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2007

Dutch made corvette for Indonesian Navy to arrive mid-august
The Indonesian Navy is expected to receive a Sigma-class corvette in the next few weeks. "We expect the corvette to arrive mid August. It is currently on its way from the Netherlands to Indonesia," head of the Indonesian Navy`s Information Service Commodore Sugeng Darmawan said here on Friday. The corvette, already named KRI Diponegoro-365, departed from ... ( read on )

2006

Indonesia deports 5 Saudis in marriage scandal
The Indonesian Immigration Office has deported five of seven Saudi Arabian nationals arrested on Monday for misusing their visas by entering into short-term marriages with local women, local media reported Thursday. The officials said the five held temporary visit visas but had married women in the Puncak resort in the Jakarta suburb of Bogor in ... ( read on )

2006

Indonesia tests tsunami warning system on Bali island
): Indonesia's resort island of Bali held a tsunami warning drill on one of its most famous beaches Wednesday, three weeks after earthquake-spawned waves killed more than 600 people on neighboring Java. "We live in the front line if a tsunami comes, so this drill is very useful," said Ketut Joka, owner of a seafood ... ( read on )

2005

Bogor police chief replaced over graft
The National Police announced on Tuesday that they had fired the Bogor police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agung Kurnia Sutisna due to alleged graft in the city's traffic police division. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said that the dismissal was related to several Bogor police officers who were taking bribes in the licensing ... ( read on )

2005

8 police nabbed for harassment
Eight officers from the East Jakarta Police were arrested for sexually harassing sex workers. City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said the incident occurred on July 25 when some 20 police officers were involved in a raid in the Boker red-light district in East Jakarta. He said that during the raid, police arrested three women and ... ( read on )

2004

Increased prices raise concerns of hike in interest
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Monday that the prices of imported foods and housing rent edged up in July, and coupled with higher education costs, helped to push inflation up by 0.39 percent from the previous month. "The decline in rupiah contributed in part to the inflation in July, as it pushed up ... ( read on )

2004

Garuda Indonesia to suspend Amsterdam, Seoul and other routes
Garuda Indonesia is planning to reduce or halt a series of services in the upcoming winter season, among them flights to Amsterdam and Seoul. The moves are "adjustment steps taken in line with the medium-term programmes of the company," a press statement by the state-owned airline said. It said that for the winter season Garuda ... ( read on )

2002

Cow dung served as MPR breakfast
Dozens of students from several universities in Greater Jakarta sent a bag of cow's feces to members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) staying at Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta to protest the legislators' poor performance during the Annual Session. "We have been disappointed to see that ever since the first day of the ... ( read on )

2000

Former President Suharto charged with corruption
Former Indonesian President Suharto, who stepped down in 1998 amid widespread protests against his authoritarian rule, was charged Thursday with corruption. "Suharto's status, as of today, is as an accused," Yushar Yahya, spokesman for Indonesia's attorney general's office, told reporters. The charge alleges Suharto, 79, stole $155 million from several charities that he oversaw while ... ( read on )

Other events on this day

2001

Pres. Megawati issues a new decree on the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal to try suspects of gross human rights abuses in the 1984 Tanjung Priok and 1999 E. Timor incidents, overruling Presidential Decree No. 53/2001enacted by president A. Wahid.

2000

The National Commission on Human Rights calls on the govt to consider "international cooperation" in the form of a foreign peacekeeping mission to end the violence in the Maluku islands for the state's failure to resolve the conflict.

2000

The chief of the Peace Task Force on the Poso riots, Col. M. Slamet, reveals that 2 suspected instigators of the Poso riots, Dominggus Soares and Marimus, were arrested in a military operation on July 31 in Ronta village in Morowali regency.

2000

The AG's Office formally charges former president Soeharto with corruption following an exhaustive 8-month investigation. He is accused of using his position as chief of 7 foundations to amass wealth that caused Rp 1.4 t & US$410 m in state losses.

2000

The Attorney General's Office formally charges former president Soeharto with corruption following an exhaustive eight-month investigation. He is accused of using his position as chairman of seven charitable foundations to amass wealth.

1999

President BJ Habibie declares the results of the June 7 general election valid following the General Elections Commission's failure to endorse the poll results, saying a further delay would only disappoint the people.

1999

Abdurrahman Wahid, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization,, says it would be extremely difficult to prove that former president Soeharto abused his power, but suggests he return the fortune he a llegedly amassed during his 32-year rule.

1987

Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Alamsyah Ratuperwiranegara gives the name Eko Prasetyo Miliardi to a baby born to an Indramayu woman in W. Java in the wake of the worldwide celebration of the birthday of the five billionth baby.

1947

The Dutch capture the Central Java town of Kebumen and the North Sumatra ports of Tanjungpura and Tanjungbalai, while other Dutch troops land on Madura island in East Java, claiming that their help is needed there as famine has struck the island.

1947

The Dutch accepts the July 31, 1947 U.S. offer to mediate between the Dutch and RI, but RI says it would prefer the UN handle it because the U.S. could have ulterior motives and take the side of the Dutch.

1947

The Dutch government orders its governor-general, Dr. HJ van Mook, to announce a cease-fire at midnight. Eighty-four Dutch people have been killed and 206 others wounded during the 12 days of Dutch military aggression.

1946

The Lesser Sunda conference is held in Malang, East Java, to discuss the stand of Lesser Sunda youths, namely to reject Dutch rule and support the Indonesian government.