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2007

Govt to increase AIDS funding by 400 percent, mostly for Papua
Indonesia is to increase the amount of money it spends on fighting AIDS by as much as 400 percent over the next few years. The major focus will be in the hardest-hit province of Papua, according to the welfare minister. Indonesia has one of Asia's fastest growing rates of HIV, with up to 290,000 infections ... ( read on )

2006

Bali foreseeing an end to tourists' fears
Hotels are opening, a new condominium hotel and elite villa projects are enticing buyers and a new selection of chapels is available to couples who want an island wedding surrounded by bright blue seas. That is how Bali always wants it to be. But growth in the commercial property segment has been slow and painful, ... ( read on )

2006

Indonesia to install tsunami warning system in Java and Bali
Indonesia will prioritize the southern waters off Java and Bali islands when setting up tsunami early warning system, a minister said Thursday. Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said the government would install the device on the basis of the density of population, the amount of assets and the vulnerability of the area from the ... ( read on )

2006

Timor Leste's PM to visit Indonesia
Timor Leste's new prime minister, Jose Ramos Horta, will possibly visit Indonesia at the end of this week, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said on Thursday. "We are trying to fix a mutually agreeable time and this will possibly be the end of this week," Antara news agency on Thursday quoted the foreign minister as ... ( read on )

2006

Tourist heart torn out of tsunami-hit Indonesia resort
The tsunami that ripped through the south coast of Indonesia's West Java province landed a brutal blow on the economy of this popular beach resort, in a country where tourism has already been reeling from bombs, bird flu and earthquakes. Monday's tsunami left the beach front at Pangandaran, formerly clustered with hotels and souvenir shops, ... ( read on )

2005

Indonesia says first human death linked to bird flu
Indonesia has recorded its first human death linked to bird flu after tests confirmed that a man who died earlier this month had the virus. Indonesia said last week that it suspected the deadly H-5-N-1 strain of the bird flu virus in the deaths of a man and his two daughters. Blood and other samples were ... ( read on )

2004

Blast kills one, hurts two in Sumatra
An explosion killed one man and wounded two other people on Tuesday in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, police said. National police spokesman Paiman said the blast occured before dawn in a village in the South Binjai district, near the country's third-largest city of Medan. "It happened when people were still sleeping in a hut in ... ( read on )

2002

Plane crashes on toll road, pilot killed
A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road, only hundreds of meters from the Cililitan toll gate in East Jakarta, killing the pilot and injuring the three passengers, including an Australian, and two motorists. The pilot, Brig. Gen. Bakat Purwanto, 47, was dead on arrival at the Indonesian Christian University ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

Six negotiators from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are detained by the police on suspicion of subversion after attending three days of peace talks with government representatives at the Kuala Tripa Hotel in Banda Aceh.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid swears in Marsillam Simanjuntak as attorney general to replace the late Baharuddin Lopa, and outgoing Minister of Defense Mahfud M.D. as minister of justice and human rights to replace Marsillam.

2001

House Speaker Akbar Tandjung warns President Abdurrahman Wahid that the People's Consultative Assembly, the highest legislative body in the country, will accelerate the special session, which will require him to submit an accountability report.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid blames the media for what he calls their shameless distortion of his remarks and warns the People's Consultative Assembly to stop its plan to impeach him or he will impose a state of emergency at 6 p.m.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid receives a telephone call from House Speaker Akbar Tandjung who warns him not to swear in Chaeruddin Ismail as new National Police chief unless he is ready for a snap special session of the People's Consultatative Assembly.

2001

President A. Wahid installs Chaeruddin Ismail as National Police chief caretaker following the dismissal of National Police chief Gen. S. Bimantoro, insisting that House Speaker Akbar Tandjung fully supports his decision. Akbar denies giving his approval.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid at the State Palace holds a five-minute media conference, saying that he will delay imposing a state of emergency until July 31 at 6 p.m.

2001

The People's Consultative Assembly holds a leadership meeting in which eight factions agree to hold a plenary session the next day, to be followed by a special session. The action was triggered by C. Ismail's promotion as National Police chief caretaker.

2001

Some 80 Indonesian migrant workers rally outside the Indonesian Consulate in Hong Kong to protest alleged exploitation by employers, recruitment agencies and the Indonesian government. There are at least 59,000 Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong.

2000

Noted comedian Doyok Sudharmaji is arrested for the possession of 0.5 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine), which was reportedly found in a cigarette packet and a small handbag at his house in Tangerang, West Java.

2000

Pres. Abdurrahman Wahid heeds the House' summons to appear for questioning on his reasons for firing two economics ministers in April, but refuses to answer questions, instead accusing the House of being in violation of the constitution.

2000

Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu says the command will stay out of politics and focus on becoming a professional unit now that the city's security has been officially handed over to the police.

2000

The Jakarta State Administrative Court drops a lawsuit filed by former general manager of state Antara news agency, Parni Hadi, against Pres. Abdurrahman Wahid over a controversial leadership reshuffle in the agency, which appointed Mohamad Sobary.

2000

President Abdurrahman issues the Presidential Decree No. 96/2000 which prohibits nonexisting foreign investors from investing in the country's "information multimedia" businesses. No details about it, but the officials confirm that it included internet.

1999

The election winner, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), concludes its leadership meeting in Depok, reaffirming chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's presidential candidacy and vowing to protect her path to the presidency.

1999

Relatives and friends of victims of several incidents, such as the Trisakti shootings in May 1998, the Semanggi incident in November 1998 and the Tanjung Priok tragedy in September 1984, establish a group for victims of state violence.

1999

National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais claims that the nomination of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization chief Abdurrahman Wahid as president would compromise the unity of Indonesia's Muslims.

1998

Some young devout and professional Muslims establish the Justice Party (PK). H. Mahmudi Ismail, 38, a researcher at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), leads the party.

1997

Indonesia wins all the titles in the Indonesian Open badminton championship in Surakarta, Central Java.

1997

The Sumber Jaya ferry sinks at the mouth of Pangkajene River, Pangkep, South Sulawesi, killing 13 people.

1996

Singaporean foreign minister S. Jayakumar lauds Indonesian President Soeharto, at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta, as the "Father of ASEAN" for his unwavering commitment to the organization in the past three decades.

1996

U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson meets with local labor activists, including the unrecognized Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI)'s chairman Mochtar Pakpahan, to obtain firsthand information on labor conditions in Indonesia.

1995

President Soeharto launches the first passenger vessel designed and built in Indonesia, the Palindo J500-1, in Surabaya, East Java, and sails aboard the vessel for Jakarta.

1994

An Australian scientist at the Australian Museum, Tim Flannery, announces the discovery of a new species of tree kangaroo in the remote Maokop mountain range (about 4,500 m.) in Irian Jaya. The tree kangaroo is locally called bondegezou .

1993

Thirty-nine Indonesian illegal workers attempting to enter Malaysia drown in Morib, Selangor, 60 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the Bara Damai sinks.

1992

President Soeharto opens the first international conference on botanical gardens at the Bogor presidential palace in West Java.

1991

The first congress on the Javanese language in Semarang, Central, ends, recommending the use and teaching of the language be continued.

1989

President Soeharto in Surakarta, Central Java, inaugurates six chemical factories located in Central Java, East Java and South Kalimantan worth a total US$56 million.

1986

Sunardi, a resident of Boyolali, Central Java, is initiated as the world record holder of being silent for 15 hours 25 seconds, eliminating Willie Nugent's record of 13 hours, at the Be Silent Contest held by Jaya Suprana in Semarang.

1986

Tan Seng Ka alias Eddy Susanto is given a life sentence by the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, for possessing and attempting to send 450 grams of morphine and 350 grams of heroin to Jakarta

1986

Indonesia's top player Icuk Sugiarto takes the men's singles title of the fifth Indonesian Open Badminton Championships in Jakarta after crushing Sze Yu of China in a 15-16, 15-6 victory.

1967

President Sukarno dissolves the Highest Operation Command (KOTI) and the Authority of Regional War Executive (Pepelrada) because their authorities and functions have been taken over by ministries and other state institutions.

1953

The 14th Cabinet under the leadership of Ali Sastroamidjojo of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) is established.

1947

Dr. HJ van Mook receives full authority from the Dutch government to take military action against Indonesia, thereby disregarding the Linggajati Agreement and cease-fire agreement. The military action starts in Jakarta.

1947

The Indonesian Army (TNI) troops fight the Haji Panji militia, which then joins up with Dutch troops in Bekasi, West Java, enabling the Dutch to capture the northern area of West Java.

1946

The Indonesian government files a protest against the Allied Forces for various violations committed by the Allies upon the realization of transportation for the Allied Prisoners of War and Internees (APWI).

1946

The South Sulawesi branch of the Muhammadiyah Muslim organization confirms that it supports the Indonesian government, but rejects the federal state created by the Netherlands.