ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from August 2006

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KOREA TO INVEST US$ 300 MILLION IN CASTOR OIL ESTATES IN N MALUKU.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): PT AGB Energi of Korea plans to invest 300 million US dollars in raising castor oil plants (jatropha) on a total of 300 thousand hectares of land in North Maluku province. The plan was contained in a memorandum of...

GOLD MINING THREATENS ECOSYSTEM OF BATANG GADIS NAT'L PARK IN NORTH SUMATRA.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The gold-mining activities of PT Sorikmas Mining (SMM) in the next months will potentially threaten the ecosystem of bio natural resources in Batang Gadis national park in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatra...

FREE-OF-CHARGE GIVING BIRTH TREATMENT FOR HOT MUDFLOW VICTIMS.
August 1, 2006... Sidoarjo, E. Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The Public Health Center in Porong sub-district, East Java would provide free-of-charge treatment of pregnant women suffering from the effects of the recent hot mudflows, an official said. Field hospital...

GOVT TO SETTLE PPD PROBLEM IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER: MINISTER.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The government will settle the problem involving PPD (Jakarta Transportation Company) before the end of this August or in September, State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said here Tuesday. "God Willing, the PPD...

GOVT RELEASES 30 MORE GAM MEMBERS FROM PRISON.
August 1, 2006... Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Some 30 members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were released from the Tanjung Gusta Penitentiary here on Tuesday morning, the second release following the first last March. "They have left for Nanggroe...

S KOREAN EMBASSY TO ORGANIZE TAEKWONDO C'SHIP IN JAKARTA.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesia-South Korea Friendship Sports Center (POPKI) will hold a three-day taekwondo championship to contest the South Korean Ambassador's Cup at the POPKO sports building in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on August 4-6....

ADB LOAN TO DEVELOP TANGGUH LNG PROJECT IN PAPUA.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday signed a US$350 million loan ageement to help Indonesia develop the Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas Project in West Irian Jaya Province, Papua. "ADB is committed to assisting...

RI NAVY TRAINING SHIP LEAVES FOR 9-NATION FRIENDSHIP TOUR.
August 1, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy training ship, Dewa Ruci, on Tueday left here for a 121-day or four-month tour of nine Asian countries with 135 Indonesia Navy cadets on board. "The cadets will have an opporntunity to...

SPORTS: FOUR FOREIGN CROSSERS TO COMPETE IN ASEAN MOTOCROSS AND RACETRACK CHAMPIONSHIP.
August 1, 2006... Palu, C Sulawesi, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Four foreign crossers have confirmed their intention to take part in the "ASEAN Motocross and Racetrack" championship to be held here on August 1-13, a spokesman for the event said on Tuesday. "Two of the...

RI URGES ISRAEL, LEBANON TO CEASE FIRE.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia once again on Tuesday called on Israel and Lebanon to lay down thier arms and resort to peaceful means to settle their conflict immediately. "The important thing is that how the ceacefire is done...

RI-AUSTRALIA MARITIME BOUNDARIES SHOULD BE REDISCUSSED: OBSRRVER.
August 1, 2006... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The maritime boundaries between Indonesia and Australia in the Timor Sea should be rediscussed based on the median line principle of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS),an...

SIX SAUDIS ARRESTED OVER ILLEGAL MARRIAGES.
August 1, 2006... Bogor, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Six Saudi tourists have been arrested by the police in Bogor, West Java, for having allegedly violated immigration laws by entering into illegal marriages with local women. The six women involved were also taken into...

MEDCO ENERGY'S PROFIT UP 15.4 PCT IN FIRST SEMESTER 2006.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): PT Medco Energy Internasional Tbk posted a net profit of US$55.1 million in the first semester of this year or up from US$47.7 million in the same period last year. "The hike in profit follows the rise in the world...

LIPPO KARAWACI TO DEVELOP TWO SUPRBLOCKS WORTH RP5 TRILLION.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk plans to develop two prestigious superblocks in Jakarta, namely in Kemang, South Jakarta and Puri Indah, West Jakarta, worth Rp5 trillion. "The projects are scheduled to be carried out this year...

OIC EMERGENCY MEETING NOT EFFECTIVE TO PRESS ISRAEL: OBSERVER.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): An international affairs observer has expressed doubt that the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) emergeny meeting scheduled for August 3 in Kuala Lumpur will be effective to stop the Israeli military...

RI REPEATS CALL FOR ISRAEL-LEBANON CEASE FIRE.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia on Tuesday repeated its call on Israel and Lebanon to lay down thier arms and resort to peaceful means to settle their conflict immediately. "The important thing is how a ceacefire can be achieved...

RI NOW MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY: CHIEF STATISTICIAN.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's income per capita now stands at around US$1,500 so that the country can already be categorized as a middle-income one, Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) chief Rusman Heriwan said. "At the peak of the...

THREE STATE-OWNED FIRMS TO CONDUCT IPO IN 2007.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Three state-owned companies, namely PT Jasa Marga, Bank Tabungan Negara and PT Indonesia Power, plan to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in 2007, State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said here on Tuesday. ...

MANY JAKARTANS STRANDED AT BUS TERMINALS AS PPD WORKERS STRIKE.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): People waiting for a bus at many terminals in Jakarta on Tuesday were stranded since workers of ailing Jakarta Transportation Company (PPD) were busy staging a protest outside the presidentai palace. Crowds of...

THREE IN KARO DISTRICT HOSPITALIZED FOR BIRD FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
August 1, 2006... Medan, Aug 1 (ANTARA): At least three villagers of Karo district in North Sumatra are currently being treated at Adam Malik Hospital here for suspected bird flu. The head of the hospital's bird flu control team, Dr Adlin Adnan, confirmed...

RI-S'PORE EXTRADITION TREATY FOCUSED ON TRANSNATIONAL CRIME.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Talks on an extradition agreement between Indonesia and Singapore centred on matters relating to transnational organized crime. "Since the meeting some time ago, we have been studying the law in combatting...

SBY TO RECEIVE MALAYSIAN STAR OF MERIT.
August 1, 2006... Kuala Lumpur, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had been awarded the "Bintang Semangat Padi" star of the Pengakap Negara Malaysia (scout movement). ...

RI SEEN AS RATHER IGNORING OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MEDIATOR IN MIDEAST CONFLICT.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia was believed not to have fully used the opportunity to act as a mediator in the ongoing conflict in Middle East, an expert in international relations, Hariyadi Wirawan, said. Hariyadi Wirawan, a lucturer...

STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND DISSOLUTION OF UNITED NATIONS.
August 1, 2006... Solo, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Tens of university students, grouped in the Surakarta-based Alliance of Muslim University Students, staged a rally in front of the Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) campus on Tuesday demanding the dissolution of...

THAILAND, INDONESIA CALL FOR URGENT CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON.
August 1, 2006... Bangkok, Aug 1 (ANTARA/Bernama) - Thailand on Monday reiterated its call for an urgent ceasefire to pave the way for humanitarian relief of civilians in Lebanon and a comprehensive solution to the fighting. Foreign Ministry spokesman Kitti...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO ATTEND OIC EMERENCY MEETING IN KUALA LUMPUR.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to attend an emergency meeting of OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) to be held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to discuss Israel's military aggression against...

SEMEN GRESIK TO BUILD NEW PLANT.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian cement maker PT Semen Gresik Tbk is planning to build a Rp3 trillion plant with an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons, its president director said on Tuesday. Nearly Rp1 trillion of the funds...

RI PRODUCTS ENTERING MOST AUSTRALIAN PORTS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SNAIL-FREE CONDITION.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Effective August 1, the Australian government no longer requires Indonesian products entering most Australian ports to be GAS (Giant African Snail)-free, an agrlculture ministry official said. "The Australian...

PT SEMEN GRESIK TO ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD NEW CEMENT PLANT.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Publicly listed cement maker PT Semen Gresik is planning to issue bonds in the second semester of 2007 to finance construction of a Rp3-trillion cement plant in Java, a company spokesman said. "The purpose of issuing...

RI'S JULY EXPORTS REACH RECORD HIGH.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's exports in July were recorded at US$8.48 billion, the highest figure ever achieved in its history, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) here on Tuesday. The figure showed an increase by...

RI MINISTER INVITES S KOREAN BIZMEN TO DO BUSINESS IN FORESTRY SECTOR.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia invited South Korean investors to do business in Indonesia's timber estate areas and speed up the development of 8 million hectares of the timber estate areas in the archipelago. Indonesian Forest...

OIC URGED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LEBANON, PALESTINE RECOVERY.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): An Indonesian legislator has expressed hope that the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) will soon raise funds to assist reconstruction efforts in Lebanon and Palestine and alleviate the financial burden of...

HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES: TUESDAY AUGUST 01, 2006.
August 1, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in major Indonesian dailies published here on Tuesday, August 01, 2006. The Jakarta Post ISREAL REJECTS CEASE-FIRE Israel rejected mounting international pressure Monday to end its...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 02, 2006.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of Indonesian major newspapers on Wednesday August 02, 2006. The Jakarta Post, Media Indonesia and Republika ISRAEL KEEPS UP BOMBARDMENT Israel thrust into southern Lebanon on Tuesday...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR MALAYSIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and some ministers are scheduled to leave for Kuala Lumpur at 4 p.m. on Wednesday to attend an Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)'s emergency meeting that will be held...

ASEAN, CHINESE ATTORNEY GENERALS CONCLUDE MEETING.
August 2, 2006... Bogor, West Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Attorney Generals from ASEAN member countries and China concluded their Third ASEAN-Chinese Attorney General Conference on Wednesday after holding a meeting since Monday (July 31) in Jakarta. Over 100...

TREMOR JOLTS MEULABOH, ACEH.
August 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Aug 2 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Meulaboh, West Aceh District, Aceh Province, at around 26 minutes after midnight on Wednesday. The tremor's epicenter was located...

MILITARY OBSERVER: ISRAELI AGGRESION PURE MILITARY.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Israeli aggression on Lebanon is purely military aggression under the pretext of political aspect, according to Rizal Dharmaputra, an Indonesian military observer and the executive director of the Indonesian Strategic...

ISRAELI ACTIONS AGAINST LEBANON PURE MILY AGGRESSION : OBSERVER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Israel's actions against Lebanon amount to pure military aggression having certain political aspects, according to Rizal Dharmaputra, a military observer. Israeli attacks mostly came in the form of air strikes...

RI, SOUTH KOREA SIGN MoU ON FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Kaban and South Korea?s Forest Service (KFS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial forest development and reforestation. The MoU was signed by Minister Kaban and...

AFTERSHOCK RATTLES YOGYAKARTA.
August 2, 2006... Yogyakarta, Aug 8 (ANTARA) - An aftershock measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale jolted Yogyakarta city and neighboring quake-devastated Bantul district for 36 seconds on Wednesday. "The quake?s epicenter was in-land, namely in the Panggang...

ISRAEL, US MUST BE ISOLATED: POLITICAL OBSERVER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian political observer said the United States (US) has clearly demonstrated its double-standard to the world by approving Israeli aggression. "Therefore, both Israel and the United States should be...

RI PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT US STANCE ON ISRAELI AGGRESSION : SPEAKER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian people are disappointed about the United States' stance on Israel's attacks on Lebanon in which many civilians were killed, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said here Wednesday. ...

BISNIS ANJING PELIHARAAN DI JAKARTA.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, 2/8 (ANTARA) - Anjing kerapkali disebut-sebut sebagai salah satu jenis binatang yang paling bersahabat dan setia dengan manusia. Tak heran banyak orang yang memelihara anjing sebagai binatang peliharaan, karena selain menjadi...

GOVT TEAM TO TAKE MIGRANT WORKER'S BODY HOME FROM MIDDLE EAST.
August 2, 2006... Cairo, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - A joint Indonesian foreign affairs ministry and manpower ministry team will take the body of migrant worker Siti Maemunah - who was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon - out of the Middle East and bring the body...

BODY OF INDONESIAN KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK TO ARRIVE IN JAKARTA THURSDAY.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The body of an Indonesian woman identified as Siti Maemunah binti Muhtar Bisri who was killed in an Israeli military attack on Lebanon recently, will arrive here on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda...

ALL DRILLING ACTIVITIES IN SUKOWATI 5 WELL IN NORMAL CONDITION AND UNDER CONTROL.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - All drilling activities, operated by Pertamina in cooperation with PetroChina International Ltd in Tuban Block, East Java, which had recently come to a public spotlight just because of its explosion, were reported to...

HOUSE NEEDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE TO DISCUSS BILLS : SPEAKER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said the DPR should have financial independence in discussing bills because the law-making exercises were costly. "If the DPR is not financially independent, it will...

ACEH IAIN RECTOR: ISRAEL COMMITS WORST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.
August 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Aug. 2 (ANTARA) - The Rector of Ar-Raniry Darussalam State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), Prof. Yusny Saby, has condemned Israel for launching bombing attacks on Lebanon, which killed a large number of civilians. "Israel...

HOUSE COMMISSION: REVISION TO OIL/GAS LAW URGENT.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug. 2 (ANTARA) - House Commission VI has emphasized the need to revise Oil/Gas Law to guarantee adequate and sustainable gas supply to the fertilizer industry in the country. "Revision to Oil/Gas Law is urgent to cope with...

THIRTY ORANGUTANS FROM THAILAND TO BE PLACED IN NYARU MENTENG REHABILITATION CENTER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug. 2 (ANTARA) - Thirty orangutans to be sent back from Thailand to Indonesia will be placed in Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center in Central Kalimantan, according to Director General of Forest Protection and Natural Conservation...

RI DISAPPOINTED ABOUT UNSC'S INABILITY TO STOP ISRAELI ATTACKS ON LEBANON.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has expressed its disappointment about the fact that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has remained unable to stop Israel's brutal actions in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Hassan...

RI PEACE-KEEPING TROOPS SHOULD BE SENT AT RIGHT TIME : SPEAKER.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said the government should find the right time to send peace-keeping troops to Lebanon and Palestine and it would be better if the troops were sent after the...

MORE SINGAPOREAN BIZMEN DOING BUSINESS IN BINTAN ISLAND.
August 2, 2006... Batam, Kepri, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Many Singaporean investors are going into business in Bintan island following an Indonesian investment opportunities exhibition in Singapore last January, an official said. "Every week three to four Singaporean...

GOVT CANNOT PREVENT RI VOLUNTEERS FROM GOING TO PALESTINE, LEBBANON.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government cannot prevent any Indoesin civilian from going to Palestine or Lebanon to fight against Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said at the State Palace compound here on Wednesday....

KEBUN BINATANG RAGUNAN NAIKKAN TARIF 25% UNTUK TUTUPI BIAYA RP35 MILYAR.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta,2/8(ANTARA) - Taman Margasatwa Ragunan (TMR) menaikkan tarif masuk 25 persen dari tarif masuk sebelumnya, sejak tanggal 1 Juli 2006, berdasarkan Perda DKI Jakarta No.1 tahun 2006 tentang Retribusi Daerah untuk menutupi biaya pengeluaran...

US, BRITISH CONSULTANTS LECTURE PRESIDENT , CABINET ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his cabinet listened to a lecture on anti-corruption policies by American and British consultants, namely Prof. Dr. Robert Klitgaard and Bertrand de Speville, at the State Palace...

GOVT TO OFFER SOFT LOANS TO TSUNAMI-AFFECTED FISHERMEN.
August 2, 2006... Semarang, C Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Central Java provincial administration will offer soft loans to fishermen who fell victim to the tsunami that hit the southern coast of Central Java in July to enable them to recover eonomically. "We...

SPORTS: RI TAKES PART IN ASEAN TUG-OF-WAR COMPETITION IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia sent a 15-member team to take part in the first ASEAN Tug-of-War Competition being held in Brunei Darussalam on August 1-6. "The team consists of judo and wrestling athletes," an official of the state...

HOUSE DELEGATION APPEARS TO HAVE GONE ON OVERSEAS TOUR "IN STEALTH" : LEGISLATOR.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA)- A number of legislators in Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) appear to have gone on a tour of Iran, Brazil, Argentina and India "in stealth" and without the knowledge of other Commission I members, a...

THIRTY-NINE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM IRAQ MOVED TO BOGOR.
August 2, 2006... Bogor, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Thirty-nine illegal immigrants from Iraq and four Indonesian women who are the wives of some of the immigrants have been moved from Mataram in Lombok to Bogor, West Java, an immigration official said. They were...

KARO DISTRICT ADM URGED TO CONTAIN BIRD FLU OUTBREAK.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The government will urge the Karo district administration on Sumatra island to prevent the spread of bird flu following a reported case of bird flu in the area where seven of its residents tested positive for the virus...

GOVT TO CULL POULTRY IN KARO DISTRICT.
August 2, 2006... Medan, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The government plans to cull poultry in Karo district, North Sumatra, following the discovery of three suspected birdflu patients recently. Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said when...

RI NOT TO SEND TROOPS TO LEBANON UNDER OIC, FM SAYS.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here Wednesday Indonesia would not send troops to Lebanon under the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s flag. "No. The force will always be under the UN," he...

TECTONIC QUAKES STILL CONTINUE SHAKING YOGYAKARTA.
August 2, 2006... Yogyakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Tectonic quakes are still shaking Yogyakarta and its sorroundings in Central Java after the one that killed hundreds of people some time ago. At around 3.46 pm on Wednesday a light tremor was recorded at the...

DEAD BODY OF SITI MAEMUNAH TO ARRIVE IN INDONESIA ON THURSDAY.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The body of Siti Maemunah binti Muhtar Bisri, an Indonesian domestic helper who was killed in an Israeli air strike when she was in Lebanon on a vacation with the family of her Kuwaiti employer, is scheduled to arrive...

AGRICULTURE SECTOR ON BRINK OF CRISIS: POLITICIAN SAYS.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, August 2 (ANTARA) - The agricultural sector of the country is on the brink of a crisis, a member of the House of Representatives' Commission IV dealing with agriculture, forestry, marine resources and fishery, said. The legislator,...

TRANSPORT MINISTER: FINANCE MINISTRY NOT YET READY TO GUARANTEE MONORAIL PROJECT.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa disclosed that agreement on the monorail project in Jakarta had yet to be reached, as the finance ministry still refused to provide a guarantee for the realization of the rapid mass...

ARMY PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN SEARCH FOR NOORDIN M TOP.
August 2, 2006... Surabaya, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The East Java Military Command said here on Wednesday that the involvement of its men in the search for top terrorist suspect Noordin M Top, was at the same time meant as a training in the practice of the skills and...

SURABAYA ADMINISTRATION TO SET UP DISASTER MITIGATION CENTER.
August 2, 2006... Surabaya, E. Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA)- Surabaya Municipal Administration will set up a disaster mitigation center equipped with various facilities and support infrastructure to anticipate disasters in the area. Surabaya's Deputy Mayor, who is also...

THREE POTENTIAL OIL/GAS BASINS IN W. KALIMANTAN REMAIN UNTOUCHED.
August 2, 2006... Pontianak, July 2 (ANTARA) - Three of the 64 oil/gas basins in Indonesia with estimated 599 million barrels of oil reserves and 9.0 trillion cu. Feet of gas reserves in West Kalimantan remain untouched at present. The three basins...

RP268.8 BILLION ALLOCATED FOR SMALL ISLANDS EMPOWERMENT.
August 2, 2006... Semarang, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The government has allocated Rp268.8 billion for the empowerment of small islands in Indonesia in 2006, Director General of Marine, Coast and Small Islands Control Widi Agoes Pratikto disclosed here Wednesdy. The...

CHINESE COMMUNITY TO HOLD FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE 61ST RI'S INDENDENCE DAY.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Chinese community here will hold a flag hoisting ceremony together coinciding with the 61st anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Proclamation to strengthen their spirit of nationality and national unity. ...

RI DEPORTS FIVE SAUDI ARABIANS.
August 2, 2006... Bogor, W. Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA)- Five Saudi Arabians , who were arrested recently by police for marrying local girls on contract basis in Cisarua, West Java province, had been deported to their own country on Wednesday. The five Saudi...

FUI URGES GOVT TO BRING ISRAELI PM TO ICJ.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA)- The Muslim Community Forum (FUI) urged the Indonesian Government to bring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US President George W. Bush to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, for...

GAM ACCEPTS ACEH GOVERNANCE LAW WITH SOME NOTES.
August 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) said they have accepted the Aceh governance law with some notes, because some of its articles should be corrected as they are not in line with the spirit of the Helsinki peace accord. ...

RI HAS OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE COOPERATION IN AGROBUSSINESS WITH MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE.
August 2, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA)- Indonesia has a good opportunity to enhance its cooperation in agrobussiness with Malaysia and Singapore, Executive Director of an economic research institute "Econit" , Hendri Saparini said here , Wednesday. Hendri...

FEATURE : "PIRATE FIRE" MAY SPARK FROM BELAKANG PADANG, BATAM by Mohammad Anthoni.
August 2, 2006... "In 1987, I left Timor to try my luck in Batam where I became a pirate in order to earn my living. Like me, many came from miserable kampongs. Singapore is rich; we are poor. We targeted cargo ships. Fishermen? They didn't have money." ...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
August 3, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some Indonesian major dailies: The Jakarta Post HIZBOLLAH FIGHTS BACK AFTER BOLD ISRAELI RAID Israeli commandos struck deep into Lebanon Wednesday and snatched five suspected...

OIC EMERGENCY MEETING OPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
August 3, 2006... Putra Jaya, Malaysia, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) opened its emergency meeting at 10.00 a. M. at the JW Marriott Hotel here behind closed doors. Scheduled to last until 4.00 p. M, the meeting was...

OIC URGED TO PLAY BIGGER ROLE IN FACING ISRAEL.
August 3, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Jamaah Muslimin (Hizbullah) has called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to play a more significant role in representing the interests of Muslims internationally in the face of terrorist...

BA'ASYIR CALLS ON MOSLEMS TO SHUN VIOLENCE.
August 3, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Mujahiddin Council Abu Bakar Ba'asyir called on Moslems all over the world to stop committing acts of violence in fighting for Islam. "There should be no more violence. There should be...

RI CAN LEARN FROM JAPAN TO REALIZE 'INDONESIA CORPORATED'.
August 3, 2006... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia can learn from Japan to realize its "Indonesia incorporated" concept that is expected to be able to bring better economic conditions for the country, a businessman said on Thursday. "We could learn more...

TSI TO STAGE "ANIMAL PARADE" AUG 17.
August 3, 2006... Cisarua, W. Java, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Wild animal conservation park Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) is to organize a "Wild Animal Parade" on the occasion of the commemoration of the country's Independence Day on August 17, a spokesman said. Dozens...