ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from January 2008

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from January 2008

SEARCH FOR THREE LANDSLIDE VICTIMS IN KARANGANYAR EXTENDED.
January 1, 2008... Karanganyar, Jan 1 (ANTARA): The search and evacuation of landslide victims in Kedoksari village, Tawangmangu subdistrict, Karanganyar district, Central Java province, had been extended for six days as three victims were still gone missing. ...

BANGKA TEACHERS TO TEACH INDONESIAN IN CHINA.
January 1, 2008... Pangkalpinang, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Eight teachers from Pangkalpinang, capital of Bangka Belitung province, are expected to teach the Indonesian language at schools in Nanning province, Guang Xi, China, under an agreement between the two cities. ...

MINISTRY: FLOODS, LANDSLIDES CLAIM 102 LIVES.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): The Health Ministry's Crisis Mitigation Center disclosed that the recent floods and landslides in Central Java and East Java have left 102 people dead and 21 others missing, an official said here Tuesday. The victims...

RI'S GOOD IMAGE IN CHINA MUST BE MAINTAINED: ENVOY.
January 1, 2008... Beijing, China, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's good name as a state and nation in China was well preserved in 2007 and will hopefully remain that way in the new year so that relations between the two countries can develop as desired, Indonesia's...

FLOOD WATERS FROM BOGOR TO REACH JAKARTA WEDNESDAY MORNING.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Jakartans living on the banks of the Ciliwung River or in areas prone to flooding were warned that flood waters from the Bogor region were expected to reach the capital city between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Wednesday. ...

TWO SMALL BOATS IN RESCUE OPERATIONS CAPSIZE, ONE MISSING.
January 1, 2008... Bojonegoro, E Java, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Two small boats used for the evacuation of victims of serious floods due to the overflow of Bengawan Solo river in Kedungrejo village, Baureno sub-district, East Java province, capsized on Tuesday (Jan 1)....

MOCHTAR KUSUMAATMADJA CITED AS SUNDANESE CULTURALIST.
January 1, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Jan 1 (ANTARA): The West Java provincial administration presented an award to former Indonesian foreign affairs minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja as a consistent Sundanese culturalist. "Mr Mochtar is a consistent Sundanese...

JAKARTA GOVERNOR CALLS JAKARTANS TO BE OPTIMIST IN FACING NEW YEAR.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo called on all Jakarta residents to be optimistic in facing the year's vhange-over and make Jakarta a pleasant and safe city. "In facing the new year, all the people (of Jakarta) should...

JAKARTA GOVERNOR CALLS ON RESIDENTS TO ENTER NEW YEAR WITH OPTIMISM.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo called on all Jakarta residents to be optimistic in facing the year's change-over and make Jakarta a pleasant and safe city. "In facing the new year, all the people (of Jakarta) should...

AIRPORT SECURITY FOILS ATTEMPT TO SEND ECSTASY TO JAMBI.
January 1, 2008... Tangerang, Banten, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): A joint security team of Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Airport foiled an attempt to transport 1,992 ecstasy pills from Jakarta to Jambi, Sumatra. "The success to stop the illicit drug shipment was thanks to...

EARTHQUAKE SHAKES LAMPUNG, SOUTHERN SUMATRA.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Lampung Province, southern Sumatra Island, on Tuesday at 1.34 pm Western Indonesian Time (WIB), according to information from the meteorology and geophysics agnency...

FLOODS, LANDSLIDES KILL 23 IN NGAWI.
January 1, 2008... Ngawi, Central Java, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): At least 23 residents of Ngawi District, East Java, were killed by floods and landslides which hit the district a few days ago. Four of the fatalities occurred in Ngawi sub district, 10 in Kwadungan,...

PRESIDENT JOINS 'ZIKIR' AT BAITURRAHMAN MOSQUE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
January 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono joined a mass 'zikir' (chant of phrases in praise of Allah Almighty) at Baiturrahman Mosque, the State Palace, here, on New Year's Eve, late Monday. The 'zikir' was attended by around...

FLOODS IN PANDEGLANG INUNDATE 1,116 HOUSES.
January 1, 2008... Pandeglang, Banten, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Flooding triggered by incessant rains has inundated at least 1,116 houses in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, over the past two days as Cilemer River overflowed. Flood waters reaching a height of...

BALI MARKS NEW YEAR BY DISTRIBUTING MANGROVES TO TOURISTS.
January 1, 2008... Kuta, Bali, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): AlamKulkul Boutique Resort & Hotel Bali distributed mangrove trees to a number of foreign tourists on New Year's Eve here, late Monday. The mangrove trees were presented among others to Australian, Dutch,...

DEATH TOLL IN E JAVA FLOODS REACHES 31.
January 2, 2008... Surabaya, E Java, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The death toll in the floods and landslides that hit 21 districts and municipalities in East Java over he past few days reached 31 on Wednesday, a provincial official said. Of the total number of...

PRESIDENT ASKS POLITICIANS RUNNING IN ELECTIONS NOT TO SACRIFICE PEOPLE'S INTERESTS.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on politicians and political parties that are to contest general and regional chief elections in the next two years to compete with each other in a healthy way so that the polls...

TNI CHIEF DJOKO SUYANTO TO TRANSFER POST TO SUCCESSOR JAN 8.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Marshal Djoko Suyanto is scheduled to transfer the post of National Defence Forces (TNI) chief to his successor, General Djoko Santoso, on January 8, a spokesman said. The transfer of post would take place at the TNI...

PARTS OF JAKARTA FLOODED, 1,000-PLUS PEOPLE FORCED TO ABANDON HOMES.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Increasing rainfall has caused flooding in several parts of Jakarta since Tuesday night (January 1) with more than 1,000 people in two areas already forced to abandon their inudated homes. At noon on Wednesday (Jan...

*MINISTER WIRAJUDA: INDONESIAN NATIONALS IN PAKISTAN SECURED.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the Indonesian nationals in Pakistan were safe, and therefore it was not necessary to ask them to return to Indonesia. "We have our own assessment of such critical condition that...

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RECOVER US$176.6 MILLION, RP16.4 BILLION FROM SPECIAL CRIME CASES.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Public prosecutor's offices throughout the country recovered US$176.68 million and Rp16.4 billion of state money from numerous special crime cases such corruption in 2007, Junior Attorney General For Special Crimes...

MINISTER WIRAJUDA: INDONESIAN NATIONALS IN PAKISTAN SAFE.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the Indonesian nationals in Pakistan were safe, and therefore it was not necessary to ask them to return to Indonesia. "We have our own criteria on when the situation in that...

HOUSE SPEAKER: INCREASE IN 2008 STATE BUDGET SHOULD PUSH ECONOMY CONCRETELY.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Chairman of the House of Representatives Agung Laksono said that a 13.2 percent increase in the total allocation of this year's state budget compared to the last year's should be able to push the economic development...

INDONESIA'S CPO EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER DOWN.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that Indonesia's CPO exports in November 2007 dropped drastically by 61 percent compared to that in October 2007. "The drop in the CPO exports is caused by the grand...

PRESIDENT: DON'T POSTPONE SPENDING OF STATE BUDGET.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all relevant institutions which will use and manage the state budget not to postpone its use until the last moments of the budget year. "I ask all parties who are using...

MEDAN CITY MAYOR DETAINED FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained the mayor of Medan, Abdillah, as a suspect in two corruption cases said to have caused the state a financial loss of at least Rp26.69 billion. After being...

BPS: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JAKARTA DOWN BY 12.57 PERCENT.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded a rise of 12.57 percent in Jakarta's unemployment rate in August 2007, higher than ten years ago reaching only 11.40 percent as the result of an increase in visitors...

OBSEVER: IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF LEGISLATORS IN 2008 STILL DOUBTED.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): A political analyst of the University of Indonesia (UI), Arbi Sanit, expressed doubt about an improvement in the performance of legislators in 2008 compared to last year's. "In 2008, those legislators concentrated and...

QUAKE HITS SUMBAWA ISLAND.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia's Sumbawa Island early Wednesday but there was no immediate report of casualties. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 01.42 a.m. was in the sea 77...

SUSPECTED METEORITES FALL ON RICE FIELD IM BALI.
January 2, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, Jan 2 (ANTARA): People in Kelumpang hamlet, Sukowati, Gianyar district, were on Wednesday agog by reports that objects from outer space believed to be meteorites had fallen on a rice field in the area. The spot where the...

BODY OF ONE MORE NOMAD CRASH VICTIM FOUND.
January 2, 2008... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The body of one more passenger killed in the crash of an Indonesian Navy N-22 Nomad surveillance aircraft was found floating in the Ie Meulei waters in Aceh province on Wednesday. A source told ANTARA on...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Wednesday: The Jakarta Post FLOODS AND FIRECRACKERS FOR 2008 Flood waters from the Bengawan Solo river in Central and East Java saw many local...

AUSTRALIA GUARANTEES SPARE-PARTS OF INDONESIAN NAVY'S NOMAD AIRCRAFT.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy Headquarters said Australia had guarateed the spare-parts of Nomad tactical aircraft the Indonesian navy had been using for maritime patrol operations since 1997. "Australia still guarantees the...

SBY-KALLA GOVT UNABLE TO COMBAT CORRUPTION SYSTIMATICALLY.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The government under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Yusuf Kalla was considered to be unable to combat corruption systematically, despite the high corruption index. "Numerically, the...

INDONESIA, JAPAN ENTERS 2008 WITH HEART-TO-HEART DIPLOMACY.
January 3, 2008... Tokyo, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian Ambassaaor to Japan Jusuf Anwar said the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan in 2008 are entering a new stage marked with the introduction of the heart-to-heart diplomacy. "The two countries...

SUKHOI WEAPONS TO BE TESTED IN MARCH 2008.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian Air Force Materials and Maintenance Chief Air Commodore Sunaryo said the all the arms of the four Russian-made Sukhoi jetfighters will be tested in March 2008. "Now the four Sukhoi aircraft have been...

PRESIDENT WELCOMES MALAYSIAN COURT RULING IN RI WORKER'S MALTREATMENT CASE.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has welcomed a Malaysian court's verdict in the case of a Malaysian employer who maltreated Indonesian female worker Nirmala Bonat. The Malaysian court had declared the employer,...

MYANMAR PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT RI JANUARY 14-15.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein is scheduled to make an official visit to Indonesia on January 14 and 15, 2008, to talk about efforts to enhance bilateral relations. "The Myanmar ambassador calls it a goodwill...

KUALA LUMPUR COURT FINDS NIRMALA BONAT'S EMPLOYER GUILTY.
January 3, 2008... Kuala Lumpur, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Kuala Lumpur Court Judge Ahktar Tahir here Thursday declared Malaysian national Yim Pek Ha (39) guilty of maltreating her housemaid, Nirmala Bonat (23) from East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. "The prosecution has...

YOGYAKARTA TO BE DESIGNATED CULTURE-BASED TOURIST DESTINATION.
January 3, 2008... Yogyakarta, Jan. 3 (ANTARA): Yogyakarta will be declared a culture-based tourist destination with the staging of a cultural parade here on Saturday (Jan. 5). The cultural parade would include traditional dance performances, a 'batik'...

PRESIDENT NOT TO ATTEND LAUNCHING OF "VISIT MUSI 2008" CAMPAIGN.
January 3, 2008... Palembang, S Sumatra, Jan 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not attend the launching of South Sumatra province's Visit Musi 2008 campaign slated to take place here on January 5 owing to the spate of natural disasters that have...

NO CERTAINTY YET ABOUT PRESIDENT'S PLANNED VISIT TO EUROPE.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): There is as yet no certainty about President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's planned visit to Europe as he is still waiting for the European Union's decision on whether or not it will lift its ban on Indonesian airline...

FORMER RI AMBASSADOR TO MALAYSIA SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN JAIL.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): A panel of judges at the Corruption Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Hadi A Wayarabi to 30 months in jail for corruption in the collection of immigration document fees. ...

BAD WEATHER HAMPERS SEARCH FOR TWO MISSING NOMAD PASSENGERS.
January 3, 2008... Banda Aceh, Jan 3 (ANTARA): A search for two more passengers who have gone missing after an Indonesian Navy Nomad surveillance plane crashed into the sea off Sabang city, Aceh province, was hampered by high waves and strong winds on Thursday....

SUPREME RULING ON THREE BALI I BOMBERS HANDED TO CILACAP COURT.
January 3, 2008... Cilacap, C Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The Denpasar District Court has conveyed a copy of the Supreme Court's decision to reject the request of three Bali I bombers for a review of their death sentence to the Cilacap District Court for presentation...

SOME 65 HOUSES DAMAGED IN PEKALONGAN LANDSLIDE.
January 3, 2008... Pekalongan, C Java, Jan 3 (ANTARA): A landslide destroyed a total of 65 houses at Sukoharjo village in Pekalongan district, Central Java, on Thursday, a spokesman said. "The landslide claimed no lives but caused damage to 65 houses, 36 of...

UNAIR, ITS SEND TEAMS TO HELP BOJONEGORO FLOOD VICTIMS.
January 3, 2008... Surabaya, East Java, Jan. 3 (ANTARA): Airlangga University (Unair) and the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) have sent teams to Bojonegoro, East java, to help flood victims in the area. Unair's team was led by Unair Rector Prof Fasich,...

POLICE GRILL PNG NATIONAL FOR HASHISH POSSESSION.
January 3, 2008... Jayapura, Papua, Jan. 3 (ANTARA): Jayapura Police grilled a Papua New Guinea (PNG) national identified as OP for carrying 300 grams of hashish in three pouches from his country. OP was arrested when entering Indonesia last Saturday (Dec....

THREE FILIPINO FISHERMEN STRANDED IN GORONTALO.
January 3, 2008... Gorontalo, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Three fishermen from the Philippines were found stranded at a beach in Sumalata subdistrict, North Gorontalo district, on Tuesday, police said here on Thursday. Local police spokesman Adjunct commissioner Syafii...

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER DENOUNCES VIOLENCE AGAINST FOLLOWERS OF DEVIANT SECTS.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni said it was a big mistake to beat up and torch the homes of followers of religious sects considered deviant. "Such acts are criminal," the minister said on the occasion of...

JAPANESE PRINCE, PRINCESS TO VISIT INDONESIA.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Japan's Prince Akishino and Princess Kawashimo Kiko will visit Indonesia on January 18-24 to attend the peak event in celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations. "The Japanese prince...

MANPOWER MINISTER TO MEET TWO RIVAL GROUPS IN KSPSI.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno will soon meet with two rival groups in the All-Indonesia Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI) in an effort to bring about a reconciliation between them Although he...

AGRICULTURE MINISTER VISITS FLOOD-HIT BOJONEGORO.
January 3, 2008... Bojonegoro, E Java, Jan. 3 (ANTARA): Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono and Crops Plant Director General Soeparto Ali Moeso on Thursday closely observed rice fields submerged by floods which were triggered by the overflowing of Bengawan Solo...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
January 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesian dailies. The Jakarta Post GOVT HOPES TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT RATES IN 2008 The government hopes to reduce the unemployment rate by 1.5 million people this year...

HUNDREDS FLEE HOMES AS MAGNITUDE-6.3 QUAKE HITS W SUMATRA.
January 4, 2008... Padang, W Sumatra, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Hundreds of residents rushed out of their houses and office buildings in Padang city as an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted the western coastal areas of Sumatra on Friday. Fitri of the...

PRESIDENT SUMMONS MINISTERS TO SHARPEN WORK PROGRAMS.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono summoned and gave directives to at least 10 of his ministers on how to sharpen work programs they would implement in 2008. "A number of ministers have been summoned as part of the...

FORMER PRESIDENT SOEHARTO ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Former president Soeharto had been admitted at the Pertamina hospital at 2.15 pm for low hemoglobin, low blood pressure, and edema complaint here on Friday, the hospital's acting director Djoko Sanjoto said on Friday...

INDONESIA TO HOST UN CONFERENCE ON CORRUPTION ERADICATION.(Conference news)
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia will host the Second Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) which will be held at the Bali International Convention Center (BICC) from January 28 to February 1, 2008....

CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF 14,653 INDONESIANS IN MALAYSIA SETTLED.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): A total of 14,653 Indonesian citizens in Malaysia who only have IDs locally called "Surat Akuan Pengenalan" (SAP), have got their citizenship status settled, Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta has said....

POLICE NEED NOT HESITATE TO INVESTIGATE FIVE DISTRICT HEADS IN RIAU: MINISTER.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Legal Affairs and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata said that the police should not hesitate to investigate five district heads in Riau province though President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had not yet issued a...

RI HOPES FOR COURT VERDICT ON NIRMALA CASE IN MAY.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia hoped the court in Malaysia handling the Indonesian maid torture case involving her employer, would issue a verdict during its sessions from May 2 to 8. Nirmala Bonat from East Nusa Tenggara was allegedly...

INDONESIANS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA SAFE FROM BUSH FIRE.
January 4, 2008... Brisbane, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Indonesians in Perth till Friday are not affected by local bush fires which has gutted a number of areas in Western Australia in the past week, in which three Australians were killed, a diplomat has said. The...

ACEH INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE TO FOREIGN INVESTORS.
January 4, 2008... Banda Aceh, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Foreign investors have become increaingly interested in the natural resources in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) now that security in the province has signifiantly improved, NAD governor Irwandi Yusuf said here on...

UGM OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO 1,000 STUDENTS.
January 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): A total of 1,000 outstanding students will receive scholarship to study at Gajah Mada University (UGM) in the 2008-2009 academic year, the university spokesman Suryo Baskoro said here on Friday. He added that UGM...

TREE FALLS ON PICK-UP, KILLING FIVE.
January 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Five people were killed and four others seriously injured after a tree fell on a packed pick-up at Sriharjo village in Bantul district, Yogyakarta province, on Friday. The tree fell on the back of the car carrying...

RI TO HOST UN CONFERENCE ON CORRUPTION.(Conference news)
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia will host the 2nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Bali on January 28-February 1. "President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to open the conference,"...

FLOODS HIT FOUR VILLAGES IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
January 4, 2008... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Floods hit four villages in the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara after three rivers overflowed on Thursday night. The floods inundated hundreds of houses at Motadik, Nonotbatan,...

ACEH POLICE ENSURE SECURITY FOR INVESTORS.
January 4, 2008... Banda Aceh, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Police chief Inspector General Rismawan has said he would ensure security for investors who wanted to invest in the province. "I will ensure the security and thus, the investors are...

750 ACEHNESE ORPHANS RECEIVE OIC SCHOLARSHIPS.
January 4, 2008... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Jan 4 (ANTARA): A total of 750 orphans in tsunami-devastated Aceh province will receive scholarships totaling Rp2.295 billion from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), a spokesman said. "OIC as the world Islamic...

THREE INDONESIANS EVACUATED FROM ELDORET TO NAIROBI.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, managed to evacuate three Indonesian nationals who were trapped in a bloody conflict in Eldoret in the western part of Kenya to capital city Nairobi, an official has said. ...

STRONG QUAKE HITS BENGKULU.
January 4, 2008... Bengkulu, Jan 4 (ANTARA): A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked the Indonesian province of Bengkulu on Friday, causing panic to residents. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 02.29 p.m. was in the sea about 75 km...

MAGNITUDE-63 EARTHQUAKE HITS WESTERN SUMATRA.
January 4, 2008... Padang, W Sumatra, Jan 4 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked the western coasts of Sumatra at 2.28 pm on Friday, an official of the Meteorology and Geophysics office here (BMG) said . The epicenter of the...

FRIDAY'S HEADLINES IN SOME MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post OIL PRICES EASE AFTER HITTING US$100 Oil prices eased slightly on Thursday, a day after striking US$100 for the first time on...

UNHAS ALLOCATE EDUCATION FUND FOR FISHERMEN'S CHILDREM.
January 4, 2008... Makassar, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Hasanuddin University (Unhas) this year allocates Rp12 billion of fund for the education of children of economically-weak fishermen in South Sulawesi who want to study at the university, Unhas spokesman Dahlan Abubakar...

AUSTRALIAN MEDIA SPOTLIGHT SOEHARTO'S ILLNESS.
January 5, 2008... Brisbane, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The worsening of former President Soeharto's health that eventually forced him to be taken to Pertamina hospital in Jakarta on Friday came into the spotlight in Australian media on Saturday. A popular newspaper,...

TRAIN KICKS VAN AGAINST TWO OTHER CARS IN N SUMATRA, ONE KILLED.
January 5, 2008... Deli Serdang, N. Sumatra, Jan 5 (ANTARA): One person was killed and tree others injured when a train on its way from Tanjung Balai to Medan kicked a car so hard that it slammed into two other cars on the Medan-Lubuk Pakam highway in Pagar Jati...

MINISTER PLEDGES TO PROVIDE INCENTIVE TO PEOPLE PLANTING TREES.
January 5, 2008... Surabaya, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Ka'ban pledges to provide such incentive to people wishing to plant trees to forestrate some flood and lanslide-prone areas especially on 5,400 critical lands along the Java island. "I will...

MINISTER PROMISES TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO PEOPLE PLANTING TREES.
January 5, 2008... Surabaya, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Ka'ban has pledged to give incentives to people who plant trees to forestate flood- and landslide-prone areas, especially on 5,400 hectares of critical land on Java island. "I will propose to...

SOEHARTO STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION: HOUSE SPEAKER.
January 5, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Ex-President Soeharto who has been hospitalized since Friday is still in critical condition, House of Representatves (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said here Saturday after visiting the ailing former leader. "Man's fate...

KONTRAS OPPOSES STOPPING LEGAL PROCESS AGAINST SOEHARTO.
January 5, 2008... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) rejects the idea of discontinuing the legal process against former president Soeharto because of humanitarian reasons, a spokesman said. "Mistakes...

YOGYA SULTAN MEETS TWO PAN LEADERS.
January 5, 2008... Yogyakarta, Dec 5 (ANTARA): Sultan Hemengkubuwono X, Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, here Saturday met National Mandate Party (PAN) figures Amien Rais and Sutrisno Bachir but told reporters later they had not talked about the 2009...

FISHERMAN KILLED IN BAD WEATHER AT SEA.
January 5, 2008... Batang, Central Java, Jan. 5 (ANTARA): A fisherman identified as Suratno (33), was found dead in Celong Barat coast, Banyuputih, Batang District, Central Java, after his boat had capsized and sunk in rough seas. The fisherman from Jambean...

ACTOR IN "DREAM REPUBLIC" PARODY TV PROGRAM ACCUSED OF SWINDLE.
January 5, 2008... Tangerang, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Jarwo Kuwat who acts as Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the "Dream Republic" parody program of a private television station is reported to be involved in a swindling case and has in fact been named a suspect, police...

FLOOD WATERS STILL ISOLATING 300 HOUSES IN PANDEGLANG.
January 5, 2008... Pandeglang, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Flood waters reaching a height of about 1 meter to 1.5 meters are still inundating around 300 houses in Sukaresmi sub district, Pandeglang district, Banten Province. The Ciliman and Cilemen rivers had...