ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from April 2007

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CHARCOAL TRAIN DERAILS IN CILEGON.
April 1, 2007... Cilegon, Banten, April 1 (ANTARA): One of the charcoal freight cars of train No 2107 derailed in Samang Raya village, Citangkil sub-district, Cilegon city, Banten province on Sunday. The accident occurred in Kampung Buah Kopek at 5.50 p.m....

ASEAN MOSQUE EXHIBITION IN BANDA ACEH DRAWS GREAT INTEREST.
April 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, April 1 (ANTYARA)- An exhibition of ASEAN mosque photographs at the premises of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque here drew great throngs of visitors on its last day, Sunday (Apr 1), expressing admiration over the many models and...

GUS DUR: DON'T BE EMOTIONAL IN RESPONDING TO UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN.
April 1, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, Apr 1 (ANTARA): General Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB)'s Executive Council KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) here Sunday called on the people not to emotionally respond to the Indonesian government's support to...

IT'S LATE FOR INDONESIA TO DEFEND IRAN, SAYS EXPERT.
April 1, 2007... Yogyakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA): It was somewhat late for Indonesia if it would again defend Iran against the United Nations Security Council's ultimatum, a political expert with Gajah Mada University, Riza Noer Arfani, said here Sunday. "The...

ACTIVITY OF MT ANAK KRAKATAU RISING IN MARCH.
April 1, 2007... Cilegon, Banten, April 1 (ANTARA): The activity of Mt Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait has been increasing in March producing 174 tremors, while 136 were recorded in February 2007. In view of this development, the status of the volcano was...

5 MAGNITUDE TREMOR STRIKES KENDARI.
April 1, 2007... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA): An earthquake measured at 5 on the Richter scale struck Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi, on Sunday (April 1). The tectonic tremor had its epicenter in a depth of 74 kilometers some 111 km northwest of Kendari, the...

TROPICAL STORM "KONG REY" MAY CAUSE HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN INDONESIA.
April 1, 2007... Jakarta, April 1 (ANTARA): Tropical storm "Kong Rey" may trigger moderate to heavy rain and strong winds in a number of areas in Indonesia's easter regions on April 1 to 3, according to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency here on Sunday. ...

HOME MINISTER MA'ARUF'S CONDITION UNCHANGED.
April 1, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA): The condition of domestic affairs minister Moh Ma'ruf who had a stroke on Friday remained steady on Saturday. "Until in the evening today no change has been seen in his condition. In view of that we will hold a...

AD INTERIM MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRST TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY.
April 1, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA): Minister/State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Sunday the government would announce the name of ad interim minister of home affairs on Monday following the hospitalization of current minister Moh Ma'ruf...

SUNDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
April 1, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesdian dailies. The Jakarta Post CLIMATE CHANGE 'COULD BE VERY COSTLY': EXPERT Climate change will inflict steadily rising costs that could become astronomical if...

MT SLAMET'S ACTIVITY INCREASING.
April 1, 2007... Pemalang, C Java, Apr 1 (ANTARA): The activity of Mt. Slamet located between the districts of Tegal and Pemalang in Central Java has bee7n increasing since the past two weeks following the high rainfalls in the districts. An attendant at the...

News Focus: HOPES FOR WORLD SUNNI-SHIITE ULEMAS FRUITFUL MEETING IN BOGOR.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA)- World Sunni and Shiite Ulemas are scheduled to meet in an unprecedented conference in Bogor, West Java on April 3-4 in a bid to seek ways to solving the ongoing sectarian conflicts in the Islamic world. The Sunni...

HOME MINISTER GETTING BETTER.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): The health condition of Home Affairs Minister Moh Ma'ruf was improving since 5 p.m. until mid night local time on Monday compared with his condition in the previous days, an official said. "The latest medical...

RI ENVOY IN CANBERRA ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE.
April 2, 2007... Canberra, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu TM Hamzah Thayeb here on Monday attended the second year memorial service to honor nine Australian soldiers who died on Indonesia's quake-hit Nias island last year. ...

MEGAWATI CRITICIZES UN FOR IMPOSING SANCTION ON IRAN.
April 2, 2007... Bandung, West Java, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian former President Megawati Soekarnoputeri when speaking in the Asian Senior Leader Meeting Forum in Fukuoka, Japan, on Sunday (April 1, 2007) criticized the United Nations (UN) for imposing...

ONE FISHERMAN MISSING IN LANDSLIDE IN BARON BEACH.
April 2, 2007... Yogyakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): One fisherman went missing when a landslide hit Baron beach in Gunung Kidul district, Yogyakarta, on Sunday afternoon. "Up to now, the ill-fated fisherman is not yet found. The Search and Rescue (SAR) Team...

MINISTER DENIES REPORT ON GARUDA COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa denied media reports on Monday that the pilot and co-pilot of a Garuda jetliner which crashed on landing in Yogyakarta recently were arguing about the plane's speed moments before...

SOME 37,000 POULTRY CULLED IN EAST JAKARTA.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): East Jakarta authority has culled some 37,571 poultry over the period of March 17 to 31, 2007. "We have culled a number of poultry in East Jakarta. However, we continue monitoring back-yard poultry breeding in this...

INDONESIAN PEOPLE NOT TO FORGET AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS' SACRIFICE.
April 2, 2007... Canberra, April 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian people will never forget the sacrifice of Australian soldiers who were killed during their humanitarian mission in the North Sumatran island of quake-hit Nias in April 2005. "Indonesia will never...

PRESIDENT TO APPOINT AD INTERIM MINISTER TO REPLACE MA'RUF.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will soon appoint ad interim minister to replace Home Affairs Minister Moh Ma'ruf, State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Monday. "We have a concern with such a...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO ANNOUCE DPP MEMBERS.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will soon announce and install members of the President Advisory Board (DPP), State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Monday. He said the announcement of the DPP members...

GOVT HOPES HOUSE NOT TO EXERCISE ITS INTERPELLATION RIGHT.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): Minister/State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the government hoped legislators would not exercise their interpellation right over the government's support to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution...

INDONESIAN NAVY NABS 17 FOREIGN BOATS.
April 2, 2007... Surabaya, East Java, April 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy has nabbed 17 foreign fishing boats for poaching in Indonesian waters. "Many of the fishing boats were from Taiwan and there were also few from China. Currently, the boats are being...

PAREPARE IMMIGRATION OFFICE DEPORTS SIX FOREIGNERS.
April 2, 2007... Makassar, South Sulawesi, April 2 (ANTARA): The Parepare Immigration office in South Sulawesi up to March this year has deported six foreigners for violating Indonesia's immigration law. The foreigners were five persons from China and one...

RI TO HOST INT'L CLIMATE CHANGE CONFAB.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia will host an international conference on climate change due to take place on the resort island of Bali on December 3-12, a minister said. The United Nations for Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC) has...

WIDODO APPOINTED AS AD INTERIM HOME MINISTER.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS to take over the tasks of Home Affairs Minister M Ma'ruf who is being treated at Harapan Kita...

RI ENTERING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FROM RAINY TO DRY SEASONS.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia is now entering the transitional period from the rainy to dry seasons, marked with decreasing rainfall in April, which would also be marked with a greater possibility of a whirlwind, a Meteorological and...

EXPLOSIVES TO BOMB JETTIES OF PT KARIMUN GRANITE ARE TNT.
April 2, 2007... Karimun, April 2 (ANTARA): Karimun police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Leonidas Braksan MM said that for the time being the result of the investigation by a team of the forensic laboratory center of the National Police Headquarters...

CALL ON PRESIDENT TO SUMMON RI AMBASSADOR TO U.N.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): The foreign affairs commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) hoped President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would apologize for supporting the UNSC Resolution on further sanction on Iran regarding its nuclear...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
April 2, 2007... Jakarta, April 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major newspapers here on Monday. The Jakarta Post INVESTMENT LAW NOT ENOUGH: BUSINESSES Despite the enactment of the Investment Law last week, business players continue...

VIETNAMESE FISHING BOAT NABBED FOR POACHING IN INDONESIAN WATERS.
April 3, 2007... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, April 3 (ANTARA): West Kalimantan Marine Police have nabbed a Vietnamese fishing boat named "FB Thang Long" for poaching in waters near Tambelan Islet in Riau Islands province. West Kalimantan Provincial Police...

RI WARSHIP CATCHES TRAWLER JOINTLY OPERATED BY INDONESIAN, THAI ORGANIZATIONS.
April 3, 2007... Batam, Riau Islands, April 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy has caught a fishing boat jointly operated by the Batam chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Pattani Fishermen's Association of Thailand for...

RI'S SUPPORT FOR UN RESOLUTION NOT TO DISTURB TIES WITH IRAN: OBSERVER.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government's support for the UN Security Council's resolution imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program does not have the potential of disturbing diplomatic relations between the two...

MINISTER DENIES INDONESIA INCONSISTENT OVER NUCLEAR ISSUE.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman denied here on Tuesday that Indonesia had been inconsistent with regard to a nuclear issue because the country had supported sanctions on Iran while at the same time...

GOVT TO PAY COST OF OVERCOMING MUDFLOW DISASTER, CHARGE LAPINDO LATER.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The government has decided to pay the cost of overcoming the Lapindo Brantas mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java, and get it reimbursed by the company later, a cabinet minister said. "What else can we do? The...

POLICE CHIEF: BOMBS MADE BY "SLEMAN GROUP" MORE TERRIFYING.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Sutanto said here on Tuesday the bombs made by the "Sleman Group" of terror suspects were more terrifiying than those that had exploded in Bali. "Their capability to make bombs is equal to...

MALANG-SURABAYA RAILWAY SERVICES HALTED.
April 3, 2007... Pasuruan, E Java, Apr 3 (ANTARA): All Malang-Surabaya railway services have been halted after a section of railway tracks in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java wss inundated by hot mudflow that has been coming out of Lapindo Brantas drilling...

JAKARTA'S OLD CITY TO BE DECLARED MODEL TOURIST ZONE.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The Jakarta city administration is planning to declare a part of its northern territory, known as the Old City, a model tourist zone next August, a spokesman said. "We have formulated the program and are waiting for...

RI NAVY TO INTENSIFY BILATERAL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN COUNTERPART.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy plans to step up communication in talks with the Malaysian Navy to promote mutual understanding on the boundary of their respective territorial waters. "We have often made contacts, formally or...

RI, AUSSIE AIR FORCES AGREE ON JETFIGHTER COOPERATION.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reached an agreement on enhancing cooperation in the improvent of the skills of pilots and on the supply of jetfighter spare parts in 2007. "At...

INDONESIAN IN MALAYSIA GETS 10 YEARS IN JAIL AND SIX STRIKES WITH CANE.
April 3, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, Apr 3 (ANTARA): An Indonesian, identified as Samsol Mohammad (30), was sentenced to 10 years in jail in addition to six strikes with the cane by the Selangor state court early this week for group robbery. The Malaysian media...

REGIONAL POLICE CHIEF: NO TERRORISTS LIVING IN SLEMAN OR YOGYAKARTA.
April 3, 2007... Yogyakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): Yogyakarta Police Chief Brigadier General AR Harry Anwar said here on Tuesday none of the terrorist network memebrs arrested recently was a resident of Yogyakarta city or Sleman district. "Of the four alleged...

AUSTRALIA GRANTS HERCULES AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS TO INDONESIA.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The government of Australia has provided Indonesia with C-130 Hercules spare parts under a grant to help improve the readiness of the US-built cargo carriers from 40 percent to 80 percent. "The grant is a follow up...

ACEH MAY BE HIT BY ANOTHER TSUNAMI, SAYS LIPI EXPERT.
April 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Apr 3 (ANTARA): Based on the results of scientific studies and observations of the trend in previous tsunamis, Nanggroe Aceh Daurssalam (NAD) province may be hit by another tusnami at an unpredictable time in the future, an...

PRESIDENT: RI TO HOST HAMAS MEETING LATE APRIL.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government was scheduled to host a meeting between the Hamas group in Palestine and the Europeasn Union late this month, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said at the international conference of Moslem...

MP: MALAYSIA INDEED BECOMING MORE EXPANSIONIST.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): An Indonesian legislator said here on Tuesday and the Indonesian Government must strengthen its naval fleet and get rid of Malaysia, which is becoming more expansionist from Ambalat Block. Andreas H Pareira of...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO OPEN ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ON IRAQ.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to open a two-day international conference of Muslim leaders at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Tuesday afternoon to seek reconciliation in Iraq. According to the...

STUDENTS STAGE RALLIES AGAINST UN SANCTION ON IRAN.
April 3, 2007... Bogor, West Java, April 3 (ANTARA): A number of university students staged a rally opposing the UN sanction on Iran in Bogor, where an International Conference of Muslim Leaders for Iraq Reconciliation is being held, on Tuesday. The...

LEGISLATOR CALLS FOR RI-MALAYSIA TALKS ON AMBALAT ISSUE.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): In view of Malaysia's increasingly aggressive attitude over the Ambalat Block issue, the Indonesian government should urge the neighboring country to sit at the negotiation table to settle the matter, a legislator...

POLICE TRANSFER TERRORIST SUSPECTS TO JAKARTA.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Police plan to transfer seven terrorist suspects from Yogyakarta to Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon by a Fokker-50. The Fokker-50 plane was scheduled to leave Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta at...

KNKT TO REEXAMINE ILL-FATED GARUDA PLANE'S WRECKAGE AT ADISUTJIPTO AIRPORT.
April 3, 2007... Yogyakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) is later this week scheduled to reexamine the wreckage of the Garuda jetliner which overshot the runway and caught fire at Adisutjipto airport last...

UGM-JICA PROJECT PROVIDES CLEAN WATER FOR SELOHARJO RESIDENTS.
April 3, 2007... Yogyakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): The ground water project implemented by the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been able to provide clean water for 755 residents of Seloharjo village, Pundong...

SEVEN STUDENTS BROUGHT TO POLICE OFFICE FOR VIOLENT RALLY IN BOGOR.
April 3, 2007... Bogor, W Java, April 3 (ANTARA): A rally by around 50 university students turned into violent when the students tried to approach the Bogor Palace which was tightly guarded by police officers. Two students were hit by police?s sticks and...

HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN HOSPITALS COOPERATE TO OBSERVE TROPICAL DISEASES.
April 3, 2007... Tokyo, April 3 (ANTARA): Hasanuddin University (Unhas) in Indonesian province of South Sulawesi continues to step up cooperation with several hospitals in Japan to observe tropical diseases, the university rector Prof Idrus A Paturusi said here...

TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major newspapers here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post CLERICS GATHER IN BOGOR FOR IRAQ TALKS Some 15 Shiite and Sunni clerics from nine countries in the Middle East and...

EXECUTIVE TRAIN DERAILS IN PURWOKERTO.
April 3, 2007... Solo, C Java, April 3 (ANTARA): A high-speed Argodwipangga executive train plying from Solo in Central Java to Jakarta derailed and skidded down the tracks in Purwokerto area at 1.15 a.m. on Tuesday. One of the ill-fated train passengers,...

QUAKE ROCKS MANAGO CITY AGAIN.
April 3, 2007... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5,8 on the Richter scale rattled Manado, capital of North Sulawesi province, at 2:42 a.m. on Tuesday, an official said. The epicenter of the quake was traced at 1.64 degrees northern...

GOVT ASKS LAPINDO TO PAY COMPENSATION TO OWNERS OF PROPERTY AFFECTED BY MUDLFOW.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked on the basis of new mappings for more time for the payment of compensation to mudflow disaster victims in Sidoarjo, East Java. "The president has also asked PT Lapindo for...

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR OFFICIALLY REPORTS MUNIR CASE TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): A Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial Execution has reported the Munir case to the UN Human Rights Council, which was warmly welcomed by the Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM). A press release made...

SHIITE AND SUNNY SECTS SHOULD AVOID CONFLICT AND SEEK SOLUTION THROUGH DIALOGUE.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): The Shiite and Sunny sects in the Middle East, which were trapped in a protracted rift, should settle their conflict through dialogues to prevent war from spreading to other regions. "We should hold an...

RI, EGYPT TO COOPERATE IN MAKING FURNITURE OF WATER HYACINTH.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the production of furniture made of "eceng gondok" or water hyacinth, a visiting Egyptian minister said. "Egypt is already familiar with Indonesian furniture made of...

MINISTRY MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH OF 22 PRISON INMATES: NGO.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, April 4 (ANTARA): The Justice and Human Rights Ministry must be responsible for the death of 22 inmates in Tangerang jail, Banten, over the past two months, a legal aid body executive said here on Wednesday. Executive Chairman...

RI STRESSES NEED FOR PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE BIRD FLU VACCINES.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to persuade the relevant pharmaceutical companies in the world to produce bird flu vaccines of good quality at prices...

RI WANTS TROOPS FROM ISLAMIC COUNTRIES TO REPLACE US-LED FORCES IN IRAQ.
April 4, 2007... Bogor, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia will make efforts for the formation of a coalition of forces from Islamic countries to maintain peace and order in Iraq after the withdrawal of US-led forces, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said. Speaking...

AUSTRALIA HANDS 28 HERCULES SPARE PART ITEMS TO RI.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, April 4 (ANTARA): Australia here Wednesday handed 28 C-130 E Hercules transport plane spare parts worth Rp2.3 billion to Indonesia for use in the latter's Hercules planes. "Since Australia has grounded several of its Hercules C-130...

PERTAMINA-PETROCHINA TO FAMILIARIZE LOCALS ABOUT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
April 4, 2007... Bojonegoro, Apr 4 (ANTARA0 - The Pertamina-Petrochina Joint Operating Body (JOB) will conduct a campaign to familiarize the local community about an emergency response plan (ERP) to be executed in the case of a possible oil well disaster before...

HUNDREDS OF INDONESIAN WORKERS NETTED IN "RELA" OPERATION IN KUALA LUMPUR.
April 4, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Hundreds of Indonesian workers were on Wedensday morning netted by members of the so-called "Rela" civilian task force ordered to round up illegal foreign worekrs in the Pudu Raya Market area of Kuala Lumpur. ...

RI SEEKING COOPERATION WITH MARATHON OIL CORP TO CONVERT GAS TO FUEL OIL.
April 4, 2007... Washington D.C., April 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia has been exploring the possibility of forging cooperation with Marathon Oil Corporation of the United States in the use of technology to convert gas into fuel oil, Capital Investment Coordinating...

POLICE TIGHTEN SECURITY AT SATYA WACANA UNIVERSITY FOLLOWING TERROR THREAT.
April 4, 2007... Salatiga, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Police in Salatiga, Central Java, will tighten security at the local Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) following the discovery of a document belonging to the Abu Dujana terror group on a plan to assassinate the...

UI LAW STUDENT WINS INT'L PSEUDO-TRIAL COMPETITION.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, April 4 (ANTARA): Hanna Azkiya, a female University of Indonesia (UI)law student won the internationally prestigious Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Pseudo-Trial Competition in the United States beating more than 200 participants from 95...

MPR CHAIRMAN ASKS GOVT TO BE CONSISTENT IN SUPPORTING IRAN.
April 4, 2007... Madiun, Apr 4 (ANTARA): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Dr Hidayat Nurwahid has asked the government to be consistent in supporting Iran over that country's nuclear power development program for peaceful purposes. He said...

KALLA: SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESSMEN IN MAKING PROGRESS.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Small and medium businessmen (SMEs) should have a spirit of entrepreneurship if they want to achieve progress in their respective lines of business, Vice President Jusuf Kalla says. Speaking at the opening of the...

RESEARCHER: NEW PARTIES MAY WIN SIGNIFICANT VOTES IN NEXT ELECTIONS.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 4 (ANTARA): Old political parties have to be ready to meet the 2009 general elections because new political parties have a chance of winning the votes, a researcher said here on Wednesday. Anis Baswedan, a researcher of the...

RI STILL HAS NO CLEAR LAW AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY.
April 4, 2007... Gorontalo, April 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia still has no law against pornography, an official said. Risman Musa, deputy to the Coodinating Minister of People's Welfare dealing with religious, cultural and tourism affairs said here Wednesday that...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
April 4, 2007... Jakarta, April 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in major Indonesian dailies published on Wednesday; The Jakarta Post POLICE POINT TO JI LINK IN ARRESTS Police said Tuesday they found decuments confirming several people arrested...

NOWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER AND FAMILY ON VISIT IN BALI.
April 4, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, April 4 (ANTARA): Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his family are currently on unofficial visit in Bali, Indonesia's most famous resort island, after holding a meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang...

KRI LEMADANG NABS THREE FOREIGN FISHING BOATS IN NATUNA.
April 5, 2007... Batam, Sumatra, April 5 (ANTARA): An Indonesian warship, the KRI Lemadang 806, nabbed three foreign fishing boats for poaching near Laut Island, Natuna, Riau Islands, on Thursday. An intelligence officer at the Ranai naval base, Captain...

COURT ACQUITS PLAYBOY INDONESIA EDITOR OF OBSCENITY CHARGES.
April 5, 2007... Jakarta, April 5 (ANTARA): A panel of judges at the South Jakarta District Court here on Thursday acquitted the editor of the Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine, Erwin Armada (42), of obscenty charges and rejected the prosecution's demand...

PRESIDENT WELCOMES IRAN'S DECISION TO RELEASE BRITISH SAILORS.
April 5, 2007... Jakarta, April 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has welcomed Iran's decision to release 15 British sailors it had held for 13 days for allegedly intruding into Tehran's territorial waters. The president's reaction was revealed...

UP TO GOVT TO CONSIDER CALL FOR TROOPS DESPATCH TO IRAQ : TNI CHIEF.
April 5, 2007... Jakarta, April 5 (ANTARA): National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto said on Thursday it was up to the government to consider the request of international ulemas that Indonesia contribute troops to a coalition of Islamic...

NU LEADER HOPES PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PLAY EFFECTIVE ROLE.
April 5, 2007... Jakarta, April 5 (ANTARA): Hasyim Muzadi, leader of the country's largest Muslim organizaton Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), said he hoped the newly formed Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) would really play an effective role. "We hope the...

PTDI DELIVERS AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTERS TO ARMY.
April 5, 2007... Bandung, W Java, April 5 (ANTARA): State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) delivered a NC212-200 airplane and two NBO-105 helicopters to the Indonesian Army here on Thursday. Last month, PTDI also handed one NC212-MPA...

CANADIAN EMBASSY OPENS NEW VISA APPLICATION CENTRE.
April 5, 2007... Jakarta, Apr 5 (ANTARA): The Canadian Embassy is pleased to announce the opening of a Canadian Visa Application Centre on April 9, 2007, the embassy said in a press release on Thursday. "This new visa application centre is located at Plaza...

AUSTRALIAN CADETS WATCH "PENCAK SILAT" SHOW.
April 5, 2007... Canberra, Apr 5 (ANTARA): As many as 45 Australian military cadets had an opportunity to watch an Indonesian Pencak Silat (martial art) performance at the Indonesian Embassy's Balai Kartini hall here on Thursday. The event was aimed at...