ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from January 2006

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TEN PEOPLE KILLED AFTER TRUCK HITS STUDENTS.
January 1, 2006... Pamekasan, E Java, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - At least 10 people were killed and 15 others seriously injured after a truck hit tens of secondary school students at Montok village in the Indonesian island of Madura at the wee hours of Sunday. The...

EIGHT MORE INDONESIAN HAJJ PILGRIMS DIE.
January 1, 2006... Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Eight more Indonesian hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia on Saturday and Sunday, bringing to 60 the number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who have died in the Holy Land during this hajj season. Seven of...

LAMPUNG'S COAL EXPORTS UP.
January 1, 2006... Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Lampung province's coal exports in the first ten months of last year increased by 4.14 percent in volume to 2.036 million tons and by 74.50 percent in value to US$107.4 million compared to the same...

GOVT URGED TO CHANGE MECHANISM OF FERTILIZER SUBSIDY.
January 1, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian fertilizer producers have called on the government to change the mechanism of providing subsidy for the fertilizer industry because under the current mechanism they have difficulties increasing investments...

BY MID 2006, NO MORE REFUGEES LIVE IN TENTS.
January 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Acting Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Mustafa Abubakar said the government has intended to relocate all tsunami survivors from tents to permanent houses or at least to temporary shelters by mid 2006. "Insya...

QUAKE JOLTS ACEH.
January 1, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - A mild earthquake jolted tsunami-devastated Aceh province on Sunday but it did not panic local people. The quake which occurred at 03.40 pm was felt by people living in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh, and its...

RI, AUSSIE ENJOYING EVER CLOSER TIES, SAYS FM.
January 1, 2006... Pekanbaru, Riau, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said Indonesia and Australia are enjoying ever increasingly closer ties particularly after Canberra fully recognizes Papua as part of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. ...

MINISTER ONLY SUPPORTS VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE TO SPORTS.
January 1, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said he agrees that the world of sports is given assistance, but it should be voluntary, free of coercion. "The basic principle that I always told my...

WORLD SUGAR PRICE FLUCTUATIONS MAY CONTINUE IN 2006.
January 1, 2006... Surabaya, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - World sugar price fluctuations in 2005 have been predicted to continue in 2006, as sugar supplies are still not in a sound balance with consumption of the commodity. This was stated by a sugar business practician,...

DEATH TOLL OF PAMEKASAN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RISES TO 14.
January 1, 2006... Pamekasan, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - The death toll of a traffic accident in which a truck ran over tens of secondary school students in Montok village, Pamekasan district, Madura island, East Java, rose to 14, sources said. Second Adjunct Inspector...

NEW YEAR MARKED BY QUAKES IN GUNUNG SITOLI, TANJUNG BALAI AND TARUTUNG.
January 1, 2006... Medan, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - On Sunday, January 1, 2006, the cities of Gunung Sitoli, Tanjung Balai, and Tarutung in North Sumatra, were struck by earthquakes measuring 2,9 to 3,7 on the Richter scale, but still no reports on damage. Heron...

ALL PERPTRATORS OF BOMB BLASTS MUST BE FOUND SOON: NAT POLICE CHIEF SAYS.
January 2, 2006... Palu, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Chief of National Police, Gen. Sutanto has ordered all police personnel in Central Sulawesi to find the perpetrators of bomb blasts including those of the recent bomb blast in Maesa area in Palu on Saturday morning. ...

PEOPLE EXCHANGE GREETINGS AND VISITS TO MARK NEW YEAR IN AMBON.
January 2, 2006... Ambon, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Residents in Ambon city and its surroundings, Maluku province, have exchanged greetings in public places and visited one another to mark New Year. ANTARA correspondent here reported on Sunday evening that they...

HEAVY RAINS INUNDATE THOUSANDS OF HOUSES IN JEMBER.
January 2, 2006... Jember, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Incessant rain in North Jember, East Java, since Saturday (Dec 31) until Sunday (Jan 1) morning had caused serious floods in the subdistricts of Tanggul and Rambipuji, inundating thousands of homes. The flood also...

PT PUPUK KALIMANTAN TIMUR'S FERTILIZER PRODUCTION REACHES RECORD HIGH.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - State fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PKT) said that its fertilizer production has reached 2.665 million tons -- its record high since it was founded 28 years ago, the company's executive said. "It...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major newspapers here on Monday. The Jakarta Post ONE DETAINED OVER PALU BOMBING Porvincial police have detained at least one man in connection with the New Year's Eve bombing...

GOVT EXTENDS BAN ON SHRIMP IMPORT FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The government has again extended the ban on shrimp import for another six months starting on December 28, 2005, to prevent polluted and sickly shrimps from entering the country, Media Indonesia daily reported here on...

VP CALLS ON BIZMEN IN JSE TO REMAIN PROFESSIONAL, TRUSTWORTHY.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kala has called on businesspeople at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE) to do their jobs transparently, professionally and trustworthily. "There is no more gap in the global and developed...

FLOODS KILL FIVE IN JEMBER.
January 2, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - At least five people were killed on Monday in floods at Panti subdistrict in the East Java district of Jember after incessant rains for two consequtive days. Contacted by phone from here on Monday, Panti...

BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT EXPECT TAX CUTS, WRITEOFFS : MINISTER.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono said here Monday the business community in Indonesia should not expect to be given tax reductions or exemptions as economic stimuli because the government itself...

PANTI (E JAVA) FLOODS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 24.
January 2, 2006... Surabaya, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The death toll in floods in Panti subdistrict in East Java's Jember district has risen to 24 from five as earlier reported while the bodies of many other fatalities had yet to be recovered, police said on Monday. ...

GOVT HANDS RP17.5 TRILLION WORTH OF DIPA TO NAD PROVINCE.
January 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The central government is allocating Rp17.5 trillion worth of State Budget Implementation Forms (DIPA) to Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province, a minister said here Monday. The allocation to NAD province is the...

SOME 30 PEOPLE KILLED IN FLOOD, LANDSLIDE IN EAST JAVA.
January 2, 2006... Jember (E. Java), Jan 2 (ANTARA)-- The death toll in massive flood and landslide in Kemiri village, Panti subdistrict, Jember district, East Java province, recorded here until Monday afternoon has reached 30 people, a dozen other found injured,...

PALACE DENIES REPORTS ON PRESIDENT'S SALARY RAISE.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng on Monday denied reports that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, along with other top officials, would get a raise on their salaries in 2006 and...

GOVT TO CANCEL UNPRODUCTIVE FOREIGN LOANS.
January 2, 2006... Semarang, C. Java, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will cancel foreign loans which are "unproductive" and have yet to be realized, National Development Planning Minister Paskah Suzeta said here Monday. "I will evaluate and...

BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD REMOVES BAG SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING BOMB IN AMBON.
January 2, 2006... Ambon (Maluku), Jan 2 (ANTARA) - A bomb disposal squad of the Maluku Police removed a bag suspected of containing a bomb found in front of Ligina Future coffee shop at Jl. A. M. Sangadji, here at noon on Monday. Chief Brigadier Nazir Samal...

PRESIDENT INSPECTS BULOG RICE STOCK.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a sudden inspection to check the rice stock at the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) here Monday. The President listened to a presentation on the condition of national rice...

VP TOO EMBARRASSED TO TALK ABOUT CORRUPTION.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said he was too embarrassed to talk about corruption because Indonesia Transparency (TI) had categorized political parties in Indonesia as the most corrupt institution in the country whereas...

GOVT NOT TO RAISE GENERIC MEDICINE PRICES.
January 2, 2006... Bengkulu, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The government will not raise the prices of generic medicines in 2006 and produce more types of non-branded medicines for various illnesses, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said here, Monday. "The government...

GOVT TO SCRAP RESTRICTIONS ON GAS CONSUMPTION BY INDUSTRY.
January 2, 2006... Serang, Banten, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said the government would revise laws that restrict gas consumption by domestic industry to a maximum of 25 percent of total production. "There are opinions, no way that our natural...

PRESIDENT ASKS KPPN TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES TO DISBURSE BUDGET FUNDS.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the State Treasury Office (KPPN) to simplify the process to disburse budgetary allocations so that national development program can be implemented on schedule. "This is...

HEALTH RESEARCHERS SEEK BETTER COOPERATION WITH NAMRU-2.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Health Research and Development Bureau (Balitbangkes) of the Health Ministry seeks better cooperation with the US Naval Medical Research Unit-2 (NAMRU-2) that could give more benefits to local researchers. ...

GEN SUTANTO: NO REPLACEMENT OF C. SULAWESI POLICE CHIEF.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief Gen. Sutanto said his side has no plan to replace Central Sulawesi Police Chief Brig Gen Oergoseno following the bombing of a traditional pork market in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Saturday. ...

GOVT CONSIDERING FORMALDEHYDE-FREE CERTIFICATES.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The government is considering the issuance of formaldehyde-free certificates to food producers. "The Drug and Food Control Agency (BPOM) in association with the trade offices in the regions will give guidance to small...

GEN. ENDRIARTONO: NO DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL MILY TROOPS IN PALU.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - National Defence Forces Chief Gen Endriartono Sutarto said that there would be no deployment of military troops in Palu, Central Sulawesi, following last week's bomb blast in a traditional pork market there. "No,...

STATE'S INCOME RP495.4 TRILLION, STATE'S SPENDINGS Rp509.4 TRILLION.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - State's income and grants reached Rp495.4 trillion, which is 92 pct of the projected in the Revised State Budget II, while the state's expenditures reached Rp509.4 trillion, which is 90 pct of the ceiling in the...

HOUSE MEMBER: DON'T SELL STATE SOVEREIGNTY FOR DEBT RESCHEDULING.
January 2, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - A member of House Commission XI, Dradjad Wibowo, has urged the government to cancel the debt rescheduling agreement which requires the revocation of diplomatic immunity. Dradjad told reporters at the House Building...

PB HAM OF E ACEH ASKS PRESIDENT TO RECRUIT EX GAM MEMBERS AS CIVIL SERVANTS.
January 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The Legal Aid and Human Rights Agency (PB HAM) of East Aceh Regency has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to recruit former members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as civil servants. PB HAM coordinator...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Tuesday: Kompas FLASH FLOODS KILL 31 At least 31 people were killed and seven others have gone missing after flash floods swept through Panti and...

FLOODS IN JEMBER KILL 57 TILL TUESDAY MORNING.
January 3, 2006... Jember, E Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Floods and landslides occurring on early Monday in East Java province's district of Jember have killed 57 people till 6.30 am on Tuesday. An official from Jember's information and communication office,...

FORENSIC TEAM SENT TO FLOOD-STRICKEN AREAS.
January 3, 2006... Jember, E Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The East Java administration has sent a forensic team to landslide-and flood-stricken areas in Jember district to identify the bodies of people killed in the disaster. The team consisting of experts from Dr....

GOVT SETS SACRIFICE DAY ON JANUARY 10.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has set the muslim sacrifice day, Idul Adha, on January 10, 2006, through a decree No. 1/2006 which was signed by Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni here Monday evening. The meeting...

SOME 110 FLOOD VICTIMS UNDER THREAT OF STARVATION.
January 3, 2006... Jember, E Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Some 110 residents of flood-and landslide-stricken Kaliputih hamlet in the Indonesian district of Jember are under the threat of starvation as they have yet to receive food aid in the past two days. Rescue...

LEGISLATOR CONCERNED ABOUT SLOW HANDLING OF FLOOD VICTIMS IN JEMBER.
January 3, 2006... Jember, E Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - A member of the House of Representatives (DPR), Choirul Soleh Rasyid, has expressed concern over the slow handling of flood victims in Panti subdistrict, Jember district, East Java province. "The disaster...

PRESIDENT ASKS STATE COYS TO SUPPORT NAT'L DEFENSE.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, W. Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on state-run companies especially those engaged in strategic industry to support the country's defense sector. "Develop this industry to support our defense,"...

FOURTEEN POLITICAL PARTIES RECEIVE FUND FROM GOVERNMENT.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Fourteen out of 16 political parties holding seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) received fund from the government on Tuesday. The amount of fund for each of the political parties was adjusted to the number...

GOVT TOLD TO INVOLVE LEGISLATORS IN DETERMINING AMM EXTENSION.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The government should involve the House of Representatives (DPR) in making a decision on whether or not to extend the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM)'s task in Aceh, House Speaker Agung Laksono said. Speaking to the...

PALU BOMBING RELATED TO NOORDIN M TOP-LED TERROR NETWORK.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Last Saturday's bombing incident near a meat kiosk n Palu, Central Sulawesi, is linked to the terrorist group led by Noordin M Top, a security official said here Tuesday. Demak Lubis, head of the Poso desk at the...

FORMER EMPLOYEE DEMONSTRATION MARKS PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PT DI.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Some 100 former employees of state aircraft manufacturing company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) on Tuesday staged a rally in front of the main gate of the Husein Sastranegara Air Force Base on Tuesday under...

PROBOSUTEDJO READY TO PAY RP100.9 BILLION TO COMPENSATE STATE LOSSES.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Businessman Probosutedjo who was convicted for misappropriating industrial estate reforestation funds, has declared readiness to pay Rp100.9 billion in compensation for the state's losses as ordered by the court. ...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES ASPIRATION OF BANDUNG'S STUDENTS.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, W. Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday received tens of univeristy students from Bandung and environs who wanted to convey their aspirations about various matters. "Their statements are so hard," the...

GOVT TO DOUBLE INCOME FROM STATE ENTERPRISES' DIVIDENDS.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, W. Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The government intends to double its income from the dividends of state-owned companies in the 2004 state budget to Rp23.3 trillion , State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said here Tuesday. "In 2005, state...

GOVT OPENS SEVEN TRANSMIGRATION LOCATIONS ALONG INDONESIA-MALAYSIA BORDERLINE.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Government will focus the implementation of the transmigration program on the sending of domestic migrants to seven resettlement centers in areas along the borderline between Indonesia and Malaysia. ...

POLICE CALL ON FOODS PRODUCERS TO STOP USING FORMALIN.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Police headquarters has called on foods producers and companies in the foods industry not to use formalin any longer as operation will be launched to find and take strict measures against those still using formalin...

C JAVA, E JAVA AGREE ON PROFIT SHARING IN CEPU BLOCK EXPLOITATION.
January 3, 2006... Semarang, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Central Java administration shares the same view with the East Java administration concerning profit sharing between the two provinces in the exploitation of oil reserves in Cepu block. East Java and Central...

GOVT TO HELP 2,000 SMEs SELL THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGH INTERNET.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- The Indonesian Government will help 2,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sell their products through the Internet. "The SMEs which will be given the opportunity to enjoy this government facility will be those...

GOVT TO ISSUE REGULATION ON FORMALIN PURCHASING IN DOMESTIC MARKET.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Trade Ministry will issue a regulation on the trade in domestically-produced formalin in order to prevent its misuse, a ministry spokesman said here Tuesday. "What is lacking in trade in domestically-made formalin...

AIR FORCE CHIEF: F-16, SUKHOI PROGRAMS JOINTLY IMPLEMENTED.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Djoko Suyanto confirmed that the implementation of the program on Sukhoi jet fighers will be continued in tandem with the program on the replacement and procurement of arms for F-16...

MUHAMMADIYAH PROVIDES RP100 MILLION TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN JEMBER.
January 3, 2006... Surabaya, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The central executive board of the Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, and its East Java chapter, have donated Rp100 million worth of humanitarian aid to the victims of the flash flood...

VP ASKS PLN TO SPEED UP PROGRAM TO REPLACE OIL WITH GAS.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has called on state electricity company PT PLN to replace oil as its energy source with gas. "The Vice President was keen to see us replace oil with gas as a energy source to cut the cost...

MERPATI PROVIDES NINE PLANES TO SERVE PIONEER ROUTES.
January 3, 2006... Bandug, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) has provided nine Twin Otter aircraft to serve pioneer routes like those for flights to certain destinations in Papua, Sulawesi, Maluku and Nusa Tenggara. MNA Managing Director...

GOVT, PERTAMINA PRESENT DIFFERENT DATA ON SOBSIDIZED FUEL CONSUMPTION.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Data on the national consumption of subsidized fuel in 2005 presented by the state-owned oil company Pertamina are different from data recorded by the government in the same year. Pertamina spokesman Abadi...

MUHAMMADIYAH SUGGESTS GOVT TO CHANGE STRATEGY IN DEALING WITH PALU BOMB BLAST.
January 3, 2006... Surabaya, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - General Chairman of the Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, Prof Dr HM Din Syamsuddin has suggested the government to change its strategy and approach in responding to bombing cases...

PRESIDENT TELLS MINISTER, GOVERNOR TO BURY 57 FLOOD VICTIMS IN JEMBER.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed People's Welfare Coordinating Minister Aburizal Bakrie and East Java Governor Imam Utomo to immediately bury the 57 flash flood dead victims and to provide the evaquees...

GOVT TO REHABILITATE 26 MARKETS IN ACEH.
January 3, 2006... Banda Aceh, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - At least 26 traditional markets in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) will be rehabilitated to provide a permanent place for those hit by the tsunami on December 26, 2004, a local official said on Tuesday. "Some 26...

GOVT TO ISSUE FORMALDEHYDE-FREE CERTIFICATES FOR SAFE FOOD PRODUCTS.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The government will issue formaldehyde-free certificates for food which had been proven to be safe for human consumption, head of the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) Sampurno said here on Tuesday. "The...

PRESIDENTIAL REGULATION ON MODERN MARKETS BEING IMPROVED.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- The Presidential Regulation on modern markets which should have been finalized in 2005, is now still being improved. "Actually, the draft was already finished, but as more inputs had been received, the bill had...

PT DIRGANTARA ASKS GOVT TO BUY PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT.
January 3, 2006... Bandung, W. Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (DI), the sole aircraft maker in the country, has asked the government to buy a CN 235 presidential aircraft built by the company, as other countries had done. "If it is possible,...

PROSPEROUS PARTY PROVIDES DONATION FOR TWO CHILDREN BURNT BY THEIR FATHER.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The Prosperous Justice Party House Faction on Tuesday handed an undisclosed amount of money to the grandmother of the two children who were burnt by their father on Sunday. "Hopefuly, this money could be used and...

FOREX RESERVE AT END OF 2005 REACHES 34,723 BILLION US DOLLARS.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- Indonesia's Foreign Exchange reserve at the end of 2005 reached 34,723 billion US dollarS, higher than the initially estimated 30 billion US dollars. Based on data of Bank of Indonesia issued here on Tuesday, the...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN 14TH MEETING OF ASIA PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM.
January 3, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open the 14th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliament Forum (APPF) in Jakarta on Jan 16, said Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Board of the House...

U.S. STATE SECRETARY TO VISIT INDONESIA THIS WEEK.
January 4, 2006... New York, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - U.S. State Secretary Condoleezzaa Rice is scheduled to visit Indonesia and Australia from January 7 to 12, 2006, the U.S. State Department announced Tuesday. Rice's visit to Indonesia is to support the democratic...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
January 4, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post and Media Indonesia JEMBER RESCUE EFFORTS HAMPERED Rescue workers moved slowly through Jember on Tuesday battling thick and mud...

RI DENIES REPORTS ITS EMBASSIES IN THREE CREDITOR COUNTRIES FACING FORECLOSURES.
January 4, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia denied a report on Tuesday night its embassies in Japan, Australia and Switzerland were facing foreclosures if it was unable to repay its external debts falling due in 2006. Foreign Ministry Spokesman...

HUNDREDS OF JEMBER FLOOD VICTIMS YET TO BE EVACUATED.
January 4, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - Rescue workers up to Wednesday were unable to evacuate hundreds of flood survivors at a number of villages in Panti subdistrict, Jember district, East Java province, because bad weather has made accesses to...

JAPAN EXTENDS RP70 BILLION GRANT TO EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
January 4, 2006... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - The Japanese government in the fiscal year of 2006 will extend Rp70 billion-worth grant to build two bridges in Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) district in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. "The...

FORESTRY MINISTER: ILLEGAL LOGGING EXPECTED TO BE STOPPED BY 2009.
January 4, 2006... Sukabumi, West Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA)-- Forestry Minister MS Kaban said here Wednesday that his ministry and related agencies conducted various endeavors to stop illegal logging activities within four years, namely until 2009. "Various...

RI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO US ABOUT EXCESSIVE PUBLICITY ON NGURAH RAI SECURITY.
January 4, 2006... New York, Jan 3 (ANTARA)-- The Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC has asked the United States government to stop giving excessive publicity to the question of security at Bali's Ngurah Rai international airport which was alleged to be not up...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT RUMOUR-BASED ACCUSATION.
January 4, 2006... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about a rumour-based accusation that was made by lawyer Eggy Sudjana on Tuesday. Eggy reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that Cabinet...

HUNDREDS OF HOUSES UNDER WATER IN E JAVA'S PASURUAN DISTRICT.
January 4, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of houses in East Java's Pasuruan district were submerged by flood waters on Wednesday after two days of torrential rains which also unleashed a massive landslide in the area. "The flood waters...

PRESIDENT PERMITS INVESTIGATION OF NTT GOVERNOR IN CORRUPTION CASE.
January 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a letter permitting the investigation of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Piet Aleksander Tallo for alleged involvement in corruption. The letter was signed by the...

BI WARNS OF RISE IN INFLATION RATE IN JANUARY.
January 4, 2006... Jakarta, Dec. 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, on Wednesday warned of a possible increase in the inflation rate in January this year because the government's cash assistance for the poor would be disbursed this month. ...

TWO KILLED IN MUDSLIDE IN BANJARNEGARA.
January 4, 2006... Banjarnegara, C Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - A mudslide swept through Gunung Raja village in Banjarnegara district, Central Java, at dawn on Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring two others and devastating 102 houses. Rescue workers...

DEATH TOLL IN C JAVA'S LANDSLIDE RISES TO 16.
January 4, 2006... Banjarnegara, C Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA) - The death toll in landslides triggered by two days of torrential rains in Gunung Raja village in Banjarnegara district, Central Java, rose to 16 on Wednesday. "The death toll will most likely increase as...