ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2005

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from July 2005

RI FOREIGN MINISTER LEAVES YEMEN.
July 1, 2005... Sana'a, Yemen, June 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayudha on Thursday left here at the head of an Indonesian delegation to the 32nd meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) which opened on Tuesday. He...

GAMBIAN PRESIDENT VISITS BUNAKEN NATIONAL MARINE PARK IN N SULAWESI.
July 1, 2005... Manado, N Sulawesi, June 30 (ANTARA) - Visiting Gambian President Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh on Thursday visited the Bunaken national marine park by the sealiner Blue Banter, spokesperson of the provincial administration said here on Thursday. ...

MINISTER TO ANNOUNCE INCREASED HAJJ PILGRIMAGE COST.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Religious Affairs Minister to inform the public on the increase in hajj pilgrimage cost, and asked him to make the people understand the situation. "Under the...

PASAR MINGGU TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIMS TREATED AT PASAR REBO HOSPITAL.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, 30/6 (ANTARA) - The following are victims of the train collision at Pasar Minggu in Jakarta at about 4 pm, currently being treated at the Pasar Rebo hospital in Jakarta on Thursday. 1. Abdul Rojak, male (35), pain in the head. 2. Acep...

GOVT TO SUPPORT PT ANEKA TAMBANG'S PLAN TO BUY FREEPORT'S SHARES.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Minister of State Enterprises Soegiharto said that the government had fully supported public-listed mining company PT Aneka Tambang's plan to buy nine percent of US mining firm PT Freeport's shares. "In...

FRIDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) Following are headlines of some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post MATH, ENGLISH PUT STUDENTS TO THE TEST Mathematics, economics and English have been found to be the most difficult subjects for...

YUDHOYONO DECORATES POLICEMEN FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conferred two kinds of medals to four policemen for their devotion to their job in a function to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the National Police (Polri) held at the police...

PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT POOR POLICE SERVICE , SAYS PRESIDENT.
July 1, 2005... Cikeas, W Java, July 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he had often received complaints from the public about poor service from the Indonesian Police. "In my communications with many Indonesians, through letters,...

ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION TO SUMMON PUTEH'S WIFE.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will summon the wife of suspended Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh, Linda Purnomo, for questioning about the alleged bribery of a clerk at the Jakarta High Court by one of...

POLICE CHIEF CONFIRMS ARREST OF ACTIVISTS IN C JAVA.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian police recently arrested a number of people in Central Java who are believed to have been involved in terrorism in the country, a spokesman said here Friday. "I have received reports on the arrest of a...

VP CALLS ON WORLD TO PENALIZE BUYERS OF ILLEGAL LOGS.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla is caling on the international community to help save the environment by imposing stiff sanctions on people who buy illegal logs. "We will ask all countries in the world to help save the...

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES MICROSOFT DIRECTOR.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Tony Chen, director of PT Microsoft Indonesia, and Darmono, director of PT Jababeka, at his residence in Puri Cikeas, Gunung Putri, Bogor (West Java) on Friday....

GAM SHOULD HAND ARMS TO TNI BEFORE JULY 12: MINISTER.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Before entering the fifth round of informal talks with the Indonesian government in Helsinki, Finland, on July 12, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should hand their arms to the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI),...

News Feature: 'FATAL ATTRACTION', 'HOUSE OF GAMES', 'CROCODILE DUNDEE'.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Great films are here to stay. They are not necessarily big-budgeters but they must have a story that is strong and a cast that makes audiences reluctant to leave the screening room even for a second. Let's us take...

RI'S RICE OUTPUT RISES 3.74 PCT.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's unhusked dry rice output in 2004 rose 3.74 percent to 54.89 million tons from a year earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. However, unhusked the country's dry rice output in 2005 was...

PRESIDENT TO REPLACE TNI COMANDER IN NEXT ONE OR TWO MONTHS.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the government will replace the present Indonesian military (TNI) chief in the next one or two months after inducting a new national police chief. President Susilo Bambang...

MINANGKABAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STARTS OPERATING JULY 15.
July 1, 2005... Padang, W Sumaa, July 1 (ANTARA) - West Sumatra's Minangkabau International Airport will start operating on July 15, head of the local transportation office said on Friday. "We have scheduled the airport's start-up for July 15," Herry...

BUMI SETS UP SUBSIDIARY IN CAYMAN ISLANDS.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Publicly-listed Bumi Resources (BUMI) has set up a subsidiary, IndoCoal Resources Limited, in Cayman Islands with a starting capital of US$30,000, a businessman said. The establishment of IndoCoal was aimed at...

SIEMENS, NEC TO PROVIDE OPTICAL FIBER FOR RI TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Siemens Communications and NEC Corporation have signed a turn-key contract with publicly-listed Indonesian telecommunication company PT Telkom under which the two international firms would provide optical fiber for...

RI HOSTAGE IN PHILIPPINES IN GOOD CONDITION, SAYS OFFICIAL.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Ahmad Resmiadi (32), an Indonesian national held hostage by an armed group since March 30, 2005 in southern Philippines is reported in a good condition but the location where he is being kept is still unknown, an...

HOUSE TEAM, MINISTERS MEET ON DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR ACEH RECONSTRUCTION.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Aceh disaster handling team and three cabinet ministers here Friday held a consultative meeting focussing on funds disbursement for post-tsunami reconstruction projects in Aceh. ...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO INVITE BILL GATES TO INDONESIA.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to invite Microsoft owner Bill Gates to Indonesia as a follow up to his recent visit to the United States, a cabinet minister said here on Friday. "The President will write...

GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASE IN HIGH-SCHOOL EXAM FAILURE RATE.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Friday the government is concerned about the sharply increased number of students who failed national final exams this year. "The government is concerned about the exams'...

WHITE POWDER IN LETTER RECEIVED BY FOREIGN MINISTRY TAPIOCA.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The white powder found in a letter sent to the Indonesian foreign ministry recently has been identified as mere tapioca, the ministry's spokesman, Yuri Oktavian Thamrin, said here on Friday. "On being examined, it...

RI'S EXPORTS ROSE 6.17 PCT IN MAY.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in May rose 6.17 percent to US$7.31 billion from US$6.79 billion a month earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. Compared to the same period last year, the May exports jumped...

HOUSE URGES GOVT TO DISBURSE RP1 T IN RESPONSE FUNDS FOR ACEH.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has urged the government to disburse the remaining Rp1 trillion in emergency response funds to finance the post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation of Aceh province and Nias...

RI DISAPPOINTED BY UN COMMISSION OF EXPERTS' REPORT.
July 1, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has expressed disappointment over the report from the UN commission of experts which they had submitted to the United Nations Security Council, mostly regarding the trials of suspects of human rights...

BADMINTON : TAUFIK OVERPOWERS DENMARK'S PETER GARDE IN 95 MINUTES.
July 1, 2005... Singapore, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's top-seeded shuttler Taufik Hidayat advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Badminton Aviva Open after trounching his Danish rival Peter Gade 15-13 and 17-15 in 95 minutes. Watched by 4,800...

PERTAMINA-EXXONMOBIL FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS MUST BENEFIT BOTH SIDES.
July 1, 2005... Surabaya, June 1 (ANTARA) - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro hoped the further negotiations about the Cepu Block contract between state oil and gas firm Pertamina and US oil company ExxonMobil would soon reach a...

FKB FACTION LEGISLATORS ASK FOR REVOCATION OF PRESIDENIAL DECREE ON LAND.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Legislators of the National Awakening Party (FKB) faction have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revoke the recently issued presidential decree No 36/2005 on land acquisition for development projects of...

EAST JAVA'S GAS NEEDS TO BE SATISFIED IN 2006.
July 2, 2005... Surabaya, July 1 (ANTARA) - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro has projected that East Java's needs for natural gas would be fully satisfied in 2006, if the gas explorations in Cepu, holding some eight trillion Million...

NUR WAHID AGREES TO SUTANTO'S APPOINTMENT AS NAT'L POLICE CHIEF.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid expressed agreement to the appointment of Inspector General Sutanto as the new national police chief replacing General Da'i Bachtiar. "From...

BADMINTON : WOMEN'S DOUBLES JO/GREYSIA ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS.
July 2, 2005... Singapore, July (ANTARA) - Women's doubles Jo Novita/Greysia Poli of Indonesia advanced to semifinals in the Singapore Badminton Aviva Open after beating their Malaysian rivals Eei Jui/Wong Pei Tty in rubber sets 11-15, 15-5 and 15-3. ...

SATURDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines in major Indonesian dailies on Saturday. * Bisnis Indonesia 30% OF NEW WORKFORCE ARE UNEMPLOYED About 30 percent of Indonesia's new workforce are not able to get employment...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO RECEIVES POLISH PRIME MINISTER.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a courtesy call of Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka at the Merdeka palace here on Saturday. Accompanied by Political, Legal and Security Minister Widodo AS, Defence...

MINISTER URGED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAIN ACCIDENTS.
July 2, 2005... Semarang, C Java, July 2 (ANTARA) - PDI-P House Faction Chairman Tjahjo Kumolo said Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa should not merely blame his subordinates for the train accident in South Jakarta on Thursday but should also be held...

RI-POLAND SOUND OUT DEFENCE INDUSTRY COOPERATION.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian and Polish governments have sounded out possible cooperation in the industry of trade, tourism, technology and defence to cope with transnational crime, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here...

BALI'S EARNINGS FROM GARMENT EXPORTS DOWN.
July 2, 2005... Denpasar, July 2 (ANTARA) - Since the cessation of the export quota system for textile and textile products last January, Bali's quota of these goods has undergone a sharp decline, according to data compiled by the local trade and provincial...

RI, POLAND AGREE TO WAGE WAR AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL CRIME.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Poland have agreed to wage war against such forms of transnational crime as terrorism, drug, human trafficking and money laundering. The agreement was formalized in a memorandum of understanding...

INDONESIA TRYING TO REDUCE NUMEBR OF POOR BY HALF BY 2009.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is trying to reduce the number of its poor people from 16.6 percent in 2004 to only 8.2 percent of population in 2009, National Development Planning Minsiter Sri Mulyani said here on Saturday. She said...

GOVT OPTIMISTIC STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES CAN BE REVIVED.
July 2, 2005... Bandung, July 2 (ANTARA) - State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said here on Saturday he was optimistic it is possible to revive the country's strategic industries so long as there was a strong governemnt commitment to support them. ...

MUHAMMADIYAH TO HOLD CONGRESS.
July 2, 2005... Malang, July 2 (ANTARA) - One of Indonesia's largest Islamic organizations, Muhammadiyah, and its women's organization Aisyiah, will hold a congress to choose new leaderships here on Sunday. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to...

MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN INDONESIA REMAINS HIGH.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - A family planning official said here on Saturday that maternity deaths in Indonesia still remained high, namely 307 out of 100,000 childbirths. "Every year for various causes no less than 15,700 women in Indonesia...

LARGE FUNDS NEEDED TO FIGHT ILLEGAL LOGGING, SAYS POLICE OFFICIAL.
July 2, 2005... Balikpapan, July 2 (ANTARA) - Large funds are neded to fight illegal logging in Indonesia, East Kalimantan regional police chief Insp Gen Budi Itomo said. He said here Saturday fighting illegal logging had become one of the police's...

M'SIA EXPECTS MORE PROGRESS IN THIRD MEETING ON SULAWESI SEA DISPUTE.
July 2, 2005... Kota Tinggi, July 2 (Bernama/ANTARA)) - Malaysia hopes its third round of talks with Jakarta on the maritime border dispute in the Sulawesi Sea, to be held in Indonesia, will achieve even more progress based on the positive developments at the...

GOVT TO TRPLACE PT KAI MANAGEMENT SOON.
July 2, 2005... Bandung, July 2 (ANTARA) - Minister of State Enterprises Soegiharto said the governemnt would soon replace PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI)'s board of directors to improve the company's performance. "We will soon replace them, just be...

MAGAZINE RANKS PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO FIRST AMONG 10 ASIAN LEADERS.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Economic magazine Business Week has put President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on top of a list of 19 infleuntial Asian leaders and published the list in its July edition. Yudhoyono had earned the position because of his...

MINISTER ALLAYS RATTAN INDUSTRY'S WORRIES ABOUT LIFTING OF EXPORT BAN.
July 2, 2005... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu asked domestic rattan industry not to worry about the latest government policy to lift its ban on export of semi-finished rattan products because the exports could only take place if...

THRITY CHILDREN DIED OF MALNUTRITION IN E NUSA TENGGARA.
July 2, 2005... Kupang, July 2 (ANTARA) - Thirty children under five in Indonesia's eastern province of East Nusa Tenggara died since the outbreak of malnutrition in the province, a doctor said. "The figure may increase if 395 malnourished children...

C SULAWESI'S EXPORTS UP.
July 2, 2005... Palu, C Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA) - Central Sulawesi province in the first quarter of 2005 earned US$38.283 million from non-oil/non-gas exports compared to US$27.914 million in the previous quarter. Cocoa remained the biggest foreign exchange...

SUNDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
July 3, 2005... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - The following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies. The Jakarta Post VENUS SOARS TO TAKE CROWN AT WIMBLEDON Gutsy Venus Williams showed she is still a force to be reckoned with in women's tennis on...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND NATIONAL FAMILY DAY.
July 3, 2005... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to attend the National Family Day and the World Population Day here on Sunday morning. The head of state was expected to arrive at the National Monument in Central...

GOVT APPOINTS 2 MINISTERS TO STUDY STATE RAILWAY COMPANY, SAYS VEEP.
July 3, 2005... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The government has appointed Transportation Minister and State Minister for State Enterprises to study various problems in the State Railway Company in connection with the frequent railway accidents, Vice President...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN MUHAMMADIYAH'S 45TH CONGRESS IN EAST JAVA.
July 3, 2005... Malang, East Java, July 3(ANTARA)-- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is here Sunday evening scheduled to open the 45th congress of Muhammadiyah, the second largest moslem organization in Indonesia, which will take place at the Gajayana...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON INDONESIANS TO REFUSE 'LIVING IN SIN'.
July 3, 2005... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the Indonesian people to uphold the family principles and values by among others constantly refusing a way of living together out of matrimony. In his welcome...

GOVT INTENSIFYING IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM, PRESIDENT SAYS.
July 3, 2005... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that the government will continue intensifying the implementation of the government's family planning program in a bid to achieve small but prosperous families. "In...

TAUFIK HIDAYAT WINS SINGAPORE AVIVA BADMINTON OPEN.
July 3, 2005... Singapore, July 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's top-seeded single shuttler Taufik Hidayat successfully won the Singapore Aviva Badminton Open after trounching his Chinese rival Chen Hong 15-9 and 15-3. In the interesting game watched by 8,200...

LION AIR OPENS NEW ROUTE TO GORONTALO.
July 3, 2005... Gorontalo, July 3 (ANTARA) - Lion Air made an inaugural flight to Gorontalo's Jalaludin airport on Sunday, marking the opening of the private airline company's new Jakarta-Makassar-Gorontalo-Makassar-Jakarta flight route, a spokesman said....

POLISH PM VISITS BOROBUDUR TEMPLE.
July 3, 2005... Magelang, C Java, July 3 (ANTARA) - Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka visited the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, on Sunday, for about 30 minutes as part of his official tour of Indonesia. Belka in the company an entourage which...

DOUBLES CHANDRA/SIGIT WINS IN SINGAPORE BADMINTON OPEN.
July 3, 2005... Singapore, July 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's doubles Candra Widjaya/Sigit Budiarto booked their second title this year by winning the five-star Aviva Badminton Open in Singapore in the finals on Sunday evening. In the finals which took...

PRESIDENT ASKS MUHAMMADIYAH TO JOIN KKN ERADICATION DRIVE.
July 4, 2005... Malang, E Java, July 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the second Moslem largest organization Muhammadiyah to improve moral values by joining the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), which are still...

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES GETTING WORSE: LEGISLATOR SAYS.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission V believed the government had paid little attention to state public transport enterprises, a legislator said. "Train collisions which often occurred in Indonesia are...

THREE KILLED IN ATTACK OF INSANE MAN IN SUMEDANG.
July 4, 2005... Bandung, July 3 (ANTARA) - At least three people were killed after an insane man ran amuck in Sadang Desa Rahardja village, Sumedang district, West Java, on Sunday. The tall and well-built insane man was clubbered an angry crowd after...

VOLLEYBALL : ANDY/SUPRIYADI WIN ALL INDONESIAN FINAL.
July 4, 2005... Semarang, July 3 (ANTARA) - The Andy Ardiansyah/Supreyadi pair of Indonesia-2 Sparta succeeded in winning the all Indonesian final of the second series of the LA Menthol Beach Volley-Indonesian Open in Semarang on Sunday. In the...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Monday. * Republika PRESIDENT ASKS MUHAMMADIYAH TO HELP COMBAT CORRUPTION Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked Muhammadiyah, as a...

TWO KILLED IN W SUMATRA'S LANDSLIDES.
July 4, 2005... Padang, W Sumatra, July 4 (ANTARA) - A landslide on the Turki Hill of Seberang Padang village, South Padang subdistrict, occurred here on Sunday night, killing two residents. There was no immediate report on details of victims and damage....

RI PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER HIKE OF WORLD OIL PRICES.
July 4, 2005... Kota Batu, E Java, July 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern over the increasing world oil price that might boost Indonesia's oil subsidy to Rp130 trillion. "I felt my heart beat frequently each time...

TERMINAL FOR MIGRANT WORKERS TO BE BUILT AT SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - The government will build a special terminal for returning migrant workers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport this year as Terminal III - the building currently serving as their first stop on home...

PERTAMINA MUST PAY FOR OIL SOLD EXCEEDING QUOTA: MINISTER.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina must maintain the fuel oil quota as stipulated in the 2005 State Budget and pay the cost by itself if it...

PRESIDENT REITERATES INTENTION TO REVITALIZE AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY.
July 4, 2005... Malang, E Java, July 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reiterated here Monday the government would issue a policy to revitalize the country's agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors to boost food resilience. During a...

News Feture: Ace filmmakers -- SCOTT, DONNER & PETERSEN.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Of all the four 'Superman' films, the first is a classic and the second (helmed by Richard Lester) is the top grosser of the franchise. Richard Donner directed 'Superman: The Movie' ('78), which stars Christopher...

DAMAGE TO REFINERY CITED AS ONE FACTOR IN FUEL SHORTAGES.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Damage to state oil and gas company PT Pertamina's oil refinery in Dumai, Riau province, is one of the factors in the present fuel oil shortages in a number of regions in the country, Energy and Mineral Resources...

MINISTER TELLS PEOPLE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT RUPIAH'S DEPRECIATION.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Aburizal Bakrie called on the public here on Monday not to worry about the rupiah's current depreciation saying it always happened when the US dollar rose in value. ...

GOVT YET TO RECEIVE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE LEGISLATORS' ALLOWANCES.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said here Monday the government had so far yet to receive a proposal from the House of Representatives (DPR) to raise the allowances of its speaker and members. The minister said...

PUTEH'S WIFE MEETS CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION'S SUMMONS.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Linda Purnomo, the wife of suspended Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Governor Abdullah Puteh arrived at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office at 8.30 a.m. on Monday to meet the commission summon over the...

POLAND INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH RI'S AIRCRAFT MAKER.
July 4, 2005... Bandung, July 4 (ANTARA) - Poland is interested in forging cooperation with Inodnesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) in aircraft-making. The interest was expressed by Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka during a visit to the PT DI's...

SEVENTEEN TERROR SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN JAKARTA, SOLO, WONOGIRI.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian police have since last June 29 arrested 17 people suspected of being involved in the planning of terrorist acts, National Police spokesman Aryanto Boedihardjo said here Monday. Of the 17 detainees,...

SANYO NOT TO LAY OFF WORKERS IN INDONESIA : MINISTER.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Japanese electronics producer Sanyo has given the assurance that it will not lay off its workers in Indonesia despite reports saying the company is to discharge 10,000 of its workers world-wide, Industry Minister...

MINISTER SAYS PASAR MINGGU TRAIN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa said here Monday that the recent train accident in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, was caused by engineer's negligence. "The National Transportation Safety Commission says in its...

PLN'S FUEL CONSUMPTION EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - State electricity company PLN's fuel consumption is expected to increase to 11 million kiloliters per year at the end of 2005 from 8.4 million previously due to an increase in power consumption, a spokesman said. ...

GOVT TO MAKE PT DIPASENA WORLD'S LARGEST SHRIMP EXPORTER.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government seriously intends to revitalize PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja and invite foreign interests to invest in the company in order to make it the world's largest shrimp exporter, Finance Minister...

POST-TSUNAMI ACEH POPULATION CENSUS TO START IN AUGUST.
July 4, 2005... Banda Aceh, July 4 (ANTARA) - The Aceh Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) 0ffice will deploy 7,000 personnel to conduct a population census in the region following the tsunami disaster which had devastated many parts of the province in December...

GOVT REMINDED OF PROMISE TO BUILD HOUSES FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS.
July 4, 2005... Banda Aceh, July 4 (ANTARA) - The government has been asked to soon realize its pledge to build some 60,000 housing units for tsunami and earthquake survivors spread in a number of regions in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). "Up to seven...

SIA HELPING TO PROMOTE RI TOURISM.
July 4, 2005... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has expressed its commitment to assistng the development of Indonesia's tourism by sponsoring the participation of an Indonesian delegation in an international tourism business forum and...