ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2004

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ASEAN CALLS ON NON-ASEAN COUNTRIES TO SIGN TREATY OF AMITY.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called on non-Asean countries here on Wednesday to follow the example of China, India, Japan and Pakistan in signing the Asean Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)....

IRAN RECOGNIZES THREE COUNTRIES' SOVEREIGNTY OVER MALACCA STRAITS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Iran recognizes the sovereignty of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore over the Straits of Malacca so that security in the 621-mile-long strait should be fully in the hands of the three countries, an Iranian diplomat...

SEPARATIST DISTRICT LEADER KILLED IN ACEH.
July 1, 2004... Banda Aceh, June 30 (ANTARA) - An alleged separatist district leader has been killed in a gunfight with government forces in South Aceh, a local military spokesman said here on Wednesday. Muhtarizal alias Buyung Boto (35) who was known as...

RI PREFERS COORDINATED PATROLS IN MALACCA STRAITS: MINISTER SAYS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia prefers to conduct coordinated rather than joint patrols with neighboring Malaysia and Singapore in securing the Malacca Straits, including combating terrorism in the world's busiest waterway, Foreign...

REMOVAL OF TRAVEL WARNING GOOD FOR RI AND CANADA: CANADIAN MINISTER SAYS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham has said that the security situation in Indonesia is improving and there are no reasons for Canada to keep its travel advisory. "The issuance of the travel advisory depends...

MINISTER RINI STILL INSISTS SHE DOES NOT KNOW NURDIN HALID.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, Jun 30 (ANTARA) - Trade and Industry Minister Rini MS Soewandi kept insisting that she had never known or met Nurdin "IHalid, chairman of the village cooperative society (Inkud) to discuss the import of tens of thousands of tons of...

ASEAN DENOUNCES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at the end of its meeting here on Wednesday issued a declaration denouncing violence against women. "Women play an important role and are highly respected by...

EUROPEAN GENERAL ELECTIONS MONITORS MEET CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) -- A team of the European Union General Election Monitoring Mission (EUEOM) met with Constitutional Court Chairman Prof Dr Jimly Asshiddique to observe the activities of the court. The team includes EUEOM chairman...

MILITARY CHIEF, HOME MINISTER ATTEND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno and National Defence Forces (TNI) Commander General Endriartono were seen among the audience of the first-ever presidential debate held ahead of presidential election on July 5 here...

TWO MILLION PKS VOTES IN W JAVA EXPECTED TO GO TO AMIEN-SISWONO PAIR.
July 1, 2004... Bandung, W Java, June 30 (ANTARA) - Some two million votes of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKSA) in West Java are expected to go the Amien Rais-Siswono Yudhohusodo pair in the July 5 presidential election, a party spokesman said. "The...

SBY DEPLORES SEPARATIST-TIGGERED CONFLICT IN MALUKU.
July 1, 2004... Ambon, Maluku, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Democrats Party's presidential aspirant, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), has deplored recurrence of the recent conflict here which was triggered by the commemoration of the 54th anniversary of the...

ONLY FEW GOLKAR VOTES EXPECTED TO GO TO YUSUF KALLA.
July 1, 2004... Medan, N Sumatera, June 30 (ANTARA)- Golkar Party leader Akbar Tanjung here Wednesday, expressed optimism the party's presidential candidate, Wiranto, and his teammate, Sholahuddin Wahid (Gus Sholah,) will advance to the second round of the...

SOME 32 TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN 6TH INDONESIAN ROBOT CONTEST.
July 1, 2004... Surabaya, E Java, June 30 (ANTARA)- As many as 32 teams of 25 universities across Indonesia will participate in the 6th Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) which will be held at the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java, on July 10-11, 2004....

HOME MINISTRY WAITING FOR ASSEMBLY'S REPORT ON PUTEH'S CASE.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, Jul 1 (ANTARA) - The Home Ministry is waiting for a report from the Aceh Provincial Legislative Assembly on the alleged involvement of Governor Abdullah Putih in a corruption case, a spokesman said. "It is much better for us to...

ANCOL INTENDS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF VISITORS DURING SCHOOL HOIDAYS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, Jul 1 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Ancol Recreation Park (TIJA) intended to increase by 15 percent in the number of visitors during the school holiday (from late June to mid July). If it could be achieved, the targetted percentage...

HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN DAILIES THURSDAY JULY 1, 2004.
July 1, 2004... The Jakarta Post LIVE DEBATE GIVES PUBLIC GLIMPSE INTO CANDIDATES Indonesians got their first glimpse of a "oresidential debate" on Weednesday when Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Hasyim Muzadi engaged Amien Rais and his...

EDITORIALS OF MAJOR INDONESIA DAILIES THURSDAY JULY 1, 2004.
July 1, 2004... Republika: HAILING THE CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION Two legal cases have come to the public's attention during the final days of the presidential campaign. The first is the illegal import of 56,800 tons of sugar, in which the police...

INDON MANPOWER MINISTER CAMPAIGNS FOR MEGAWATI IN LAMPUNG.
July 1, 2004... Bandar Lampung, Lampung, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration Minister Jakob Nuwawea on Wednesday night campaigned for President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is seeking reelection under her Indonesian Democratic...

STUDENTS OF 25 INDON COLLEGES TO SUPPORT GOLKAR PRES'L ASPIRANT.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - At least 350 students of 25 Indonesian colleges, including Trisakti University, the University of Indonesia (UI) and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), have pledged to support Golkar Party's presidential...

INDON PRESIDENT MEETS WITH MINISTERS OF ASEAN DIALOG PARTNERS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the foreign affairs ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) dialog partners here Thursday. ANTARA reported here that she met with...

INDON PRESIDENT EXPECTS NUCLEAR ISSUE IN N KOREA TO BE SETTLED PEACEFULLY, MINISTER SAYS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia expects the nuclear issue involving North Korea to be settled peacefully through dialog, President Megawati Soekarnoputri has said. "President Megawati expects the nuclear issue to be settled peacefully...

THREE REBELS KILLED IN SHOOTOUTS WITH TROOPS IN INDONESIA'S ACEH.
July 1, 2004... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - At least three rebels were killed during shootouts with Indonesian troops in various locations in restive Aceh province on Wednesday, local military spokesman, Lt Col Asep Sapari, said in Lhokseumawe on...

INDON GOV'T PRESENTS JASA UTAMA STAR TO CANADIAN GENERAL.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has presented the Jasa Utama Star to Canadian general, Andrew George Latta McNaughton, for his merits during Indonesia's struggle for independence. Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan...

MINISTRY APPROVES HANDOVER OF THREE MARKETS IN INDON-E TIMORESE BORDER TO BELU DISTRICT.
July 1, 2004... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Trade and Industry Ministry has agreed to hand over the management of three traditional markets in Belu district in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province at the country's border with East Timor,...

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE ARRIVES IN JAKARTA.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, on board a special aircraft, arrived at Jakarta's Halim Perdana Kusuma military air base at 1:20 p.m. local time. Powell was welcomed at the airport by US Ambassador...

JAKARTA GOVERNOR SHOULD SHARE ACEH GOVERNOR'S LEGAL STATUS, SAYS NGOs.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - A number of non-governmental organizations here have urged Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to dismiss Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso for his alleged involvement in the July 27, 1996 bloody takeover of her...

INDONESIA, CANADA TO COOPERATE IN DEALING WITH TERRORISTS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda and his Canadian counterpart, Bill Graham, reached an agreement here Thursday to cooperate in dealing with terrorist threats between the two countries. Attending...

MEGAWATI'S RUNNING MATE OPTIMISTIC THEY WOULD PROCEED TO SECOND ROUND OF INDON ELECTION.
July 1, 2004... Batam, Riau, July 1 (ANTRARA) - Indonesian vice presidential aspirant, the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle's Hasyim Muzadi, has expressed optimism that he and his running mate, incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri, would advance to...

STATE MINISTER LONGS FOR WORKING SIX DAYS A WEEK.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - State Minister for Administrative Reforms Faisal Tamim has conveyed here Wednesday a discourse on a plan to bring a six-day office week back. People can say this is only a discourse but let's think about a plan for...

INDON PEOPLE READY TO ACCEPT DIFFERENCES, SAYS SBY.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The people of Indonesia should be able to accept their differences, the Democrats Party's presidential candidate, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), has said. "We found out during our campaigns that the people of...

SINGAPORE READY TO IMPORT VEGGIES FROM INDONESIA'S RIAU, CONSUL SAYS.
July 1, 2004... Pekanbaru, Riau, July 1 (ANTARA) - Singapore is ready to import vegetables from Indonesia's Riau province on a large scale, Singaporean consul general, Ajith Sing, said Wednesday. "We are ready to accommodate about 30 tons to 50 tons of...

INDON PRES'L HOPEFUL SBY SAYS HE WILL REVIEW LEGAL PROCESSES ON KKN CASES IF ELECTED.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's former top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is running for president under the Democrats Party, has promised to review all legal processes on cases of corruption, collusion and nepotism...

JAPAN ASKS INDONESIA TO FACILITATE JENKINS FAMILY REUNION.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayudha confirmed here Thursday that Japan had asked Indonesia to facilitate the reunion of ex-US serviceman Robert Jenkinss' family at a time and place chosen by the Jenkinses themselves....

ASEAN ADMITS MYANMAR HAS MADE ADVANCES.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - ASEAN member countries admitted the government of Myanmar has made some progress in the process of democratisation and reconciliation, including on the release process of the democrat's figure, Aung San Suu Kyi. ...

NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE FED'S INTEREST RATE INCREASE.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government does not need to worry the Federal Reserves' decision to raise its benchmark interest rate one-quarter point to 1.25 percent, an economist said. "The rate increase is clearly lower than...

RI'S EXPORTS UP 5.60% IN MAY.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in May 2004 slightly rose by 5.60 percent to US5.50 billion from US$5.20 billion a month earlier, the central bureau of statistics (BPS) said. Non-oil/non-gas exports increased 3.20 percent to...

FAISAL DJAMAL INSTALLED AS HOUSE'S SECRETARY GENERAL.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Akbar Tanjung on Thursday installed Faisal Djamal and I Gusti Ayu Darsini as the House's secretary general and deputy secretary general respectively. Faisal who was formally the House's deputy...

PANWASLU TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATE CAMPAIGNING IN COOLING-OFF PERIOD.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) said on Thursday it will take stern measures against presidential and vice presidential candidates found holding a campaign during a three-day cooling-off period starting...

ASSOCIATION CALLS ON GOVT TO BOLSTER FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Association of Indonesian Footwear (Apresindo) has called on the government to back up footwear industry as its performance has deteriorated since the economic crisis in mid 1997, the association's chairman ,...

FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN RI INCREASES 34.32 PCT.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign visitors to Indonesia through 13 entry gates this year (up to May 2004) reached 1.73 million or up 34.32 percent compared to the same period last year when the figure was 1.28 million, a...

INDON ECONOMY PREDICTED TO GROW 5.0 TO 6.3 PCT DURING 2003-2009.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Economists from the University of Indonesia are predicting that the country's economy in the next five years (2004-2009) will only grow at a rate of 5.0 to 6.3 percent. The prediction is made in a book titled...

EU CALLS ON ASEAN TO STRENGTHEN INT'L RULES TO FIGHT TERRORISM.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The European Union (EU) has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen international rules which prove effective to fight terrorism and prevent development of weapons of mass...

NATIONAL INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTION COSTS TO RISE: KADIN SAYS.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The production costs of domestic industries using imported materials will rise as a conseqnce of the US Federal Reserve Bank's decision to raise its interest rate and a possible increase in the price of industrial...

ASEAN, AUSTRALIA SIGN ANTI-TERRORISM DECLARATION.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and Australia here Thursday signed an anti-terrorism declaration in the course of a meeting between ASEAN and its dialogue partners. The declaration was signed by...

BI YET TO CHANGE POLICY ON INTEREST RATES.
July 1, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian central bank (BI) has yet to change its policy on interest rates in response to the US Federal Reserve Bank's decision to raise its interest rate, BI Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said here Thursday. ...

HAMZAH CLOSES HIS CAMPAIGN IN BANTEN.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA)- Presidential candidate of the United Development Party (PPP) Hamzah Haz and his team mate Agum Gumelar closed their campaign in the Serang district of Banten province in the city's town square on Thursday. The...

PERMATA BANK TO DECREASE ITS DEPOSIT INTERST RATE IN US DOLLAR.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA)- Permata Bank starting July 1, 2004, will lower its deposit interest rate in US dollar in order to adapt with financial market tendency. PT Permata Bank spokeswoman Sylvia Sihombing said here, Thursday, the...

INDON BANK CENTRAL AND GOVT AGREE TO COOPERATE IN CONTROLLING INFLATION.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA)- Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Burhanuddin Abdullah and the government represented by Financial Minister Boediono signed an agreement here on Thursday to cooperate in inflation control efforts. According to...

MUSLIM COUNTRIES SEEKING INT'L STANDARD ON HALAL PRODUCTS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Muslim countries are expected to formulate an international halal (allowed by Islamic law) standards covering raw materials, production process to product serving, Religious Affairs Minister, Said Agil Al-Munawar said...

EIGHT STUDENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN "WORLDS SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP 2004".
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA)- After passing various selection tests eight Indonesian senior high school students were elected to follow a final stage to represent the country in "The World's School Debating Championship (WSDC) 2004" to be held in...

AMIEN ASKS ALL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOT TO USE "HOT" MONEY.
July 2, 2004... Makassar, Jul 1 (ANTARA) - Presidential aspirant of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais has asked all presidential and vice presidential candidates not to use "hot" money received from gambling dens in their bids to win the...

PKS' SUPPORT FOR AMIEN GOOD FOR PARTY'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, Jul 1 (ANTARA) - The decision of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to support the Amien-Siswono ticket will have a positive impact on the party's development in the future, a Muhammadiyah execytive said. "We, from Muhammadiyah,...

MAHFUD MD: ICW REPORT ON MONEY POLITICS NOT OBJECTIVE.
July 2, 2004... Surabaya, Jul 1 (ANTARA) - Vice Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Prof Dr Mahfud MD saw that reports from the Indonesian Corroption Watch (ICW) and the International Transparancy of Indonesia (TII) on money politics as practised by...

DRASTIC DROP IN NATUNA DISTRICT'S REVENUE FROM OIL, GAS.
July 2, 2004... Natuna, Riau Islands, July 1 (ANTARA) - The revenue of Natuna district in Riau Islands province from oil and gas profit-sharing contracts declined drastically from previously Rp177 billion to Rp59 billion in 2004. "Because of this...

DOMESTIC CEMENT CONSUMPTION UP BY 8.7 PCT.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The consumption rate of domestic cement in the first five months of 2004 has reached 11.244 million tons or increased by 8.7 percent compared to last year's similar period accounting to 10.321 million tons, a data...

HOME MINISTER OFFICIATES FORMATION OF RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, Jul 2 (ANTARA) - Home Minister Hari Sabarno in Tanjung Pinang on Thusday officiated the formation of Riau islands province (Kepri) thus installing Ismeth Abdullah, Chairman of the Batam Development Authority Agency, as acting governor...

FRIDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 2, 2004... The Jakarta Post GENERALS DISPLAY FLAIR IN DEBATE True colors were displayed on the second day of the two-day official presidential dialog on Thursday, as the retired generals among the presidential and vice presidential candidates...

ASEAN, PARTNERS HOLD REGIONAL FORUM IN JAKARTA.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The foreign affairs ministers of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their 13 dialog partners began holding the 11th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) at 9:30 a.m. here on...

INDONESIA, S KOREA, NEPAL COMPETE FOR UNSC SEAT, ENVOY SAYS.
July 2, 2004... New York, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is competing with South Korea and Nepal in becoming a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which will be decided in 2006, an envoy has said. "We have been lobbying (other...

FRIDAY'S EDITORIALS IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 2, 2004... Media Indonesia's editorial summary: INTERVENING IN PUTEH'S CASE The first of the two presidential debates ended well. Despite the differences between Megawati Soekarnoputri and Amien Rais, the two at least agreed on one thing -- the...

POLICE NAB REBEL LEADERS IN INDONESIA'S ACEH.
July 2, 2004... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian police have arrested two important figures -- a "regent" and a "military commander" -- of the separatist movement in Aceh province. "The two were nabbed in their homes during an operation in Aceh...

JAKARTA REJECTS E NUSA TENGGARA'S PROPOSAL TO IMPORT DUTY-FREE CARS FROM E TIMOR.
July 2, 2004... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, July 2 (ANTARA) - Jakarta has rejected a proposal made by the administration of Belu district, East Nusa Tenggara province to import duty-free cars from East Timor. "We have thoroughly assessed the proposal and...

ASEAN TO PRIORITIZE EFFORTS TO REMOVE TARIFF BARRIERS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will give priority to efforts to remove tariff barriers in the process of economic integration to materialize the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2020. ASEAN...

INDON PRES'L ELECTION TO RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY ON JULY 5, ELECTION OFFICIAL SAYS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - An official of Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) has affirmed that the presidential election will be held simultaneously across the country on Monday (July 5), as scheduled. KPU chief for the...

INDON POLICE TO DEPLOY 200,000 MEN TO SECURE PRES'L ELECTION.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The strength of Indonesian police personnel assigned to safeguard the country's ongoing presidential race will be increased to 200,000 on polling day next July 5, a spokesman said. National Police Chief Gen...

RI AGAIN ASKS US FOR ACCESS TO HAMBALI.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has renewed its request to the United States to be given access to international terror suspect Hambali, and proposed the restorationn of Indonesian-US military relations on account of recent progress in...

A'LIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL MEETS WITH TNI CHIEF.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The Australian defense ministry's strategy deputy secretary, Shane Carmony, called on Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Gen Endriartono Sutarto here on Friday. The visit was aimed at strengthening...

INDONESIAN PRESS FIGURE MOCHTAR LUBIS PASSES AWAY.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian press figure Mochtar Lubis passed away at Medistra hospital here at 7pm on Friday after suffering from a lung problem. A hospital nurse, Banti, said Mochtar Lubis was treated at the intensive care unit...

US AMBASSADOR TO OBSERVE INDONESIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L Boyce is scheduled to observe Indonesia's presidetial election at Polling Station I of Tanah Abang's Karet Tengsin subdistrict, Central Jakarta, on Monday. According...

JAPAN ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY ON INDONESIA.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Japan has issued a travel advisory to its citizens who intend to visit Indonesia ahead of the country's presidential election on July 5, a spokesman said. "The travel advisory has been in effect for some time....

PRESIDENT KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF "SURAMADU" BRIDGE IN E JAVA.
July 2, 2004... Surabaya, E Java, July 2 (ANTARwA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday attended a aceremony marking the start of the construction of the "Suramadu" bridge that will link East Java's provincial capital of Surabaya with nearby Madura...

ARF FOREIGN MINISTERS WELCOME JCLEC'S FORMATION.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) have welcomed the establishment of an anti-terrorism institutute called Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) which President Megawati Soekarnoputri is to...

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS TOLD NOT TO HESITATE INVITING INVESTORS TO BUILD TOLL ROADS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Regional Administrations which have developed reasonably should not hesitate inviting private business to invest in the building of toll roads to accelerate development taking place in their respective areas. ...

AIRLINES CUT BACK FLIGHTS 20-70 PCT ON POLLING DAY.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - A number of Indonesian airline companies were reported to have reduced their flight frequencies by 20-70 pct in view of a sharp drop in reservations during the presidential elections on July 5, 2004. Chief...

RI ACCEPTED AS MEMBER OF EDGMONT GROUP.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has been accepted as a member of the Edgmont Group, an international organization dedicated to the eradication of money laundering, a government official said. ...

LULUK/ALVEN, NOVA/VITA TO MALAYSIA OPEN SEMIFINALS.
July 2, 2004... Jakarta, July (ANTARA) - Two Indonesian doubles, namely men's doubles Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto and mixed doubles Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa, surged to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open in Kuantan on Friday night. Luluk/Alven,...

16 PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS ASK FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF WATER RESOURCES LAW.
July 3, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - 16 Public organizations have asked for a Judicial Review of Law No. 7/2004 on water resources against the 1945 Constitution to the Constitutional Court. A press release of the Indonesian Forum of Environment...

ASEAN COUNTRIES SHOULD STUDY IMPLICATIONS OF FREE TRADE WITH OTHERS.
July 3, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and its planned widening into ASEAN-China, ASEAN-Japan and ASEAN-India free trade areas may harm the association's member conntries if the latter fail to study and analyze the...

ARF SUPPORTS KOREAN PENINSULA'S DENUCLEARIZATION.
July 3, 2004... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Foreign ministers who attended the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) have expressed their support to parties committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, who...

SATURDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES.
July 3, 2004... The Jakarta Post: ARF MEETING ENDS WITH NO PROGRESS ON MYANMAR ISSUE Myanmar and the North Korean nuclear crisis dominated the Association of Southeast Asean Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) on Friday. However, the meeting ended with...

SATURDAY'S EDITORIALS OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES.
July 3, 2004... Republika's editorial summary: INDONESIA'S TRANSITIONAL DEMOCRACY SHOULD MARCH ON The cooling off period that follows every election campaign began on Friday and will last until Monday when we cast our ballots in our country's first ever...

SOLUTION TO SEPARATISM REMAINS UNCLEAR, INDON PRESIDENT SAYS.
July 3, 2004... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - The solution to separatism in various parts of Indonesia remains unclear, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said in the Central Java city of Semarang on Saturday. She admitted that it is not clear whether the...

AUSTRALIA TO HELP INDON POLICE SET UP ANTI-TERRORISM SCHOOL.
July 3, 2004... Semarang, C Java, July 3 (ANTARA) - The Australian government will extend a financial assistance worth Aus$30 million over three years to help the Indonesian Police set up an anti-terrorism school in the police academy here, Indonesian Police...

ACEHNESE STUDENTS ASK INDON PRESIDENT TO SUSPEND GOVERNOR FROM POST.
July 3, 2004... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 3 (ANTARA) - Students and other people in Indonesia's Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province have requested President Megawati Soekarnoputri to suspend Governor Abdullah Puteh from his post. Spokesman of the students and...