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2007

Indonesia to provide phone links to all villages by end 2008
The government is preparing telephone links to all villages in the country by the end of 2008, told Minister of Communication Muhammad Nuh on Tuesday. Some 38,000 villages - over half of the total of 70,000 - still don't have telephone links according to the minister during a lunch with foreign reporters. "We start with ... ( read on )

2006

Two caned for adultery in Aceh
Two people in Indonesia's province of Aceh have been caned for adultery under Islamic sharia law. The punishment was handed down to a 23-year-old widow and a 35-year-old married man, according to Tengku Marnus Labsyar, Head of the South Aceh Sharia's office. Television footage showed first the man and then the woman given nine and seven ... ( read on )

2005

Indonesia to stay as full Opec member
Indonesia, Asia-Pacific’s only member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), has decided to remain a full member of the group, an official at energy watchdog BPMIGAS said yesterday. Indonesia’s declining oil production has left it unable to meet its Opec quota, and it became a net importer of oil for several months ... ( read on )

2003

Birth of half goat half man
Hundreds of people in the village of Petir in Serang regency, Banten province, were shocked by the birth of a baby goat whose body resembled that of a human baby, on Tuesday. However, later in the evening the baby died. The owner of the goat, Sarkim alias Akong, 45, said the ewe had been pregnant ... ( read on )

2002

Aceh troops brace for mass strike
The military and police in Aceh are anticipating a mass strike during the celebration of Independence Day on Aug. 17 in the restive province. Police chief Insp. Gen. Yusuf Manggabarani told a media conference the security personnel had heard rumors of a mass strike circulating in the westernmost province. "Although it's only a rumor, we ... ( read on )

2000

Akbar: Anti-Golkar moves will continue
Chairman of the Golkar Party Akbar Tandjung suspected on Monday that the burning of the party's flags perpetrated by student protesters was premeditated so as to put pressure on the party."There are strong indications...that (certain) people took the initiative on July 27 in burning Golkar party flags," he said in front of party cadres in ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

Due to security considerations, the Irian Jaya authorities bar Belgian Ambassador to Indonesia Luk Darras from visiting Ilaga in Puncak Jaya regency, to help secure the release of two Belgian nationals kidnapped by a separatist group two months ago.

2001

A bomb explodes in a Kijang van at the Christ Alva Omega Church on Jl. Gajah Mada in Semarang, Central Java, injuring two women.

2001

Elize Maria Tuwahatu, 33, who once claimed to have received bombs from former president Soeharto's fugitive son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, is sentenced by the East Jakarta District Court to 10 years in jail for the illegal possession of explosives.

2001

Some 240 children from 25 provinces at the National Congress for Children in Jakarta demand that the govt and legislature pay special attention to the protection of children's rights, including the rights to life, to grow, and to receive legal protection.

2001

After undergoing a battery of medical tests at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the USA, during a two-day checkup to determine the effects of two past strokes, former president Abdurrahman Wahid is found to be in a stable condition.

2001

The government decides not to extend its contract for export inspection services with state-owned surveyor firm PT Sucofindo.

2001

The Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit for the dissolution of the Golkar Party, citing a lack of admissible evidence. The lawsuit was filed by several non-governmental organizations that had cited alleged violations in the last general election.

2001

Makassar Press Inter-Organizational Forum stages a rally at the provincial legislative council building in the S. Sulawesi capital of Makassar, opposing the central govt's plan to revive the ministry of information, dissolved by then president A. Wahid.

2001

The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) announces that, in a bid to implement its newly achieved autonomy, it will give members of the public the change to apply for the position of rector.

2001

Thirty-seven passengers and seven crew members are reported missing and feared dead after the motorized sailing boat Lestari Abadi carrying them from Wani Port in Palu to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, in June failed to reach its destination.

2001

The Supreme Court issues a legal opinion on presidential decree No. 77/2001, which was issued on June 21 by then president Abdurrahman Wahid and reinstated the position of police deputy chief, saying it was an obvious case of abuse of power by Abdurrahman

2001

Storms hit two districts in Nias regency, North Sumatra, killing 108 with 169 people missing and at least 644 houses, five school buildings, three churches and four bridges destroyed.

2000

Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, 49, a controversial Army figure, is replaced as the chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command after only four months on the job. He is regarded as too brash in his campaign to reform the military.

2000

The C. Jakarta District Court rules in favor of "becak" (pedicab) drivers, declaring unlawful the Jakarta governor's ban on pedicabs in the capital, and rules that they should be allowed to operate in and around residential complexes, marketplaces.

2000

150 people claiming to represent the Toriqotul Jihad Front (FTJ) Muslim group raid a discotheque in Banyumas, C. Java, seizing 52 bottles of alcohol and taking them to the police. They demand the police stop the sale of alcohol and sex at the discotheque.

2000

Jakarta wins the overall championship at the National Karate Junior Championships in Semarang, Central Java, with nine golds, seven silvers and five bronzes.

2000

The Indonesian government signs a new letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), paving the way for the next disbursement of US$400 million of the IMF $5 billion bailout fund signed in January this year.

2000

The remaining 968 refugees fleeing strife-torn Maluku on board the "KM Dobonsolo" disembark in Jayapura, Irian Jaya, after the local authorities rejected them a few days ago.

1998

Outspoken president of debt-ridden state electricity company PLN Djiteng Marsudi is replaced by Adhi Satriya because of Djiteng's opposition to alleged nepotism in awarding private power projects.

1995

Vocal scholar Arief Budiman calls on the government to allow hundreds of Indonesians living overseas in political exile due to links to the 1965 abortive coup to return home.

1995

President Soeharto officially dedicates two locally built trains, the "Argo Bromo" (which operates on the Jakarta-Surabaya line) and the "Argo Gede" (Jakarta-Bandung) in connection with the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

1990

Indonesian challenger Husni Ray loses by a split decision to title holder Dominican Rafael Torres in the World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight championship in Jakarta.

1985

President Soeharto inaugurates the new Rp 5.732 billion Multi Media Training communications center in Yogyakarta, which will also accept trainees from developing countries.

1984

The Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Sengkon and Karta for wrongful imprisonment by the Bekasi District Court in West Java, saying the appeal was time barred, and fines them Rp 10,000.

1982

The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) bans the importation of radiation disseminator equipment such as lightning rods.

1949

The 2nd Inter-Indonesia Conference between representatives of RI and federal states under Dutch control agree to use the same flag, language, national anthem, as well as to form a team to design the Rep. of the United States of Indonesia's Constitution.

1946

Fifty Dutch military patrol troops surrender at the Cileungsi battle field in Bogor, West Java, after local fighters launched a sudden attack near Cipitung Lake.

1913

Raad van Nederlandsch-Indie (Dutch East Indies Council) decides to punish three figures of the Indische Party, namely Tjipto Mangunkusumo, Suwardi Surjaningrat and Douwes Dekker by exiling them based on the Dutch East Indies' special right.