ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from December 2008

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from December 2008

PRESIDENT ASKS TNI, POLICE TO REMAIN ALERT TO TERRORISM.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the rank and file of the National Defense Forces (TNI) and Police to be alert to the possibility of security disturbances like the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, and the...

PUSRI'S PEKALONGAN BRANCH READY TO MEET LOCAL FERTILIZER DEMAND.
December 1, 2008... Pekalongan, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The Pela;ongan office of fertilizer maker PT Pusri gave the assurance here Monday it still had a sufficient volume of Kujang fertilizer in its storehouses to meet local farmers need until the end of this month. The...

PRESIDENT HOPES POLITICAL TENSIONS IN THAILAND OVER SOON.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope the Thai government and nation will be able soon to end the current political tensions and find the best possible solution to the conflict in their country....

GAS STATIONS IN JAKARTA LOWER PREMIUM GASOLINE PRICE.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Gas stations in Jakarta beginning on December 1, 2008 or Sunday night (00.00 local time-WIB) lowered the premium gasoline price from Rp6,000 to Rp5,500 per liter. The government decided to cut the price of subsidized...

PUSRI PLANTS TO BE FIRED WITH COAL INSTEAD OF GAS.
December 1, 2008... Palembang, S Sumatra, Dec 1 (ANTARA): South Sumatra-based fertilizer maker PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (PT Pusri) is planning to replace the gas it uses to fire its plants with coal from Tanjung Enim within the next five years, a provincial...

GOVT CONSIDERING LOWERING DIESEL OIL PRICE: PRESIDENT.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoyon said the government was studying the possibility of lowering the price of diesel oil in January next year. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, the president said the...

SOME 24 INDONESIAN ISLANDS DISAPPEARED IN 2005-3007 PERIOD.
December 1, 2008... Medan, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Data from marine affairs and fisheries ministry show that at least 24 small Indonesian islands have disappeared in the 2005-2007 period, a North Sumatra environmental agency official said. The islands had vanished due to...

ACEH FLOOD LEAVES ONE DEAD, HUNDREDS OF HOUSES INUNDATED.
December 1, 2008... Banda Aceh, Dec 1 (ANTARA): A huge flood triggered by days of torrential rain has left one dead and inundated hundreds of houses in East Aceh district. Aceh provincial social service office spokesman Bukhari said here on Monday that Hayati...

INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Academics from Australia and Indonesia are joining forces in a research program with A$5.8 million in funding to be provided under the Australia Indonesia Partnership to improve governance, an Australian embassy...

ASEAN, JAPAN DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): ASEAN and Japan held a meeting here to discuss the implementation of their Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) agreement and to announce its application in four ASEAN member states, a conference source said. "We...

RI OFFERS TO FORMALIZE ASEAN CHARTER IN JAKARTA.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia proposes to formalize the ratification of the ASEAN Charter by all its 10 members in Jakarta if the security situation in Thailand does not allow it to be done there as planned. "Indonesia hopes Thailand can...

PRESIDENT : CIVIL SERVANTS MUST REMAIN NEUTRAL IN ELECTIONS.
December 1, 2008... Bandung, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said civil servants should remain neutral and professional in connection with the implementation of the general elections next year. As a national advisor to the Indonesian Civil...

BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM EXPECTED TO BECOME EMBRYO OF EVERLASTING PEACE IN ASIA.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The Bali Democracy Forum to be held in the resort island of Bali was expected to become an embryo of everlasting peace in countries in the Asian region, a senior official of the foreign ministry said. Andri Hadi, the...

KPK REFUTES AG'S STATEMENT ON BUDGET FOR CORRUPTION CASE HANDLING.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar has refuted Attorney General Hendarman Supandji's recent statement about the budget enjoyed by KPK prosecutors to fund their operations. He said the budget...

GARUDA TO FLY PASSENGERS STRANDED IN BANGKOK FROM MILY AIRPORT.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Garuda Indonesia plans to fly its passengers who are now stranded in Bangkok by a special flight by way of Utha Pao military airbase on December 3 and 5 using an F-373 800 that has 160 seats. The airline's VP corporate...

SHIKISHAMA" ARRIVED IN JAKARTA FOR A PIRACY JOINT EXERCISE.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Japan Coast Guard (JCG) ship "Shikisama", scheduled for a Japan-Indonesia joint exercise in Indonesian waters on December 5, 2008, arrived at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, on Monday. "This joint exercise is aimed to...

PRESIDENT : AVOID UNNECESSARY MOBILIZATION OF MASSES.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all parties in the country to avoid mobilization of masses in ways that could trigger disturbances to public order. "I call on all components of the nation to preserve the...

LAWS NOT TO SUPPOSED TO BLOCK ACCESS TO TREATMENT: UNAIDS.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The UNAIDS suggested that the law and policy in several countries not to block access to preventive and healing treatments of people living with HIV. According to an UNAIDS press release received by Antara here Monday...

News Focus: BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM PROMOTES REGIONAL & INT'L COOP IN DEMOCRACY.
December 1, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Dec 1, (ANTARA) - The absence of a democratic forum in Asia provides a great opportunity for Indonesia to make a political breakthrough by hosting the Bali Democracy Forum, which will be held in Bali on December 10 and...

RESEARCHERS PRESENT RESULTS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY STUDIES.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Eighteen Indonesian and Australian researchers under the Australia-Indonesia Governance Research Partnership presented on Monday the result of their research on government policies under the theme "Policy Research...

RI COULD BENEFIT FROM ASEAN+3 LIQUIDITY FACILITY.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia could benefit the Japanese liquidity facility of Asean+3 under the Chiang Mai Initiative to support foreign exchange reserve to finance the 2009 state budget deficit. "The support to the budget deficit will be...

KPK PREPARES SPECIAL UNIFORM FOR CORRUPTION DETAINEES.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has prepared a special uniform for detainees suspected of corruption cases handled by the commission. KPK chief Antasari Azhar said here on Monday the decision to...

RI PRESIDENT RECEIVES INDIAN LEADER.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a courtesy call from Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at 10 am local time at presidential palace here Monday. President Patil who arrived in Indonesia last Friday...

FIRST LADY LEADS WOMEN'S MOVEMENT OF TREE PLANTING AND CARING.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): First Lady Ani Yudhoyono launched a Women's Movement of Tree Planting and Caring 2008 themed: "Towards Family's Food Resilience" at Ocean Park of Ancol Recreational Center here on Monday. At the event expected to be...

BUAYA ISLAND MARINE PARK DAMAGED BY FIHSERMEN'S EXPLOSIVES.
December 1, 2008... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): Buaya Island Marine Park in Alor District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, has been seriously damaged by the use of explosives in fishing, a local official said. "It's very saddening because the...

RI, INDIA AGREE TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 1 (ANTARAa) - The Indonesian and Indian governments have agreed to increase trade between their two countries from US$6.5 billion to US$10 billion in the years to come. In a joint press conference with visiting Indian President...

MILY IN NTB STEPPING UP SECURITY FOLLOWING MUMBAI ATTACKS.
December 1, 2008... Mataram, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) military command has stepped up its territorial monitoring operations in the province in view of the possibility of terrorist elements from Mumbai, India, trying to hide in the province, a...

NIRMALA DISAPPOINTED BY EX-EMPLOYER'S TEMPORARY RELEASE.
December 1, 2008... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): Nirmala Bonat (24), an Indonesian maid who was tortured by her Malaysian employer, Yim Pek Ha, said she was disappointed by a Malaysian court ruling releasing Ha from jail on bail pending a higher...

GOVT URGED TO OVERCOME FERTILIZER SCARCITIES IN NTB.
December 1, 2008... Mataram, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The government should soon overcome fertilizer scarcities in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province by directing local farmers to switch to organic fertilizer, a provincial legislator said. "The government should encourage...

MINISTER: REGREENING PROGRAM IMPORTANT TO PREVENT FLOODS.
December 1, 2008... Sungailiat Bangka, Dec. 12 (ANTARA): State Enterprise Minister Sofyan Djalil has said that regreening program is very important to prevent floods in the rainy season, as Indonesia has the highest amount of rainfall in the world. Regreening...

PPP YET TO DECIDE ON PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
December 1, 2008... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The United Development Party (PPP) has not made any official decision with regard to naming or supporting a name of person it would the ticket for the 2009 presidential election. "Officially, PPP has...

FIRST LADY : TREES MUST BE MULTIPLIED ACCORDING TO POPULATION GROWTH.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): First Lady Ani Yudhoyono said she hoped that at one point in the future the number of trees in Indonesia would grow at the same rate as its population The First Lady expressed the hope when launching a Women's Tree...

POLICE CHIEF ASKS WATER POLICE TO INTENSIFY SECURITY IN OUTERMOST ISLES.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri has instructed water police to intensify security in the country's outermost isles. "Safeguarding the country's border lines and outermost isles are crucial for the...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. The Jakarta Post GOVT SLAMMED OVER 'FAILURE' ON HIV/AIDS The government has been urged to change its "ineffective" approach...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO RECEIVES INDIAN PRESIDENT.
December 1, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Merdeka Palace, here, on Monday, received visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Patil wearing a white saree was greeted in a state welcoming ceremony. During her...

FOUR PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS VIRUS IN GORONTALO LAST MONTH.
December 1, 2008... Gorontalo, Dec 1 (ANTARA): AIDS handling commission workers said that four people were infected with the HIV/AIDS virus in November 2008, a drastic increase if compared with those contracting the disease months earlier. Chairman of Gorontalo's...

OVER 100 HIV/AIDS CARRIERS DIE IN NORTH SUMATRA.
December 1, 2008... Medan, N Sumatra, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The number of HIV/AIDS carriers in North Sumatra has continued to increase, while the number of those who have died of the disease has so far has been recorded at 107 in the province, a volunteer worker said....

NUMBER OF HIV/AIDS CASES IN BABEL INCREASING.
December 1, 2008... Pangkalpinang, Dec 1 (ANTARA): The number of HIV/AIDS carriers in the province of Bangk Belitung (Babel) has increased from 10 in 2007 to 20 in 2008, an AIDS Elimination Commission (KPA) spokesman said. "Most of the HIV/AIDS patients are male...

PRESIDENT TO INAUGURATE FLYOVER IN S SUMATRA.
December 1, 2008... Palembang, S Sumatra, Dec 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to pay a working visit in Palembang, South Sumatra province in the middle of this month during which he will inaugurate a flyover and open a national meeting...

RI SHOULD REMIND PEOPLE OF WALLACE'S ROLE IN EVOLUTION THEORY.
December 2, 2008... Ternate, North Maluku, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The president of the Indonesian Association of Sciences (AIPI), Prof Sangkot Marzuki, said here Tuesday that Indonesia had the interest to remind the world about the role of Alfred Russel Wallace in the...

RI TO SIGN CONVENTION ON CLUSTER BOMBS.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The government will sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) on CCM Conference in Oslo, Norway, on December 1 to 4, to support world peace, a minister said. "Indonesia as well as other countries have the interest...

ELEVEN DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE PANNING GOLD IN SE SULAWESI.
December 2, 2008... Kasipute, Southeast Sulawesi, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): As many as 11 deaths occurred among people panning gold in a traditional gold mining area in Bombana district, Southeast Sulawesi since the field was opened to the public early November, a local...

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER ARRIVES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
December 2, 2008... Jeddah, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni in his capacity as the leader of the Indonesian Hajj pilgrimage this year arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday evening. Minister Basyuni was greeted among others by...

INT'L KERONCONG FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN SURAKARTA.
December 2, 2008... Solo, Central Java, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): An International Keroncong Festival will be held in the palace of the Surakarta sultanate here from December 4 to 6, 2008. Some 14 'keroncong' groups, including one from Malaysia, are to participate in the...

UNICEF, MUSLIM AID PROVIDE ACEH SCHOOLS WITH CLEAN WATER FACILITIES.
December 2, 2008... Banda Aceh, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and Muslim Aid Indonesia have provided seven schools in Aceh Besar district with clean water facilities, Unicef spokesperson Ivy Susanti said here Tuesday. "Seven schools...

PRESIDENT : TEACHERS' CAPABILITY, WELFARE TO BE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government was committed to the continuous improvement of teachers' capability and welfare for the advancement of national education. "The government is very serious in its...

HOUSE SPEAKER DENIES MPS' 'INTENSIVE COMMUNICATION' ALLOWANCE RAISED.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono has denied that the country's legislators had had their "intensive communication" allowance increased. "I have checked with the House Secretariat General and learned...

PRESIDENT: AVOID POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED APPOINTMENTS.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday emphasized the importance of political interest-free appointment of central and local government officials to avoid conflict of interest that would eventually only harm...

LEGISLATOR DEFENDS KPK'S EXISTENCE.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) might well dissolve the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) if the police and public prosecutor's offices were already functioning as they should in fighting corruption, a...

LIPI SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF WALLACEA BOTANICAL GARDEN.
December 2, 2008... Ternate, North Maluku, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): The head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Prof. Umar Anggara Jenie, said his office continued to support the planned development of a Wallacea Botanical Garden in North Maluku. "It will...

PRESIDENT: PUBLIC OPINION POLLS MUST BE ACCOUNTABLE.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said public opinion polls, be they political or non-political, must be accountable and carried out with a valid methodology, correct samples and neutrally. Speaking when receiving...

MUHAMMADIYAH LEADER REGRETS MUMBAI ATTACK, URGES WORLD TO FIGHT TERRORISM.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): Muhammamdiyah leader Din Syamsuddin has expressed regret about the Mumbai terorist attacks, saying the incident should not be linked to Islam as the religion taught peace and love instead of killing people. "I regret...

KPI MONITORS 40 TV INFOTAINTMENT PROGRAMS.
December 2, 2008... Pekanbaru, Riau, Dec 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) is currently monitoring 40 television information and entertainment (infotaintment) shows on suspicion of often showing pornographic elements that may harm viewers...

RI PARTICIPATES IN ASIAN AND MIDEAST DANCE FESTIVAL IN BUDAPEST.
December 2, 2008... London, Dec 2 (ANTARA): An art team of the Indonesian embassy in Budapest, Hungary, participated in the Asian and Middle East dance festival at the Petofi Csarnok building in Budapest. Their appearance on the stage received warm applause from...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post MOST RIVERS FACE SEVERE POLLUTION, STUDY FINDS Siti, a housewife who lives near the Kalimalang canal in...

THOUSANDS OF LAPINDO MUDFLOW VICTIMS TO STAGE RALLY IN FRONT OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA): Thousands of Lapindo Brantas mudflow victims from Sidoarjo, East Java, have planned to stage a massive rally in front of Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday to demand compensation for their houses which had been buried in...

RI'S EMBASSY PROMOTES HANDICRAFT IN PRAGUE'S INT'L CHRISTMAS BAZAAR.
December 2, 2008... London, Dec 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's Embassy is taking part in the International Christmas Bazaar in Prague, Czech Republic, an official said. Opened by the first lady of Czech republic, Madame livia Klausova, the event was participated in by...

RI TO SIGN CCM IN NORWAY.
December 2, 2008... Jakarta, Dec. 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government will participate in the signing of Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) during a conference from December 1-4, 2008 in Oslo, Norway, in a bid to support world peace. Defense Minister Juwono...

JICA HOLDS WORKSHOP ON NEW PARADIGM OF BUSINESS MODELS.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a workshop at Aryaduta Hotel here on Wednesday entitled New Paradigm for a Better Society: A New Business Model for Private, NGO and Academies on Development...

INDONESIA KEEPS MONITORING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THAILAND.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government keeps paying careful attention on Thailand's political developments and understand the postponement of the 14th ASEAN summit due to the Thai political crisis, a statement said. The Thai...

MANY CONSTRAINTS HAMPERING CBM DEVELOPMENT IN RI : OFFICIAL.
December 3, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Although scientifically coal bed methane (CBM) has been identified as a potential new energy source with promising prospects, many constraints hamper its development in Indonesia, an energy offairs official...

POLITICIZATION STILL BUGGING RI BUREAUCRACY : MINISTER.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): One of the problems met in reforming Indonesia's bureaucracy is its continuing politicization whereas it should actually be kept free from any political pressure, Administrative Reform Minister Taufik Effendi said. "The...

GOVT READY TO HELP PEOPLE FACE CRISIS IN 2009.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government has prepared concrete steps to help people at the grass-root level face an expected economic crisis in 2009, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Wednesday. "The objective of the...

RI HANDS COP-UNFCCC CHAIR TO POLAND.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia transferred the chair of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-UNFCCC) to Poland in Warsaw recently, according to a report from the Polish capital. The...

INFID: RI HAS GOOD REASONS TO RESCIND GERMAN WARSHIP PURCHASE.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Non-governmental organization INFID (Forum on Indonesian Development) said Indonesia had good reasons to stop paying a US$560-million debt to Germany on the purchase of 39 used warships, and demand the return of past...

News Focus: PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO SCHEDULED TO OPEN BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM.
December 3, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Dec 2, (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to open the Bali Democracy Forum held on December 10 and 11, 2008 to build and consolidate democracy as strategic agenda for Asia. Seen as a political...

RI, KENYA PROMOTE COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING NATIONS TO ADDRESS CRISIS.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Kenya have agreed to step up cooperation among developing countries in addressing the current global financial crisis, a minister said. The two countries also discussed the possibility of cooperation to...

MPR CHAIRMAN: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IS STRATEGIC FOR THE NATION.
December 3, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Religious education especially Islam has a strategic role to play for the nation in carrying out the mission of national education in this world largest archipelagic country, a senior officer says. Chairman of...

GOVT ASKS PERTAMINA TO OVERCOME PREMIUM GASOLINE SCARCITIES.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The government has warned state oil company PT Pertamina about subsidized premium gasoline scarcities at fuel refilling stations in the country and asked the company to immediately overcome the problem. "The premium...

PT PUSRI INCREASES 2008 FERTILIZER ALLOTMENT FOR CENTRAL JAVA.
December 3, 2008... Semarang, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Central Java's 2008 subsidized urea fertilizer quota has been increased by 22,393 tons to 841,000 tons in view of the fertilizer scarcities local farmers have been facing lately, a fertilizer company PT Pusri official...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major newspapers here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post THE WORLST TO COME IN H1 OF 2009: MULYANI The impact of global economic slowdown will likely peak in the fist half of 2009,...

JAKARTA POLICE DISCLOSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE.
December 3, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The Jakarta Police on Tuesday evening disclosed a trafficking syndicate at a house on E street in Kebon Jeruk area, West Jakarta. The police raided the house and held some 18 young women who would be sold to Taiwan but...

NATIONAL AUTO RACER ANANDA MIKOLA NAMED TORTURE SUSPECT.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - National auto racer Ananda Mikola and some of his friends - AR, YG and R -- were named suspects by the Central Jakarta police for their involvement the torture of Agung Setiawan. Central Jakarta Police Resort Chief...

INDONESIAN SEAMAN IN SOUTH CHINA SEA RESCUED BY PANAMAIAN SHIP.
December 4, 2008... Beijing, Dec 4 (ANTARA): An Indonesian sailor drifting in the South China Sea for five days was saved by a Panamaian tanker when sailing to Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province, China, an official said. "The sailor who said he came from Palembang...

TWO SHIPS HAVE THEIR PASSENGERS DISEMBARK INTO MOTOR BOAT.
December 4, 2008... Karimun, Riau islands, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Two passengers ships - Batam Jet and Dumai Express -- serving the Batam-Tanjung Balai Karimun-Selate Panjang route, were compelled to have their passengers disembark into a motor boat, as the Selat Panjang...

RI-JAPAN ANTIPIRACY EXERCISE IN JAKARTA BAY.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) and several Indonesian maritime safety agencies held a joint anti piracy operation exercise in the Bay of Jakarta on Thursday. In the exercise, personnel from the Japanese and Indonesian...

BATIK'S RECOGNITION AS WORLD HERITAGE EXPECTED IN 2009.
December 4, 2008... Nusa Dua, Bali Dec 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia is hoping the United Nations agency for cultural affairs UNESCO will have named its Batik cloth as a world heritage by September, 2009, a culture ministry official said. "We are optimistic about this...

SOME FOREIGN GOVT LEADERS TO ATTEND CTI SUMMIT IN MANADO.
December 4, 2008... Manado, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Several foreign heads of state/government are to attend the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit 2009 here next May in conjunction with a World Ocean Conference (WOC), a spokesperson for the events' organizers said....

SITI MUSDAH TO RECEIVE YAP THIAM HIEN HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Siti Musdah Aulia, a woman activist, will be awarded a Yap Thiam Hien human rights award in recognition of her fight for gender equality, the head of the awarding body said here Thursday. Todung Mulya Lubis, chairman of...

M'SIA TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN RI DESPITE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Malaysia will continue making investments in Indonesia despite the economic slowdown due to the world financial crisis because it is a strategic neighbor, the country's chief diplomat here said. Malaysian ambassador to...

IF CRISIS LASTS, RI WORKERS IN MALAYSIA TO BE AFFECTED.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia will be affected if the global financial crisis has a protracted impact on Malaysia, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Dato Zainal Abidin bin Mahamad Zain said here on Thursday....

TWENTY-SEVEN COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS NATURAL DISASTERS IN ACEH.
December 4, 2008... Banda Aceh Dec 4 (ANTARA): About 130 delegates from 27 countries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are to attend the 8th Asean Regional Forum's Inter Session Meeting on Disaster Relief here on December 5-6, 2008, a local official said....

BI RATE CUT DRIVES STOCK INDEX UP.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian central bank's decision to cut its rate caused the Jakarta Stock Exchange index to close 1.07 percent higher on Thursday. The index rose 12.798 points to 1,205.324. The LQ45 index meanwhile increased...

HOUSE TO RATIFY HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROTOCOL IN EARLY 2009.
December 4, 2008... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) plans to complete deliberations for the ratification of the international protocol against human trafficking before its term expires in 2009, a legislator said. "We expect to finish...