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2007

Uncertainty surrounds Indonesia's nuclear plans
There is conflicting information from Indonesia about the plans of building a nuclear power plant. Vice-President Yusuf Kalla has said that there are are no actual plans to build a nuclear power plant to spur economic growth. Kalla says that there indeed have been discussions with scientists, but there is no time line to when ... ( read on )

2006

Pangandaran beach resort closed to visitors
Pangandaran beach resort in Ciamis regency of West Java province, which was recently devastated by a tsunami following a strong quake in the Indian Ocean, has been temporarily closed to the public as of July 20. The looting of hotels, cafes and houses in the tsunami-stricken tourist resort has prompted the Ciamis authorities to close ... ( read on )

2006

Muslims in Asia protest Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Muslims in Asia held angry but peaceful protests on Friday against Israel's bombardment of Lebanon, denouncing the Jewish state and demanding the United Nations take action to halt the violence. Demonstrators in Malaysia burned Israeli flags. In Indonesia they accused Israel of atrocities against civilians. In Bangladesh marchers shouted "Down with Israel.'' Malaysia's Foreign Minister, who ... ( read on )

2006

54th case of bird flu confirmed
The World Health Organisation has confirmed Indonesia's 54th case of human infection of H5N1 avian flu. A 44-year-old Indonesian fried chicken vendor from East Jakarta has died of the disease. Of the 54 human cases confirmed in Indonesia, 42 have been fatal. Bird flu has spread rapidly since late 2003 from Asia to Europe, the ... ( read on )

2005

Indonesia prepares hospitals for bird flu care, checks
Indonesia is preparing 44 hospitals across the sprawling archipelago for treatment and detection of bird flu after the country recorded its first deaths from the virus, the health minister said on Thursday. Siti Fadillah Supari also told reporters authorities were yet to determine how a government official and his two young daughters living in a ... ( read on )

2004

Five die in Indonesia after eating puffer fish
A family of five died and nine others were sickened in Indonesia after eating parts of a puffer fish during a communal cookout, police said Wednesday. Soon after consuming the fish on the island of Flores, the five - including a 9-year-old boy, his father and grandfather - began vomiting and died on the scene, ... ( read on )

2004

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore launch maritime security patrols
Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are launching coordinated patrols to improve security in the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The waterway is already notorious for piracy and there is increasing concern it could become a target for terrorists. The Malacca Strait is a narrow, 800-km long strip of water running between Indonesia ... ( read on )

2001

Special session starts today
Leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly have decided to accelerate impeachment proceedings against the President by convening a plenary session on Saturday morning to decide whether the special session to seek a presidential accountability can begin immediately. Should the Assembly plenary session be approved, the President may have to present his all-important accountability speech on ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

Indonesian's Rachman Halim, 53, of Gudang Garam cigarette company, & Putera Sampoerna, 53, of Sampoerna business group, are named among the world's 538 billionaires by leading U.S. business magazine Forbes, who respectively ranked 292nd and 387th.

2001

President A. Wahid charges that the accelerated People's Consultative Assembly Special Session, which began yesterday, is illegal and is being manipulated by a small group of people bent on his ouster.

2001

The Aceh military authority claims that 21 members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were shot dead during a joint military-police operation at a village believed to be a GAM base camp on the outskirts of Peureulak regency in Aceh Timur.

2001

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Special Session opens, asserting President A. Wahid's accountability report is mandatory under the Constitution and his refusal to present one will add to the list of his violations and only hasten his downfall.

2001

The National Awakening Party (PKB) suspends its chairman, Matori Abdul Djalil, for disregarding party policy by attending the first day of the People's Consultative Assembly's Special Session that was boycotted by the party.

2000

President Abdurrahman Wahid sends a letter of apology to the House of Representatives a day after his scathing attack on the legislative body and appeals for it to let the interpellation matter rest in order to reduce political tension.

2000

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein calls on Indonesia to distance itself from the United States and from the International Monetary Fund, which he calls an "American-Zionist trap", instead to find aid at home and from truly friendly countries.

2000

The House of Representatives announces the names of 17 candidates it hopes to propose to President Abdurrahman Wahid to serve in the Supreme Court, including Judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga, a reputable retired judge whom the President personally nominated.

1999

Exiled Acehnese rebel leader Hasan Tiro in an interview with the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review dismisses the government's new autonomy legislation as irrelevant and calls Indonesian rule in the troubled province "absurd".

1999

The World Bank warns Indonesia that its economic recovery was far from assured, despite heartening progress in economic stabilization efforts, citing the huge unresolved debts of the private sector, widespread corporate distress.

1999

Senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad quits as chief editor of Tempo newsweekly to sample a broader world of culture after 28 years of leading the magazine. He is replaced by deputy chief editor Bambang Harimurty.

1999

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan praises Indonesia for its serious efforts to ensure a more peaceful atmosphere in the first days of voter registration in East Timor.

1998

The N. Sumatra High Court in Medan upholds the death sentence meted out by a lower court to shaman Ahmad Suradji alias Datuk, 45, for the premeditated murder of 42 women between 1987 and 1997 in Deli Serdang.

1997

Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) legislator Aberson Marle Sihaloho is sentenced to nine months in jail by the C. Jakarta District Court for insulting Pres. Soeharto in a speech at PDI's HQ in Jakarta in July 1996, during a political rally.

1996

U.S. rights activist Jesse Jackson meets with ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri, lending his support and expressing hope for a fair and honest election in 1997.

1995

Coky Yahya Runasia Aritonang, 31, a defendant charged with insulting President Soeharto, marks his 14th hearing at the Bandung District Court in West Java by throwing an egg at the judge's face and snatching his gavel and throwing it down angrily.

1995

The first East Timorese doctor, Maria Aurelia Soares, reveals that during the 19 years since integration into Indonesia, East Timor has produced 10 medical doctors, an impressive number compared to none during the 450 years of Portuguese colonization.

1994

Former deputy manager of at the Jakarta branch of state bank Bapindo, Maman Suparman, is sentenced to nine years in prison by the South Jakarta District Court for his role in allowing businessman Eddy Tansil to swindle Bapindo out of US$448 million.

1994

The Association of ASEAN Bankers concludes its three-day meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, by calling for preferential treatment from their governments to enable them to benefit from the growth of financial services in the region.

1994

The Indonesian Committee for World Muslims Solidarity (KISDI) accuses the western world of conspiring to destroy predominantly Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina and calls on the Indonesian government to sever ties with Belgrade.

1993

President Soeharto opens the fourth congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in Medan, North Sumatra, which ends up ousting the incumbent leader, Megawati Soekanroputri, and electing government-backed Soerjadi.

1993

Three hundred Muslim youths demonstrate at the House of Representatives building in Jakarta, urging the government to send troops to Bosnia-Herzegovina and offering themselves as volunteer soldiers.

1992

Six major religion-based student organizations -- GAMKI , HMI , IMM, PMII , PMKRI, and Gemabudhi - lodge a protest with the House of Representatives (DPR) against the new Traffic Act, demanding enforcement of the law be postponed.

1991

Bambang Suprianto captures the men's singles in the Singapore Open badminton championships, beating compatriot Fung Permadi.

1991

President Soeharto stresses the government's appeal to conglomerates to divert part of their shares to cooperatives should not be considered robbery.

1990

The 6th congress of the Indonesian Association for the Development of Social Sciences (HIPIIS) in Jakarta reelects Dr. Alwi Dahlan as its chairman and makes humans the subject of development through the creation of highly qualified human resources.

1989

Ambon Mayor Decky Watimena leaves the capital city of Maluku for a five-day visit to Darwin, Australia.

1988

The South Jakarta District Court rules against senior lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution, and orders him to pay Rp 47,500 in court costs in connection with his suit against justice minister Ismail Saleh for suspending his license.

1986

Pres. Soeharto receives a special Food and Agriculture Organization medal from FAO director general Edouard Saloma for his personal involvement in agricultural development, govt policies and the hard work of the tens of millions of Indonesian farmers.

1985

Fire razes the main offices of Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Jakarta, killing two people and forcing the station off the air temporarily for the first time in its history.

1984

Miss Yanti Prianti Kosasih, 19, a senior high school student from Bandung, West Java, is sentenced to four months in prison by the South Jakarta District Court for posing nude for in the country's first pornographic calendar, Sexino 1984.

1975

The national congress of all-Indonesian Muslim scholars in Jakarta decides to establish the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI).

1956

Vice President Mohamad Hatta officially submits his resignation to the House of Representatives (DPR).

1956

1947

Dutch Prime Minister LJM Beel officially launches the first Dutch military aggression against Indonesia to recapture Indonesia based on a recommendation by Dr. HJ van Mook.

1947

Deputy Prime Minister AK Gani, who is presently detained by the Dutch in Jakarta together with other Indonesian officials, lodges a protest against improper treatment by the Dutch.

1947

Dutch troops force Indonesian troops to retreat from Surabaya, Gresik, Ungaran, Bandung, Malang, Banyuwangi and other cities.

1946

Australia sends envoy Judge RC Kirby to Indonesia to investigate the murder of Australian military officers by Japanese troops in Bogor, West Java, in April 1946. Kirby also meets with Indonesian Prime Minister Sjahrir in Jakarta.