ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from August 2008

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PRESIDENT : NEW PROVINCES MUST WORK HARD TO CATCH UP WITH OLDER ONES.
August 1, 2008... Pangkalpinang, Aug 1, (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said new provinces should not merely have the spirit to progress but also work hard to catch up with older and more developed provinces. "The spirit and ideals should be...

IJIN PUKAT HELA DI KALTIM BATAL DICABUT.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, 1/8 (ANTARA): Pemberian ijin penggunaan alat tangkap Pukat Hela yang diberikan pada nelayan Kalimantan Timur bagian utara yang hingga saat ini belum sempat dijalankan akan segera dicabut. "Ijinnya ya batal kan Pemda tidak setuju. Nanti...

TEACHERS OF ENGLISH URGED TO INCREASE STUDENTS' PRACTICAL PROFICIENCY.
August 1, 2008... Sanur, Bali, August 1 (ANTARA): Teachers of English in Indonesia should teach practical English rather than mastery of the language , educationist Prof Arief Rachman said here on Friday. "The shortcoming of teachers of English in Indonesia is...

THIRD ICIS MEETING CLOSES WITH CALL TO ELIMINATE ISLAMOPHOBIA.(Conference news)
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The Third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended its four-day meeting here Friday with the issuance of a call for efforts to reduce Islamophobia in the world. The call was part of a series of...

GOLKAR GETS CAMPAIGN FUNDS FROM 24 MILLION MEMBERS- KALLA SAYS.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Jusuf Kalla, general chairman of the Golkar party executive board said the party earns funds from the 24 million party members for a year-long campaign before the 2009 legislative general election. "We have 24 million...

TIMOR LESTE MUSLIMS GRATEFUL FOR 1999 REFERENDUM.(Conference notes)
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): A representative of the Muslim community in Timor Leste expressed gratitude for the UN-supervised referendum that was held in their country in 1999 enabling Timor Leste to gain independence. "On behalf of the Timor...

1,000 ENGLISH TEACHERS MEET IN BALI.
August 1, 2008... Sanur, Bali, August 1 (ANTARA): Some 1,000 English teachers from 34 Asian countries grouped in the Asia Teachers of English as a Foreign Language association (TEFL) hold the 6th International Conference on English Teaching in Sanur, Bali, 1-3...

News Focus: INDONESIA PUSHES FOR ISLAMIC WORLD SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT CONFLICTS.
August 1, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government pushes for Islamic world solidarity to improve the life of moslems in the world and to prevent conflicts. "Some Islamic countries are really enjoying extraordinary windfall...

REGIONAL YOUTH INTERFAITH DIALOG HIGHLIGHTS COMMON CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer has welcomed Australia's participation in the Asia Pacific Interfaith Youth Camp 2008 held in Surabaya from 27-31 July 2008, the Australian embassy said in its website here...

IMPROVED LIFE IS MAIN TARGET TO OVERCOME CONFLICTS, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajudha believed that an improvement in social and economic life is the first that needs to be achieved by muslim scholars in efforts to bring about peace in the muslim world. "There would be...

THIRD ICIS ENDS WITH ADOPTION OF "JAKARTA MESSAGE" FOR WORLD PEACE.(Conference notes)
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The three-day International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended here Friday with the adoption of a "Jakarta Message." Indonesiann Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayudha was given the honor to speak at the closing...

THIRD ICIS'S "JAKARTA MESSAGE" HAS 13 POINTS.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The "Jakarta Message" issued by the Third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) is a 13-point document containing the results of parallel discussions held since Wednesday (July 30, the chairman of the...

IPB TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON AQUACULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY.
August 1, 2008... Bogor, West Java, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): The Bogor Institute of Technology (IPB) will organize a national symposium on aquaculture biotechnology here on August 14, 2008. IPB spokesperson Henny Windarti said here on Friday the theme of the second...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON MUSLIMS TO RESTORE ISLAM'S GREATNESS.
August 1, 2008... Pangkal Pinang, August 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all Muslims in Indonesia to strive to restore the greatness of Islam so that it would really be a "blessing for the universe." Speaking at a gathering at Tuatunu...

MEDCO ENERGY BOOKS NET PROFIT OF US$63.42 MILLION IN H1.(Financial report)
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's largest publicly listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energy International Tbk (MEDC) here on Friday announced that its net profit in the first semester of 2008 jumped more than two-fold to US$63.42 million...

BI TO ANTICIPATE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE.
August 1, 2008... Nusa Dua, Bali, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): Bank Indonesia (BI) is ro anticipate the climate change issue which could negatively affect the country's macro-economic conditions, the bank's chief said. BI Governor Boediono in his speech to open an...

JULY INFLATION RECORDED AT 1.37 PERCENT.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA): The inflation rate in July 2008, fueled by price increases in all groups of goods and services such as education, recreation, sports and food groups, was recorded at 1.37 percent. "This an annual cycle as previously...

RI'S PUBLIC SERVICES SYSTEM STILL UNABLE TO SOLVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
August 1, 2008... Semarang, August 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's public service system still lacks a significant capability to solve social problems such as poverty, unemployment, inferiority, and injustice, State Minister for Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi...

FIJI'S ARTISTS TO JOIN TWO-MONTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN INDONESIA.
August 1, 2008... Suva, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): Four Fiji artists will join a group of 20 people from Pacific Island countries who will participate in a cultural exchange program with Indonesia. The third secretary at the Indonesian Embassy in Suva, Lina Yanti...

MEDCO ENERGY BUYS BACK 10.668 MILLION SHARES.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): PT Medco Energy International Tbk (MEDC) has bought back 10.688 million of its shares worth a maximum of US$80 million, a company spokesperson said. "The transaction was done through executive broker PT Kresna Graha...

LEGISLATOR: RI SHOULD IGNORE EU'S BAN ON INDONESIAN AIRLINE FLIGHTS.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 1 (ANTARA): Mutammimul Ula, a legislator from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), said Indonesia should ignore the European Union (EU)'s ban on Indonesian airline flights because it was a unilateral decision. "We support the firm...

FRIDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA.
August 1, 2008... Jakarta, August 1, (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Friday. The Jakarta Post LAPINDO PRAISED DESPITE MUDFLOW The government has hailed gas exploration company PT Lapindo Brantas...

HUNDREDS OF SAILING BOATS FROM 16 COUNTRIES MAKE STOP-OVER IN KUPANG.
August 1, 2008... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Aug. 1 (ANTARA): Hundreds of sailing boats from 16 countries participating in 'Sail Indonesia' Race are making a stop-over in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, for five days before leaving for...

POLICE QUESTIONING WITNESSES OVER MOLOTOV COCKTAIL CASE.
August 2, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Police are questioning a number of witnesses in connection with a molotov cocktail attack on the secretariat of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) on Jl Kinanti here on Friday night. "We have not found any...

US EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF COOPERATION WITH RI'S ISLAMIC ORGANIZATIONS.
August 2, 2008... New York, Aug 2 (ANTARA): The United States is looking into the possibility of cooperation with Islamic mass organizations in Indonesia particularly in the fields of education, health service and culture. "The possibility of cooperation with...

SIX KILLED, 10 MISSING IN MV MISHAP.
August 2, 2008... Ternate, N Maluku, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Six people were reportedly killed and 10 others went missing after MV Mole overturned in the waters of Sula Islands district in North Maluku province on Thursday evening. The MV overturned while on its way...

SEVEN INDONESIAN WOMEN NABBED IN MALAYSIA.
August 2, 2008... Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2 (ANTARA): The Malaysian immigration authorities nabbed 23 foreign women including seven from Indonesia in a raid on a nightspot in Rahang on Friday night. The other 12 came from China, two from Vietnam and two from the...

SEVEN INDONESIAN FEMALE BOXERS TO TAKE PART IN ASIAN BOXING CONTEST.
August 2, 2008... Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Seven Indonesian female boxers are certain to take part in the Asian Boxing Tournament to be held in India late August, a spokesman said. Two of the seven boxers came from North Sumatra. They were Siti Aisyah...

JAMBI'S EXPORTS IN JUNE DOWN 3.97 PCT.
August 2, 2008... Jambi, Aug 2 (ANTARA): Jambi province's exports fell 3.97 percent to US$68.82 million in June 2008 from US$71.66 million a month earlier. Industrial goods contributed US$64.17 million to the June exports, followed by agricultural produce...

ICIS TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES IN FIVE REGIONS.
August 2, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 2 (ANTARA): Secretary General of the Third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) Hasyim Muzadi has said that ICIS will appoint representatives in five regions, namely Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Central and South...

ASIAN SCIENCE CAMP T0 BE ORGANIZED IN BALI, AUG. 3-9, 2008.
August 2, 2008... Denpasar, Aug. 2 (ANTARA): The Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2008 is to be organized in Sanur, Bali Island, from August 3 to 9, 2008, and attended by five Nobel Laureates. The Nobel Laureates to be participating in the ASC 2008 are Prof. Masatoshi...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
August 2, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Jakarta Post, Republika PRESIDENT TO GRILL PASKAH, KA'BAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has summoned two ministers to clarify their...

NAM CALLS FOR FOLLOW-UP MEETING OF ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE.(Conference news)
August 2, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 2 (ANTARA): The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has called for an international conference on Palestine to be held in Russia as a follow up of the 2007 Annapolis Conference. The NAM meeting in Iran last week, agreed to follow up the...

*CULTURE AND TOURISM MINISTRY SUPPORTS INT'L YACHT RACE.
August 3, 2008... Ambon, Maluku, Aug 3 (ANTARA): Cultural and Tourism Ministry would make efforts to have the Darwin (Australia) - Ambon (RI's provincial capital of Maluku) international Yacht Race take place every year. Firmansyah Rahim, director general for...

BMG: WAVES IN BABEL TWO METERS HIGH.
August 3, 2008... Pangkalpinang, Aug 3 (ANTARA): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency BMG) in Pangkalpinang estimated that the waves in the Bangka Belitung (Babel) waters have reached 1.5 meters to 2 meters high starting today until Sunday (Aug 4) at 7 a.m...

SHIP COLLISION, TWO KILLED, ONE MISSING.
August 3, 2008... Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug 3 (ANTARA): Two passengers were killed and another one still missing after a collision between a passenger ship and freighter in the Malaka waters, in Riau and Riau islands border region on Sunday. Head of a navy post in...

GOVT NEEDS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE TEACHERS' WELFARE.
August 3, 2008... Cilegon, Aug 3 (ANTARA): The government needs to continously improve and boost the welfare of teachers through on time payment of their allowences and other efforts to improve the proficiency of teaching staff. "The effort to improve human...

PAPUAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN JAVA, BALI TO STAGE DEMONSTRATION AT KPK OFFICE.
August 3, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA): University students from Papua who continued their studies at some universities in Java and Bali were reported to have made preparation for a peaceful demonstration to be staged at the Corruption Eradication Commission...

BANK INDONESIA SHOULD HAVE ENVIRONMENT EXPERTS.
August 3, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) opined that the central bank (Bank Indonesia/BI) should have environmental experts regarding its plan to make banking sector as one of important pillars to help...

BP MIGAS TO CALL TENDER FOR PROVISION OF SUBSIDIZED OILS THIS MONTH.
August 3, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA): The Upstream Oil and Gas Executive Agency (BPH Migas) plans to call a tender for the provision of subsidized oils for 2009 this month. BPH Migas Chief Tubagus Haryono said on Sunday the agency would invite at least 27...

DARK CLOUDS AGAIN BLANKETS MT ANAK KRAKATAU.
August 3, 2008... Serang, Banten, Aug 3 (ANTARA): Dark clouds again blanketed Mount Anak Krakatau on Sunday, making vulconological officers unable to visually monitor its activities. "Since the past three months, the volcano's activities have not been clearly...

THOUSANDS OF MOSLEMS IN SOLO CALL FOR DISSOLUTION OF AHMADIYAH SECT.
August 3, 2008... Solo, Aug 3 (ANTARA): Thousands of moslems in the city of Solo held such a peaceful demonstration which called for an immediate dissolution of Ahmadiyah sect. The rally took place at the North Keraton of Surakarta on Sunday which was preceeded...

STRONG QUAKE JOLTS INDONESIA'S WEST PAPUAN SEA.
August 3, 2008... Bandar Lampung, Aug 3 (ANTARA): A strong quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale was reported to have hit marine territory of Kaimana in West Papua and Tuai of Maluku on Sunday. The report from the Meteorology and Geophysic Station (BMG) in...

RYASS RASYID: PDK PARTY GIVES GOOD EXAMPLE OF LOW PROFILE POWER.
August 3, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA): The National Democratic Party's (PDK) President, Ryaas Rasyid, said his party will give a good example of power which is based on sincerity and low profile attitude. "PDK will be able to show and make a sincere and low...

PRESIDENT: MUCH PROGRESS MADE IN RI'S LEGAL REFORM.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia had made much progress in terms of legal reform although many weaknesses still had to be overcome. "If we are honest, we will admit that we have made much progress in...

PRESIDENT YET TO SUSPEND MINISTERS SUZETTA, KABAN.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhohono said he would not yet suspend Forestry Minister MS Kaban and National Development Planning Minister/National Development Planning Board (Bapennas) Chairman Paskah Suzetta pending a...

SUZETTA : "PRESIDENT RETAINS ME AS MINISTER".
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): National Development Planning Minister/National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Chairman Paskah Suzetta said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had decided to keep him in his ministerial post although his alleged...

SOME 5,393 INDONESIAN WORKERS RECRUITED BY S KOREA IN 2008.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): A total of 5,393 Indonesian workers have been recruited by South Korea this year following efforts made by the National Agency for Indonesian Workers Recruitment and Protection (BNP2TKI) to improve its personnel's work...

SURVEY: MEGAWATI SLIGHTLY MORE POPULAR THAN YUDHOYONO.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, August 4 (ANTARA): A recent survey by the Reform Institute shows former president Megawati Soekarnoputri to be slightly above incumbent President Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono in popularity as a presidential hopeful. Khalid Novianto, a...

AGO ACCEPTS POLICE DOSSIER ON MUCHDI FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has received the police dossier on Muchdi PR, a suspect in the murder of human rights activist Munir, and considered it adequate for further processing, an AGO spokesman said. The AGO...

News Focus: PRESIDENT URGED NOT TO WAIT FOR COURT DECISION ON PASKAH AND KABAN.
August 4, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA) -- While the President has announced that he has not made any decision on suspending two ministers of the present cabinet allegedly involved in a corruption, pending a decision from the court on their...

KPK TRYING TO FIND "MASTERMIND" OF ILLEGAL BI FUNDS FLOW.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission )KPK) is currently trying to find or identify the "mastermind" of the illegal transfer of BI (Bank Indobesia) funds to legislators and other parties in 2003, a spokesman said. "We...

WIRAJUDA: FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS IS BACKBONE OF WORLD PEACE.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said in the future, friendship among individuals from different countries would be the backbound of world peace, justice and prosperity. "It is the world which has come up as the dream...

PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE 2008 ASIAN SCIENCE CAMP PARTICIPANTS.
August 4, 2008... Sanur, Aug 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to receive students participating in the 2008 Asian Science Camp contest at the state palace here on Tuesday. "The students and five Nobel Prize Laureates will have a...

NETHERLANDS TO BUILD PADANG TUNNEL MAINTAINING LOCAL TRADITION.
August 4, 2008... Padang, Aug 4 (ANTARA): PT Amagedon, a Dutch contractor, which is conducting a feasibity study of a tunnel project which consists of a 6-km Bungus-Pengambiran thoroughfare in Padang with an investment of Rp9 trillion will consistently maintain...

JAYAPURA IMMIGRATION OFFICE DETAINS FIVE INDIAN NATIONALS.
August 4, 2008... Jayapura, Aug 4 (ANTARA): The Immigration office in Jayapura, the capital of Papuan province, detained five Indian nationals for overstaying in Indonesia. Local immigration chief Maman Budiman said that the five Indian nationals were captured...

SETIA CAMPUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THREATEN TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM ABROAD.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 28 (ANTARA): Some 1,000 students and faculty members of Arastamar Evangelical Theological College or Setia in east Jakata are ready to seek political asylum in other countries if they are no longer allowed to live and pursue their...

EARTHQUAKE HITS WAINGAPU (NTT) ON MONDAY.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 4 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Waingapu waters, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on Monday, at 5.32 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB). The earthquake's epicenter was located at around 23 km northeast of...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AT IPB.(Conference news)
August 4, 2008... Bogor, Aug. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to officially open the Fourth Indonesian Biotechnology Conference (IBC-2008) at at State Palace here Tuesday. Themed "Biotechnology for Better Food, Health and Environment," IBC-2008...

SUZETTA TO RESIGN ONLY IF ASKED BY PRESIDENT.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug. 4 (ANTARA): National Development Planning State Minister/Head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Paskah Suzetta stated that he would not bow to political pressure and only resign if President Susilo Bambang...

MV JAKA KODOK SINKS IN BANGKAU WATERS, MADURA.
August 4, 2008... Sumenep, Madura, Aug. 4 (ANTARA): A motor vessel, the MV Joki Kodok, with 20 passengers on board, sank in Bangkau waters, Sumenep, Madura Island, East Java province, on Monday, causing the death of one passenger and the disappearance of four...

SUZETTA DOES NOT CONSIDER PRESIDENT'S SUMMONS POLITICAL PRESSURE.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, August 4 (ANTARA): National Development Planning Minister /National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Chairman Paskah Suzetta said he did not consider President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's summons to clarify his alleged involvement...

VP ASKS LIPI TO GIVE NATION OPTIMISM.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, August 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) should give the nation optimism about the future instead of issuing critical reports all the time. "Since the beginning of the reform era,...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, August 4 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major newspapers published here on Monday. The Jakarta Post ROW ERUPTS OVER AIR SAFETY REFORM Debate over the much awaited amendment to the air transportation law looks...

PRESIDENT SUMMONS TWO MINISTERS.
August 4, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono summoned on Monday Forestry Minister MS Kaban and National Development Planning/Chairman of National Development Planning Board (Bapennas), Paskah Suzetta in connection with their...

KPU ASKS POLITICAL PARTIES TO REPORT THEIR CAMPAIGN TEAMS.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): The General election commission (KPU) has asked all 34 political parties, which would join the legislative general election, to report their campaign team members and schedule to the KPU. Sri Nuryanti, one of the KPU...

POLITICAL PARTIES URGED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT CAMPAIGN TEAMS.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA) - Political parties have been asked to immediately report the names of those involved in their campaign teams and the schedules of their campaign activities to the General Election Commission (KPU). A member of KPU, Sri...

RI EXPLORING COOPERATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
August 5, 2008... Bogor, W Java, Aug 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia is currently exploring the possibility of establishing cooperation in biotechnology development with Iran, South Korea and fellow ASEAN member countries, an Indonesian biotechnology official said. "Those...

ITS, FINANCE MINISTRY TO ORGANIZE INT'L SEMINAR ON BIOETHANOL.
August 5, 2008... Surabaya, E Java, Aug 5 (ANTARA): Surabaya's November 10 Institute of Technology (ITS) is to organize a seminar on bioethanol in November in cooperation with the Finance Ministry, an ITS official said. Chairwoman of the ITS Bioethanol Team Sri...

PRESIDENT MEETS WITH ASC 2008 PARTICIPANTS.
August 5, 2008... Tampak Siring, Bali, Aug 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with participants of the Asian Science Camp 2008 at the Tampak Siring Palace in Bali on Tuesday night. The head of state in the company of First Lady Ani Yudhoyono held...

HOUSE AGREES TO LET KPK MONITOR STATE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) leadership and House faction chiefs have accepted the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s wish to monitor House deliberations on the state budget with the understanding that KPK...

RI YET TO DETERMINE SEA BOUNDARY FOR INCLUSION IN PSSA.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia till has yet to provide one of its waters to the particularly sensitive sea areas (PSSA) and other mechanism of the international maritime organization (IMO) to manage special areas, a senior official says....

RIAU HEALTH AGENCY TO PROVIDE 30,000 MASKS TO ANTICIPATE WORSENING HAZE.
August 5, 2008... Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug 5 (ANTARA): The Riau provincial health agency has provided 30,000 masks in anticipation of haze from forest fires which have been razing in some in Riau province, a spokesman said. Burhanudin Agung, head of the Riau public...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO STRESSES ON IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
August 5, 2008... Kendari, Aug 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia's cultural diversity could serve as basic capital for the nantion to make progress and achieve excellence. The president made the statement in his written remarks read...

BI RAISES BENCHMARK RATE TO 9.00 PERCENT.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, July Aug 5 (ANTARA): Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) by 25 basis point from 8.75 percent to 9.00 percent, according to a BI press statement made available here on Tuesday. The central bank in the press...

DPR, KPK LEADERS HOLD MEETING.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held a meeting at the parliament building here to Tuesday to discuss the possibility of KPK taking part in DPR sessions...

GOVT URGED TO SETTLE "SETIA" CAMPUS CASE IMMEDIATELY.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) deputy chairman Denny Tewu here on Tuesday urged the government to immediately solve the problem being faced by around 2,000 students of Arastamar Evangelical Theological College (Setia...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WORKING VISIT IN BALI.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for the island resort of Bali on Tuesday morning for a working visit until Wednesday. Aboard presidential aircraft Being 737-500, the head of state and his entourage left Halim...

TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, August 5 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post RARE CHANCE TO LEARN NOBEL SECRETS Five Nobel laureates and world-renowned scientists will spend some personal...

AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OPENS REGIONAL POLICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN INDONESIA.
August 5, 2008... Jakarta, August 5 (ANTARA): Australian Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus opened a senior policing course at the Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in Semarang, Central Java, on Monday, according to an embassy media release...

AMROZI ET AL REQUEST JUDICIAL REVIEW OF LAW ON DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES.
August 6, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 6 (ANTARA): Death-row convicts Amrozi et al have officially requested the Constitutional Court (MK) to conduct a judicial review of the country's Law on Procedures to Implement the Death Penalty on the ground that the law...

RIGHTS BODY CALLS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF AMROZI'S EXECUTION.
August 6, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 6 (ANTARA): The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas Ham) said on Wednesday that the execution of Amrozi et al should be postponed because the death-row convicts were still filing a judicial review with the Constitutional Court...

PASKAH ONCE TRIED TO ERASE PROOF OF BI'S ILLEGAL FUND FLOW: WITNESS.
August 6, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 6 (ANTARA): Minister for National Development Planning/Chairman of National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Paskah Suzetta once proposed a way to wipe out traces of Rp31.5 billion Bank Indonesia (BI) funds distributed...

MINISTER: INDONESIA TO APPLY ON-LINE BANNING SYSTEM.
August 6, 2008... Jakarta, Aug 6 (ANTARA): Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata said the government had already applied an on-line banning (tangkal) system connected to some check points in the regions. The minister made the remark here on Wednesday...