ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from February 2005

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from February 2005

NIGERIAN SUSPECT REJECTS LAWYER'S ASSISTANCE.
February 1, 2005... Jakara, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - Hillary (28), a Negerian national who was captured red handed in illegal possession of 40 grams of heroin, refused to accept a lawyer for her defence at the trial on Monday. Accompanied by an interpreter of the...

GOVT SEEKS ISSUANCE OF EURO-DENOMINATED GLOBAL BONDS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - The government is seeking a possibility to issue euro-denominated global bonds, the Director General of the Treasury at the Finance Ministry, Mulia Nasution said. "There is a possibility to issue (global bonds) in...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION OF NEW DRAFT LAW ON IMMIGRATION.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked for an immediate discussion of a new draft law on immigration as the existing law needs reviewing. "In order to build the law and develop the immigration, I call for...

HEADLINES FROM MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2005.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies. The Jakarta Post, Media Indonesia, Republika TIME RUNNING OUT FOR RI ILLEGALS Following the end on Monday of the three-month amnesty program, more...

Editorial Summary: Bisnis Indonesia Tuesday February 1, 2005.
February 1, 2005... ECONOMY, STILL A PROMISE One hundred days in the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla have elapsed. Different institutions including the press have made evaluations on the first 100 days of the government program. According to the most of...

HOWARD TO MEET AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN ACEH.
February 1, 2005... Brisbane, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard is expected to meet Wednesday the Australian troops who are carrying out humanitarian mission in the recent-tsunami stricken province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, media reports...

BA'ASYIR TO BE EXAMINED AS JAMAAH ISLAMIYAH LEADER.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTRARA) - Indonesia's Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was scheduled to be examined at the Agriculture Ministry's auditorium here Tueasday for serving as leader of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) allegedly responsible for a string of...

EARTHQUAKE HITS EAST JAVA WATERS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred in East Java at 3.21 a.m. on Tuesday with an epicentre in the sea some 119 km to the south of East Java's Lumajang district, the Meteorological and Geophysical...

BULOG SELLING RICE IN ACEH PUBLIC MARKETS TO COUNTER PRICE SPIRAL.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - State logistics company Perum Bulog has so far sold 216.14 tons of rice in public markets in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province in its effort to counter a rising trend in the staple's local price recently, a company...

EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DISTRICT IN E JAVA PROVINCE.
February 1, 2005... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rattled Lumajang district in East Java province on Tuesday, an official has said here. "The quake's epicenter was traced at 9.21 degrees south latitude and...

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT MALAYSIA FOR TALKS ON IMMIGRANT WORKERS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will shortly visit Malaysia to discuss the problem of Indonesian migrant workers with the Malaysian government, presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng said here on Tuesday. ...

BRUNEI'S SULTAN VISITS ACEH.
February 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Hassanal Bolkiah on Tuesday visited Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam which was hit by a strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami on December 26, 2004. Bolkiah was accompanied by Indonesian...

MALAYSIA DELAYS CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
February 1, 2005... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (ANTARA/AFP) - Malaysia has delayed a major crackdown on illegal immigrants apparently at the request of Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Nations, local media said on Tuesday. No official announcement of the...

PRESIDENT OKAYS INVESTIGATION OF THREE MORE DISTRICT HEADS FOR CORRUPTION.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued permission to question three more district heads and one deputy district head in alleged corruption cases, a spokesman said here Tuesday. The three district heads are...

C SULAWESI EARNS US$171 MILLION FROM EXPORTS IN 2004.
February 1, 2005... Palu, C Sulawesi, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Central Sulawesi earned US$171 million from export of various industrial and non industrial products in 2004 the figure being 10 percent higher than its export value in 2003, a local official said. "The...

SYRIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS LETTER OF CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Syrian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Darwish Baladi presented the Letter of Credentials to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Merdeka Palace here Tuesday. After the official ceremony, President...

FOREIGN MINISTER STILL DOUBTS REPORT OF DULMATIN'S DEATH IN PHILIPPINES.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here Tuesday he still doubted a recent report that Dulmatin, who is wanted in Indoensia as a terror suspect, was killed by Philippine security forces in the Southern...

GOVT REVIVES REGULATION REQUIRING EXPATRIATES TO JOIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is once again requiring expatriates working in Indonesia to join the government-sponsored Workers Social Insurance (Jamsostek) scheme, Manpower and Transmigration Ministry (Depnakertrans)...

RI PRESIDENT TO VISIT SINGAPORE ON FEBRUARY 15.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was expected to pay a working visit to Singapore on February 15, 2005, a Singapore senior minister has said. "The president will visit Singapore on February 15,"...

BA'ASYIR DENIES HE IS JAMAAH ISLAMIYAH LEADER.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is on trial as a terror suspect, denied in a court session here Tuesday he was the leader of Jamaaah Islamiyuah (JI), an alleged terror network in Southeast Asia, but affirmed he...

PRIVATIZATION NO LONGER GOVT'S MAIN MEANS OF RAISING CASH : MINISTER.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will not make privatization or the sale of state-owned companies its main means of raising fresh funds, State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto said here. "Income from state...

MARTIYONO APPOINTED PERTAMINA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - A general meeting of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina shareholders has decided to appoint Martiyono Hadiyanto as the company's president commissioner replacing Laksamana Sukardi, State Minister for State...

HOUSE TO ISSUE 284 LAWS IN NEXT FIVE YEARS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives planned to issue 284 laws with the government, in implementation of the national legislation program in the 2005-2009 period, the result of a House plenary session here said on Tuesday. ...

FEMALE RI WORKERS TRAPPED IN SEXUAL SLAVERY IN SAUDI ARABIA.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Hajj Supervisory Board has discovered cases of female Indonesian workers being exploited as sex slaves by certain parties in Saudi Arabia, a senior legislator who heads the body...

MALUKU TOURISM OFFICE TO FIND TRUTH ABOUT MYSTERIOUS CROCODILES IN WETAR ISLAND.
February 1, 2005... Ambon, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - A team of the Maluku Tourism office here will soon leave for Wetar Island in Southwest Maluku to find out about the truth of what the local population has seen as a crocodile with more than one head in Lake Tihu in the...

MINISTRY ALLOWS ISLAND RESORT TO TURN MANGROVE FOREST INTO DUMPING SITE.
February 1, 2005... Denpasar, Feb 1 (ANTARA) The Forestry Ministry has given the green light to the the Bali administration to turn a 10-ha mangrove forest in Suwung subdistrict in southern Bali into a final dumping ground which can accommodate wastes from four...

INHUMANE TO TAKE ACEH CHILDREN AWAY FROM HOME, CHURCH LEADER SAYS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - A Catholic leader said here on Tuesday that it was inhumane to take children affected by recent tsunami in Aceh to other places far away from their homes. "It is really inhumane to bring the children to other...

RI RESPECTS M'SIA DECISION TO DEPORT ILLEGAL MIGRANT.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The government has paid respect to Malaysia's decision to deport illegal Indonesian migrant workers after the expiration of amnesty period on January 31, Legal and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin said. Hamid...

BUMN WATCH DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF ATTENTION TO CORRUPTION ERADICATION.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA)-- BUMN (state enterprises) Watch expressed disappointment as only a few of its board of management figures have attended a pledge to eradicate corruption and the need for transparency in the reconstruction of tsunami-hit...

IF RI-GAM TALKS FAIL, UNCERTAINTY WILL PREVAIL IN ACEH.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Should the peace talks between Indonesia and GAM end in a failure, uncertainty will prevail in the life of people especially in security following the prolonged conflict in the northern tip of Sumatra island, an...

HOUSE URGES PRESIDENT TO HELP MIGRANT WORKERS IN POST AMNESTY PERIOD.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives has urged the government to seriously help Indonesian illegal migrant workers in Malaysia as the period of amnesty granted by that country has expired. "We don't wish our nationals...

HOUSE SPEAKER: GOVT NEVER FEELS DESPARATE IN TALKS WITH GAM.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Agung Laksono expressed assurance that the government would never become desperate over the peace talks with separatist GAM (Free Aceh Movement) leaders in the framework of reaching an amicable...

GEN ENDIARTONO MEETS JAPANESE COUNTERPART IN ACEH.
February 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 1 (ANTARA)- Indonesian military Chief Gen.Endriartono Sutarto will hold a brief meeting with his Japanese counterpart Hajime Massaki at the Airbase in Aceh Besar on Wednesday (Febr 2), and Massaki will later visit his soldiers...

AIRASIA OFFERS LOW FARES FOR A NUMBER OF DESTINATIONS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Pebr 1 (ANTARA)- International airline company, Airasia, is offering low fares to fly to a number of destinations in Malaysia and Thailand from Febr 1 to March 9, 2005, except on Febr 8-10, 2005. An Airasia press release issued...

INDONESIA'S EXPORTS UP 11.49 PCT IN 2004.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in 2004 have increased by 11.49 percent to US$69.71 billion from US$62.53 billion in 2003. Statistics Deputy at the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Mulyono Muah said here Tuesday the...

VP MEETS POPE'S SPECIAL ENVOY.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Pebr 1 (ANTARA)- Vice President Jusuf Kalla received a special envoy of Pope John Paul II , Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, here on Tuesday. The special envoy was also accompanied by Archbishop Malcolm Albert Ranjith (Apostolic...

BANDA ACEH JOLTED AGAIN BY AFTERSHOCK.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - An aftershock of a magtitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted the provincial capital Banda Aceh at around 9.16 pm on Tuesday. The head of the local meteorology and geophysics agency, Syahnan, said the epicenter...

MINISTERS TO LOBBY KEY FATF MEMBERS.
February 1, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Some cabinet ministers are scheduled to lobby influential members of the Financial Action Task Force for Money Laundering (FATF), to scrap Indonesia from list of non cooperative countries (NCCTs) in efforts to...

ZAPIN" DANCERS TO HIGLIGHT NAT'L JOURNALIST SPORTS GAMES IN PEKANBARU.
February 1, 2005... Pekanbaru, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - At least two thousand "Zapin" dancers are scheduled to highlight the opening ceremony of the 8th National Journalist Sports Week (Porwanas) here on February 10, 2005. Chairman of the Riau chapter of the Indonesian...

PETRONAS EYEING POWER GENERATION PROJECT IN W. JAVA.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Malaysian oil company Petronas Carigali is interested in investment in the building of a 750-MW gas-fuelled power plant (PLTG) near an LNG terminal of state-run electricity company PT PLN in West Java. "We...

MEN MORE SUCCESSFUL IN RUNNING BEAUTY PARLORS, RI FIRST LADY SAYS.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian First Lady Kristianai (Ani) Herawati Yudhoyono said here Tuesday that the mushrooming of beauty parlors in the country are more successful under the management of men rather than by women. "Beauty...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO SHOULD DEVELOP POLITICAL MATURITY, GOLKAR FIGURE SAYS.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been suggested to develop political maturity to overcome the multi-faceted major problems facing his government, Golkar party figure Pinantun Hutasoit said here Tuesday. ...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Wednesday: The Jakarta Post MALAYSIA DELAYS RAIDS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Malaysia has deferred a large-scale operation to crack down on an estimated...

JAPANESE RESEARCHERS TO STUDY QUAKE MECHANISM IN INDONESIA.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Researchers from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology left Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday to conduct research on underwater topography to study earthquake-causing mechanisms in Indonesia. "On...

MERCY MALAYSIA TO HELP REBUID TSUNAMI-HIT ACEH, BERNAMA SAYS.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The Malaysian Medical Relief Society (Mercy Malaysia) will allocate RM8 million to assist tsunami victims and help rebuild the Indonesian province Aceh, which bore the brunt of the the Dec 26 tragedy. "The money...

JAIL, WHIPPING FOR TWO ILLEGAL INDONESIANS.
February 2, 2005... Shah Alam, Malaysia, Feb 2 (Bernama/ANTARA) - The Sessions Court here on Tuesday sentenced two Indonesian construction workers to two months' jail and be caned twice each after they pleaded guilty to entering the country and working illegally....

UN SPECIAL ENVOY TO VISIT TSUNAMI-HIT COUNTRIES.
February 2, 2005... New York, Feb 1 (ANRTARA) - United States former President Bill Clinton has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan as his special envoy to visit the the Asian countries which were hit by the December 26 deadly...

EX MALAYSIAN PM ARRIVES IN BANDA ACEH.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad arrived at the Sultan Iskandar Muda airport in tsunami-hit Banda Aceh on Wednesday. ANTARA reported Indonesian People's Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab welcomed...

CLINTON EXPECTED TO HELP OVERCOME SEPARATISM IN ACEH, UN SPOKESMAN SAYS.
February 2, 2005... New York, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Former US president Bill Clinton, who has been named as UN special envoy for tsunami-stricken countries, is expected to help the Indonesian and Sri Lankan governments solve their problems with separatist groups, UN...

AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD ARRIVES IN ACEH.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived at the Indonesian Air Force's Iskandar Muda airbase in tsunami-hit Aceh at 11.50 a.m. on Wednesday aboard an hercules of the Australian Air Force for a one-day visit to the...

CONSIGNMENT OF JAPANESE HUMANITARIAN AID TO ARRIVE IN ACEH.
February 2, 2005... Surabaya, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - A consignment of humanitarian aid from the Japanese government and private companies for earthquake and tsunami victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and North Sumatera province is expected to arrive in Banda...

MINISTRY RECOMMENDS REHABILIATION OF COASTAL AREAS AS MANGROVE FORESTS.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) Indonesia's Environmental Affairs Ministry recommended rehabilitation in coastal areas of western Aceh which were ravaged by tsunami, Minister Rachmat Witoelar said here Wednesday. "The ministry will launch...

INDONESIAN MILY FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HUMANITARIAN MISSION IN ACEH, SAYS OFFICIAL.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Force's security restoration operation command in North Aceh has ended its military operation in Aceh and focused its attention on humanitarian mission after the province was hit by gigantic...

INDONESIAN VEEP RECEIVES SINGAPORE'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla in his office here on Wednesday received Singaporean deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. After the meeting, Tony Tan, who is also the Singapore's coordinating minister for defence...

WEST JAVA DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE INTEGRATED WITH JAKARTA AND BANTEN, PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO SAYS.
February 2, 2005... Karawang, W Java, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The development of West Java province has to be thoroughly integrated with that in provinces of Jakarta special capital and Banten, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Wedensday. "West...

POLICE ORDERED TO DEAL STERNLY WITH MONEY COUNTERFEITERS.
February 2, 2005... Karawang, W Java, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the police to take stern action against counterfeit-money makers in the country. "Since counterfeit-money making inflicts enormous economic loss,...

JAKARTA POLICE SEND OFFICERS TO BRING SINGAPOREAN FUGITIVE BACK FROM BALI.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Jakarta police have sent a few of their officers to Bali to bring Singaporean fugitive Tan Khek Seng alias Calvin (24) back to the capital for further questioning in a theft case. , Jakarta Police chief...

POLICE DOUBT REPORT OF DULMATIN'S DEATH.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police have cast doubt about reports that a suspect in the October 2002 Bali bombing, Dulmatin, was killed in an air strike by the Philippines military on January 27. Secretary for the National Central...

RI POLICE CHIEF, S'PORE DEPUTY PM DISCUSS TERRORISM.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan on Wednesday discussed terrorism-related issues. "The war on terrorism cannot be conducted by any country alone. There...

ACEH DISASTER GREATER THAN SHOWN ON TV, SAYS HOWARD.
February 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard said here on Wednesday the impact of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Aceh was far greater than had been reported and shown on teleivision so far. "My first...

PROSECUTION IN PUTEH CASE WON'T SUMMON ALL WITNESSES.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The prosecution in suspended Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh's trial for corruption in the purchase of Russian helicopter said it would not summon all of the listed witnesses. "The testimonies by the witneses who have so...

PELNI TO DEPLOY SHIPS TO TAKE MIGRANT WORKERS FROM MALAYSIA.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - State shipping company PT Pelni is to deploy a number of its ships to carry thousands of Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia, Pelni President Director Isnoor Haryanto said here Wednesday. Haryanto said the...

RI TO WELCOME CLINTON AS FACILITATOR IN RI-GAM TALKS, SPOKESMAN.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia would welcome former US president Bill Clinton playing a role in the efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict in Aceh but reject the idea of him becoming a mediator in the process,...

PELNI RP42B SHORT IN PSO IMPLEMENTATION IN 2005.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - State-run shipping company PT Pelni maybe short of Rp42 billion in the fulfilment of its public service obligation (PSO) in 2005. "A PSO covers economy class sea transport to all parts of the country at a...

ILO PAYS SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ACEH CHILDREN.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has paid special attention to children, victims in the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatera provinces, ILO Director for Jakarta, Alan J Boulton, said here Wednesday. ...

ILO TO ASSIST ACEH REFUGEES IN GETTING A JOB.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) would help 600,000 displaced persons in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province get a job through its Emergency Employment Service. "The emergency employment service is part of ILO's...

PUTIN HAILS OFFER TO PRESENT FIELD HOSPITAL TO INDONESIA.
February 2, 2005... Moscow, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his approval to an offer of the Defence Ministry to give its field hospital to Indonesia, one of the countries hit by a disastrous tsunami, Itar-Tass reported on Wednesday. ...

JAPANESE DEFENSE FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF MEETS GEN ENDRIARTONO SUTARTO.
February 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Chief of Staff of Japan's Defence Forces Hajime Massaki held a closed-door meeting with Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief General Endriartono Sutarto here on Wednesday. It is reported the two military leaders...

FARID IS ARROGANT, SAYS MILY CHIEF.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief General Endriartono Sutarto said here Wednesday that Farid Fakih, coordinator of a non-governmental organization, Government Watch (Gowa), has arrogantly said that he could have him and...

TENS OF HOUSES AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN BANDUNG COLLAPSE IN QUAKE.
February 2, 2005... Bandung, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter scale jolted Bandung regency on Wednesday afternoon, causing the collapse of 60 houses in Kertasari district, and hundreds of others slightly and seriously damaged, a local...

PRESIDENT NEVER TELLS MINISTERS TO TAKE OVER PPP LEADERSHIP.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has never told his ministers from the United Development Party (PPP) to take over the party's helm, a member of the party's Advisory Council, Wall Paragon, said here Wednesday. ...

INDUSTRY MINISTER SUGGESTS FURNITURE, RATTAN PRODUCERS TO CREATE FAIR TRADE.
February 2, 2005... Cirebon, W. Java, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Industry Minister Andung A Nitimihardja has asked furniture makers and rattan producers/suppliers to cooperate with each other in creating fair trade for mutual benefit, so that the added-value of rattan is...

NGO TO BUILD "FRIENDSHIP HOME" FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN ACEH.
February 2, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA)- A non-governmental organization (NGO), the Indonesian Humanitarian Committee for Aceh, in association with another NGO, Friends of Women and Children, will set up a "Friendship Home" for women and children who are...

WORLD NOW KNOW WHO GAM IS, SAYS DEFENSE OFFICIAL.
February 2, 2005... Surabaya, E.Java, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Secretary General of the Defense Ministry, Suprihadi said the failure of the negotiations between the Indonesian government and the separatist Aceh Freedom Movement (GAM) in Helsinki, Finland, recently, shows...

THAILAND NOT SERIOUS IN HANDLING ILLEGAL ORANG UTAN PROBLEM, SAYS NGO.
February 3, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - A non-governmental organization (NGO) Profauna Indonesia (PFI) staged a demonstration in front of the Thai Embassy on Jl.Imam Bonjol, Central Jakarta, to protest the Thai Government for its lack of attention to the...

PRESIDENT TO WITNESS SIGNING OF MoU ON WORKERS IN MALAYSIA.
February 3, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, during his visit to the country on February 15. Manpower and...

HUNGARIAN PEOPLE EXPRESS SYMPATHY TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN ACEH, N SUMATRA.
February 3, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia Gyorgy Buztin said his country's people have expressed sympathy to tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatera and provided a contribution worth two million euros, about Rp22 billion....

MAHATHIR MUHAMMAD VISITS TSUNAMI-HIT AREAS IN ACEH.
February 3, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad visited several areas that had been ravaged by the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Aceh on Wednesday. Among the districts he visited was the hardest hit...

110,000 BODIES OF TSUNAMI VICTIMS BURIED.
February 3, 2005... Banda Aceh, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - As many as 110,146 dead bodies have been discovered and buried in the wake of the strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami waves that ravaged several parts of Aceh province on December 26. Until the 37th day of...

PELNI SEEKS PARTNERS FOR 3 IN 1 STRATEGY.
February 3, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - State-run shipping company PT Pelni has sought partners for the development of a "three in one" strategy on the transport of passengers as well as goods and vehicles. "We have launched the strategy in 2003 so that we...

INDOSAT SEEKING 1.1 MILLION CELLULER PHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN EAST JAVA.
February 3, 2005... Surabaya, E.Java, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - State telecommunications company PT Indosat for the eastern region, has projected to reach 1.1 subscribers in East Java province in 2005, to bring the total number of subscribers of the telecommunications...

PERTAMINA LAUNCHES FUEL DISTRIBUTION BUNKER AT TANJUNG PERAK PORT.
February 3, 2005... Surabaya, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - State oil and gas company PT Pertamina cooperated with PT Berlian Jasa Terminal Indonesia (BJTI) in the building of a bunker for the distribution of fuel to ships docked at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, East Java...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2005.
February 3, 2005... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Thursday: The Jakarta Post FIGHT LOOMS OVER RI MILITARY CURB The U.S. Congress is gearing up for a fight about whether to ease restrictions on...

LION AIR PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY AT HASANUDDIN AIRPORT.
February 3, 2005... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Feb 03 (ANTARA) - A Lion Air plane skidded off runway while landing at Hasanuddin Airport here at 8.25 a.m. on Thursday. All the passengers on board the plane flying from Ambon, capital of Maluku, to Makassar,...