ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from December 2006

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HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines of Indonesian major newspapers on Friday. The Jakarta Post SUPPLY BOOST FAILS TO END KEROSENE SHORTAGES Jakartans are continuing to complain of kerosene shortages despite the...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ARRIVES IN MOSCOW.
December 1, 2006... Moscow, Russia, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, including Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono arrived at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow at 5.30 pm on Thursday on board of a Presidential Aircraft Airbus 330-341. ...

VP OFFICIALLY OPENS ASEAN TRADITIONAL PUPPET FESTIVAL.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially opened the first ASEAN Traditional Puppet Festival at the vice Presidential Palace here on Friday. Kalla in his keynote speech called for continuous promotion of puppet shadow...

TWO TRUCKS OF ILLEGAL MEDICAL HERBS SEIZED.
December 1, 2006... Semarang, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - The Central Java Drug and Food Control Board (B-BPOM) with the help of police has seized two trucks loaded with illegal medical herbs and drug chemicals. The seizure followed a raid on a forwarding agent on Jl....

DEFENSE COOPERATION TO BE MAIN TOPIC OF YUDHOYONO'S TALKS WITH RUSSIAN OFFICIALS.
December 1, 2006... Moscow, Dec. 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said defense cooperation would be the main topic of the discussions he would hold with Russian officials during his two-day visit in Moscow. "We are going to discuss cooperation...

6.6-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS PARTS OF ACEH PROVINCE.
December 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec. 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale jolted Banda Aceh and other parts of Aceh Province on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at the western part of Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra...

KALLA DISAPPOINTED GOLKAR PARTY CADRE INVOLVED IN SEX SCANDAL.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party Chairman Jusuf Kalla was shocked and disappointed to hear that a party cadre is involved in a sex scandal, Golkar Party Vice Chairman Agung Laksono said at the House of Representatives (DPR) building...

FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER EDI SUDRADJAT PASSES AWAY.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA) - Former defense minister/armed forces commander, Gen. (ret) Edi Sudradjat passed away at RSPAD Army hospital here at 1 p.m on Friday at the age of 68. A staff official of the Vice Presidential Protocol Affairs, on...

PUBLIC ASKED NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AIDS SUFFERERS.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) called on all people Friday not to discriminate against those living with HIV/AIDS in all aspects of life. The call was part of the PMI's campaign to eliminate stigmatization of and...

GOLKAR VICE CHAIRMAN CALLS YZ HOME FROM AUSTRALIA TO CLARIFY SEX SCANDAL.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party Vice Chairman Agung Laksono has asked YZ, a party cadre involved in a sex scandal who is currently visiting Australia, to return home to clarify his case. The Golkar Party's executive board had set...

GOLKAR TEAM TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED SEX SCANDAL INVOLVING CADRE.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Golkar, the country's largest political party, has set up a small team to investigate an alleged sex candal involving one of its executives. "Golkar has formed a team led by Agung Laksono (Golkar deputy chairman)...

DIEN SYAMSUDDIN TO SPEAK ABOUT ISLAM IN EUROPE.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Muslim organization Muhammadiyah Chairman Dien Syamsuddin will speak about Islam to European people in an Indonesia-European Union Day forum on December 5, 2006. "I will speak about democratic pluralism in...

INDONESIA MARKS INTERNATIONAL AIDS DAY.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia marked International AIDS Day here on Friday by distributing leaflets on the incurable disease to the people. Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari, accompanied by Youth and Sports Minister Adhiyaksa Dault...

PRESENT GOVT SEEN BETTER THAN PAST ONES IN GUARANTEEING SECURITY DURING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.
December 1, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - The government under the leadership of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is considered as better in guaranteeing security during Christmas and New Year celebrations compared to the past governments. ...

6.3 QUAKE STRIKES TEBING TINGGI.
December 1, 2006... Medan, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook Tebing Tinggi city in North Sumatera on Friday at 11 am, but there have been no reports on damage of homes or other buildings. Ruli, operator at the North...

DEWARUCI TRAINING SHIP ARRIVES BACK IN SURABAYA.
December 1, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy training tall ship KRI Dewaruci arrived at the Ujung Port of Surabaya on Friday after a tour of nine Asian countries, called the Kartika Jala Krida (KJK). Commander of the Eastern...

PRINCE ALBERT OF MONACO TO VISIT WEST, NORTH SUMATRA.
December 1, 2006... Padang, W Sumatra, Dec 1 (ANTARA) - Prince Albert of Monaco will visit a conservation forest in Siberut in the Mentawai island group on December 4-5, a local official said here Friday. The prince is scheduled to arrive at Ketaping airport...

Doha, Dec. 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has cancelled a plan to meet Indonesian athletes participating in the just opened Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
December 2, 2006... The president who was earlier scheduled to meet the athletes in Doha had to drop the plan because of time constraints, Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) spokesman Firmansyah Gindo said here Friday. The president would now only...

RI, RUSSIA SIGN SEVEN MOUs ON COOPERATION IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
December 2, 2006... Moscow, Dec. 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Russian governments here Friday signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the fields of aeronautics, nuclear energy, law, defense and tourism. Visiting President Susilo...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO MAKES STOPOVER IN DOHA ENROUTE HOME.
December 2, 2006... Doha, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his way home from a two-nation overseas tour made a stopover in Qatar to meet with Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) chairman Agum Gumelar and members of the Indonesian...

RI SUPPORTS SIX UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON PALESTINE, MIDEAST CONFLICT.
December 2, 2006... New York, Dec. 2 (ANTARA)- The United Nations General Assembly here on Friday adopted six resolutions on Palestine and the Middle East with the support of most UN member countries, including Indonesia with several countries, especially the...

QUAKE ROCKS BIMA IN W NUSATENGGARA, ONE KILLED.
December 2, 2006... Mataram, W Nusatenggara, Dec 2 (ANTARA)- At least one person was killed and several others were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rattled Bima town Friday night, a local resident said. Siti Syiah (62) who had a...

CLINTON VISITS ACEH AS UN TSUNAMI ENVOY FOR LAST TIME.
December 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA)- UN special tsunami envoy Bill Clinton during a visit here on Saturday asked local authorities to move tsunami survivors still living in temporary barracks to more appropriate accommodations. He said he knew how...

AMM`S COSA HOLDS LAST MEETING.
December 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA)- The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM)`s Commission on Security Arrangements (COSA) here Saturday held its last meeting with Indonesian government and former GAM (Free Aceh Movement) representatives attending. Present...

SUNDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
December 3, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post GAM TO SET UP POLITICAL PARTY IN SIX MONTHS Former rebels in Aceh will form a political party within six months, opening up the way...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post KALLA TAKES LICENSE WITH SBY LAW ON OFFICIAL TRIP A crafty switch of his car license plates is how Jusuf Kalla indicates whether he is...

YUDHOYONO RECEIVES S. KOREA PRESIDENT.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono at the Merdeka Palace here on Monday received South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun and First Lady Kwon Yang- Suk, who are on a three-day visit in...

DPR AWAITS GOLKAR'S CLARIFICATION ABOUT YZ CASE.
December 4, 2006... Kediri, East Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Leader of the House of Representatives (DPR) remains waiting for the clarification from Golkar party about alleged immoral act committed by a member of the party's faction who was identified by initial as...

FLOODS INUNDATE MORE VILLAGES IN ACEH SINGKIL DISTRICT.
December 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Floods inundating Aceh Singkil District since Friday (Dec. 1) have been spreading to more villages in the sub-districts of Gunung Meriah, Simpang Kanan and North Singkil, Aceh Province. "Previously, the floods...

TOURISM MINISTER WISHES TO CREATE NEW LEGENDARY CITIES THROUGH SONGS.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Watjik has expressed his wish to create new legendary cities in Indonesia through songs taken from the names of places in the country. "In my observation, if the titles of songs are...

ACEH RESTORES 4,528 HA OF MANGROVE AREAS.
December 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) has restored some 4,528 hectares of mangrove forest in Aceh province, which were destroyed by tsunami in December 2004. "The mangrove...

JAKARTA TO SEND 8 ORANGUTANS TO REHABILITATION CENTER.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Jakarta will send eight orangutans to the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center, which is organized by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) in East Kalimtan, an offial said here on Monday. Five of them were...

RI AIR FORCE OPERATES NINE RADARS IN BORDERING AREAS.
December 4, 2006... Tuban, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Air Force is planning to operate nine radars at nine points in the eastern parts of Indonesia bordering other countries, Commander of the 2nd Operational Command (Pangkoopau) II Rear Marshal IB...

RI SENDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PHILIPPINES.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is sending humanitarian assistance to victims of typhoon Durian which killed at least 1,000 people in eastern Philippines on Friday. A Hercules C-130 transport plane, with 25 tons of...

I, S KOREA AGREE ON NUKE COOPERATION FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun here on Monday agreed to bilateral cooperation in the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The two leaders...

RI PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER VICTIMS OF PHILIPPINE TYPHOON.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono phoned his Philippine counterpart, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on Monday to express his deep condolences over the victims of typhoon Durian which swept through the eastern...

AROUND 5,500 BALLOT PAPERS DAMAGED.
December 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Around 5,500 ballot papers for the Aceh gubernational and vice gubernatorial election due to be held on December 11, 2006 are damaged, an official said. The damaged ballot papers were found almost in all...

MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES JOIN IIWAS 2006 IN YOGYAKARTA.
December 4, 2006... Yogyakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Some 100 speakers from 40 countries will present working papers in the 8th international conference on Information Integration and Web-based Application&Services 2006 (IIWAS 2006) being held at the Atma Jaya...

RI, S KOREA TO COOPERATE IN PROMOTING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and South Korea agreed here on Monday to establish cooperation in promoting the building of a nuclear power plant (PLTN) in the country. Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo...

LEMHANAS AGREES IF SOLDIERS INVOLVED IN GENERAL CRIMES TRIED IN CIVIL COURTS.
December 4, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) agrees that militarymen accused of general crimes will stand trial in civil courts. "I agree if there will be civil courts trying military members," Lemhanas...

US, RI RED CROSS ORGANIZATIONS SIGN MOU ON DISASTER RISK MITIGATION.
December 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 4 (ANTARA)- The American Red Cross and the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Aceh office, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on integrated community-based program on disaster risk mitigation. Senior Country...

RI SENDS HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE PHILIPPINES.
December 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia on Monday sent humanitarian aid to the Philippines to help Durian typhoon victims. Seen off by Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah at the Halim Perdanakusumah Airport of Jakarta, a Rp2 billion...

INDONESIA ON SECOND LEVEL OF COUNTRIES BEING WATCHED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
December 4, 2006... Pontianak, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Representative in Indonesia, Steve Cook, said that in human trafficking, Indonesia was currently on second level of countries being watched. "The level is...

LAPINDO EVENTUALLY MEETS VICTIMS' DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION.
December 4, 2006... Sidoarjo, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The management of PT. Lapindo Brantas eventually was able to meet the demand of mudflow-affected residents from four villages in Sidoardjo district for a compesation of Rp1,5 million/m2 of building and Rp1 million/m2...

BIOMETRIC SYSTEM UNCOVERS 5,144 DOUBLE PASSPORTS.
December 4, 2006... Pontianak, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Since the introduction of the biometric system to meet passport applications as of February 6,2006, a total of 5,144 applications had to be turned down because they were classified as double and due to administrative...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ON WEDNESDAY.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 6 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines of Indonesian major newspapers on Wednesday Media Indonesia, The Jakarta Post: GOVT MAY WIDEN POLYGAMY BAN The government is considering extending the ban on polygamy for civil...

200 BALINESE VILLAGES RECEIVE RP20 BILLION IN AID.
December 6, 2006... Denpasar, Bali, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Bali provincial administration will allocate Rp20 billion in aid to promote 200 communal villages across the province next year, Governor Dewa Beratha said on Wednesday. "The fund will mainly be used to...

US HELPS BUILD INDONESIAN MARINE FORCE TRAINING CENTER.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The United States and Indonesia on Wednesday marked the opening of a new training center at the Indonesian Marine Police Training Facility in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. The US-funded training center is designed...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASEAN, EAST ASIA SUMMITS IN PHILIPPINES.
December 6, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will fly to the Philippines to attend an ASEAN Summit and East Asian Summit which will be held next Sunday and Wednesday respectively, Foreign Affairs Minister Hasan Wirajuda...

TAIWANESE UNIVERSITY EXPLORING COOPERATION POSSIBILITY WITH IPB.
December 6, 2006... Bogor, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Taiwan's National Chiayi University (NCYU) is exploring the possibility of establishing cooperation with Indonesia's Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) in conducting a postgraduate student exchange program, an...

MINISTER: ANTARA SERVES AS RI'S NEWS ENVOY IN INT'L COMMUNITY.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Communication and Information Minister Sofyan A Djalil said with its worldwide networks and cooperation agreements, Indonesia's national news agency ANTARA was playing a role as the country's news envoy in the...

INDONESIAN AIR FORCE TO BUY 6 MORE SUKHOIS.
December 6, 2006... Solo, C Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) will buy six more Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters until 2009, Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Herman Prayitno said. "We now only have four Sukhois consisting of two of type...

RI REGRETS MILY COUP IN FIJI.
December 6, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia on Wednesday expressed regret over the Fijian military's move to depose Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in a coup. "As a democratic nation, we regret the takeover of power in Fiji though an...

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES ONE MILLION A YEAR.
December 6, 2006... Semarang, C Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The number of unemployed people in Indonesia rises by one million every year, calling for serious attention from all quarters, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Erman Suparno said here on Wednesday. ...

INDONESIA TO HOST UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2007.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will host a UN Climate Change Conference on December 3-14, 2007, an environmental official said here Wednesday. "In the last converence held in Nairobi, Kenya, November 2006 the UNFCCC (UN Framework...

MAGNITUTUDE 5.3 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES ACEH.
December 6, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Aceh at around 7pm on Wednesday but it had caused no panic among the people. A local official from the Geophysics Station in Mata Ie in the district of Aceh Besar, Nyakmu...

IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL INVITED TO INDONESIA.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has invited International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohammed ElBaradei to come to Indonesia to help improve the public's acceptance of its plan to build a nuclear power plant in...

NOTED NU CLERIC REGRETS POPULAR PREACHER'S DECISION TO PRACTICE POLYGAMY.
December 6, 2006... Surabaya, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - A noted cleric from the Nahdlatul Ulama organization (NU), KH Yusuf Hasyim, expressed regret here on Wednesday about the decision of popular preacher Abdullah Gymnastiar to pactice polygamy. "I regret it very much....

IMMIGRATION HOLDING NINE BURMESE IN TUAL.
December 6, 2006... Tual, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The immigration office in Tual, Southeast Maluku, held nine Burmese for failing to show identity papers during recent raids. The head of the immigration office, Johanes Saiya, confirmed the arrest of the Myanmarese...

MILY PLAYS CONSTANT ROLE IN COMBATING TERRORISM.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The National Defence Force (TNI) continues to play a role in combating terrorism by among others preventing foreign terrorists from infiltrating into the country, an executive said on Wednesday. "The TNI plays a...

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT EFFECTIVE FOR RI IN FIGHTING TERRORISM.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The promulgation of a subversive law or Internal Security Act like in Malaysia and Singapore is effective combating terrorism in Indonesia, an observer said. "Repressive measures one taken under the subversive law...

PRESIDENT: TNI SOLDIERS SHOULD BE FEARED BY ENEMY, LOVED BY PEOPLE.
December 6, 2006... Sukabumi, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reminded all members of the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) they had to be soldiers feared by the enemy, respected by friends and loved by the people. The...

INDONESIA A PLACE FOR CHINESE DRUG DEALERS'INVESTMENT.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has become a safe place for drug dealers from China to invest their capital, a spokesman said. "It occurs because Indonesia has no law regulating drug precursors," Sri Soegiarto, Deputy chief of the National...

RUSSEL WONG PHOTO EXHIBITION INSPIRES INDONESIAN FILM PHOTOGRAPHERS.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA)- The Russel Wong photo exhibition to highlight the Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) held at the Jakarta's Plaza Senayan from December 1-17 was expected to improve the creativity and quality of Indonesian...

RI BETTER THAN US IN COMBATING TERRORISM: VICE PRESIDENT SAYS.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that Indonesia is still better than the US in combating terrorism, in the tackling of terrorism crime in particular. "Just now the Vice President with a smile said in combating...

76 DEPOK RESIDENTS HAVE HIV INFECTION.
December 6, 2006... Depok, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA)- At least 76 residents of Depok city, West Java province which shares a border with Jakarta, have been positively infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) of which five people were diagnozed with AIDS...

PT BAKRIE & BROTHERS FORGES BUSINESS ALLIANCE WITH DAEWOO.
December 6, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA)- PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk (BNBR) has forged a business alliance with South Korean giant Daewoo, a BNBR spokesman said here Tuesday. "We recently concluded a strategic alliance and cooperation agreement with Daewoo...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post INSULTING PRESIDENT NO LONGER A CRIME Insulting the president is crime no more after the Constitutional Court on Wednesday scrapped...

TWO EXPLOTIONS ROCKS POSO.
December 7, 2006... Palu, C Sulawesi, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The volatile Central Sulawesi town of Poso was rocked anew by two explotions near the gate of Sintuwu soccer field on Brig Gen Katamso street at 8.50 p.m. on Wednesday, local police chief Adjunct Senior...

CONFEDERATION OF ASEAN JOURNALISTS TO HOLD MEETING IN JAKARTA.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 7 (ANTARA) - The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) will hold its 15th Board of Directors Meeting in Jakarta from Dec. 9 to 10, 2006, to discuss the CAJ programs for next year. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla was...

JAKARTA MILY COMMAND GETS NEW CHIEF.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Joko Santoso on Thursday installed Maj. Gen. Liliek A. Sumaryo as a new commander of the Jakarta Regional Military Command replacing Maj. Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo. Maj. Gen. Liliek...

PRESIDENT ASKS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MARRIAGE LAW.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday asked the people to have a good knowledge of the marriage law in responding to various marriage cases and called on them to consider the cases rationally and soothingly....

E KALIMANTAN GOVERNOR TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FROM POST.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - Home Affairs Minister M Ma'ruf said he had received a letter from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the temporary discharge of East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna Abdul Fatah last week. He said he had coordinated...

GOVT OFFERING TWO OPTIONS FOR PASSING STANDARD IN STATE EXAMS.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The government is offering two options in regard to the passing standard for secondary school students taking state examinations (UN) in 2007, National Education Standard Agency (BSNP) Chairman Prof Yunan Yusuf told...

BALI I BOMBING DEATH ROW CONVICTS FILE REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.
December 7, 2006... Denpasar, Bali, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - After one year of uncertainty, the three Bali I bombing death row convicts - Amrozi and friends - have finally filed a request for a judicial review of their cases to the Denpasar District Court, a court...

AUSTRALIA RAISES AID TO SUPPORT NTT DEVELOPMENT.
December 7, 2006... Kupang, E Nusatenggara, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) will increase its financial assistance for the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusatenggara (NTT) to implement development programs in the...

ASEAN ARMIES AGREE TO DEVELOP COOPERATION IN NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The armies of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries have agreed to develop natural disaster mitigation cooperation on the basis of mutual understanding, mutual trust and a sense of...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT CONDITIONS OF RI WOMEN IN MANY AREAS.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the conditions of Indonesian women, especially those living in conflict-torn, disaster-hit and impoverished areas. "In addition, women are still...

SIX SUKHOI JET FIGHTERS' PURCHASE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOON.
December 7, 2006... Yoyakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Herman Prayitno said the process involved to realize Indonesia's plan to purchase six Russian Sukhoi jet-fighter planes was expected to be completed this year. "The planned...

GOVT ADVISED TO BE PRUDENT IN RESPONDING TO POLYGAMY ISSUE.
December 7, 2006... Banda Aceh, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The government should respond to the current polygamy issue prudently to avoid misperceptions on the matter among the people, a psychologist at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh, Nurjannah Nitura, said here Thursday....

RI,CHINA NEED ACTION PLAN FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP COOPERATION: MINISTER.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and China still have no joint action plan in the context of their strategic partnership to increase their bilateral ties, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here on Thursday. "Efforts to increase...

HOUSE PASSES BILL ON PRESIDENTIAL ADVISERS INTO LAW.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday passed a bill on presidential advisory council into law. "With the enactment of the law, the president's working programs will hopefully become clearer. The president no...

INDONESIA CHANNEL A SYMBOL OF ASPIRATION AND COMMITMENT, MINISTER SAYS.
December 7, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 7 (ANTARA) - "Indonesia Channel: Bridging Asia and the Pacific" as the theme of the event to mark the end of the country's sponsored student exchange program, is a symbol of aspirations and commitment of this world's largest...

JOURNALISTS ASK PRESIDENT NOT TO MEDDLE IN POLYGAMY.
December 7, 2006... Depok, Dec 7 (ANTARA)- Chairman of the Moslem Journalists Association (HIWAMI) Erwin Amril asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono not to deal with the polygamy issue because he has more important problems facing the Indonesian people to...