ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from January 2009

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PALEMBANG STUDENTS WISH TO GO TO PALESTINE.
January 1, 2009... Palembang, South Sumatra, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): A number of university students, including those from the state University of Sriwijaya (Unsri), have expressed their wish to go to Palestine to fight the Israeli military. "We are ready to go and...

ACTIVISTS RAISE FUNDS FOR PALESTINIANS.
January 1, 2009... Sumenep, Madura Island, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Tens of Sumenep Alms Management Institute (LMI) activists in Indonesia's Madura Island took to the streets Thursday to raise funds for Palestinians who have fallen victim to Israeli violent acts. While...

FLASH FLOOD HITS DONGGALA, C. SULAWESI.
January 1, 2009... Palu, Jan 1 (ANTARA): A flash flood was reported to have inundated tens of houses in Nupabomba, Tanantovea subdistrict, Donggala district, due to heavy rain which had been falling since early Thursday morning. The rains caused the Nupabomba...

SOME 34,886 RI WORKERS DEPORTED BY M'SIA IN 2008.
January 1, 2009... Tanjungpinang, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Malaysia was recorded to have deported 34,886 illegal Indonesian migrant workers from Pasir Gudang port of that country to Sri Bintan Pura port of Tanjungpinang, the capital of Riau islands, in 2008. Head of the...

CHRISTIANS IN SURABAYA ALSO CONDEMN ISRAELI VIOLENCE.
January 1, 2009... Surabaya, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Christians in Surabaya, East Java's provincial capital, on Thursday staged a street rally condemming Israel's continued air strikes on Palestian targets in the Gaza Strip and offering prayers for peace in the Middle...

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January 1, 2009... TERNATE STUDENTS RALLY AGAINST ISRAEL Ternate, N Maluku, Jan 1 (ANTARA)- Students grouped in the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement (GMII) here on new year's eve staged a rally against Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip. The students...

RI CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS AT UNSC EMERGENCY MEETING.
January 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia, during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the latest situation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday , condemned Israel's brutal air strikes which had killed over 400 Palestinians....

5.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS MALUKU.
January 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 1 MA(ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Maluku province on the first day of the new year on Thursday. Information from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) in Jakarta on Thursday said...

FLOODS HIT SIX DISTRICTS IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN.
January 1, 2009... Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Floods hit six districts in South Kalimantan, on Wednesday, following incessant rains over the past few days. The six affected districts were Hulu Sungai Utara (HSU), Hulu Sungai Selatan (HSS),...

ONE MILLION TREES PLANTED IN ACEH IN 2008.
January 1, 2009... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Around one million trees were planted in Aceh Province during 2008 to help mitigate the impact of climate change, a local official said. "Various regreening programs were carried out in 2008, and...

OVER 3,400 WORKERS LAID OFF IN CENTRAL JAVA.
January 1, 2009... Semarang, Central Java, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Some 31 companies in Central Java laid off a total of 3,441 workers during 2008, according to data collected by the Central Java manpower and transmigration office. In addition to the lay-offs, 4,860...

SOME 600 STRAY DOGS KILLED TO PREVENT RABIES IN PANGKALPINANG.
January 1, 2009... Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Province, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Around 600 stray dogs have been culled by Pangkalpinang agricultural and animal husbandry officers in anticipation of a rabies outbreak in the city. The dogs which were mostly found in...

PKS MEMBERS RALLY TO SHOW SOLIDARITY FOR PALESTINIANS.
January 1, 2009... Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan, Jan 1 (ANTARA): Members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)'s extended family here Thursday took to the streets to show solidarity for Palestinians and condemn Israel's recent air strikes on Palestine. The Israeli...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS MALUKU ON THURSDAY.
January 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku on Thursday at 10.44 Western Indonesian Time (WIB). The quake's epicenter was located at 6.98 degrees southern latitude and 130.19 degrees eastern...

HUNDREDS IN BABEL INFECTED WITH CHIKUNGUNYA IN 2008.
January 1, 2009... Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Province, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Hundreds of residents of Bangka Belitung Province contracted the chikungunya disease in 2008, a local public health official said. Some 168 residents of Mentok, Pangkalan Baru, and Lepar...

RI PLANTED 79.1 MILLION TREES IN 2008: MINISTER.
January 1, 2009... Depok, West Java, Jan. 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia planted a total of 79.1 million trees in less than one month's time during the National Movement to Plant 100 Million Trees in 2008, a minister said. According to data up to December 23, 2008, some...

TMII ATTRACTS 400,000 VISITORS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
January 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) achieved its target to attract 400,000 visitors on New Year's Eve Wednesday night, TMII Spokesman J. Purnawijaya Alibasa, said on Thursday. He said that the number of visitors...

FRIDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Friday: Kompas GOVT HAILS 2009 WITH OPTIMISM Despite the global financial crisis, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed his optimism the...

QUAKE HITS BENGKULU.
January 2, 2009... Bengkulu, Jan 2 (ANTARA): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Bengkulu province early Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 01.37 a.m. was in the sea about 144 km...

ACEH'S PKS RALLIES AGAINST ISRAEL, COLLECTS DONATIONS FOR PALESTINE.
January 2, 2009... Banda Aceh, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) branch of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) here Friday staged a mass rally to condemn Israeli military aggression in the Gaza Strip and collect financial contributions to help the...

TERNATE STUDENTS RALLY TO PROTEST ISRAELI ATTACKS.
January 2, 2009... Ternate, N Maluku, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of students held a rally in two different places in the eastern Indonesian city of Ternate on Friday to protest against Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The students grouped in the Indonesian...

SOME 1,500 EXPERTS TO ATTEND INT'L MARITIME SYMPOSIUM IN MANADO.
January 2, 2009... Manado, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Some 1,500 maritime experts from around the world will attend a maritime symposium during the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit on May 11-15 in Manado, a spokesperson for the events'...

RIGHTS COMMISSION SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S REACTION TO MUCHDI PR'S ACQUITTAL.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) supports President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's intention to summon the national police chief and attorney general in connection with the court acquittal of Muchdi Pr...

GALLERY TO EXHIBIT PAINTED PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS.
January 2, 2009... Pasuruan, E Java, Jan 1 (ANTARA): The Jupri Art Gallery Indonesia is to hold an exhibition of painted portraits of Indonesia's presidential aspirants on February 1, 2009 , a gallery spokesman said here Friday. Jupri Abdullah, the gallery's...

PKS STAGES MASSIVE STREET RALLY FOR PALESTINE.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Hundreds of thousands of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) cadres clogged MH Thamrin and Medan Merdeka Selatan streets in Central Jakarta on Friday in a show of solidarity for Palestine. The demonstrators, most of whom...

DEMONSTRATORS IN PASURUAN BURN ISRAELI FLAG.
January 2, 2009... Pasuruan, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Demonstrators burned the Israeli flag, the pictures of US President George W Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the town square in Pasuruan, East Java, on Friday. After rallying against the Israeli military...

FOUR COUNTRIES TO HELP BUILD RI MARINE SECURITY AGENCY'S CAPACITY.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): China, the US, Germany and Japan have expressed their readiness to soon provide assistance to Indonesia to build the capacity of its Marine Security Coordination Agency (Bakorkamla) in 2009. "A number of grants from...

PKS DEMONSTRATES AGAINST ISRAEL OUTSIDE US EMBASSY.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) staged a demonstration at the US embassy here on Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Around 200,000 PKS members took part in the demonstration to condemn the Israeli...

PBB CONDEMNS ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA STRIP.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Crescent and Star Party (PBB) has condemned the Israeli military strikes on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip and called for the raising of funds and humanitarian assistance to help Palestine's struggle. In a...

News Focus: RI URGED TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TO STOP ISRAELI VIOLENCE.
January 2, 2009... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA) - The continuing Israeli air strikes on Gaza resulting in the death of Nizar Rayyan, one of Hamas's hardliner political leaders, and the tight blockade of the Palestine territory over the past five days...

POLICE STEP UP SECURITY AT FOREIGN FACILITIES IN MEDAN.
January 2, 2009... Medan, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Police in Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra, are increasing security of a number of foreign facilities in the city following an escalation in public reactions to Israeli attacks on Palestinians. The city's...

TNI TROOPS TO PALESTINE ONLY WITH UN MANDATE: SPOKESMAN.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) said whether or not it would send troops to Palestine depended on a decision of the United Nations. TNI spokesman Rear Marshal Satom Tamboen said here on Friday that up to now the...

GANGBUK GU, YOGYAKARTA EXPLORING STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
January 2, 2009... Yogyakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Gangbuk Gu city in South Korea and Yogyakarta are seeking to conduct a student exchange program following the establishment of sister-city relationship between the two in 2004. "The mayor of Yogyakarta has received a...

MT DEMPO'S DANGER STATUS RAISED.
January 2, 2009... Bandung, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's Center of Geological Disaster Mitigation and Vulcanology (PVMBG) has raised the danger status of Mount Dempo in Lahat, South Sulawesi, from level I (active normal) to level II (alert) following an increase...

GOLKAR TO BEGIN LARGE SCALE CAMPAIGN JAN 5.
January 2, 2009... Gianyar, Bali, Jan 2 (ANTARA): Golkar party chairman Jusuf Kalla said his party would start organizing a large scale campaign for legislative elections on January 5, 2009. "Golkar will begin its campaign on January 5 (Monday)," Jusuf Kalla, who...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS MALUKU PROVINCE.
January 2, 2009... Bengkulu, Jan 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Maluku's provincial capital of Ambon at 5.54 pm Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB), a meteorology and geophysics official said. According to the Meteorology...

MINISTER'S PRAYER CONCLUDES MASSIVE RALLY AGAINST ISRAEL.
January 2, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 2 (ANTARA): A prayer offered by Youth and Sports Minister Adhyaksa Dault concluded a massive rally staged by hundreds of thousands of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) cadres in front of US embassy here on Friday to show solidarity...

DEMOCRAT PARTY FREE TO END TIES WITH GOLKAR : SURYA PALOH.
January 2, 2009... Jimbaran, Bali, Jan 2 (ANTARA): The chairman of the Golkar Party's Advisory Council, Surya Paloh, said the Democrat Party was free to leave or terminate its ties with Golkar in 2009 if it felt o maintaining its coalition with Golkar was no...

PMI INITIATES PROGRAM TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR PALESTINE.
January 3, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in Jakarta has started a fund raising program by collecting donations from Indonesian people wishing to help Palestinians living outside the Gaza Strip. A PMI spokesman in a release made...

SOME 55 HAJJ PILGRIMS FROM W JAVA DIED IN HOLY LAND.
January 3, 2009... Bandung, Jan 3 (ANTARA): At least 55 hajj pilgrims from West Java provinice died during last year's pilgrimage in the Holy Land, a local religious affairs official said. The number of West Java hajj pilgrim deaths was almost the same as in 2007...

PPP LEADER TO IGNORE INTERNAL PARTY CONFLICTS.
January 3, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Suryadharma Ali said he would ignore elements in the party who were trapped in conflicts and intrigue as he wanted to concentrate on efforts to win the general election. "About...

AMIEN RAIS PROPOSES COALITION AMONG MEDIUM-SIZED PARTIES.
January 3, 2009... Banyumas, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Former National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said here Saturday medium-sized political parties should form a "safety axis" in the face of the general elections later this year. "I propose the formation of a...

THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE US CONSULATE GENERAL IN MEDAN.
January 3, 2009... Medan, Jan 3 (ANTARA): More than three thousand Moslem demonstrators rallied in front of the US consulate general in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday condemning the Israeli military aggression in Palestine. The demonstrators who mostly...

MANY N MALUKU PEOPLE READY TO BE SENT TO PALESTINE.
January 3, 2009... Ternate, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Many people in Ternate as well as in other regions in North Maluku have expressed readiness to go to Palestine as volunteers to fight Israeli aggression in that country. "I am sad and very concerned to see the suffering...

News Focus: RI ORGANIZATIONS TO SEND JIHAD FIGHTERS, VOLUNTARY WORKERS TO PALESTINE.
January 3, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA) - Israel's prolonged air strikes which had killed over 435 people in the Gaza Strip till the seventh day of the Zionist country's intention to paralyze the strongholds of Hamas fighters has prompted muslims in other...

PPP TO TRY TO WIN BACK LOST VOTES.
January 3, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The Islam -based United Development Party (PPP) will use its 36th anniversary on January 5, 2009 as a momentum to consolidate itself and win back the votes it had lost in previous general elections, its leader said. PPP...

VEEP : EXPANSION OF NGURAH RAI AIRPORT WILL BE STARTED IN APRIL 2009.
January 3, 2009... Denpasar, Dec 3 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the expansion of the Ngurah Rai airport of Denpasar, Bali, and the construction of international terminal would be started in April 2009. "The expansion work concerned could have been...

ACEH FPI TO RECRUIT JIHAD FIGHTERS FOR PALESTINE.
January 3, 2009... Bandar Aceh, Jan 3 (ANTARA): The Aceh chapter of the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) is to recruit Muslims ready to become jihad fighters to face the Israeli military onslaught in Palestine, a spokesman said. "The recruitment of martyr fighters to...

HMI ACTIVISTS IN TANJUNGPINANG BURN ISRAELI FLAGS.
January 3, 2009... Tanjungpinang, Jan 3 (ANTARA): At least 17 activists of the Islamic University Students Association (HMI) of Tanjungkarang chapter trampled down and burned Israeli flags at the Pamedan Field in protest against continuing Israeli air strikes on...

WILD ELEPHANT PROBLEM SOLVABLE ONLY IF ILLEGAL LOGGING STOPPED.
January 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Wild elephant incursions into human settlements in Aceh will continue if nothing is done to stop illegal logging in forest areas, a local nature conservation official said. "The problem will persist unless illegal...

SATURDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
January 3, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 3 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Friday: The Jakarta Post ISRAEL HITS RESIDENCES, 'WEAPONS' MOSQUE Israel bombed a mosque it claimed was used to store weapons and destroyed homes of...

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE INDONESIA'S HUMANITARIAN AID TEAM.
January 3, 2009... Aman, Jordan, Dec 3 (ANTARA): The advance team of humanitarian aid from Indonesia carrying medicines from the government was scheduled to be received by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday. The information on this was conveyed by...

MALAYSIA NEEDS 200,000 HA OF LAND IN KALIMANTAN.
January 4, 2009... Kuala Lumpur, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia's Hajj Saving Institution was seeking 200,000 hectares of land for oil palm plantations in Kalimantan. "Tabung Haji Plantation (THP) which...

RESPONDENTS' SATISFACTION WITH YUDHOYONO'S GOVT INCREASING: SURVEY.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): A survey institute has found that voters' support to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a presidential candidate in next year's general elections depended on his government's performance. "The current government's...

INDONESIA CALLS FOR RENEWED PALESTINE-ISRAELI PEACE TALKS.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia called on all sides concerned on Sunday to renew their dialog and negotiations on a comprehensive solution to the Palestine - Israeli conflict. "The Indonesian government has called on the United Nations...

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LAUNCH RALLY CONDEMNING ISRAELI ATTACKS ON PALESTINE.
January 4, 2009... Solo, Central Java, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Hundreds of people belonging to the moslem group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) Surakarta chapter launched a rally at the Gladag Solo traffic circle here Sunday to protest against Israeli military onslaught...

MMI OPENS OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FIGHT AGAINST ISRAEL.
January 4, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, Jan 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI), West Sumatra chapter, has opened an opportunity for muslims interested in fighting Isreali forces as martyrs, and sent to Palestine. The MMI opened an opportunity in...

HOTEL HOUSING IRAQI REFUGEES IN MATARAM CATCHES FIRE.
January 4, 2009... Mataram, NTB, Jan 4 (ANTARA): Triguna Hotel, located at Jl Koperasi no.76, Ampenan, in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) capital of Mataram, which accommodated Iraqi refugees since 2000, caught fire at 7.30 p.m. local time on Sunday, witnesses said....

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Sunday. The Jakarta Post` RI MISSION IN JORDAN SEEKS TO ENTER GAZA Indonesia has sent a humanitarian aid mission to the Middle East,...

PRESIDENT SENDS MINISTERS TO DEAL WITH MANOKWARI EARTHQUAKES' IMPACTS.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the press here on Sunday that he had sent Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto, Transportation Minister Djusman Syafii Djamal and Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah, to...

WHITE TIGER CUBS GET NAMES FROM PRESIDENT.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono named after four Indian white tiger cubs Ayu, Asri, Kasih, and Sinar in Ragunan Zoo, on Sunday. "Kasih is to love others, Ayu is beauty, Asri is for the environment, and Sinar is a...

PBSI SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH YONEX.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, jan 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) signed a new contract with Yonex, its main sponsor so far, here on Saturday. PBSI general chairman Djoko Santoso signed the contract that was worth more than the previous one...

POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES HIT WEST PAPUA.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale hit southwest of Manokwari, West Papua Province, on Sunday at 5.33 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Earlier at 2.33 am WIB on Sunday, a 7.9 magnitude temblor...

PRESIDENT VISITS RAGUNAN ZOO.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono visited Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta, Sunday. They arrived in the zoo at around 9 am and made a first stop at the Schmutzer Primate Center. The head of...

PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTER RECEIVES MEDICINES FROM INDONESIA.
January 4, 2009... Amman, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): Palestinian Health Minister dr Fathi Abu Moughli here on Saturday officially received the Indonesian Government's assistance consisting of two tons of medicines worth Rp300 million and a cash amounting to Rp2 billion, to...

EARTHQUAKES INJURE RESIDENTS AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS IN MANOKWARI.
January 4, 2009... Jayapura, Papua, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): A series of earthquakes, which hit Manokwari, West Papua Province, on Sunday morning, injured at least four residents and damaged a number of buildings, including two hotels and the West Papua governor's...

HTI AGAIN STAGES ANTI-ISRAEL RALLY IN JAKARTA.
January 4, 2009... Jakarta, Jan. 4 (ANTARA): Thousands of Muslims grouped in Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged an anti-Israel rally at Monas (National Monument) and Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle areas, central Jakarta, on Sunday. The protesters condemned the...

MAKASSAR SENDS MEDICS TO HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN MANOKWARI.
January 5, 2009... Makassar, South Sulawesi, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The chairman of South Sulawesi Healthcare Agency dr Rahmat Latief said here Monday that the Crisis Centre for East Indonesia had sent medical personnel and pharmaceuticals to help Manokwari earthquake...

5.2 STRONG QUAKE IN MANADO NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO MANOKWARI TREMOR.
January 5, 2009... Manado, N Sulawesi, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Two earthquakes measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale respectively on Sunday (Jan 4) at 8.19 a.m, and on Monday (Jan 5) at 2 am, did not directly follow the tremor which had hit in Manokwari, West Papua. No...

TWO KILLED IN FIRE IN BALIKPAPAN.
January 5, 2009... Balikpapan, E Kalimantan, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Two people were reportedly burned to death and three others injured in a fire which gutted eight houses in Karang Rejo village here on Sunday evening. The two dead victims were identified as Suryani...

STUDENTS RALLY AGAINST ISRAEL OUTSIDE WESTERN FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT.
January 5, 2009... Yogyakarta, Jan. 5 (ANTARA): At least 80 students of the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) here on Monday staged an anti-Israeli rally outside a Western fast-food restaurant. The demonstrators chose the restaurant because it was selling...

FORMER MP SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS FOR CORRUPTION.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): A former member of the House of Representatives (DPR), AL Amien Nur Nasution, was sentenced to eight years in jail by the Corruption Court here Monday. The jury, in its verdict read by presiding judge Edward...

MANOKWARI AIRPORT's RUNWAY, APRON NORMAL AFTER QUAKE.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The runway and apron of Manokwari's Rendani airport in West Papua were reported to have remained intact despite the 7.6 earthquake that rocked the region on Sunday morning (Jan 4). "The runway and apron are in normal...

PERPPU ON GENERAL ELECTIONS TO SMOOTH 2009 POLLS : MINISTER.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Home Minister Mardiyanto said the issuance of a Government Regulation in lieu of Law (Perppu) on general elections was intended to smoothen the implementation of the polls in 2009 and not to complicate them. "I remind...

MOST CORRUPTION CASES IN SUPREME COURT END IN DEFENDANT'S ACQUITTAL.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Most of the corruption cases handled by the Supreme Court (MA) in 2008 ended with the acquittal of the defendants, the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said. "This finding is based on the results of ICW's monitoring of...

HTI URGES GOVT TO SEND MILITARY TROOPS TO PALESTINE.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Hizbut Tharir Indonesia (HTI) urged the Indonesian government not only to condemn Israeli brutality but also to send military troops to Palestine without waiting for an instruction by the United Nations. During a...

FLOODS HIT PARTS OF ACEH.
January 5, 2009... Banda Aceh, Jan 5 (ANTARA): Floods and landslides triggered by days of incessant rains have affected several parts of Indonesia's westernmost province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Hundreds of houses in Langsa were flooded after rivers which...

AGO TO APPEAL COURT'S NOT-GUILTY VERDICT ON MUCHDI.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The Attorney General's Office (AGO)will appeal the South Jakarta District Court's not-guilty verdict on Muchdi Purwopranjono in the Munir murder case, the office's chief said. "We will certainly appeal (the court...

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 2008 DOWN : BPS.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said the unemployment rate in Indonesia in August 2008 was recorded at 8.39 percent or about 9.39 million people of the country's total work force. The unemployment rate in 2008...

HOUSE TO SUPPORT RI TROOPS AS UN PEACEKEEPERS IN PALESTINE.
January 5, 2009... Padang, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I will support an eventual government decision to send military (TNI) members to Palestine as part of a United Nations peace-keeping force, a spokesman said. Commission I...

PRESIDENT REMINDS WOULD-BE VOLUNTEERS FOR PALESTINE OF SAFETY FACTOR.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, jan 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indonesian people wishing to go to the Gaza Strip to help the Palestinians face Israeli attacks to also take the safety factor into consideration. "The government's policy is...

M'SIA REPORTED 250 WORKERS FROM GRESIK IN 2008.
January 5, 2009... Gresik, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The Gresik District Manpower Office said at least 250 Indonesian workers from the region were deported by Malaysia in 2008. "That is just the number of our monitoring," head of manpower placement affairs at the office...

RI READY TO BE PART OF MONITORING TEAM IN GAZA.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Monday the Indonesian government was ready to send its best sons to be part of a peace monitoring team in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire was achieved in the conflict-torn...

HASYIM: PALESTINIANS MUST UNITE.
January 5, 2009... Jakarta, Jan 5 (ANTARA): The general chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic organizations, Hasyim Muzadi, said the Palestinian people need to unite in order to realize their wish for an independent and sovereign state. He...