ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from January 2005

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from January 2005

INDONESIAN MIGRANT CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN BRUNEI.
January 1, 2005... Bojonegoro, Dec 12 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian migrant construction worker, Edy Mulyono (30), from Bojonegoro, East Java, was killed while working on a construction project in Brunei Darussalam last Sunday (Dec 26). His dead body was flown...

NAVY TO START SEARCHING FOR DEAD BODIES IN RIVERS AND SEA.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - After searching for and evacuating dead victims on land, a naval special force (Kopaska) began searching operations in rivers, the sea and small islands, a military spokesman said. The navy has despatched a...

MEULABOH CITY IN STATE OF DEVASTATION, PRACTICALLY NO SIGN OF LIFE.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Many parts of Meulaboh, a coastal town in West Aceh, 80 pct of which had been totally devastated by last Sunday's strong earthquake and subsequent tsunamis, is still covered with thick mud. On Friday, an...

PRESIDENT: MAKE 2005 A YEAR OF SOLIDARITY, TOGETHERNESS.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appealed to the entire nation to declare 2005 a year of solidarity and togetherness for the reconstruction of the natural disaster-stricken regions in the country. "Let us...

JAKARTANS CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WHILE ACEHNESE MOURN.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Though many mass organizations and a number of members of the House of Representatives called on the people not to celebrate New Year, many in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta ignored the calls and converged at the...

AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE TO ROCK DEVASTATED ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - An aftershock jolted heavily devastated Banda Aceh city in Indonesia's Aceh province early on Saturday, causing distressed people to seek safer places in the capital city of the predominantly Muslim province. "An...

KOIZUMI-HOWARD TO ATTEND QUAKE RELIEF SUMMIT IN JAKARTA NEXT WEEK.
January 1, 2005... Tokyo, Jan. 1 (ANTARA/Kyodo/AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Australian Prime Minister John Howard plan to join a meeting of world leaders next Thursday in Jakarta to discuss the massive earthquake in Indonesia and...

JAKARTA'S MEDICAL TEAM ACTIVATES EARTHQUAKE-HIT HOSPITALS IN BANDA ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA)-- Medical team from the capital city of Jakarta deployed Wednesday to Banda Aceh, which was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami last Sunday, had activated two hospitals and several public health centers after...

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT VISITS ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has instructed concerned agencies to distribute humanitarian assistance as soon as possible to victims of very powerful earthquake and tsunami in Aceh province. ...

PRESIDENT'S PLAN TO VISIT DEVASTATED TOWN DELAYED.
January 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono's plan to visit powerful earthquake-wrecked Meulaboh town, some 245 km southeast of here, at 11.00 a.m. Saturday was postponed due to heavy rains. ANTARA...

KOREA TO EXPLORE TWO MILLION TONS OF COAL IN INDONESIA'S JAMBI.
January 1, 2005... Sarolangun, Jambi, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - South Korean Government expressed its interest in exploring some two million tons of coal a year or an average of 120,000 tons per month in Sarolangun district in Indonesia's Jambi province. Sarolangun...

ASIAN DISASTER SHOULD BRING LASTING PEACE, SAY WORLD LEADERS.
January 1, 2005... New York, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - United Nation Secretary General Kofi Annan and United State Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed hope that devastated natural disasters in Indonesia's Aceh province brought a lasting peace between the Indonesian...

ACEHNESE BEGIN ACTIVITIES DESPITE AFTERSHOCKS.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Acehnese have begun their daily activities, although in small scale, a week after devastating earthquake and tsunami swept the region on last Sunday. Antara observed that some traders have begun transaction with...

RICE FOUND SAFE FROM TSUNAMI IN ACEH'S TOWN OF MEULABOH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA)-- Warehouse containing 817 tons of rice belongs to the state logistics agency Perum Bulog in West Aceh district capital of Meulaboh, which was struck by last Sunday's powerful earthquake and tsunami, was found safe from...

INDONESIAN CHURCHES IN NEW YORK SEEK FUND FOR DISASTER VICTIMS.
January 1, 2005... New York, Jan 1 (ANTARA)-- Indonesian Christian community here have been seeking fund for victims of a deadly earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, a local church leader said. "The Indonesian community in New York who work...

BRITAIN TO PROVIDE US$96 MILLION FOR ASIAN TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - The British government has promised to provide a fund of 50 million poundsterlings or about 96 million US dollars for the victims of the powerful earthquake and its subsequent tsunami that swept through the coastlines...

RI TO HOST INT'L MEETING FOR POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will host next Thursday a United Nations-sponsored convention of 23 countries to discuss reconstruction and rehabilitation of countries affected by Last December 26 earthquake and its subsequent tsunamis,...

SINGAPORE RAISES HUMANITARIAN AID TO SD5 MILLION.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Singapore has increased its humanitarian aid to SD5 million for tsunami affected countries in South and Southeast Asia, after it previously announced SD2 million aid relief for the region. Singapore Foreign Affairs...

US DEPLOYS 17 HELICOPTERS TO ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - The United States has deployed 17 helicopters to help humanitarian operation in the last Sunday's strong earthquake and tsunamis-hit province. Commander of Abraham Lincoln carrier ship, Admiral Doug Crowder told...

U.S. RELIEF AID FLOWN FROM JAKARTA AIRPORT TO ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan. 1 (ANTARA) - The United States' relief aid, consisting of 3,000 tons of food, 40,000 liters of milk, 40 tons of biscuit and instant noodles, was flown from Halim Perdanakusumah aiport here Sunday to Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD)...

EARTHQUAKE AGAIN JOLTS SEA AREAS OF SUMATRA.
January 1, 2005... Medan, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - An earthquake with a magnitude 6,5 on the richter scale again jolted sea area of Sumatra island on Saturday afternoon, an information from Earthquake Monitoring Agencies in Strassbourg and Hong Kong. The state...

BRITAIN PROMISES TO INCREASE HUMANITARIAN AID FOR QUAKE VICTIMS.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Britain has promised to give 50 million Pounsterling (USD 96 million) of humanitarian aid to victims of earthquake and tsunamis which hit Indonesia and other countries in South and Southeast Asian region last Sunday...

ROAD NETWORK TO MEULABOH SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY OPENED, PRESIDENT SAYS.
January 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said road network to Meulaboh should be immediately opened to ease the flow of logistics to quake and tsunami victims optimally. "The condition of Meulaboh has begun to get...

QUAKE VICTIMS IN ACEH NEEDS MORE MEDICAL AID.
January 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Victims of the earthquake and deadly tsunami which had devastated coastal areas in the province of Nangro Aceh Darusalam needed medical aid, rehabilitation and reconstruction of various physical infrastructure,...

MOROCCO SENDS MEDICAL AID TO QUAKE VICTIMS IN ACEH.
January 1, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - The Kingdom of Morocco sent humanitarian aid in form of health equipments, vaccines and blankets for disaster victims in the wake of last Sunday's techtonic earthquake and its subsequently tsunamis which battered...

SHIP CARRIER USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN LAYS ANCHOR IN SABANG.
January 2, 2005... Sabang, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - United States ship carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is carrying eleven Sea Hawk helicopter to distribute humanitarian aid to victims in the natural disaster-hit Nangro Aceh Darussalam, laid its anchor at Malahayati...

JAKARTA AID SUMMIT TO PRODUCE TWO BILLION US DOLLAR.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Aid Summit to be participated in by some donor countries which will take place in Indonesia next week will be able to produce at least two billion US dollar worth of rehabilitation fund. The reports...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Sunday: The Jakarta Post BANDA ACEH ROUSES FROM DISASTER As President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the ravaged west coast Aceh town of Meulaboh on...

WORLD LEADERS, INT'S ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD EMERGENCY TSUNAMI MEETING.
January 2, 2005... Singapore, Jan, 2 (Kyodo/ANTARA) - World leaders and officials from international organizations will gather for an emergency meeting in Jakarta on Thursday to discuss the earthquake and tsunami disaster in southern Asia that is estimated to...

PENANG TO LET INDONESIANS FROM TSUNAMI-HIT SUMATRA REMAIN.
January 2, 2005... Penang, Jan 2 (Bernama/ANTARA) - Penang is prepared to let Indonesians from the earthquake and tsunami-devastated north Sumatra, whose work or student permits have expired, to remain in the state temporarily, Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon...

KOFI ANNAN TO MEET REGIONAL LEADERS IN INDONESIA OVER TSUNAMI.
January 2, 2005... New York, Jan 2 (Itar-Tass/ANTARA) - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is expected to visit Indonesia next week to meet the leadership of regional countries and discuss efforts to coordinate relief and liquidate the aftermath of the deadly...

MINISTRY TO REVIEW PREVIOUS GOVT'S DRAFT LAW ON TRADE.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Trade Ministry is to withdraw and review a draft law on trade which former industry and trade minister Rini MS Suwandi had planned to submit to the House of Representatives (DPR), Trade Minister Mari Elka...

GOVT TO INCREASE BODY-EVACUATIOB CAPACITY IN ACEH TO 6,000 DAILY.
January 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab said here Sunday the governemnt intends to increase its capaciy to evacuate dead bodies in disaster-stricken Aceh province from 4,000 to at least 6,000 per...

HOWARD CONFIRMS PLAN TO ATTEND EMERGENCY SUMMIT ON TSUNAMI.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard is the fourth world leader who has confirmed his plan to attend an international emergency summit in Jakarta on Thursday to discuss the earthquake and tsunami disaster in southern...

LGEIN PLEDGES RP2.5 BILLION IN RELIEF AID FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - PT LG Electronics Indonesia (LGEIN) has pledged to provide relief aid worth Rp2.5 billion for victims of a powerful earthquake and its subsequent tsunami that devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces on Dec...

ANOTHER INDONESIAN HAJJ PILGRIM DIES IN MECCA.
January 2, 2005... Meccah, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Another Indonesian hajj pilgrim died of respiratory infection in Mecca on Sunday morning, bringing to 14 the number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who have died in the Holy Land during this hajj season. The hajj...

PRESIDENT YET TO PERMIT QUESTIONING OF E FLORES DISTRICT HEAD.
January 2, 2005... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has yet to give permission to the East Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor's Office to investigate East Flores district head Feliks Fernandez as a key witness in a number of...

SENDING OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO MEULABOH STILL HARD, SAYS MINISTER.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Public Works Ministry is finding it difficult to send heavy equipment to Meulaboh in Aceh province as the roads leading to the town have been badly damaged by the Dec 26, 2004 gigantic earthquake and tsunami, a...

INDONESIAN CITIZENS IN HONG KONG RAISING AID FOR ACEH.
January 2, 2005... Hong Kong, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian citizens in Hong Kong have been busy holding various charitable activities to raise funds and other forms of relief aid for victims of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and a part of...

PAPUA SENDING CESSNA PLANE TO TSUNAMI-HIT ACEH.
January 2, 2005... Jayapura, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Papua provincial administration is sending a Cessna aircraft to tsunami-stricken Aceh and North Sumatra to help carry relief aid to victims in isolated places in the two provinces. Papua Deputy Governor...

TWO BULOG RICE WAREHOUSES FOUND INTACT IN MEULABOH.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Two warehouses containing 817 tons of rice owned by state logistics firm Perum Bulog in Meulaboh, one of the worst tsunami-hit towns in Aceh province, were found intact with the rice still consumable last Dec 26, a...

ANOTHER INDONESIAN WARSHIP UNLOADS RELIEF AID IN MEULABOH.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian warship, the KRI Teluk Sabang, unloaded relief aid for tsunami victims in the ravaged western coastal town of Meulaboh in Aceh province on Sunday. KRI Teluk Sabang was the sixth Indonesian warship...

PHONE LINES TO AND FROM MEULABOH RESTORED, SAYS MINISTER.
January 2, 2005... Medan, N Sumatra, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Telephone lines, to and from Meulaboh, one of the worst-hit areas in Aceh province by very strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the morning of on Dec. 26, 2004, have practically been restored except at...

HUMANITARIAN AID FROM BOGOR RESIDENTS OFF TO ACEH.
January 2, 2005... Bogor, W Java, Jan 2 (ANTARA)- Humanitarian assistance from Bogor residents in West Java province will be flown to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra provinces by a "Celebes Air" charter flight on Sunday to help victims of earthquake...

MUI APPEALS TO GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADOPT ORPHANED CHILDREN IN ACEH.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Clerics Council (MUI) in Jakarta, including its chapters in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatera, has called on the Indonesian people to adopt children orphaned by the earthquake-triggered...

MILY INTENSIFYING RELIEF AID AIRLIFTS.
January 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI), assisted by the Singaporean Air Force and the United States Navy, is intensifying flights to various regions in Aceh airlifting humanitarian assistance. Colonel Ahmad Yani, in...

FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL COMING IN TO ASSIST EVACUATION OF TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
January 2, 2005... Medan, N Sumatera, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Foreign volunteers are still coming in to assist in the recovery and evacuation of earthquake-triggered gigantic tidal waves (tsunami) victims in Aceh province, but in view of the lack of transportation, they...

PT SUMMARECON SETS ITS GR0WTH TARGET AT 25 PCT IN 2005.
January 2, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Publicly-listed company PT Summarecon Agung Tbk sets its growth target for 2005 at 25 percent, higher than last year's 10 percent, as the property business in the country has now become very encouraging, the company's...

PRESIDENT CHAIRS LIMITED CABINET SESSION IN CIKEAS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a limited cabinet session at his residence in Puri Cikeas Indah housing estate, Gunung Putri subdistrict, Bogor regency, Sunday night, a government spokesman said. As the...

US PLEDGES RELIEF AID WORTH $15 MILLION.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The US government pledged nearly US$15 million in humanitarian assistance to Indonesia for the earthquake-triggered tsunamis victims in Aceh and North Sumatera, the US Embassy's press release made available to ANTARA...

US OFFERS ITS AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO HELP TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
January 3, 2005... Medan, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The US government has offered its aircraft carrier currently in Southeast Asian waters equipped with sophisticated equipment and ten helicopters to assist in tackling the aftermath of the strong earthquake-triggered...

NO NEED FOR ACEHNESE TO WORRY ABOUT OUTBREAK OF DISEASES, SAYS DOCTOR.
January 3, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The people of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) should not worry about an outbreak of several diseases in the wake of the strong earthquake and subsequent trunamis, as long as they maintain a clean and heavy...

YUDHOYONO PRAISES INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono praised on Sunday night international assistance to eartquake-triggered tsunamis victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. "The international relief aid reflects a global...

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Monday. The Jakarta Post: OXYGEN SHORTAGE KILLS SOME SURVIVORS Although massive operations to distribute aid for victims trapped alive continued on...

GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CAPITAL MARKET INDUSTRY, PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO SAYS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the government will continue to support the capital market industry. "Since the capital market industry plays an important role in the national economic growth,...

85 PCT OF ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS IN ACEH BEGIN TO FUNCTION.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - About 85 percent of the electricity systems that were cut off by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) have begun to function, Herman Darnel Ibrahim, distribution and transmission director...

TERROR ACT REMAINS A THREAT, PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO SAYS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the terror act remains posing a major threat to the government and the people in 2005. "Since the terrorists are still posing their major threat, the government...

RI SHOULD NO LONGER SERVE AS 'PARADISE' FOR CORRUPTORS: PRESIDENT.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that Indonesia should no longer serve as a 'paradise' country for corruptors. "I have ordered Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Attorney General Abdurrahman...

US PRAISES RI PERFORMANCE IN DEALING WITH ACEH'S TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has been doing as good job as one can possibly expect in dealing with the victims of tsunami disaster in its westernmost province of Aceh, the United States Ambassador to Indonesia, B. Lynn Pascoe said in a...

GOVT ASSIGNS 230 IPDN CADETS TO REEVIVE NAD ADMINISTRATION.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 03 (ANTARA) - The central government has assigned 230 cadets of the State Administration Institute (IPDN) to Naggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) to revive the regional administration at distict and municipal level which was paralyzed by...

PROSECUTOR REJECTS EXCEPTION PLEA BY PUTEH'S LAWYERS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 03 (ANTARA) - Prosecutor Khaidir Ramli rejected the entire exception plea made by the lawyers of suspended Aceh Govenor Abdullah Puteh in a court session here Monday to hear his case of alleegd corruption in the purchase of a...

UN SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT INDONESIA.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, 3/1 (ANTARA)- The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will visit Indonesia from 5 to 8 January to attend the special ASEAN leaders meeting on the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami, which Indonesia is hosting. ...

RI GOVT HAS BEEN DOING GOOD JOBS OVER ACEH DISASTER, US ENVOY SAYS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia B Lyn Pascoe has said that the Indonesian government has done a good job in responding to the aftermath of the earthquake and its subsequent tsunami that swept through the province of...

TELKOM REPAIRS 71,512 DAMAGED TELEPHONE LINES IN ACEH.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA)-- State-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom repaired some 71,512 of Aceh's 94,895 fixed telephone lines, a week after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the western-most province of Indonesia last...

US TO DO ALL IT CAN IN RELIEF EFFORTS, POWELL SAYS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Bound for a visit to several nations ravaged by the December 26 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed America's determination to do all it can in the relief efforts. ...

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER LOUIS MICHEL TO VISIT AREAS AFFECTED BY TIDAL WAVES DISASTER IN INDONESIA.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, 3/1 (ANTARA)- European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Louis Michel, is due to arrive in Indonesia on Tuesday evening (4/1) on an official visit to assess how the European Union (EU) can best support the...

INDONESIAN NAVY ASSIGNS TO MORE WARSHIPS TO HUMANITARIAN DUTY.
January 3, 2005... Surabaya, E java, Jan 03 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy has assigend two more of its warships to the task of helping to alleviate the suffering of the Aceh people in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit their...

ARAB COUNTRIES EXPRESS CONDOLENCES AND SOLIDARITY TO RI.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan. 1 (ANTARA) - Four Arab countries, respectively Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Kuwait have expressed condolences and solidarity to Indonesia following the quake and tsunami disaster that hit Aceh and North Sumatra, last December 26,...

ACEH, N SUMATRA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 94,081.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The death toll in the gigantic earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh and North Sumatra on December 26, 2004, rose to 94,081 on Monday (Jan.3), the Indonesian Health Ministry disclosed here. According to the...

MINISTER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIVATION OF HOSPITALS IN ACEH.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab here Monday called for the immediate activation of hospitals or the setting up of emergency hospitals in tsunami-hit Aceh province so that humanitarian aid that...

GOVT URGED TO INSTALL 150 GPS UNITS ACROSS COUNTRY.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 03 (ANTARA) - A geologist here Monday urged the Indonesian government to install 150 global positioning system (GPS) units across the country to observe movements of the earth's faults and foresee earthquakes accompanied by...

RI TO ASK FOR US$2.4 BILLION IN LOANS FROM CGI.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 03 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is likely to ask for US$2.4 billion in loans from creditor countries and international financial bodies in the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) at the group's meeting scheduled for January 19-20 in...

VP WARNS AGAINST ARBITRARY ADOPTION OF ACEH CHILDREN.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla here Monday warned people intending to adopt children of Aceh tsunami victims to do so only after making sure the chldren have really been orphaned. "Nobody should just adopt the children...

RI WELCOMES DEBT MORATORIUM IF IT'S NOT BURDENSOME.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Proposals to apply a debt-moratorium to Indonesia following the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in Aceh are welcome if they do not create a new burden or risks, two cabinet ministers said here Monday. ...

GSA REBEL GANGS AMBUSH ACEH AID TEAMS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - A band of separatist GSA (Free Aceh Movement) rebels on Saturday ambushed a humanitarian aid team which was on its way to an aid-distribution point in Aceh's interior, a military statement said. The Aceh...

SOME TRADITIONAL MARKETS IN ACEH RESUME ACTIVITIES.
January 3, 2005... Banda Aceh, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - A number of traditional markets in Aceh were seen operating on Monday providing people with basic necessities ranging from salt to chicken meat. Tens of traders were seen selling salted fish, vegetables, eggs,...

STATE BUDGET DEFICIT IN 2004 PREDICTED TO REACH RP27.8 TRILLION.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said the state budget deficit in 2004 is predicted to reach Rp27.8 trillion or some 1.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) - higher than its target of Rp26.3 trillion. "Although...

PUBLIC WORKS MINISTRY STARTS BIDDING TOLL ROAD PROJECTS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 03 - (ANTARA)- The Ministry of Public Works, in this case the toll road investment procurement team, on Monday has started bidding six toll road projects across the country. The bidding in the present stage covered the...

GOVT TO SET UP INSTITUTION FOR REHABILITATION OF TSUNAMI-AFFECTED AREAS.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will set up an institution to deal with the rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas hit by the recent tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces as well as to coordinate of relief aid, a...

TSUNAMI SURVIVORS IN MEULABOH RESUME DAILY ACTIVITIES.
January 3, 2005... Meulaboh, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Tsunami survivors in worst-hit west coastal town of Meulaboh in Aceh have started resuming their daily activities especially in the centre of the town on Monday, ANTARA learned. Some of them were seen still clearing...

KPAI CALLS ON GOVT TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN IN ACEH.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children (KPAI) has appealed to the government here on Monday to immediately follow up on reports of alleged kidnapping and trafficking of children in Aceh. Many...

RI CHAMBER FORMS TASK FORCE TO HELP REBUILD ACEH, N SUMATRA.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has formed a task force to raise funds for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of tsunami-hit Aceh and North Sumatra, Kadin's General Chairman MS Hidayat said...

DEBT-MORATORIUM OFFERS STILL NEED OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION : MINISTER.
January 3, 2005... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said here Monday the reported plan of a few creditor countries to implement a debt-moratorium for Indonesia following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Aceh last week had yet to...

TSUNAMI VICTIMS GET FREE TREATMENT AT 17 DESIGNATED HOSPITALS IN MEDAN.
January 3, 2005... Medan, N Sumatra, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Tsunami victims at 17 hospitals designated by the Medan city administration were given free medical treatment, Medan Mayor H Abdillah said here Monday. All disaster command posts which have received...