ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from August 2005

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from August 2005

LNG TANGGUH CASE MUST NOT BE REPEATED IN RI-CHINA AGREEMENT.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Energy and Mineral Community (MEMI) has reminded that the LNG Tangguh case should not be repeated in the RI-China agreement after the end of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's state visit to China....

HOUSE REJECTS INCREASE IN TOLL ROAD TARIFFS AS OF AUGUST.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The House's Transportation Commission urged the government to delay the increase of toll road tariffs pending the result of an evaluation of the quality of services, safety and convenience of the motorists. The...

GOVT SHOULD BE MORE SERIOUS IN HANDLING PAPUA.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The government should be more serious in handling problems in Papua following foreign intervention like the support given by an American senator for Papuan freedom. "Although the Papua problem has not yet become a...

S KOREA EXTENDS SOFT LOAN TO BUILD MODERN RICE MILL IN WAJO.
August 1, 2005... Makassar, July 30 (ANTARA) - A South Korean investor has extended a US$6-million soft loan to the South Sulawesi provincial administration to build a modern rice mill and its supporting facilities in Wajo district, a businesman involved in the...

ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION QUESTIONS TWO KPU MEMBERS.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday questioned General Elections Commission (KPU) member Rusadi Kantaprawira in connection with suspected irregularities in the provision of information technology (IT)...

GOVT ANNOUNCES NAMES OF CTF'S 10 MEMBERS.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government here Monday announced the names of the members of the Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) it has established with the Timor Leste government to seek the truth about the 1999 post-ballot...

GOVT ENCOURAGING INDUSTRY TO USE COAL INSTEAD OF OIL : MINISTER.
August 1, 2005... Bandung, W. Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The government is encouraging domestic industry to use coal instead of oil as an energy source in view of oil's constantly increasing world price, Industry Minister Andung A Nitimihardja said. "Industry...

INDONESIAN HOUSE TO SEND DELEGATION TO US OVER PAPUA ISSUE.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) will send a four-member delegation to the United States to lobby US Congressmen over the Papua issue, the chairman of the House's Interparliamentary Cooperation Board...

INDONESIAN EXPORTS DROP BY 6.3 PCT IN JUNE 2005.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's oil and non-oil exports stood at US$6.37 billion in June 2005, declining by 6.36 percent if compared with those in the previous month which totalled US$7.18 billion, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)...

PRESIDENT SUPPORTS ATTEMPTS TO UNCOVER SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, August 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his full support to the Financial Transaction Analysis and Reporting Center (PPATK) in its bid to investigate suspicious transactions, PPATK chairman Yunus Husein...

FISCAL POLICY IN MINING STILL UNATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS:INDUSTRY SPOKESMAN.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The government's fiscal policy in the mining sector has yet to succeed in persuading foreign companies to inevst in Indonesia, a mining industry spokesman said. "Since 1998, no new investor has entered the mining...

GOVT TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF AMM'S TASKS ON TUESDAY.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will announce details of the tasks of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) comprosing 200 members from the European Union (EU) and five ASEAN member countries after the completion of a technical...

PERTAMINA TO PRODUCE ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY DIESEL OIL SOON.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - State oil and gas company PT Pertamina will produce environment-friendly diesel oil, dubbed Pertamina DEX, later this month. "The environment-friendly diesel oil is intended for use by new cars of EURO-2 vehicular...

GOVT TO SPEND RP1.2 TRILLION TO DEVELOP BACKWARD DISTRICTS.
August 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - State Minister for Accelerated Development of Disadvantaged Regions Saifullah Yusuf said on Monday his office was setting aside Rp1.2 trillion in funds to speed up development in backward districts in nine...

AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY BOMBING IN JAKARTA FUNDED BY BIN LADEN: REPORT.
August 1, 2005... Sydney, Aug 1 (ANTARA/Kyodo) - Osama bin Laden funded the 2004 bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, the Australian reported Monday, quoting a terrorist who led the attack. Rois, also known as Iwan Dharmawan, reportedly told police a...

STUDENTS IN KEDIRI EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL FOR KEEPING DRUGS.
August 1, 2005... Kediri, E Java, August, 1 (ANTARA) - At least seven students of Kandangan State Secondary School I (SMPN I Kandangan) in Kediri District, East Java, were expelled after they proved to have kept drugs in their pockets, the school principal, Arif...

LUXURY SALES TAX ON CARS TO BE RAISED UP TO 10 PCT.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The government is expected to raise luxury sales tax on motor vehicles by 2.5 percent to 10 percent this year, a Finance Ministry official said. "The increase will range from 2.5 percent to 10 percent. So it will...

RI TO SEND DELEGATION TO US TO CLARIFY PAPUA ISSUE.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia plans to send four legislators to the US to correct false information about Papua, the chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Board (BKSAP), Amris Hasan, said here on...

INTERNATIONAL CHILD TRAFFICKING RING UNCOVERED.
August 1, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Social Services Ministry and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police have uncovered an international child trafficking ring involving court employees, immigration and foreign ministry officers and a US citizen. "We...

NOT ALL SUSPICIOUS BANK ACCOUNTS OWNED BY RANKING OFFICERS : POLICE CHIEF.
August 1, 2005... Bandung, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief General Sutanto here Monday denied reports that high-ranking officers owned all the 15 bank accounts reported by the Reporting Center for Financial Transactions and Analysis (PPATK) recently. ...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALL LEADERS TO ADOPT CHAMPION'S CHARACTER.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all leaders to adopt the character of a champion who upholds good personality, defends the truth and justice and maintains toughness and resilience. "I ask all...

INDON PRESIDENT CONDOLES KING FAHD'S DEATH.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday conveyed his condolences on the death of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. The President would also send a delegation headed by Vice President Yusuf Kalla to...

ACEH MONITORING MISSION WILL HAVE 200 MEMBERS.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Around two hundred foreign monitors, 50 percent of whom have a military background, will be involved in the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM), Minister of Information and Communication Sofyan Djalil said here on Monday. ...

NETHERLANDS MUST APOLOGIZE TO INDONESIAN PEOPLE.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Netherlands government has been urged to apologize to the Indonesian people for its colonialization, slavery, serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity, and recognize Indonesian independence...

HOUSE TO CLARIFY PAPUAN STATUS TO US CONGRESS.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR)'s Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Board will meet US Congress in a bid to clarify the condition in Papua following the support of the US Congressional Committee for...

PANASIA INDOSYNTEC BUILDS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT FOR SAKE OF EFFICIENCY.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - PT Panasia Indosyntec Tbk is building a 30 MW coal-fired power plant (PLTU) scheduled to go into service in 2006 to meet the power needs of the industry. These remarks were made by director of PT Panasia Indosyntec...

AMM STATUS TO BE DETERMINED IN NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS AFTER THE SIGNING OF RI-GAM MOU.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Status of Mission of Agreement (SoMA) for the Aceh Minotoring Mission (AMM) will be determined in the next two to three weeks after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on a peace deal between the...

HEADLINES FROM MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES: TUESDAY AUGUST 2, 2005.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) Following are headlines of major Indonesian dailies Tuesday August 2, 2005. The Jakarta Post GOVT URGED TO ENSURE STATUS OF PAPUA Papuan leaders reacted cautiously on Monday to the bill recently approved by the...

INDONESIAN VP ATTENDS SAUDI ARABIAN KING FAHD'S FUNERAL.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla left here Tuesday morning for Riyadh to attend Saudi Arabia's King Fahd's funeral. ANTARA reported Garuda Indonesia A330-300 which carried the vice president and his entourage took off from...

INDONESIA, M'SIA, S'PORE DISCUSS WAYS TO SAVE MALACCA STRAITS.
August 2, 2005... Batam, Aug 2 (ANTARA) Foreign ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore began their two-day meeting here Monday night to discuss political aspects of security in piracy-prone Malacca straits and to formulate a plan to handle problems of...

RI ABLE TO ENSURE SECURITY AT MALACCA STRAIT.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is able to ensure the security at Malacca Strait in cooperation with two neighboring countries, Malaysia and Singapore, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said after opening...

RI EMBASSY BUSY FIGHTING BILL ON PAPUA IN U. S. CONGRESS.
August 2, 2005... Washington DC, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Embassy here is now continuously making various efforts to prevent the Papua issue in the US parliament from expanding or being further blown up by certain parties, an Indonesian diplomat said. ...

QUAKE SHAKES AMBON.
August 2, 2005... Ambon, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - An earthquake shook Ambon, capital of Maluku province, on Tuesday evening, causing local residents to rush outdoors. There was no immediate report of casualty and material damage in the 15 minute earthquake. ...

PRESIDENT HOPES FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope for better bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia under King Abdullah bin Abdul Azis, after the death of King Fahd. "The President believes that (bilateral)...

CHINA TO INVEST US$7.5 BILLION IN 7 PROJECTS IN RI.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - China will invest a total of US$7.5 billion in seven projects in Indonesia in line with an economic agreement signed when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Beijing last week, an official said here Tuesday. ...

RI' DELEGATION TO LEAVE FOR HELSINKI ON AUG 11.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian delegation is expected to leave for Helsinki, Finland, on August 11 to sign a peace deal with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on August 15, a cabinet minister said. "The delegation is likely to leave (for...

HOUSE DELEGATION TO MEET US CONGRESSMEN ON PAPUA ISSUE SOON.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - A four-member delegation of the House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to leave for the US in the near future to meet US Congressmen on the Papua issue, a legislator said. DPR member Ade Daud Nasution said...

QUAKE JOLTS AMBON.
August 2, 2005... Ambon, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook Ambon, capital of Maluku province, on Tuesday evening, sparking panic among local people. The earthquake's epicenter was located in the Banda Sea at a depth of...

VP IN RIYADH FOR KING FAHD'S FUNERAL.
August 2, 2005... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla and his entourage arrived at the Saudi royal air farce base Riyadh at 10.40 a.m local time to convey condolences directly over the death of King Fahd bin Abdul Azis. Kalla...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN ASIA-PACIFIC MINISTERIAL MEETING ON MDG.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will open an Asia-Pacific ministerial meeting on ways to achieve the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) on Wednesday, a Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. "The meeting on...

GOVT TO FORMULATE RULES ON VIOLATIONS OF PEACE ACCORD WITH GAM.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2A(ANTARA) - The government will formulate clauses on violations of the peace agreement it is slated to sign with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Helsinki on August 15, a spokesman said. "I think the peace agreement with GAM should...

PUBLIC CAN FILE CLASS ACTION SUIT IF RAILWAY WORKERS STRIKE.
August 2, 2005... Bandung, W Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The public can file a class action suit against the management of state railway company PT Kereta Api (PT KAI) if its employees go on strike on August 8, an consumer foundation official said. "The labor...

RI POPULATION MAY REACH 273.65 MILLION IN 2005.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's population may reach 273.65 million in 2005 when its people's life expectancy is projected to have increased from 69 years to 73.7 years. The expectations are contained in a book titled "Indonesian...

US CONGRESSMEN TO OBSERVE COUNTRY'S WEAPONRY.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said here on Tuesday that some US Congressmen are slated to visit Indonesia for an inspection of the country's primary defense equipment as part of the process of lifting the arms...

THREE NATIONS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO MAINTAN SECURITY IN MALACCA STRAIT.
August 2, 2005... Batam, August 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore as the Malaca Strait's littorial countries have reiterated their serious commitment to the maintenence of the international sea-lane's security. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan...

RI, MALAYSIA TO DISCUSS SOP FOR PATROL IN MALACCA STRAIT.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia will discuss standard operating procedures to support coordinated patrol cooperation between Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Malsindo) in Kuala Lumpur on August 10-12. "There are still a...

ICMI CALLS ON MUSLEMS TO RESPOND TO MUI FATWAS WISELY.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) has called on Muslims throughout the country to avoid violence and wisely respond to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)'s controversial fatwa on the Ahamdiyah...

RI, CHINA TO DEVELOP LONG-RANGE MISSILES AND ROCKETS.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA)-- Indonesia and China would work together to develop 150-km range missiles and rockets as part of their strategic partnership in defense cooperation, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said. Speaking to...

POLICE TO STOP INVESTIGATING PDIP'S LIBEL CASE.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA)-- The police had concluded that the libel case involving former President Megawati Soekarnoputeri was not a criminal offence, so that investigation into the case would be abandoned, a police spokesman said here Tuesday....

POLICE ARREST TWO CHILD TRAFFICKING SUSPECTS, PURSUE FOUR OTHERS.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Police have arrested two suspected child traffickers and are in pusuit of four others, a spokesman said here Tuesday. However, police still don't know the exact number of infants the child trafficking syndicate have...

LIFE EXPECTANCY INDONESIA TO REACH 73.7 YEARS IN 2025.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA) - The life expectancy of the Indonesian population of 273.65 million by 2025 is predicted to reach 73.7 years, which is an increase of 4.7 years from the current life expectancy of 69.0 years, data said. A book...

UNICEF HANDS OVER CLEANING EQUIPMENT TO BANDA ACEH ADMINISTRATION.
August 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, August 2 (ANTARA) - Unicef has handed over some cleaning equipment to the Banda Aceh city administration to remove trash and garbage in the Nangroe Aceh Darusalam capital left by last year's tsunamis. Edouard Beigbeder, head...

KADIN UNDERSTANDS GOVT'S PLAN TO RAISE ELECTRICITY RATES FOR INDUSTRY.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) understands the government's plan to increase the electricity rates for industry at peak load but would also like to see more effective government measures to...

POWER PRICE HIKE MUST BE COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The plan to raise the price of electricity for industries during peak load time should be followed by government's efforts to reduce illegal levies and revoke regulations that would cause a high-cost economy. ...

INDONESIAN STUDENTS PREFER OVERSEAS CERTIFICATES.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) A lot of Indonesian students tended to prefer completing their tertiary study abroad to obtain internationally-recognized certificates, an Indonesian Education Ministry official said. This has become a growing trend...

ANOTHER PERSON DECLARED SUSPECT IN KPU TACTICAL FUND CASE.
August 2, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Another person, allegedly having received tactical fund from the General Election Commission, within the Finance Ministry has been declared suspect following the arrest of head of the sub-budgetary division of the...

DENMARK CONTRIBUTES TO MULTI-DONOR TRUST FUND FOR ACEH, N SUMATRA.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Denmark provided Tuesday financial assistance of US$8.5 million to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Aceh and North Sumatra, bringing the donor's donations for the two provinces to US$500 million, a spokesman said here on...

RI RECONSIDERING ITS OPEC MEMBERSHIP.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The government was still studying its OPEC membership to decide whether it is still necessary to maintain it. Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here on Tuesday evening the government had...

JAPAN PROVIDES US$24,095 IN AID FOR BUILDING AL KHAIRIYAN FOUNDATION CLINIC.
August 3, 2005... Surabaya, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Japanese Government has provided US$24,095 in aid to the Al Khairiyah Foundation in Surabaya for building medical treatment facilities, particularly a clinic for general practitioners and dentists in Semampir...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines of major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post U. S. NOT FOR PAPUA'S INDEPENDENCE: JUWONO The government has expressed confidence in the United States administration, which it said...

REGIONAL COOPERATION NOT MERE RETHORICS, SAYS PRESIDENT.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Asia-Pacific regional cooperation was not mere rhetoric but something that can truly be applied to achieve a common purpose, namely fighting poverty. "We are gathered here...

NO FOREIGN GOVT SUPPORTING PAPUAN SEPARATISM, SAYS MINISTER.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Although certain foreign and domestic parties are supporting separatism in Papua, not a sigle foreign governemnt is in favour of the idea of the province seceding from Indonesia, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said...

TELKOM TO EXPAND MARKET TO ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - State telecommunication company PT Telkom Tbk is planning to expand its market to Asia, Africa and South America in 2006, the company's president director, Arwin Rasyid, said here Wednesday. "Three countries that...

PRESIDENT PERMITS QUESTIONING OF SEVEN MORE STATE OFFICIALS FOR CORRUPTION.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday signed letters permitting the questioning of seven more state officials for alleged involvemnt in corruption, bringing the total number of bureaucrats he has so far allowed...

US OFFICIAL REAFFIRMS WASHINGTON'S RESPECT FOR RI'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The US government respects Indonesia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, including in Papua, a US official said here Wednesday. Brigadier General John Allen, head of the US delegation to a Indonesia-United...

SOME 250 EXTRA BUSES AVAILABLE WHEN RAILWAY WORKERS STRIKE.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 8 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta provincial administration has prepared 250 extra passenger buses to anticipate a two-day strike by State Railway Company (KAI) workers due to take place on August 8-10, Governor Sutiyoso said Wednesday. ...

GOVT YET TO CONSULT HOUSE ON AMNESTY FOR GSA MEMBERS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government still has to consult the House of Representatives (DPR) about its plan to grant amnesty to Free Aceh Movement (GSA) personnel as part of a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Aceh, a...

CABINET TO DISCUSS RAILWAY WORKERS' DEMANDS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa said here on Wednesday the government would discuss the demands of railway workers in a cabinet meeting on Friday. "The government will discuss and decide on their demands in a...

STATE BUDGET DEFICIT PREDICTED TO REACH RP26.18 TRILLION.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, August 3 (ANTARA) - The deficit in the 2005 state budget is expected to reach Rp26.18 trillion, higher than the target set in the revised 2005 state budget at Rp20.33 trillion, or some 0.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). A...

DEFENCE MINISTRY ASKS FOR MORE FUNDS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here Wednesday he had asked for an additional budget of Rp2 trillion for the National Defence Forces (TNI) and his office, and Rp526 billion for security maintenance efforts in...

US FULLY SUPPORTS MALACCA STRAIT SECURITY.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The United States will fully support efforts by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to maintain security at the Malacca Strait. US chief delegate to the Indonesia-United States Security Dialogue, Brig Gen John Allen,...

RI WANTS THAILAND'S PARTICIPATION IN MALACCA STRAIT PATROLS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said Indonesia will propose the inclusion of Thailand in the coordinated patrol scheme for the Malacca Strait which so far involves Indonesia,...

GOVTs in ASIA-PACIFIC REGION URGED TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, August 3 (ANTARA) - A number of non-government organizations (NGOs) of 10 countries in the Asia and Pacific region has urged their governments to take concrete measures in materializing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They...

390 BIRD SPECIES LIVE IN PAPUA'S WASUR NATIONAL PARK.
August 3, 2005... Manokwari, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Some researchers of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have found some 390 bird species in the Wasur National Park in Merauke district, Indonesia's Papua province, according to data from the WWF's inventory quoted by...

CHENG HO USES VOYAGE FOR TRADE DIPLOMACY.
August 3, 2005... Semarang, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Trade Minister Mari Pangestu hailed the Central Java provincial administration's decision to use the commemoration of the 600th anniversary of the arrival of Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho in the region for promoting trade...

ONE KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN W JAVA CAR COLLISION.
August 3, 2005... Serang, Banten, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - A mini bus passenger was killed and four others wounded after two cars collided on the Kampung Kramat road, Kemanisan village, Curug subdistrict, Banten regency town of Serang on Wednesday. Suhaemi, 58,...

MUHAMMDIYAH LEADER TO ATTEND ISLAMIC PROPAGATION SUMMIT IN BENIN.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Muhammadiyah Chairman Din Syamsuddin said he will attend an international Islamic propagation summit due to be held in Benin on August 5-7 to formulate Islamic propagation strategy in the globalization era. The...

HOUSE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLICATIONS OF GOVT-GSA PEACE DEAL.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) will not be responsible for the possible implications in the peace talks between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GSA), Deputy Speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno...

MINISTER CALLS FOR INDUSTRIAL CIRCLE TO ACCEPT OIL HIKE AS FACT.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Industry Minister Andung A Nitimihardja said industrial circles should accept the fuel oil price hike as a fact by taking innovative measures in using energy so that they could still thrive and become competitive. ...

GOVT TO EARN RP2 T FROM DIVESTMENT OF DANAMON BANK.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The government is expected to earn Rp2 trillion from divestment of its 10.5 percent shares in Danamon Bank, Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said here, Wednesday. "It is expected to reach more than Rp2 trillion," Anwar...

LEGAL ACTION TAKEN AGAINST 94 TAX OFFICIALS.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Director General of Taxation Hadi Purnomo said that in 2005 up to June, he has taken disciplinary measures against 94 tax officials, including 13 for various offences they have committed. "Some 66 officials had...

RI PUBLIC SHOULD GET USED TO FOREIGN CRITICISM,SAYS MINISTER.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono has called on the Indonesian people to get accustomed to foreign criticism of domestic affairs such as the status of Papua which was recently questioned by two US Congressmen. "We...

TWO LECTURERS OF INDON INSTITUTE OF ART CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN INDIA, US.
August 3, 2005... Denpasar, July 26 (ANTARA) - Two lecturers of Denpasar-based Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) have been entrusted with doing an international research on art in the United States and India. The two lectures are Dr. Sedana and Supriatini,...

GOVT HAS YET TO DECIDE BNI'S PLAN TO ACQUIRE BANK BTN.
August 3, 2005... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The government has yet to make a decision about Bank BNI's plan to acquire Bank BTN, State Minister for Housing M. Yusuf Asyhari said Wednesday. "As far as I know, only BNI wants the acquisition, while the...