ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from April 2006

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from April 2006

SATURDAY'S HEADLINES IN SOME MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies, Saturday, April 1, 2006: The Jakarta Post WOMEN 'TARGET OF VIOLENCE' IN ACEH CAMPS Cramped, poorly laid-out living quarters are leaving Acehnese...

A'LIAN, US TRAVEL WARNINGS NOT NECESSARY , SAYS RI GOVT.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government on Friday played down the signifcance of the issuance of travel warnings by Australia and the United States, saying the warnings were not necessary as Indonesia was seriously fighting...

RI DEPLORES CARTOON ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO IN A'LIAN PAPER.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA) - A presidential spokesman said here Saturday the publication of a cartoon on Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in an Australian daily on Saturday was 'very deplorable and hurtful." "We deeply deplore...

EARTQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA'S TALAUD ISLANDS.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Talaud islands early on Saturday, Meteorology and Geophysics office spokesman Suhardjono said here on Saturday. "The magnitude of the quake, whose epicenter...

GOLKAR LEGISLATOR SUGGESTS SUING A'LIAN PAPER CARRYING OFFENSIVE CARTOON.
April 1, 2006... Jakatta, April 1 (ANTARA) - A Golkar Party legislator here Saturday suggested that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sue the Australian newspaer that had publihed cartoon depicting him as a copulating dog. Contacted by ANTARA here on...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON BIZMEN NOT TO PRESSURE WORKERS UNDULY.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called businessmen not to put their workers under undue pressure and instead improve their capability through education or short training programs and increase their income. ...

EXECUTION OF THREE POSO RIOT MASTERMINDS PUT OFF.
April 1, 2006... Palu, Central Sulawesi, April 1 (ANTARA) - The execution of three men sentenced to death for their roles in the Poso (Central Sulawesi) riots, which was supposed to take place early Saturday, has been put off for several days, police said. ...

BALI RESIDENTS ALERTED TO CYCLONE GLENDA.
April 1, 2006... Denpasar, April 1 (ANTARA) - Denpasar's Meteorology and Geophysics Office (BMG) here on Saturday asked residents of Bali to be on alert to the possibility the resort island will be hit by tropical cyclone Glenda. "Cyclone Glenda is expected...

PRESIDENT TO COMMISSION PT PUPUK KUJANG'S SECOND FERTILIZER PLANT.
April 1, 2006... Cikampek, W. Java, April 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is schedulled to commision the "Kujang 1-B" unit of fertilizer company PT. Pupuk Kujang in Cikampek, West Java, on April 3, a company spokesman said on Friday. Aas Asikin...

LEBAK POLICE DETAIN 42 TRUCKS CARRYING ILLEGAL LOGS.
April 1, 2006... Rangkasbitung (Banten Province), April 1 (ANTARA) - Lebak police have detained 42 trucks loaded with logs suspected of having been cut illegally because they were not covered by the legally required documents. The trucks, each loaded...

KHOFIFAH REELECTED AS NU MUSLIMAT CHAIRPERSON.
April 1, 2006... Batam, April 1 (ANTARA) - Khofifah Indar Parawansa has been reelected as chairperson of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)'s Muslimat women's organization for the 2006-2011 period. The election of an NU Muslimat chairperson was conducted during the...

INDONESIA BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST 70 ORCHID SPECIES.
April 1, 2006... Surabaya (East Java Province), April 1 (ANTARA) - Some 70 orchid species which used to exist in Indonesian forests are believed to have become extinct due to illegal logging actvity, a cultivator said The loss of so many orchid species is very...

US COMPLAINS ABOUT HANDICAPS IN TRADE WITH INDONESIA.
April 1, 2006... New York, April, 1 (ANTARA) - The United States government has complained about a number of problems and handicaps in its foreign trade with Indonesia, a US Trade Representative (USTR) office said. In its annual report published in...

MARINE POLICE IN NAD DETAIN THAI FISHING BOAT.
April 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, April 1 (ANTARA)- Marine police recently apprehended and brought in a Thai fishing boat that had entered Indonesian waters off the coast of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) illegally. Police Brigadier-I Sugianto of the local...

IFRC BELIEVES ACEH RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVING.
April 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, April 1 (ANTARA)- Special envoy of the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for Tsunami affairs Johan Schaar said the reconstruction process of tsunami-devastated areas in...

RUSSIA, ISLAMIC WORLD DIALOG EXPECTED TO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.
April 1, 2006... Moscow, April 1 (ANTARA)- Russia, formerly part of the dissolved superpower Soviet Union, has drawn international attention by hosting a dialog on "Strategic Vision, Russia - The Islamic World" here on March 27-28, 2006. Present in the...

U. K. PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE DICHOTOMY.
April 1, 2006... Makassar, S. Sulawesi, April 1 (ANTARA)- The recent visit of British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Indonesia is expected to eliminate the dichotomy between the Islamic world and Western countries, according to Arqam Azikin, a political...

POLICE INTENSIFY SECURITY PRECAUTIONS FOR FOREIGNERS IN S SULAWESI.
April 1, 2006... Makassar, S Sulawesi, April 1 (ANTARA)- The South Sulawesi police headquarters have intensified security precautions for foreigners in the province following the issuance of US and Australian travel advisories saying there will be terrorism...

AUSTRALIAN DAILY INSULTS ALL INDONESIAN PEOPLE.
April 1, 2006... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA)- All Indonesian people feel insulted by the cartoon humiliating President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono carried by an Australian daily on Saturday, a few community leaders said. Habib Riziek, chairman of the Islam...

OXFAM FACILITATES RESETTLEMENT OF EX-EAST TIMORESE REFUGEES.
April 1, 2006... Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, April 1 (ANTARA)- Non-governmental organization Oxfam International has facilitated the resettlement of 47 families of ex-East Timorese refugees from a temporary refugee camp in Malaka Tengah sub-district, Belu...

AI-AFFECTED AREA IN E JAVA WIDENS.
April 1, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, April 1 (ANTARA)- The area affected by Avian Influenza in East Java has increased from 25 municipalities and districts in 2005 to 29 municipalities and districts in 2006, a provincial animal husbandry official said. "There...

MINISTRY TAKES OVER RELOCATION OF WILD ELEPHANTS.
April 1, 2006... Pekanbaru, Riau, April 1 (ANTARA) - The Forestry Ministry has eventually taken over the relocation of 10 wild elephants caught by the Riau Natural Conservation and Resources (BKSDA) due to the latter's limited funds, a spokesman said. "The...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Sunday: The Jakarta Post EXECUTION OF POSO CONVICTS POSTPONED The execution of three Christians convicted of masterminding the 2001 sectarian...

INDONESIANS TOLD NOT TO OVERREACT TO PRESIDENT'S CARTOON.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 2 (ANTARA) - A lawmaker has asked the Indonesian people not to overreact to the publication of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's cartoon in an Australian daily to prove that they are not influenced by foreign tactics to destroy...

POLICE INVESTIGATING DEADLY LIQUOR CASE.
April 2, 2006... Semarang, C Java, APr 2 (ANTARA) - Police are investigating a deadly liquor case in Semarang, Central Java, that left one person dead and another hospitalized. The investigation was conducted by interrogating a number of witnesses and...

RI LEGISLATOR URGES PRESIDENT TO SUE AUSTRALIAN DAILY.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should sue The Weekend Australian for defamation through a cartoon depicting the Indonesian leader, House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I member Effendi Choiri said here...

STRONG WAVES CAUSES ABRASION IN KUTA BEACH.
April 2, 2006... Denpasar, April 2 (ANTARA) - Kuta beach, the most popular tourist destination in Bali, has suffered abrasion caused by strong waves that have rubbed off the beautiful coast for the past six years, an official said on Sunday. "The abrasion...

RI BIG MOTORCYCLE LOVERS TO TOUR MALAYSIA, THAILAND.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - As many as 70 people grouped in the Indonesian Big Motorcycle Lovers Association (IPMB) will tour Malaysia and Thailand beginning April 7 to promote Tour de Peninsular 2006, a spokesman said. The next Tour...

TNI STEPS UP PATROLS IN RI-PNG BORDERS.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI) is stepping up its patrols along the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) borders to anticipate Papuans seeking asylum to Australia via PNG. "We have yet to increase the number of troops...

LEGISLATOR CALLS ON GOVT TO CLOSE LOMBOK STRAIT TO AUSTRALIAN SHIPS.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - Zainal Maarif, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) has asked the Indonesian government to close temporarily the Lombok Strait to Australian ships and all ships from other countries serving Australian...

INDONESIAN BADMINTON ACE TAUFIK HIDAYAT NOMINATED IN WORLD'S BEST TEN ATHLETES.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's badminton ace Taufik Hidayat is the country's only athlete nominated in the Chinese-version of the World Top Ten athletes in 2005, a press reslease said. The release issued by the National Sports...

AMIEN RAIS: CUTTING OFF POLITICAL RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA JUST BECAUSE OF CARICATURE NOT NECESSARY.
April 2, 2006... Pekalongan, C Java, April 2 (ANTARA) - Former Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Prof DR Amien Rais affirmed that it was not necessary for the government of Indonesia to cut off political relations with Australia just because...

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION URGED TO SERIOUSLY MONITOR SITUATION IN PAPUA.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - The Advocacy Team of Papua Peaceful Land (TA-PTD) has urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to more seriously monitor the current situation in Papua to prepare strategic measures to curb the...

SIX INDONESIAN HOUSE MEMBERS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - Six members of the House Commission for Foreign Affairs are scheduled to visit Canberra, Australia, shortly to explain Indonesian stance on the granting of temporary asylum to the 42 Indonesian citizens from Papua by...

AUSTRALIA MISUNDERSTANDS INDONESIA'S SERIOUSNESS ON PAPUA: OFFICIAL SAYS.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Australian government had ignored Indonesian seriousness in dealing with the Papua issue, including the latter's decision to grant protection visas to 42 of the 43...

PUBLICATION OF CONTROVERSIAL CARICATURE REFLECTS TRUE ATTITUDE OF AUSTRALIAN NATION.
April 2, 2006... Solo, C Java, April 2 (ANTARA) - The publication of a caricature which defamed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and carried by The Weekend Australian daily is a reflection of the general attitude of the Australian people, a legislator said....

D-8 GROUP TO DISCUSS FRAMEWORK ON TRADE.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA) - Senior officials from Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey grouped in eight developing countries (D-8) will hold a two day-meeting in Bali beginning on April 3 to discuss the...

GOVT SHOULD ARRIVE AT WRITTEN MOU WITH EXXON MOBIL ON REVENUE.
April 2, 2006... Bojonegoro, E Java, April 2 (ANTARA) - The Central Government and provincial administration should have the courage to reach a memorandum of understanding with Exxon Mobil regarding proceeds to be gained, namely Rp33 trillion, from the...

SHARP RAISES INVESTMENT BY ONLY US$4 MILLION IN 2006.
April 2, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - In view of the sluggish electronic market in the country, PT Sharp Electronics Indonesia has raised its investment by only US$4 million and projected its income this year at Rp2.6 trilliun, an executive said. ...

FOREIGN TOURISTS ENJOY VACATION IN BALI.
April 2, 2006... Denpasar, April 3 (ANTARA) - Foreign tourists who visited Bali have enjoyed their vacation in some favourite tourist destinations though the US and Australian governments had issued them travel advisories. "I know about the travel...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post NO REPRIEVE FOR POSO 3, OFFICIALS SAY Prosecutors insisted Sunday the death sentence for three men convicted for their role in...

HEALTH MINISTER VISITS "FACE-OFF" PATIENT.
April 3, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, April 3 (ANTARA) - Health Minister Siti Fadila Supari was deeply moved as she visited Siti Nur Jazila, 22, who underwent a "face-off" surgery at Dr. Soetomo Hospital here on Sunday. The minister arrived at hospital's...

THOUSANDS OF VILLAGE HEADS STAGE RALLY IN JAKARTA.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Thousands of village heads from Java and Sumatra islands staged a rally outside the Home Affairs Ministry and the Supreme Court buildings here on Monday. The village heads wearing their green uniform are among...

RI, AUSTRALIA SHOULD MEET TO DISCUSS ROW, HOUSE SPEAKER SAYS.
April 3, 2006... Medan, N. Sumatra, April 3 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono has said Indonesian and Australian officials should hold dialogs to discuss the tension between the two countries following Australia's decision to grant...

TRADITIONAL MINERS AND SECURITY OFFICERS CLASH IN PAPUA.
April 3, 2006... Jayapura (Papua Province), April 3 (ANTARA) - Traditional miners and security officers clashed at mining area in the bank of Minibiru River, border area between Nabire and Paniai regencies, Papua, here recently. Four civilians were hurt...

US LAUDS MUHAMMADIYAH ROLE IN INDONESIA.
April 3, 2006... New York, April 2 (ANTARA) - The United States government has admired the role played by the Indonesian Islamic organizations Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah in giving their service to the Indonesian community in various fields, a statement from the...

LAGISLATORS TOUR OF CANBERRA MAY HELP EASE RI-AUSTRALIA STRAINED TIES.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - The planned visit of six Foreign Affairs Commission I members of the Indonesian House of Representaives (DPR) to Canberra can ease Indonesia-Australia strained relations, intelligence analyst said here on Monday. ...

BALI TO HOST "ORCHID SHOW II" IN JUNE.
April 3, 2006... Surabaya (East Java Province), April 3 (ANTARA) - Bali Province will organize Bali Orchid Show (BOS II) from June 14 to 20, 2006, Tjokorda Oka, vice chairman of the Bali Orchid Society said here on Monday. The upcoming orchid exhibition...

PRESIDENT TO VISIT WEST NUSA TENGGARA ON WEDNESDAY.
April 3, 2006... Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara), April 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Dompu and Bima regencies, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on April 5 and 6, 2006. The Head of State would observe the development...

TWO OFFICIALS GRILLED OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN POWER PLANT.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Two directors of power distributor company PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (P PJB) were questioned as witnesses by police here on Monday over alleged corruption worth hundreds of billions of rupiah at Muara Tawar Gas-Fired...

RI PRESIDENT DEPLORES ANTI-INDONESIAN CARTOON IN AUSTRALIAN PAPER.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his dismay and concern about an anti-Indonesian cartoon published in The Weekend Australian. The cartoon which portrayed him as a dog mounting a dark-skinned...

RI LAWMAKERS' PLAN TO VISIT AUSTRALIA PROPER STEP, SAYS OBSERVER.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - A plan by six Indonesian lawmakers to meet their Australian counterparts later this month to discuss Australia's decision to grant temporary visas to 42 Papuan asylum seekers is a proper step but they need to have...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND GRAND HARVEST IN MERAUKE DISTRICT, PAPUA.
April 3, 2006... Jayapura, Papua, Apr 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, including Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono, are expected to arrive in Merauke on Tuesday on board a presidential aircraft to attend a grand harvest by local farmers, a...

MUHAMMADIYAH TO DISCUSS RI-US RELATIONS WITH US KEY OFFICIALS.
April 3, 2006... Washington, April 2 (ANTARA) - Leaders of Muhammadiyah, an Islamic organization in Indonesia, are expected to meet with key officials of the US State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) here this week to discuss...

PRESIDENT SLAMS CANBERRA'S DECISION ON PAPUAN ASYLUM SEEKERS.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Monday ridiculed the Austrakan government's action in granting temporary asylum to 42 Indonesian nationals from Papua, saying it was incorrect and direspectful to Indonesia. ...

HOUSE SPEAKER: RI'S MPs TO ASK AUSTRALIA TO REVOKE VISA GRANTING.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - A number of Indonesian legislators would visit Australia to urge the Australian Government revoke temporary protection visas granted to 42 Papuan asylum seekers recently, Speaker of Indonesia's House of...

HOUSE COMMISSION MEMBERS' VISIT TO AUSTRALIA OF LITTLE USE : LEGISLATOR.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - A planned visit to Australia by several members of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I to clarify the worsening relations between Indonesia and Australia will be of little use , House Commission I member...

TENS OF SMALL METAL INDUSTRIES GO BANKRUPT IN CENTRAL JAVA.
April 3, 2006... Pekalongan (Central Java), April 3 (ANTARA) - Tens of small scale metal industries in Tegal , Central Java, have gone bankrupt following a 100-percent increase in the prices of feedstocks and inability to raise their products' prices, a local...

DPD FORMS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PAPUA.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD) has set up a special committee to accommodate the aspirations of Papuan people on various actual problems. The decision to form the committee was reached at...

GOVT ADVISED TO TALK WITH BUSINESS, LABOUR BEFORE REVISING MANPOWER LAW.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono has called on the government to hold intensive talks with businessmen as well as workers on its plan to revise the manpower law before presenting its amended...

RI VANILA HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET: EXPERT.
April 3, 2006... Yogyakarta, April 3 (ANTARA)- Indonesian vanila has very bright prospects in the international market so is opportune for the country to increase its vanilla production, an expert said. "There is a high demand for vanilla in the...

NO EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES AT BORDER WITH TIMOR LESTE SO FAR : MINISTER.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has so far not taken any extraordinary security measure in regions bordering Timor Leste in connection with recently reported unrest in the neighbouring country's capital of Dili, a...

NO NEED TO FEEL ANNOYED BY A'LIAN, US TRAVEL WARNINGS : MINISTER.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia need not be annoyed by the frequent issuance of travel advisories by Australia and the United States because those warnings mostly prove to be unfounded, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said. ...

ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS ENVOY'S REPORT ON MYANMAR.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA) - The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will meet in Bali on April 17 to 21 to discuss the responses of Asean member countries to the results of an Asean envoy's visit to Myanmar at...

RI NOT CONSIDERING TO MAKE AMBASSADOR TO A'LIA'S WITHDRAWAL PERMANENT : MINISTER.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is not considering to withdraw its ambassador to Australia permanently although the atmosphere of the two countries relations now was "not good," Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here on Monday. He...

DOMESTIC SUGAR PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH TO MEET NAT'L NEED.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA) - With many newly set up sugar mills beginning to produce this month, Indonesia is expected to be able to meet its domestic need for sugar with its own production, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono said here on...

S KOREA RI'S POTENTIAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY RESOURCES.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - South Korea has the potential to become Indonesia's partner in the development of nuclear and geothermal energy resources to ensure fulflment of their energy needs, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said. ...

MINISTER CONSIDERS CARICATURE INSULTING RI PRESIDENT WORTHLESS.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the caricature insulting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono carried by "The Weekend Australian" daily on April 1,2006, was "enitirely withouT any merit." "The...

RI NOT TOLERATE ANYONE ANYWHERE SUPPORTING SEPARATISM IN PAPUA.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, Indonesia would show no tolerance for any element in any country including Australia that was supporting or playing the game of the separatist movement in Papua. ...

HOUSE TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO S KOREA, AUSTRALIA.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA)- A delegation of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) is planning to visit South Korea and another one Australia, a spokesman said. House Speaker Agung Laksono said here Monday, the delegation's visit to...

MALUKU NOW SAFE TO VISIT, MINISTER SAYS.
April 3, 2006... Ambon, April 3 (ANTARA) - Maluku province and its capital of Ambon which were once the arena of a communal conflict is now safe to visit, Minister for Development of Backward Regions Syaifullah Jusuf said here on Monday. "The situation in...

KOPASSUS REJOINS PACIFIC AREA SPECIAL OPERATIONS CONFERENCE.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Army's Special Force (Kopassus) is rejoining the Pacific Area Special Operations Conference (PASOC) this year after the US has lifted its military embargo on Indonesia, a spokesman said. "After an...

THREE THAI COMPANIES TO INVEST IN RI FISHERIES SECTOR.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Three Thai companies plan to invest around US$150 million in the fishries sector in Indonesia, Fisheris and Marine Resources Minister Freddy Numberi said here on Monday. He said nine more foreign companies would...

FOUR MORE STATE ENTERPRISES TO BE PRIVATIZED THIS YEAR.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will privatize five more state-owned enterprises (BUMN) to meet the targets of their contributions to the 2006 state budget, a reliable source said. Four of the BUMNs had sent letters to...

OBSERVER: TRAVEL WARNING PART OF AUSTRALIA_S PROPAGANDA AGAINST INDONESIA.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) _ Australia_s travleladvisory that terrorist attacks would occur in Indonesia on Sunday, April 2, which was not true, constitutes part of Australia_s propaganda against Indonesia, according to an observer. The...

PT INCO DECLARES FINAL DIVIDEND FOR 2005.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Shareholders of PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk represented at its annual general meeting on Monday approved a dividend of US$0.085 per share consisting of a final dividend for 2005 in the amount of US$0.025...

SINGAPORE-FUNDED PIER IN MEULABOH DEDICATED.
April 3, 2006... West Aceh, Aceh Province, April 3 (ANTARA) _ Indonesian Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa on Monday dedicated a Meulaboh pier built with the financial assistance of the government of Singapore. Minister Rajasa in inaugural remarks said that...

MALAYSIAN CABLE TV ASKED TO STOP OPERATING UNTIL OBTAINING A LICENSE.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The operator of the Malaysian cable television Astro Malaysia, PT Direct Vision, had been told to stop operating until it obtained a license, the Coalition for Informatics Observers (KPI) said. "We have told...

S KOREA HOPES INDONESIAN INITIATIVE FOR PEACE IN KOREAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Visiting South Korean Foreign and Trade Minister Ban Ki-Moon has expressed gratitude and appreciation to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his initiative to send a special envoy to bridge the gap of peace...

KENDAL POLICE CONFISCATE ILLEGAL TEAKWOOD.
April 3, 2006... Kendal, C Java, April 3 (ANTARA) - Kendal (Central Java) police on Monday confiscated tens of cubic meters of teakwood in many different forms suspected to be illegal. "The illegal teakwood had been confiscated from a number of residents of...

OBSERVER: AUSTRALIAN PRESS STILL BEARS GRUDGE.
April 3, 2006... Mataram, NTB, April 3 (ANTARA) - HL Satriawan Sahak, a legal and political observer at Mataram State University here, is of the view that the Australian press has taken advantage of the tense relations between Indonesia and Australia following...

PEAT LAND CULTIVATION IN C. KALIMANTAN ENTRUSTED TO PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The cultivation of peat land in Central Kalimantan, which used to be developed in a one million hectares peat land reclamation project by the New Order government under Suharto_s leadership, will be entrusted to the...

KOSGORO SENDS NOTE TO JOHN HOWARD ON CARTOON.
April 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Mutual Assistance Multi Purpose Organization (Kosgoro) has sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister John Howard protesting the cartoon carried in an Australian print media depicting President Susilo...

PTPN XI PROJECTS SUGAR PRODUCTION AT 415,000 TONS IN 2006.
April 3, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, April 3 (ANTARA) - State-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) XI has projected its sugar production at 415,000 tons in the 2006 milling season, higher than last year's 409,000 tons, a spokesman said. ...