ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from December 2007

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PRESIDENT STARTS OFFICIAL VISIT TO C JAVA, BALI AND LAMPUNG.
December 1, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday started his four-day official visit to Semarang in Central Java; Bali and Bandar Lampung in Lampung. The head of state and his entourage, including Mrs Ani Yudhoyono left...

UJUNGKULON HIT BY QUAKE.
December 1, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring at 6 at the Richter Scale rocked the area of Ujungkulon, West Java at 6 am on Sunday. The Jakarta-based meteorological and Geophysics Body (BMG) said on Sunday the quake would not lead to a...

FIRE GUTS POLONIA AIRPORT'S DOMESTIC PASSENGER TERMINAL.
December 1, 2007... Medan, N Sumatra, Dec.1 (ANTARA): Fire gutted the domestic passenger terminal of Polonia airport in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday night at about 20:40 local time, forcing the temporary closure of the airport for all flights. "The airport...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
December 1, 2007... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Point RI PREPARES TO INSPECT FOREIGN AIRLINES The Government, in a statement issued in Jakarta on Friday, reserves for itself...

DISADVANTAGED REGIONS MINISTER VISITS POOR VILLAGES IN NORTH SULAWESI.
December 1, 2007... Manado, Dec 1 (ANTARA): State Minister for Accelerated Development of Disadvantaged Regions (PPDT) Muhammad Lukman Edi, has visited a number of less developed areas in North Sulawesi during the past two days to obtain first-hand knowledge and...

FREE CONDOM DISTRIBUTION SEEN AS INEFFECTIVE TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS.
December 1, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Legalization of free condom distribution among the public is not an effective way to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus, Civil Society's Mental Rehabilitation Foundation spokesman Ginanjar said here on Saturday....

EARTHQUAKE CAUSES PANIC IN ACEH SINGKIL.
December 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): Residents of coastal areas in Singkil, Aceh Singkil District, Aceh Province, rushed out of their homes in panic when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook their area early Saturday. The earthquake which occurred at...

SURABAYA WOMEN PLANT 5,000 TREES AT UNAIR CAMPUS.
December 1, 2007... Surabaya, East Java Province, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): A total of 990 women from seven women's organizations on Saturday planted 5,000 trees at the campus of Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java. "We are not only planting but also responsible...

WOMEN PLANT 14,552 TREES IN SULI, AMBON.
December 1, 2007... Ambon, Maluku Province, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): At least 500 women planted 14,522 trees in Suli village, Salahutu sub district, Ambon Island, Central Maluku District, on Saturday. The tree planting activity by the Ambonese women was part of a...

TRUCK COLLIDES WITH TWO OTHERS, THREE KILLED IN SRAGEN.
December 1, 2007... Sragen, Central Java, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): A military truck collided with two other trucks, killing three persons and injuring six others in Solo-Sragen road, Sragen, Central Java, early Saturday. The military truck was carrying people who were...

ACEH HIT BY 6.3-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
December 1, 2007... Bandarlampung, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook Singkil Baru, Aceh Province, on Saturday, at 8.44.31 am local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 1.98 degrees northern latitude...

MORNING STAR FLAG RAISED IN TIMIKA, PAPUA.
December 1, 2007... Jayapura, Papua, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The Morning Star flag of Free Papua Movement (OPM) was raised illegally at Kwamki Baru region in Mimika district town of Timika to commemorate independence by OPM separatists opposed to the region being part of...

DENPASAR ADMINISTRATION PLANTS 1,200 MANGROVE TREES.
December 1, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): The Denpasar city administration planted 1,200 mangrove trees as part of activities ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Bali, from December 3 to 14, 2007, a...

CANADA TO PRESENT 185 HOUSES TO TSUNAMI SURVIVORS IN ACEH.
December 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): The Canadian Red Cross will present 185 houses to tsunami survivors in Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province, on December 3, 2007. Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes would...

AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING AND REPAIRED, ARMY CHOPPER FLIES AGAIN.
December 2, 2007... Surabaya, Dec 2 (ANTARA): An Indonesian Army BO 105 helicopter which made an emergency landing in a rice field in Balong hamlet, Jagrek village, Mojo subdistrict, Lamongan district, East Java, Saturday afternoon, proceeded to Situbondo after...

POLONIA AIRPORT IN MEDAN THREATENED TO BE CLOSED.
December 2, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Transportation Ministry will close Polonia Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, if the investigation team finds that the airport's security management was bad. "If we consider that the airport is no longer worth, we...

VEEP: SCHEDULE FOR REGIONAL LEADERS' ELECTION TO BE SYNCRONIZED IN THE FUTURE.
December 2, 2007... Semarang, Dec 12 (ANTARA): General Chairman of the Golkar Party concurrently Vice President Yusuf Kalla said in the next five years, the schedule and time for the election of regional leaders would have to be united as a wayout to improve the...

QUAKE ROCKS SUKABUMI.
December 2, 2007... Sukabumi, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The 6.0 magnitude quake which struck Sukabumi, West Java, at about 06.01 of local time on Sunday morning, did not cause local residents to run panicked. The tremor, which could also be felt by residents in Pelabuhan...

VEEP: AIDS IS JOINT RESPONSIBILITY.
December 2, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the settlement of AIDS issue was exactly a joint responsibility of the whole components of the nation. "This issue is a joint problem. Let alone there is a high tendency of people to...

30,000 TREES PREPARED FOR REFORESTATION IN TSUNAMI-HIT AREAS.
December 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency has prepared 30,000 trees for a reforestation program in villages in Aceh and Nias (North Sumatra) which were devastated by a killer tsunami on December 26,...

POLICE CHIEF INSPECTS POSTS TO SECURE UNFCCC.
December 2, 2007... Denpasar,Dec 2 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Sutanto in the company of some of his aides, made an inspection of security posts at the venue of the UN Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) along the Denpasar-Nusa Dua, Bali, route...

KPA: NO FLUTTERING OF FLAG AND CEREMONY IN "GAM" ANNIVERSARY.
December 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Aceh Transition Committee (KPA)reaffirmed that there would be no fluttering and military ceremony in commemorating the anniversary of the Aceh Separatists Movement (GAM) on December 4, 2007 for keeping the...

25 PAPUANS QUESTIONED OVER HOISTING OF MORNING STAR FLAG.
December 2, 2007... Timika, Papua, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Mimika district police questioned at least 25 people on Saturday for their alleged involvement in hoisting the "Morning Star" flag in one of the house of worships on C Heatubun Street in Kwaki Baru village. ...

KPA: NO FLAG HOISTING AND CEREMONY IN "GAM" ANNIVERSARY.
December 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Aceh Transition Committee (KPA)reaffirmed that there would be no hoisting and military ceremony in commemorating the anniversary of the Aceh Separatists Movement (GAM) on December 4, 2007 for keeping the ongoing...

News Focus: RI'S HOPE AT OPENING OF CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE.(Conference news)
December 3, 2007... By Bustanuddin Jakarta, Dec.3 (ANTARA)-- Indonesia as the host country to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which was opened in Bali on Monday (Dec.3) expressed hope it will be able to obtain funds from the...

THE JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO SUMMIT TAKES PLACE IN JAKARTA.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec.3 (ANTARA): The first international photo exhibition titled "The Jakarta International Photo Summit" is taking place at the Jakarta National Gallery from Dec.3 to 13. Aurora Tambunan, chief of Jakarta Metropolitan Tourist Office...

IMPOVERISHED NATIONS TO SUFFER MOST BY CLIMATE CHANGE'S IMPACT.
December 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Impoverished and most impoverished nations will suffer under the impact of climate change more than other countries in the world, the president of the 13th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework...

YOUTHS FROM 14 COUNTRIES TAKE PART IN CLIMATE FORUM IN BOGOR.
December 3, 2007... Bogor, W. Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA): As many as 35 youths from 14 countries are taking part in an Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum in Bogor, West Java, from December 3 to 6, to prepare them for participation in the 13th Conference of Parties to...

RI TO FIGHT FOR SIMPLE PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN CDM FUNDS.
December 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Nov 3 ANTARA) - Indonesia's chief delegate to the 13th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Emil Salim, said Indonesia would fight for a simple procedure for obtaining funds from the...

DEMOCRAT PARTY TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2009.
December 3, 2007... Bojonegoro, E Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The Democrat Pary will announce its candidates for president and vice president in 2009 after the completion of the legislative election, a spokesman said. "The results of the legislative election will be...

ENVORMENTAL GROUP RALLIES IN BALI STILL NORMAL : POLICE.
December 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 3 (ANTARA): A number of rallies staged by environmental groups, such as Greenpeace and Tropical Forest Group (TFG), have yet to reach a level that disrupts the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Bali,...

UNFCCC SETS 2009 AS DEADLINE TO COMPLETE POST-KYOTO PROTOCOL NEGOTIATIONS.
December 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The 13th Conference of Parties (COP-13) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has set the year 2009 as the deadline for the completion of the post-Kyoto Protocol negotiations. "The...

SOME 48 FIRMS TAKE PART IN ENERGY EXPO BESIDE UNFCCC.
December 3, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Nov 3 (ANTARA): A total of 48 companies, government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGO) are taking part in an exhibition on efficient and renewable energy organized on the occasion of the United Nations Framework...

MPs URGE POSTPONEMENT OF FIT-AND-PROPER TEST FOR GEN DJOKO SANTOSO.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): A few members of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I on defense affairs have urged the postponement of a fit and proper test for the proposed candidate to the post of Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) chief,...

FLOODS IN EAST , SOUTHEAST ACEH BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.
December 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): Flash floods which have been hitting four sub districts in East Aceh and Southeast Aceh districts since last Friday (Nov 30) began subsiding on Monday while evacuees have also started to return to their homes. ...

WWF: MANY EXTREME NATURAL PHENOMENA HAPPENS IN 2007.
December 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The past year saw the occurrence of many extreme or record-breaking natural phenomena such as the thinning of ice layers at the North Pole, some of the worst forest fires and floods on earth, according to the...

VATICAN ENVOY TO VISIT MALUKU.
December 3, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): Vatican Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr. Leopaldo Girieli will visit Dobo, Aru Island District, Maluku, from December 5 to 9, 2007, according to Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu. The upcoming visit of the...

AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA POLICY RESEARCH FORUM IN JAKARTA.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Some 32 of the most prominent researchers from Indonesia and Australia will present their joint findings on a range of topical governance issues at the both countries Policy Research Forum here on Monday, December 3,...

POLICE DETAIN 18 PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF TRYING TO CREATE FUROR.
December 3, 2007... Denpasar, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Police on Monday detained 18 youths suspected of trying to create uproar during the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Bali. The people, who hailed from neighboring West Nusa Tenggara province are...

PRESIDENT ORDERS TNI TO HELP PROTECT ENVIRONMENT.
December 3, 2007... Banjarmasin, Dec 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the National Defense Forces (TNI) to help protect environmental preservation efforts, Tanjung Pura Military Commander Maj Gen R Situmeang said here on Monday. The...

THOUSANDS OF TSUNAMI SURVIVORS STILL LIVE IN EMERGENCY TENTS.
December 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): Thousands of families, who became victims of the 2004 tsunami, still lived in emergency tents and shelters in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, currently - almost three years after the deadly natural disaster. ...

LEGAL RULES IN INDONESIA SHOULD BE DYNAMIC, VP SAYS.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said legal rules in Indonesia should not be rigid but dynamic in order to support national development and progress in the future. "Legal rules should keep abreast of developments....

AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA POLICY RESEARCH FORUM IN JAKARTA.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Some 32 of the most prominent researchers from Indonesia and Australia will present their joint findings on a range of topical governance issues at the two countries' Policy Research Forum here on Monday, December 3,...

AUSTRALIAN MAN HANGS HIMSELF IN BALIKPAPAN.
December 3, 2007... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): An Australian national, identified as Jimmie Richard Douglas Wroth (43), was found dead in the house of a relative in Sepingan, Balikpapan,on Monday after apparently hanging himself , police said....

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in soma major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post BALI TALKS SEEKS BALANCE ON CLIMATE, ECONOMY A UN climate conference begins here Monday with parties set to negotiate a new global...

INDOSAT'S "idAA+" RATINGS NOT AFFECTED BY KPPU'S DECISION: PEFINDO.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 3(ANTARA): Credit rating agency Pefindo said a ruling by Indonesia's competition watchdog that Singapore's Temasek broke anti-monopoly laws has no immediate impact on the ratings of state cellular phone operator PT Indosat Tbk. and...

BULL POPULATION INCREASES OVER 100 PERCENT IN MERU BETIRI NATIONAL PARK.
December 3, 2007... Jember, East Java, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): The population of bulls in Meru Betiri national park (TNMB) in Bande Alit, Jember, East Java Province, has increased by more than 100 percent, from 42 to 160 bulls currently. The national park in...

FOUR NATIONAL PARKS IN JAMBI SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN UNFCC.
December 3, 2007... Jambi, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Four national parks in Jambi should be included in the Indonesian agenda during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) to be held in Bali 3-14 December. The four are the National Parks of...

INDONESIA IS A GREAT REGIONAL POWER : RUSSIAN AIR FORCE COMMANDER.
December 3, 2007... Jakarta, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti) - Indonesia is one of the great powers in the Asian region, said Colonel General Alexander Zelin, commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force, who has just ended his working visit to Indonesia. In an...

SEVEN VILLAGES IN MADIUN THREATENED WITH WATER CRISIS.
December 3, 2007... Madiun, East Java, Dec. 3 (ANTARA): Water crisis threatened seven villages in Kare subdistrict, Madiun District, East Java Province, as clean water pipes and agricultural irrigation network were damaged by landslides recently, a local official...

FIT AND PROPER TEST FOR PROSPECTIVE MILY CHIEF EVENTUALLY SET ON WEDNESDAY.
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): A closed-door meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I on Tuesday night decided to hold a fit and proper test for the prospective chief of the National Defence Forces (TNI) General Djoko Santoso on...

WHIRLWIND DAMAGES 260 HOUSES IN LOSARI, WEST JAVA.
December 4, 2007... Cirebon, West Java, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): A whirlwind hit Kalisari village, Losari Subdistrict, Cirebon District, on Monday at around 8.30 pm local time, damaging at least 260 houses. Five residents were seriously injured and three other were...

PRESIDENT WELCOMES STUDENTS' TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION.
December 4, 2007... Denpasar, Dec 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a meeting with environment-minded students here Tuesday welcomed the technological innovations for environmental preservation some of them had made. The technological...

News Focus: EARTH MUST BE SAVED WITH OPTIMISM.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The Earth must be saved from climate change-induced destruction with optimism without which nobody will be willing to make the effort of negotiating and exerting pressure in climate-change matters, Greenpeace...

TNI'S PEACE MISSIONS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMPLEX: MILY CHIEF.
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The peace missions the Indonesian military carry out on behalf of the United Nations are becoming more and more complex and varied, Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto said. ...

US READY TO SUPPORT ADAPTATION FUND.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The United States' chief negotiator to the international conference on climate change in Bali Harlan L Watson said his government was ready to support the adaptation fund being fought for by developing countries. ...

News Focus: RI WANTS BINDING AGREEMENT AS NGOs DOUBT COMMITMENT TO SAVING FORESTS.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Developed nations are urged to adopt a binding agreement on reduction of carbon emissions as non-governmental organizations cast doubt about the commitment of many countries to saving tropical forests. "We...

EU TO USE CLEAN-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO CUT GREENHOUSE EMISSSION.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Introduction of clean-energy producing technology will be the strategy of the European Union to reduce its greenhouse emissions by 20 percent by 2020, the EU delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention...

US STILL SEEKING APPROPRIATE MECHANISM FOR TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The United States is still seeking a more appropriate mechanism for technology transfer to developing countries as clean technology is mostly owned by the private sector, its representatve at the UN climate...

FOEI: RICH COUNTRIES SHOULD PAY DAMAGES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Rich countries should pay developing nations damages due to climate change to reduce gas emissions and help communities that are vulnerable to the impact of climate change, Climate Coordinator of Friends of the...

UNFCCC: CUSTOMARY COMMUNITIES THE BIGGEST VICTIMS OF GLOBAL WARMING.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Ordinary people will be the first to feel the impact of a natural disaster, executive director of the Forum for Environment (Walhi) Khalid Muhammad said. "Global warming has adversely affected many people. The...

RI HOPES DEVELOPED NATIONS TO ACCEPT BINDING AGREEMENT ON EMISSION REDUCTION.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia expects developed nations to accept a binding agreement on the reduction of carbon emissions likely to be achieved at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Bali. "We hope developed...

AUSTRALIA HOPES BALI SUMMIT YIELD A "STEP FORWARD".
December 4, 2007... Brisbane, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Australia has expressed hope that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change summit in Bali, Indonesia, would yield a "step forward" to a solution on climate change. The hope was expressed by Australian Federal...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS TERNATE, NORTH MALUKU.
December 4, 2007... Ternate, North Maluku, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Ternate, North Maluku Province, on Tuesday at 9.05 am Eastern Indonesian Time (WIT). The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a...

TANGERANG INUNDATED BY 1.7-METER-HIGH FLOOD WATERS.
December 4, 2007... Tangerang, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): Incessant heavy rains since late Monday triggered a flood which put all level ground in Tangerang city under 1.7 meters of water on Tuesday. Hundreds of houses along Imam Bonjol Street, Karawaci sub district,...

NORTH SULAWESI ROCKED BY 6-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
December 4, 2007... Manado, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): North Sulawesi was shaken by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale on Tuesday, at 11.37 local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 1.94 degrees northern latitude and 126.34 degrees...

FLOODS INUNDATE HOUSING COMPLEXES IN BEKASI.
December 4, 2007... Bekasi, West Java, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains since late Monday inundated several housing complexes in Bekasi city on Tuesday. The inundated housing complexes included Pondok Mitra Lestari, Pekayon, Villa...

FORESTRY MINISTRY ORGANIZES PARALLEL EVENTS DURING UNFCCC.(Conference news)
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Forestry Ministry is organizing parallel events such as workshops, exhibition, field trips, Forest Day, Indonesian Conservation Expo and Wetland Day, from December 4 to 14, 2007, on the occasion of the...

TFG DOUBTS MANY COUNTRIES' COMMITMENT TO SAVING TROPICAL FORESTS.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The US-based Tropical Forest Group (TFG) has expressed doubt about the commitment of many countries to saving tropical forests given their lackluster performance in conserving the environment since the Rio Earth...

HIGH DEMAND FOR AUSTRALIAN TOURIST VISAS.
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Indonesians planning to travel to Australia for holidays over the next few months should lodge their visa applications as soon as possible, Australian Embassy media release said here on Tuesday. It quoted First...

PRESIDENT NOT USED TO ISSUING INFORMAL MEMOS BYPASSING BUREAUCRACY.
December 4, 2007... Denpasar, Dec 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was not used to the practice of issuing informal memos containing certain requests to officials or decision-makers. "I never issue 'katabeleces' (informal memos...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON PEOPLE TO REDUCE USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLE, PLASTIC GOODS.
December 4, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Dec. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the Indonesian people to lessen the use of private vehicles and plastic goods. In order to reduce air pollution, government officials and the people should...

PRESIDENT INSPECTS BLUE ENERGY EXHIBITION.
December 4, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inspected the Blue Energy Exhibition on the sidelines of his working visit in Bali on Tuesday. The "Clean Air, Clean Fuel, Clean Vehicle Exhibition" at Bali Collection in...

TUESDAY'S INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post OPTIMISTIC START TO CLIMATE MEET The global effort to save the planet is gaining momentum as support grows...

BALI SUMMIT APPLAUDS AUSTRALIA FOR KYOTO MOVE.(Conference notes)
December 4, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): After Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed documents to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as he took the oath of office on Monday, the country received huge applause at the UN conference on climate change in Bali....

ALL HOUSE FACTIONS AGREE DJOKO SANTOSO AS MILY CHIEF.
December 5, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 5 (ANTARA): An internal plenum of defense commission of the House of Representatives on Wednesday night eventually reached agreement that Army General Djoko Santoso be appointed by the President as Military (TNI) Chief. The...

RI FOREIGN MINISTRY HOLDS ASIA-AFRICA FILM FEST.
December 5, 2007... Bandung, W Java, Dec 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry in association with Asian and African embassies will hold an Asia Africa Film Festival featuring 14 films from Iraq, Uzbekistan, India, Bangladesh, Algeria, Kenya, South...

WALHI PRESSES FOR EXCLUSION OF CARBON BROKERS FROM NEGOTIATIONS.
December 5, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) pressed on Wednesday for the exclusion of what it termed "carbon brokers" from any negotiations between Indonesia and other countries at the ongoing United Nations...

RICH COUNTRIES ASKED TO FUND POOR COUNTRIES ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
December 5, 2007... Banda Aceh, Dec 5 (ANTARA): Oxfam International urged rich countries attending the on-going United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Bali to meet their promises and show their goodwill to extend compensation for poor...

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES STILL RELUCTANT TO TAKE LEAD IN EMISSION CUTS: NGO.
December 5, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Nov 5 (ANTARA): Up to the second day of the international conference on climate change here, developed countries were still showing reluctance to take the lead in reducing gas emissions, an non-governmental organization...

GCAP CALLS ON UN TO APPROVE AMBITIOUS CARBON REDUCTION TARGET.
December 5, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 5 (ANTARA): The Global Call Action against Poverty (GCAP) is calling for an urgent global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 and to seek increased funding for...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY ON SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE PROJECT.
December 5, 2007... Bandar Lampung, Dec 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the immediate implementation of an in-depth feasibility study on the proposed construction of a bridge over the Sunda Strait to link Java and Sumatra islands. "A...

DEVELOPED NATIONS SHOULD NOT USE NEW CLIMATE REGIME TO HIDE THEIR FAILURE : EXPERT.
December 5, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, Dec 5 (ANTARA): The post-Kyoto Protocol 2012 climate regime should not become an excuse for developed nations to hide their failure to meet the carbon emissions reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol, a sustainable...

INDONESIA LOST 24 ISLANDS BY DISASTERS, EXPLOITATION : MINISTER.
December 5, 2007... Jakarta, Dec 5 (ANTARA): Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fredy Numberi said that to date Indonesia had lost 24 small islands because of tidal waves, tsunami, exploitation and abrasion. Speaking on the sidelines of a function to...