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2006

Indonesia ready to send troops for peacekeeping in Middle East
Indonesia is ready to send about 450 soldiers to join the international peacekeeping force that might be set up by the United Nations for peace maintenance in the Middle East, a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday. Indonesia expects the U.N. Security Council, which will have a session on this topic on Saturday in New York, ... ( read on )

2006

Fears of disease rise in tsunami-hit area
Fears of disease grew in Indonesia's tsunami-hit areas on Saturday as thousands of people camped out in the heat with no clean water five days after the disaster that killed nearly 600 people. Several thousand people fled to camps in hills above the beach town of Pangandaran after Monday's tsunami, which displaced about 45 000 ... ( read on )

2006

Java tsunami death toll reaches 547, 323 missing
At least 547 people were killed, 465 injured and 323 still missing in the tsunami disaster, triggered by a 6.8 magnitude quake, hitting Indonesia's Java island on Monday, National Disaster Management Coordination Board said here Thursday. An official in charge of the board, Setio Sutarmo, told Xinhua that over 5,541 people had also taken refugee ... ( read on )

2005

Polio toll climbs to 155 in Indonesia
Indonesia’s polio toll has climbed to 155, the UN health agency said today, with dozens of new cases reported in the last two weeks. Dr Bardan Jung Rana, a WHO medical officer in Indonesia, said the 33 new cases were all reported in areas already infected with the crippling disease and that the rise has ... ( read on )

2005

Pertamina to shut Dumai refinery Saturday
Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina (PTM.YY) will commence Saturday the maintenance turnaround of its Dumai oil refinery, a company official said Friday. The company has delayed the shutdown of the refinery from early July, due to a fuel shortage in Indonesia. The official didn't say how long it will keep the 120,000 ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2002

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reveals corruption in the judiciary is well-organized and has become systemic.

2002

East Timorese refugees comprising 335 families, or 1,175 people, including 35 Indonesian soldiers and civil servants, left East Nusa Tenggara for their newly independent homeland, East Timor. Up to 50,000 East Timorese are still staying in refugee camps.

2002

Noted economists Pande Radja Silalahi and Didik J. Rachbini say that President Megawati Soekarnoputri has failed to quicken the pace of economic recovery during her first year in power, despite a more stable domestic political situation.

2001

Two powerful blasts rock Santa Anna Catholic Church in the Navy residential complex in Duren Sawit, and the Batak Protestant Church in the Army residential complex in Jatiwaringin, E. Jakarta, injuring 70 churchgoers.

2001

Leaders of major political parties as Akbar Tandjung from Golkar Party, Hamzah Haz (PPP), Amien Rais (PAN), Yusril Ihza Mahendra (PBB) and Hidayat Nurwahid (PK) meet VP Megawati Soekarnoputri in S.Jakarta to lend political support for the presidency.

2001

Army Strategic Reserves Commander Lt.Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu leads a military parade in a show of force at the National Monument, right in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta, calling on soldiers to stick together.

2001

President A. Wahid summons chairman of the Indonesian Military/National Police faction Budi H and People's Consultative Assembly Deputy Speaker H. Sabarno to State Palace, demanding the faction withdraw its support for the Assembly special meeting.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid at the presidential palace reveals that he will proceed with the declaration of a state of emergency despite objections from several of his aides, saying those who do not agree may go their own way.

2001

President Abdurrahman Wahid asserts that he will not resign but will fight to hold on to his post, promising to make an important announcement at 10 p.m.

2001

Hundreds of supporters of President A. Wahid stage a violent rally in Wonosobo, C. Java, burning tires along the town's main road and condemning the People's Consultative Assembly for convening a special session, saying it violates the Constitution.

2000

The House approves the govt's proposal to recapitalize publicly listed Bank Bali at a cost of Rp 5.3 trillion (US$592.18 m.) and allows the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), a unit under the finance ministry, to pay former Bank Bali owner.

2000

The W. Java Prosecutor's Office asks the AG to impose a travel ban on two former forestry ministers, Hasjrul Harahap and Djamaludin Suryo Hadikusumo who served under former pres. Soeharto, and tycoon Anthony Salim for their alleged in the land exchange.

1998

Former president Soeharto asks the government to postpone, until the economy recovers, payment of a Rp 26.6 billion housing allowance granted to him by the Habibie administration.

1998

Lt. Gen. (ret) Tjokropranolo, former governor of Jakarta (1977-1982) and a guardi of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Gen. Soedirman (1948-1949), dies of liver cancer in Jakarta at the age of 74.

1996

Political activist Budiman Sudjatmiko and other student activists proclaim the establishment of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) in Jakarta. The govt condemns the party, saying it reeks of communism-like fanaticism because it is not based on Pancasila.

1996

The ASEAN Regional Forum, a multilateral political and security consultative forum established by seven members of ASEAN, opens its informal working meeting in Jakarta.

1996

Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), tells her supporters to defend the PDI headquarters from any attempt by the party's rival wing to occupy it.

1995

The Navy destroys 167 trawlers seized during a crackdown in North Sumatra's Belawan Port.

1994

Soerjadi is reelected to lead the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) at the party's national congress in Medan, North Sumatra

1992

The House of Representatives passes a law on the establishment of Islamic religious courts in Yogyakarta, Bandarlampung and Jambi.

1992

The Jakarta City Council ratifies a bill on city traffic, one clause of which is on the three-in-one regulation that requires cars to have a minimum of three passengers on certain roads during morning peak hours.

1991

The Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association chairman Gen. Edi Sudradjat is elected the new president of the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) for the 1990/1995 term in Jakarta.

1989

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment rebuts the govt's opinion that the waste produced by a nuclear power station is not dangerous, and warns of the dangers of such a facility. The govt plans to build a nuclear power plant near Mount Muria, C. Java.

1988

Twenty-one students from 14 state and private universities in seven cities in Java protest a recent statement by the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) chairman supporting the government-sponsored lottery.

1987

Health min. Suwardi Suryaningrat dismisses as "trade-competition motivated" a claim by American soybean growers that palm oil has a high cholesterol content which is harmful to human health, a similar tactic previously used by the U.S. tobacco industry.

1987

Libyan tanker the Elhani, carrying 135,545 tons of crude oil and heading for Korea, spills oil in Indonesian waters in the Strait of Malacca after hitting a rock near Sabu island.

1986

Veteran film actress and director Sofia WD dies of a stroke in Jakarta at the age of 62.

1986

I Made Suta Adi of the Bali Barat National Park receives the Golden Spoonbill award from the Netherlands Society for Bird Protection for his contribution to the conservation of the rare Bali starling.

1984

Unseeded Lius Pongoh makes a remarkable comeback after a two-year absence, beating Hastomo Arbi in an all Indonesian men's singles final at the Pro-Kennex Indonesian Open Badminton Championship in Jakarta.

1959

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Sartono submits to President Sukarno the House's decision that it is ready to continue its work under the 1945 Constitution.

1947

Prime Minister Amir Sjarifuddin in a radio speech calls on Australian foreign minister Dr. Evatt and the world to strive to stop bloodshed and to look at the Indonesian struggle from the point of view of justice, liberty and humanity.

1947

The Dutch government sends a note to UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie containing an explanation on a clash in Indonesia.

1947

British foreign minister Ernest Bevin meets with American ambassador in London to talk about the possibility of the two countries intervening in events in Indonesia.

1946

Ten Indonesian soldiers are killed and one Dutch soldier injured in a clash in the Karimun islands, West Kalimantan.