public's disappointment at the House of Representatives (DPR) conclusion about the 1998 Trisakti and Semanggi shootings in which 30 youths, mostly students, were killed, as merely "ordinary human rights violations".

2001

The Attorney General's Office names Arifin Panigoro, a businessman and politician who is chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the House of Representatives (DPR), a suspect in several graft cases.

2001

15 people are killed and 5 others go missing when the "KM Halimun 02" traditional wooden ship, carrying 156 people, collides with the "PL Otelo", a vessel belonging to state oil and gas company Pertamina, on Musi River, some 10 km north of Palembang.

2001

Tennis player Angelique Widjaja becomes the first Indonesian to win a Grand Slam junior title at Wimbledon, Britain, after beating Dinara Safira of Russia 6-4, 0-6, 7-5, outdoing Yayuk Basuki's, whose best result was as a quarterfinalist in 1977.

2000

Antara news agency chief Mohamad Sobary fires his finance director, Saiful Hadi, over the alleged embezzlement of Rp 350 million.

2000

The House of Representatives unanimously endorses a new bill on the right of workers to unionize, giving more assurance to workers' right to organize compared to previous laws, while civil servants are now explicitly given the right to unionize.

2000

The Attorney General's Office extends the detention of Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin another 40 days, pending the completion of a investigation into his involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.

2000

Twenty Indonesian women, aged 19 to 27, who were forced into the sex trade, are discovered by an immigration operation at a karaoke center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1999

President BJ Habibie requests all governors, regents and mayors to concentrate on alleviating poverty in urban areas, coastal areas and underdeveloped villages.

1996

Doctors who examined President Soeharto at the cardiac hospital in Bad Oeynhausen, near Hanover, Germany, reaffirm the 75-year-old leader is in good health for someone his age and recommends no special treatment.

1995

Intellect Amien Rais is reelected chairman of the Muhammadiyah reformist Muslim organization in Banda Aceh, Aceh, for the 1995-2000 term.

1992

The House of Representatives (DPR) endorses a bill on traffic and land transportation.

1991

Erna Witoelar, a leading consumer and environmental activist, is elected president of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU) at its 13th World Congress in Hong Kong.

1991

The government simultaneously raises the prices of domestic fuel and electricity by an average of 17.7 percent and 20 percent respectively in order to reduce subsidies and to promote energy conservation.

1988

West German motorcyclist Manfred Fischer wins the Denim International Race 1988 in Jakarta, defeating Indonesia's top rider Hendra Tirtasaputra.

1987

The Film Censorship Board (BSF) withdraws two local films -- Pembalasan Ratu Laut Selatan (Response of the Queen of the South Sea) and Akibat Terlalu Genit The Consequences of Being Too Flirtatious) -- from circulation for "exploiting sex".

1987

Ian Christian, a student of a state senior high school in Demak, Central Java, wins first prize of a short-story writing contest held by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in order to welcome the birth of the world's five billionth baby.

1986

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Zbigniew Szalajda meets with President Soeharto in Jakarta during a three-day visit to the country to increase economic and trade ties with Indonesia.

1985

Fire guts the nine-story Metro building in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta. It is the first big fire since the two Sarinah department store fires last year. No casualties are reported.

1963

President Sukarno orders confrontation with Malaysia.

1959

President Sukarno forms the Working Cabinet with himself as prime minister.

1949

Armed Forces Chief Gen. Sudirman meets with Pres. Sukarno and VP M. Hatta at the Yogyakarta presidential palace following almost 7 months of guerrilla war in Central and E. Java. The meeting reflects the support of the Armed Forces for Sukarno and Hatta.

1946

Law No. 12 on the renewal of the Central National Committee (KNIP) composition is approved.

1945

The Independence Preparation Study Board (BPUPKI) holds its second meeting to produce a blueprint of the national constitution.