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2007

Bird flu; situation in Indonesia, update 5
The child who died of bird flu last week appears to have caught the virus from dead of sick chickens living in her area, a health ministry official told earlier today. "She had indirect contact with dead chickens near her school," told Joko Suyono, an official at the ministry's bird flu center. The victim from the ... ( read on )

2006

Indonesia bird flu toll hits 41
Indonesian authorities have confirmed that a child who died last week was the country's 41st victim of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. The three-year-old girl died in a Jakarta hospital on 6 July. Officials said an overseas laboratory had confirmed the presence of the virus. This means the country's human bird flu toll now ... ( read on )

2006

Indonesia fully reopens border with Timor Leste
The Indonesian Military (TNI) has fully reopened the land border in East Nusa Tenggara province to allow Indonesians entering Timor Leste as security situation in the neighbor has returned to normal, an officer said Thursday. "We have fully reopened the land border. Indonesians are allowed to go to Timor Leste and so Timor Leste people ... ( read on )

2003

Blast hits Indonesia parliament building
A small explosion smashed windows and damaged a wall at Indonesia's Parliament building on Monday, but there were no casualties, officials said. It was unclear whether the explosion was from a bomb, said Madali, a security guard at the building who goes by a single name. He said police were at the scene. Last week, ... ( read on )

2002

Riau may become a desert in 40 years
Deforestation may turn the resource-rich province of Riau into a desert in 40 years unless preventive measures are taken, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said. The province's Spatial Layout Plan (RTRWP) up to 2015 includes converting protected forests and water catchment areas into timber estates, which will likely turn Riau into a vast barren ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

The Attorney General's Office ends the examination of former president Soeharto after summoning 135 witnesses and nine expert witnesses.

2000

A group of rights activists march to the North Sumatra legislative council in Medan to protest the death of a farmer who was allegedly shot by police during a demonstration a day earlier.

2000

Thousands of Irianese in Biak, Merauke, Sorong, Jayapura, Wamena and Manokwari raise for the first time the Morning Star separatist flag with the government's consent.

1998

Military police chief Maj. Gen. Syamsu Djalal announces that the military police have detained five Army Special Forces (Kopassus) personnel in connection with the abduction of 21 political activists over the past year.

1998

New weekly news tabloid "DeTak", a reincarnation of "DeTik" which the government banned in 1984 along with "Editor" and "Tempo" magazines, hits newsstands focusing on political analyses.

1998

Fishermen from the regencies of Asahan, Langkat and Deli Serdang in North Sumatra establish the Association of North Sumatra Fishermen (SNSU) while staging a protest against trawlers.

1997

Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Feisal Tanjung signs a decree on a massive leadership reshuffle in the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police affecting 298 high-ranking officials.

1997

Forbes magazine names six Indonesians on its list of the world's top 200 billionaires, among otherst, the Wonojoyo family, owner of Gudang Garam cigarettes, is listed 24th with net assets of US$7.3 b, Eka Tjipta Widjaja (45th), & Liem Sioe Liong (68th),

1994

A student demonstration outside Dili's University of East Timor turns ugly when police try to disperse them, injuring eight people and detaining 10 others for questioning.

1992

Purwakarta lifter Komarudin breaks the world record when he lifts 257.5 kgs in the extra-lift of the men's 56 kg category at the three-day W. Java weightlifting and powerlifting competition, breaking the previous world record of 255.5 kg set 3 years ago.

1989

Armed Forces Chief Gen. Try Sutrisno pays a six-day visit to Australia to strengthen mutual understanding between the two countries, to solve current misunderstandings and to seek a basis for future cooperation, the first over 13 years.

1986

Indonesia wins the Southeast Asia Fencing Federation championships in Jakarta, collecting nine of the 10 gold medals at stake.

1985

Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. LB Moerdani closes the second territorial defense command (Kowilhan II) which covered Java and Nusa Tenggara.

1985

Defending champion Icuk Sugianto of Indonesia retains the men's singles title in the US$24,000 pro-Kennex Thailand Open badminton championships after defeating China's rising star Xiong Guobao 15-6, 15-3 in Bangkok.

1984

President Soeharto inaugurates several projects in Lampung, including an iron-smelting plant, the Way Ram irrigation dam and a new bridge linking the province to South Sumatra.

1984

Japan extends a soft loan of 71.6 billion (US$294 million) to RI to finance 17 projects, including energy, flood control, transportation, public utilities, telecommunication and industry. Canada extends a C$98.6 million loan for Sulawesi development.

1962

A referendum is held in West Irian.

1950

The Indonesian Armed Forces (APRIS/TNI) recaptures Buru Island from South Maluku Republic (RMS) rebels.

1946

An Intercross delegation visits Lawe Sigala-gala (Kutacane) in North Sumatra to check on conditions at a camp established by former soldiers of the Dutch army from Ambon, Manado and Java.

1946

A conference of students from all over East Java decides in Malang to mobilize students to defend the country.