ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from February 2009

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GOVT WILL NOT CUT EDUCATIONAL BUDGET DESPITE CRISIS: MINISTER.
February 1, 2009... Tokyo, Feb 1 (ANTARA): Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo confirmed the government would not cut 20 percent of the educational budget from the 2009 state budget totaling 1,037 trillion rupiah despite crisis. "Twenty 20 percent of the...

PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHINESE LUNAR YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
February 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the 2560 Chinese lunar year celebrations by the Indonesian Khonghucu Senate (Matakin). "God sees what people see, God hears what people hear," is the theme of the celebrations...

N MALUKU SCOUTS RAISE FUNDS FOR SUFFERING PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
February 1, 2009... Ternate, N Maluku, Feb 1 (ANTARA): The North Maluku scout quarters held a fund raising activity to help relieve the suffering of Palestinians who had been victim of Israeli military attacks. "We are doing this as an act of solidarity on the...

MANY HOUSES COVERED IN SOIL AFTER LANDSLIDES.
February 1, 2009... Banyumas, C Java, Feb 1 (ANTARA): Several houses in Telaga, Cihonje and Paningkaban villages, Gumelar subdistrict, Banyumas regency, Central Java province, were hit and covered by landslides. Waluyo, one of the so many victims said that the...

MAGNITUDE 5.5 ROCKS MELONGUANE OF NORTH SULAWESI.
February 1, 2009... Bengkulu, Jan 1 (ANTARA): A tectonic quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Melonguane in the province of North Sulawesi on Sunday at about 08:50:19 the Indonesian western standard time (WIB). Information from the Meteorology and...

JUSUF KALLA: JAPAN ONLY PARTNER, NOT GUARDIAN ANGEL.
February 2, 2009... Tokyo, Japan, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla said the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan were based on mutual benefit and development partnership for progress, and therefore in this case Japan is no guardian angel....

News Focus: DOUBTS BEGINS TO SURFACE ON INDONESIA'S PLAN TO DEPORT ROHINGYAS TO MYANMAR.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - With bitter treatment and discrimination by the military junta regime against Rohingya which is a Muslim ethnic group living the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, doubts began to rise following Indonesian plan to...

THOUSANDS OF WORLD OCEANOGRAPHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN WOC.
February 2, 2009... Manado, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Some 1,500 world oceanographers are confirmed to participate in the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit from May 11 to 15, 2009, the organizers said here Monday. Around 900 papers...

DECISION ON PERTAMINA'S CHIEF NOT POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Energy affairs observer Pri Agung Rakhmanto asked the final evaluation team (TPA) not to choose the new Pertamina's president director based on political considerations. Rakhmanto who is also the Executive Director of...

SARCOPHAGUS DISCOVERED IN GIANYAR.
February 2, 2009... Denpasar, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Keramas Village in Gianyar subdistrict, Bali, discovered estimated 2.500 years old Sarcophagus, Sunday (Feb 1). This ancient article was discovered at Subak Abang, Keramas village, after the first one found on January...

VP: WORLD ADMITS DIGNIFIED RECONCILIATION CONCEPT.
February 2, 2009... Tokyo, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said some countries have learned the reconciliation concept implemented by Indonesia in solving conflicts in Ambon as well as in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). "They have learned and...

VP: RI VICE PRESIDENT RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR PEACE.
February 2, 2009... Hachioji, Japan, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Vice president Jusuf Kalla received an honorary doctorate for peace from Soka University in Japan for his contribution in solving conflicts and creating peace in Indonesia. The title was presented by the...

News Feature: LIPIA PRODUCES MODERATE MUSLIM CADRES.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA) - The Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences (LIPIA) continues to prepare and produce moderate Muslim cadres through Islamic teachings based on Al Quran and hadits (collection of traditional stories on words or deeds...

LANDSLIDE BURIES THREE SAND MINERS IN AMBON.
February 2, 2009... Ambon, Maluku, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): At least three sand miners were buried by a landslide as they were working in a quarry on the slope of a hill at Wailette, Hatiwe Besar village, Teluk Dalam sub district, Ambon, on Monday. Two of the miners were...

KPU TO REVISE REGULATION ON BALLOTING, VOTE COUNTING.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) plans to revise its Regulation Number 35 of 2008 on balloting and vote counting in the legislative elections to be held on April 9. KPU chairman Abdul Hafiz Anshary said at a...

FLOODS FORCE HUNDREDS TO FLEE HOMES IN CILACAP.
February 2, 2009... Cilacap, Central Java, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): Floods triggered by incessant downpours over the past few days have forced hundreds of people to flee to safer areas in Cilacap District. The floodwaters reaching a height of up to one meter have hit the...

TEXTILE INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO LAY OFF 120,000 WORKERS.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's textile and textile products )PTP) sector is expected to lay off 120,000 workers in 2009, the Indonesian Textile Industry Association (API) said. "As we have estimated, layoffs in the PTP sector will reach...

BAD WEATHER TO LOWER RI'S CRUDE OIL OUTPUT.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's crude oil and condensate output is expected to fall in the December 2008-February 2009 period due to bad weather, an official said. The drop was something normal during the months, Head of the Upstream Oil...

RI, SINGAPORE TO SIGN SEA BORDER AGREEMENT.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia and Singapore plan to sign an agreement on their common sea borders in the western part of Indonesia or north of Nipah Island later this month. "The agreement will...

RI ASSURES BOAT PEOPLE TREATED WELL.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda assured here on Monday that the government would treat well 193 people believed to come from Bangladesh and Myanmar found floating on a non-motorized boat in the waters off Aceh early...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES INITIAL RECOMMENDATION FROM EPG INDONESIA.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Monday received an initial recommendation from the Indonesian members of the Indonesia-Malaysia Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on how to improve people-to-people relations between...

MINISTER SUDIBYO: EDUCATIONAL BUDGET MAY REACH 21 PERCENT OF STATE BUDGET IN 2009.
February 2, 2009... Tokyo, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo confirmed this year's educational budget might reach 21 percent of the total state budget, exceeding the percentage specified in the 1945 Constitution. "Since the budget is to be lowered...

POLICE ARREST TEACHER FOR SODOMIZING HIS STUDENTS.
February 2, 2009... Jambi, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Nurdin (26), a private English teacher of the state elementry school No 198 in Muarojambi district, Jambi province, had been arrested by the police on charges of having sodomized 13 of his students. He was named the sole...

GOLKAR PARTY ALSO PICKS YUDHOYONO AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Golkar Party's move in choosing cadres from other parties including Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as part of its would-be presidential candidates has been criticized by its young politician, Viktus Murin. "Candidates from...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. The Jakarta Post CHINESE INDONESIANS RECOGNIZE IMPROVEMENT Chinese-Indonesians are beginning to enjoy the lowering of many...

FLOODS, LANDSLIDES KILL TWO IN SOUTH SULAWESI.
February 2, 2009... Makassar, South Sulawesi, Feb 2 (ANTARA): Floods and landslides have hit several districts and cities in South Sulawesi Province, following incessant heavy rains over the past several days. Floods submerged residential areas, farm land, fish...

FLOODS SUBMERGE 1,730 HA OF RICE FIELDS IN BOJONEGORO.
February 2, 2009... Bojonegoro, East Java, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): Floods due to the overflowing of the Bengawan Solo river has submerged 1,730 hectares of rice fields in 61 villages in Bojonegoro district, over the past two days. The area of flooded rice fields might...

PRESIDENT CHAIRS CABINET MEETING ON DAILY NECESSARY PRICES.
February 2, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a closed-door cabinet meeting on daily necessary prices and the country's maritime borders at his office here Monday morning. The meeting which started at 10 am local time was...

THOUSANDS IN FOUR ACEH VILLAGES STILL LIVING IN ISOLATION.
February 2, 2009... Aceh Singkil, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): Some 640 families or 2,650 people in four villages in Kuala Baru sub district, Aceh Singkil District, Aceh Province, are still living in isolation due to lack of land transportation infrastructure. "Residents of...

PBB TO SUPPORT SBY-JK TICKET AGAIN.
February 2, 2009... Semarang, Central Java, Feb. 2 (ANTARA): The Star and Crescent Party (PBB) will support a Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)- M Jusuf Kalla (JK) ticket in the upcoming presidential election, the party's leader, MS Kaban, said. "Until now, we have...

SANA'A, JAKARTA UNIVERSITIES DISCUSS ACADEMIC COOPERATION.
February 3, 2009... Sana'a, Feb 3(ANTARA/Saba) - Rector of Sana'a University Khaled Tomim held a meeting on Monday with an Indonesian academic delegation led by Jakarta University Rector Jajo Sajanto discussing academic cooperation between the two higher learning...

EU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING ACEH'S REHABILITATION UNTIL 2012, OFFICIAL.
February 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The European Union, in this case the European Commission, has confirmed support to Nanggroe Aceh Darusslam (NAD) province's rehabilitation and reconstruction program until 2012, head of Banda Aceh's European House...

E ACEH GOVT TAKING CARE OF 198 BOAT PEOPLE.
February 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The East Aceh district government is temporarily taking care of some 198 boat people found adrift in the Malacca Strait and rescued by Acehnese traditional fishermen, a spokesman said. "For some time to come, we will...

VP ARRIVES IN US.
February 3, 2009... Washington DC, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived at Seatle on Tuesday as part of his five-day visit to the United States. The vice president made a stopover in Seatle from where he went straight to Mennesota to spend...

QUAKE JOLTS SORONG.
February 3, 2009... Bengkulu, Feb 3 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked Sorong in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua on Tuesday night. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 10.37 pm was in the sea 152 km northeast of...

FORMER NTB DEPUTY GOVERNOR TO BE INTERROGATED SOON AS SUSPECT.
February 3, 2009... Mataram, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Former Deputy Governor of West Nusatenggara (NTB) Thamrin Rayes will soon have to undergo an investigation as a suspect in an alleged corruption case on land clearence for a residential project for legislators. His...

KENDARI ASKES GETS 5,000 SEEDLINGS FOR PLANTING.
February 3, 2009... Kendari, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Some 5,000 seedlings had been planted under the government's million trees planting program by PT Asuransi Kesehatan (Health Insurance/Akses) in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. PT Akses president director, Gede Subawa,...

NORWAY, YOGYAKARTA TO COOPERATE IN EDUCATION.
February 3, 2009... Yogyakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The Norwegian government and Yogyakarta province will establish cooperation in education, an official said. "The idea to cooperate with Yogyakarta province is based on Norways's image on education and cultural cities...

ACEHNESE FISHERMEN AGAIN RESCUE BOAT PEOPLE.
February 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Some 190 boat people believed to be Myanmar nationals are currently under the care of authorities in a coastal village in Aceh after local fishermen had found them adrift in the Malacca Strait. Acehnese fishermen in...

WATER LEVEL AT MANGGARAI SLUICE RECEDING.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The water level at the Manggarai sluice showed 760 cm at 11 am local time after its second highest reading early in 2009 at 845 cm from 1 to 3 am, sluice operator Adie Widodo said here Tuesday. Despite the lowering...

INDONESIAN WARSHIP READY TO LEAVE FOR LEBANON: U.N.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia's naval ship KRI Diponegoro was quite worthy to be sent to South Lebanon to join the UN Maritime Task Force, Indonesian Navy spokesman said quoting the United Nations Inspection Team as saying. "The result of...

HOUSE APPROVES EIGHT APPOINTMENTS TO ENERGY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) at a plenary meeting here on Tuesday endorsed the candidacy of eight people as members of the National Energy Council (DEN). The eight candidates who were approved by the House plenary...

UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTES 180 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FIGHT RABIES.
February 3, 2009... Denpasar, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Udayana University (Unud) has mobilized 180 volunteers comprising 150 students and 30 lecturers to take part in a drive to vaccinate people against rabies and round up stray dogs in Denpasar and Badung district. "We...

NIPAH ISLAND TO BE DEVELOPED IN ECONOMIC, DEFENSE TERMS : MINISTER.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The government plans to develop Pulau Nipah (Nipah Island) in Riau Islands (Kepri) province into a strategic zone in economic and defense terms, a minister said. Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono made the remark after a...

NAVY CONFIRMS 198 BOAT PEOPLE FOUND OFF IDI RAYEUK COAST.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy confirmed here Tuesday that 198 boat people were found drifting in an unmotorized boat in waters off Idi Rayeuk, Aceh, on Monday. The Navy's official spokesman, Commodore Iskandar Sitompul, said some...

MINISTER CALLS FOR HALT TO POLEMICS ON PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has called for a halt to polemics on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's statement about certain military/police officers engaging in politics to prevent the election of a presidential...

PEPABRI NOT TO SUPPORT ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The Association of Retired Army (TNI)/Police members and Widows of TNI/Police members (Pepabri) will not support any of the contestants in the presidential election next July, the association's leader said. "What is...

PROVINCIAL HOUSE SPEAKER DIES OF HEART FAILURE: POLICE.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The National Police Headquarters said that chairman of North Sumatra Regional Legislative Assembly (DPRD), Abdul Aziz Angkat, died of a heart attack, not of a violent attack by demonstrators on Tuesday. National Police...

HOUSE HOPES DEN WILL PRIORITIZE ENERGY RESILENCE.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) hoped the National Energy Council (DEN) would give a priority to the formulation of national energy policies aimed at achieving a sustainable national energy security and resilience....

PRESIDENT SIGNS LAW ON MERANTI REGENCY.
February 3, 2009... Pekanbaru, Feb 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed the law on the formation of Maranti regency, in Riau Province. "The law on Meranti regency had been signed by the head of state," spokesman for the Riau provincial...

AGRICULTURE STILL HAS JOBS FOR 0.8 MILLION PEOPLE.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The Ministry of Agriculture expects the country's agricultural sector to absorb another 0.8 million workers this year. Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said here on Tuesday that the sector could still provide more...

NAVY TO DISPATCH SOLDIERS TO LEBANON.
February 3, 2009... Surabaya, E Java, Feb 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is to dispatch soldiers to Lebanon on February 13 to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil). "Technically, the soldiers are prepared for the duty. They have...

HOME MINISTER: ATTACK ON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN BY MOB A SERIOUS CRIME.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Home Minister Mardiyanto said attacking Chairman of the North Sumatra Legislative Assembly Abdul Aziz Angkat which had caused his death was a serious crime. "The use of force by a demonstrators cannot be justified,...

HOME MINISTER: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS CERTAIN REGULATIONS TO FOLLOW.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Home Minister Mardiyanto said the development of a province, regency and city has its own special regulations and considerations, including on their long-term economic development. Under these regulations, the developed...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb. 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post GLOBAL CRISIS CUTS MASSIVE CHUNK FROM EXPORT FIGURES The country is getting pummeled by the global...

PRESIDENT CHAIRS MEETING ON NIPAH ISLAND'S DEVELOPMENT.
February 3, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday chaired a meeting at his office to discuss development of Nipah Island on the border with Singapore, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said. Speaking to the press before...

JAMBI POLICE SEIZE TWO TONS OF DRIED HASHISH.
February 3, 2009... Jambi, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Police in Tanjung Barat district, Jambi province, seized at least two tons of dried hashish from a truck during a raid on Monday. "The truck with about two tons of dried hashish was on its way from Jambi to Pekanbaru when...

FLOODS INUNDATE SCHOOLS IN JEMBER.
February 3, 2009... Jember, East Java, Feb. 3 (ANTARA): Floods reaching a height of about 50 cm inundated several elementary and junior high schools at Kraton and Paseban villages, Kencong sub district, Jember District, East Java Province. Incessant heavy rains in...

SEVEN MISSING MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS FOUND ALIVE.
February 3, 2009... Bogor, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Seven mountain climbers from Jakarta-based Yarsi University who had been reported missing were found alive by search and rescue (SAR) workers on top of Mount Salak in Bogor on Tuesday morning. Gunung Halimun Salak...

FOUR INDONESIANS IN ALP-ORGANIZED POLITICAL WORKSHOP.
February 3, 2009... Brisbane, Australia, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Four Indonesians are taking part in a workshop on political, electoral and strategic governance issues being held by the Austalian Labor Party (ALP) at Sydney University's campus February 2 to 6, 2009. The...

FLOODS SUBMERGE HUNDREDS OF HOUSES IN PANDEGLANG.
February 3, 2009... Pandeglang, Banten Province, Feb. 3 (ANTARA): Floods triggered by incessant downpours over the past four days, submerged hundreds of houses in Panimbang and Patia sub districts, Pandeglang District, as Cilatak, Cilemer, and Ciheru Rivers...

EU TEAM READY TO MONITOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTION IN ACEH.
February 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, Feb 3 (ANTARA): A team from the European Union (EU) is ready to monitor the implementation of the national legislative election in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) next April, an EU spokesman here said. "A team from the European Union...

News Focus: GOVT URGED TO COOPERATE WITH UNHCR IN SOLVING BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM. By Eliswan Azly.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): With rising doubts about a plan to deport the boat people stranded in Aceh, the government has been urged to cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in this case. The People's Crisis...

LIPI-PLN COOPERATION IN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Council of Sciences (LIPI) and state power utility PT PLN has established cooperation in the energy sector, focused on research and development. "The cooperation covers research and development of solar...

BALI ARCHEOLOGISTS DISCOVER ANOTHER SARCOPHAGUS.
February 4, 2009... Denpasar, Bali, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The Bali Archeology Agency has discovered another sarcophagus when evacuating a stone coffin found in Subak Abang, Keramas village, Gianyar regency. "The third sarchophagus found this year is located in the same...

GOLKAR PARTY WILL INVESTIGATE DEATH OF PROVINCIAL HOUSE SPEAKER.
February 4, 2009... Medan, North Sumatra, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Golkar party confirmed it would investigate the cause of death of Abdul Aziz Angkat, North Sumatra provincial Legislative Assembly (DPR-D) chairman during an attack by demonstrators, the party's leader...

COMMUNICATION MINISTRY URGED NOT TO FOCUS ON PENALTY.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The government has been urged to act fairly in the sense it was not only the penalty as a sanction that should be arranged, but a reward like incentive for telecommunication operators which have provided better services...

INDONESIA TO BUILD ONE HOSPITAL FOR PALESTINIANS IN GAZA.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian government and people are ready to build and contribute to a new hospital in the Israeli military-stricken Gaza Strip for the Palestinians. For that purpose, the funds of the government and that from the...

SOUTH JAKARTA RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): More than 300 residents living near the Manggarai sluice in South Jakarta sought refuge on Tuesday after heavy rain in Bogor (some 60 kilometers of here) and Depok (some 30 kilometers of here) in West Java caused...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post DIVORCE RATE UP 10 FOLD SINCE REFORM ERA: MINISTRY The Religious Affairs Ministry revealed on Tuesday that the number...

YEMENI-INDONESIAN JOINT COMMITTEE COMMENCES MEETINGS.
February 4, 2009... SANA'A, Feb. 03 (ANTARA/Saba)- Yemeni- Indonesian Joint Committee started its second round's meetings here on Tuesday. The meetings of the round are co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Hisham Sharaf and...

SIX NAMED SUSPECT IN VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION LEADING TO COUNCILOR'S DEATH.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Six people in Medan have been arrested as suspects in Tuesday's violent demonstration at the North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) in which the council's chairman was injured and later died, police said....

GOVT ADVISED TO INVOLVE UNHCR IN SETTLING BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM.
February 4, 2009... Banda Aceh, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Non-governmental organization (NGO) People's Crisis Center (PCC) called on the Indonesian government to involve the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the settlement of the Myanmar boat people...

KNRP TO HOLD CHARITY NIGHT FOR PALESTINE.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): National Committee for Palestine (KNRP) is to hold solidarity night for Palestinian women and children in Balai Kartini, February 5, 2009, chairman of the organizing committee, Lidya Hanifa, said here Wednesday. Lidya...

STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES MINISTRY TO AUDIT ASSETS SECURITY SERVICE.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The state-owned enterprises ministry (BUMN) is to audit the security service which deals with the state owned enterprises important assets due to incidents including recent fire in one of Plumpang depot's tank. "We will...

RI, THAI MILITARIES TO ENHANCE COOPERATION.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia's and Thailand's armed forces have agreed to enhance their cooperation , including in securing the Malacca Strait together with Singapore and Malaysia, Indonesian military chief Gen Djoko Santoso said....

PRESIDENT ASKS SYARIAH BANKERS TO SUPPORT REAL SECTOR.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked syariah (Islamic canon law) bankers to play a more active role in supporting efforts to develop the national economy's real sector. Speaking at the opening of the Second...

MINISTER TO SUMMON N SUMATRA GOVERNOR OVER COUNCILOR'S DEATH.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto said he will summon North Sumatra Governor Syamsul Arifin over the death of the provincial legislative council's chairman in a violent rally in Medan on Tuesday. The rally was staged by...

INFORMATION MINISTRY APPOINTS FIVE NEW BRTI MEMBERS.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Communication and Information Minister Muhammad Nuh said his ministry had appointed five new members of Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI) for the 2009-2011 period. "Five new members of BRTI were...

TNI INTENSIFIES SECURITY AT NIPAH ISLAND.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander General Djoko Santoso said the military has intensified security in Nipah Island on the periphery of the country's territory bordering Singapore. "Yes, we have...

PRESIDENT VISITS BULOG HEAD OFFICE.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited State Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Wednesday to obtain first hand information on the agency's action plan for this year. The president arrived at the Bulog head office on Gatot...

RI STUDENTS RETURN FROM OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR ELATED ABOUT EXPERIENCE.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian students recently returned from a study tour in Japan have told teaching staff and the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia Kojiro Shiojiri how important it is for more Indonesian students to do the same. The two...

KPU NOT TO ALLOW BALLOTS MARKED TWICE.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) will not issue a regulation validating ballots that are marked twice in the legislative elections to be held on April 9, its chairman, Abdul Hafiz Anshary, said here on Wednesday....

PRESIDENT ORDERS THOROUGH PROBE INTO N SUMATRA CHIEF COUNCILLOR'S DEATH.
February 4, 2009... Jakarta, Feb 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a thorough investigation into Tuesday's violent demonstration at the North Sumatra Legislative Council building which resulted in the death of the council's chairman, a...