ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2007

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IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION NEEDED TO SMOOTHEN NEW TOLL ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
July 1, 2007... Blitar, July 1 (ANTARA): East Java governor Imam Utomo called for an immediate settlement of the payment of compensation to victims of mudflow here on Sunday to smoothen the construction of a new toll road between Surabaya and Gempol. "At...

TNI CHIEF: USELESS TO BLAME EACH OTHER OVER RMS CASE.
July 1, 2007... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Defense Forces (TNI) commander Marshal Djoko Suyanto appealed to TNI as well as the police and intelligence officials here on Sunday to stop blaming each other in connection with the recent incident in which separatist...

ONE KILLED, 68 INJURED AFTER BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE.
July 1, 2007... Cianjur, July 1 (ANTARA): A bus carrying 69 people plunged into a ravine in, Cipanas, West Java, on Sunday following an engine and brake trouble, killing one and injuring others. The passengers were their way to the Nusantara Flower Garden...

News Focus: EU'S FLIGHT BAN BEGINS SHOWING IMPACT ON INDONESIA.
July 1, 2007... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia begins to feel the impact of the European Commission's plan to ban Indonesian airline companies from flying in its airspace, though certain circles said that it would not affect...

BIN ALRAEDY ANTICIPATES RMS FLAG INCIDENT.
July 1, 2007... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): An official of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) said here on Sunday that the agency had already worked maximally in anticipation of incidents like the attempt by members of the separatist RMS movement to raise RMS...

NAVY MAJOR SUWELO WIBISONO'S FLIGHT EQUIPMENT TO BE KEPT IN MUSEUM.
July 1, 2007... Tanjungpinang, July 1 (ANTARA): The flight equipment of Navy Major Suwelo Wibisono recovered by a naval diving team will be kept at the Indonesian Navy Museum in Surabaya, Tanjungpinang naval base commander Commodore Among Margono said here on...

News Focus: RECENT AMBON INCIDENT AROUSES PUBLIC SYMPHATY ON GOVT TO TAKE FIRM ACTION AGAINST SEPARATISTS.
July 1, 2007... Jakarta, 1 July (ANTARA) - The recent incident marked with unscheduled performance of the "Cakalele" dance by a group of irresponsible persons during the commemoration National Family Day attended by President Yudhoyono on Friday (June 29) has...

15 FORMER MALAYA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WISH TO MEET PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO.
July 1, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, July 1 (ANTARA): Some 15 of the 50 former Malaya University students may try to meet the Indonesian president on July 4, 2007 in remembrance of their meeting with Indonesia's first President Soekarno on the same date in 1957 at...

MALUKU INCIDENT PROVES SEPARATISTS STILL POSE THREAT: LEGISLATOR.
July 1, 2007... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): An incident in Maluku occurring when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Ambon (Maluku's provincia capital) last week showed that a separatist group still posed a serious threat on the unitary state of...

FORESTRY MINISTRY: BOGOR SHOULD DEVELOP URBAN FOREST.
July 1, 2007... Bogor, W Java, July 7 (ANTARA): Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Kaban has said that it's about time for Bogor City to develop an urban forest, parks and green belts between avenues and rivers within the city. Regreening of spring areas and...

AROUND 80 PERCENT OF BIRD FLU PATIENTS IN RI DIE.
July 1, 2007... Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, July 1 (ANTARA): Around 80 percent of the total 111 bird flu (Avian Influenza) patients in Indonesia, between 2005 and June 2007 have died, an official HAS said. During the period, some 90 people died of bird...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
July 1, 2007... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Following are several major Indonesian headlines published in Jakarta on Sunday. The Jakarta Post GOVERNMENT MUST PURGE SEPARATISM The Indonesian Government should take harsh action against all separatists...

NO CERTAINTY YET WHETHER OR NOT ABU DUJANA INVOLVED IN BALI BOMBINGS.
July 1, 2007... Denpasar, July 1 (ANTARA): It is still uncertain whether or not terrorist suspect Abu Dujana alias Ainun Bakti alias Sorim (38) is involved in the Bali bombing incidents both on October 12, 2002 and October 1, 2005, a police officer has said,...

PRESIDENT SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF POLICE PERSONNEL.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono supported the plan to increase the number of police personnel to offset the number of Indonesian people so that the police could improve their performance. The president's...

ALL PARTIES TOLD NOT TO BLAME EACH OTHER ON RMS FLAG INCIDENT.
July 2, 2007... Yogyakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Chief of the National Police (Polri)'s Intelligence and Security Unit Inspector General Saleh Saaf admitted the police?s dereliction in anticipation of the 'RMS' flag incident in Ambon but asked all parties not to...

HOUSE SPEAKER PROPOSES FIRM SANCTIONS ON OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE IN AMBON INCIDENT.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Firm sanctions should be imposed on officials who failed to prevent the occurrence of the separatist "RMS" (Republc of South Maluku)-inspired incident in Ambon on Friday (June 29), House of Representatives (DPR)...

DEER BREEDING IN SULAWESI ON THE RISE.
July 2, 2007... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA): Protected deer breeding activity has been on the rise in many districts in Southeast Sulawesi for the past ten years, a provincial Natural Resources Conservation Agency (KSDA) head has said. Number of...

SECURITY PERSONNEL SEIZE TWO "RMS" FLAGS IN AMBON.
July 2, 2007... Ambon, July 2 (ANTARA): Security personnel seized two flags of the outlawed separatist "RMS" (Republic of South Maluku) movement in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, Maluku province, on Monday. The flags which were found fluttering at two...

CONFERENCE ON INDONESIAN-AUSTRALIAN MARITIME BORDER TO BE HELD IN BALI.
July 2, 2007... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), July 2 (ANTARA): An international conference on maritime border between Indonesia and Australia, will be organized in Nusa Dua, Bali, on October 25-27, 2007. The meeting was earlier scheduled to be held in...

GOVT MUST CLARIFY AMBON INCIDENT TO HOUSE : LEGISLATOR.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): A member of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission III, Almuzzammil Yusuf, said the government, especially the National Defense Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri) and the State Intelligence Agency...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH HOUSE LEADERS.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to attend a consultative meeting with House of Representatives (DPR) leaders at the legislative building here on Tuesday evening to give clarifications on Indonesia's...

MINISTRY TO BRIEF PRODUCERS ON MILK RISING PRICES.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The Ministry of Trade will invite milk producers and distributors to discuss the problem that causes the rise of milk prices of late, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said on the sidelines of Bank Indoniesia's 54th...

E KALIMANTAN GOVT DENIES ALLOWING ARTS TROUPE TO ISRAEL.
July 2, 2007... Samarinda, E Kalimantan, July 2 (ANTARA): Acting East Kalimantan Governor Yurnalis Ngayoh denied on Monday that he has allowed a 20-member arts troupe from West Kutai district to conduct a Dayaknese cultural festival in Israel as part of...

CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE INTERPELLATION SESSION : SPEAKER.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): A House of Representatives (DPR) consultative meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono scheduled for Tuesday (July 3) is not intended to replace a House plenary session to discuss the House's interpelation on...

RI PRESS COUNCIL TO MEDIATE IN NEWMONT VS NEW YORK TIMES DISPUTE.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The US-based daily, The New York Times, will appoint the Indonesian Press Council as a mediator in the lawsuit gold-mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya has filed aganst the newspaper, a spokesman for the latter...

MINISTRY TO DISCUSS RISING MILK PRICE WITH PRODUCERS, TRADERS.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The Trade Ministry will invite milk producers and distributors to a meeting to discuss the problem that have caused a rise in milk prices of late, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said on the sidelines of Bank...

POLICE CHIEF HOPES AMBON INCIDENT NOT TO TRIGGER COMMUNAL CONFLICT.
July 2, 2007... Banjarmasin, July 2 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Sutanto said he hoped the "unscheduled dance performance" at the National Family Day event attended by President Susilo bambang Yudhoyono in Ambon recently would not cause a conflict...

BI CONCERNED ABOUT LOW CREDIT GROWTH.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Bank Indonesia )BI, central bank) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah expressed concern here on Monday over credit growth which was still low although the interest rate had declined. "I have not seen the last figures but...

BRI ACQUIRES BANK JASA ARTA.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has acquired Bank Jasa Arta for Rp61 billion and plans to turn it into a Sharia unit. "We will discuss this acquisition at an extraordinry shareholders' meeting (RUPSLB) to...

MODERATE QUAKE JOLTS N SULAWESI.
July 2, 2007... Manado, N Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook North Sulawesi province on Monday evening but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. The quake's epicenter was in the sea 166...

GOVT URGED TO BE MORE SERIOUS IN PROTECTION OF MIGRANT DOMESTIC HELPERS.
July 2, 2007... Jambi, July 2 (ANTARA): Observer of legal affairs, Winarno SH, urged the government to be more serious in protecting Indonesian migrant domestic helpers who fell victim of their employers in other countries especially Malaysia. "After...

MEDAN CITY ADMINISTRATION ASKS FOR PLN'S FAIRNESS IN RESORTING TO POWER CUTS.
July 2, 2007... Medan, July 2 (ANTARA): The Medan city administration has more often than not called on state power company PT PLN to refrain from imposing alternate power cuts on Medan city too frequently and also told the company to plan its power cuts more...

NAVY SHIP RESCUES A DRIFTING CARGO VESSEL.
July 2, 2007... Tolitoli, C Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA): A Navy patrol ship rescued a cargo vessel after drifting in Sulawesi's waters for three days due to engine trouble, a spokesman said. "All the crew members and passengers had been evacuated to Dede...

PRESIDENT ASKS POLICE TO PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SERVICE.
July 2, 2007... Jambi, July 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the national police on the occasion of their 61st anniversary to be oriented to serving and protecting the general public. The hope was expressed by the president in his...

NAVY CHIEF TAKES DELIVERY OF CORVETTE MADE IN NETHERLANDS.
July 2, 2007... London, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian Navy Chief Staff Admiral Slamet Soebijanto on Monday officially took delivery of a brand-new corvette made by Dutch ship-building company Royal Schelde at a simple ceremony in Vlissingen, the Netherlands....

JUSTICE MINISTER TO COORDINATE WITH PAPUAN APPARATUSES IN DEALING WITH OPM FLAG-RAISING.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta said that his side would make a better coordination with the security authorities in Papua in a bid to settle the case of OPM flag-raising by convicts in Abepura...

LAPINDO FAILS IN MAKING COMPENSATION PAYMEMNTS TO MUDFLOW VICTIMS.
July 2, 2007... Sidoarjo, July 2 (ANTARA): The planned disbursement of the compensation advance payments to the Lapindo Brantas Inc mudflow victims on Monday afternoon had failed as the result of slow handing over of the case documents of the residents by the...

FINLAND CONFERS HONORARY STAR ON INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The government of Finland conferred the "Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland" honorary star on Iris Indira Murti, Indonesian ambassador to the Scandinavian country. A statement of the...

NUMBER OF POOR INDONESIANS 2.12 MILLION LESS IN MARCH 2007.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The number of poor people in Indonesia in March 2007 was recorded at 37.17 million or 2.12 million (5.4 percent) less than in March 2006 when the figure was 39.30 million , the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)...

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 2, 2007... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: Kompas MALUKU POLICE CHIEF READY TO BE REPLACED Governor of Maluku Karel Albert Ralahalu denied assumption that as the one who bear the...

PKS LEADER URGES AGO TO ACT FIRMLY IN HANDLING BLBI CORRUPTION CASE.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leader Tifatul Sembiring here Tuesday called on the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to act firmly in handllng the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) corruption case to...

LEGISLATORS RECEIVE 1.5 KM-LONG BANNER REJECTING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
July 3, 2007... Semarang, C Java, July 3 (ANTARA): The Central Java legislative body (DPRD) on Tuesday received a 1.5 km-long banner containing thousands of signatures rejecting the government's plan to set up a nuclear power plant in the Muria peninsula,...

PRESIDENT CANCELS PLAN TO COMMISSION THERMAL POWER PLANT IN E JAVA.
July 3, 2007... Pacitan, E Java, July 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has canceled his schedule to inaugurate a thermal power plant (PLTU) in Sudimoro sub district, Pacitan district, East Java, on Wednesday, Pacitan Regional Government spokesman...

ALL PARTIES SHOULD WORK HARD TO OVERCOME SEPARATISM, MINISTER SAYS.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said all parties should work hard and have serious concern for efforts to overcome separatist movements, including the action committed by RMS (Republic of South Maluku)...

GOVT TO PERMIT US CONGRESSWOMAN TO VISIT JAKARTA ONLY.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here on Tuesday the government had only issued a permit for US Congress member from the Democratic Party Enny Valio Marpega to visit Jakarta to discuss developments on people's...

RI, AUSTRALIA ESTABLISH BORDER CONTROL COOPERATION.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer has joined senior Indonesian Fisheries Department officials in welcoming the success of groundbreaking joint exercises by Australian customs and Indonesian fishery patrol...

AUSAID TO SET UP 162 SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN NTT, NTB.
July 3, 2007... Kupang, July 3 (ANTARA): The Australian Agency for International Development (AuSAID) will this year set up 162 secondary school buildings in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provinces. "The construction of the school...

RI TO HOST WORLD CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
July 3, 2007... Bogor, July 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia will host a world conference on climate change in Badung, Bali, on December 3-14, 2007, Environment Minister Rahmat Witoelar said here on Tuesday. The minister said the conference on climate change would be...

COMMITTEE RECEIVES 476 APPLICATIONS FOR KEY POSITIONS IN KPK.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): A committee tasked with sslecting candidates for key positions in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has up to noon on Tuesday received 476 applications, 317 of which were handed in by the applicants in person...

RI, US AIR FORCES TO CONDUCT ROUTINE JOINT COMBAT EXERCISES.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) and the United States Pacific Command Air Force (PACAF) have agreed to conduct routine joint combat exercises. The two air forces signed notes of agreement to that effect on the...

RI ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN US DEBT-FOR-NATURE PROGRAM.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): In response to an Indonesian government's request, the United States government has announced that Indonesia is eligible to participate in a debt-for-nature program to finance tropical forest conservation. Under the...

UN HABITAT BUILDS 3,500 HOMES IN ACEH.
July 3, 2007... Banda Aceh 3/7 (ANTARA): The United Nations Agency, UN Habitat, has completed at least 3,500 houses for earthquake and tsunami victims in Aceh province, while another 1,000 are still under construction. Director of UN Habitat for Nairobi,...

MINISTER DENIES HAVING INTERVENED IN STATISTICAL REPORT ON POVERTY.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Development Plannng Minister Paskah Suzetta has denied that he or his office had intervened in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) activities in implementing a national socio-economic survey or in drawing...

FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES WANT TO COOPERATE WITH DENPASAR-BASED ISI.
July 3, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, July 3 (ANTARA): Four universities in Australia, Britain, Singapore, and the United States respectively have invited the Denpasar-based Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) to set up mutual cooperation, an ISI rector has said. The...

TNI CHIEF QUESTIONS EXISTENCE OF RMS.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian National Defense Forces (THI) Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto has questioned why the outlawed South Maluku Republic (RMS) remains exist. The TNI chief said there was no need to open a debate over who would be...

LAWMAKER ADVISES GOVT TO LET CRITICAL US CONGRESSWOMAN VISIT RI.
July 3, 2007... New York, July 3 (ANTARA): Djoko Susilo, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I has asked the government to allow US Congresswoman Eni Faleomavaega from East Samoa to visit Indonesia although she has often been...

GOVT SHOULD PERMIT US CONGRRESSWOMAN TO VISIT RI: OBSERVER.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The government should permit US Congresswoman Eni Faleomavaega who has often been critical about its policies in Papua to come to Indonesia, Bonni Hargens, a political observer at the University of Indonesia, said here...

AMBON INCIDENT SHOWS GOVT YET TO ROOT OUT SEPARATISM: OBSERVER.
July 3, 2007... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Last Friday's incident in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, Maluku, has shown that the government has yet to root out separatism across the country, Bonni Hargens, a political observer at the University of...

MALUKU ADMINISTRATION URGED TO APOLOGIZE TO PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO.
July 3, 2007... Ambon, July 3 (ANTARA): Maluku legislators on Tuesday urged the local government to offer an apology to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, foreign ambassadors and the entire nation for the unscheduled dance performance during a National Family...

RI, AUSSIE FORGE COOPERATION IN IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF FLIGHT REGULATORS.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Australia forged a cooperation on a Rp178 billion transportation safety assistance program to improve flight safety. "The program will be focused on efforts to improve the performance of regulators,...

RI, MALAYSIA RESUME NEGOTIATIONS ON COMMON BORDERS.
July 4, 2007... Genting Highland, Malaysia, July 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Malaysia are returning to the negotiation table this week to discuss the results of joint surveys on their common borders in Genting Highland, Pahang, Malayia, on July 5-7, 2007. ...

VP DROPS SCHEDULE TO INAUGURATE TOURIST RAILWAY LINE IN W SUMATRA.
July 4, 2007... Padang, W Sumatra, July 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla who will visit West Sumatra July 7-8 has scrapped a slot in his program where he was expected to commission a tourist railway line, a provincial official said. "The vice...

COMPANY TO WITHDRAW CLAIM TO DPR HOUSING COMPLEX LAND IN MERUYA.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): PT Portanigra will withdraw its claim to a piece of land in Meruya Selatan, West Jakarta, where the House of Representatives (DPR) has built a housing complex, after the two sides reached an amicable settlement, the...

FIRE RAZES 63 HOUSES IN CENTRAL JAKARTA.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Fire ravaged 63 houses on Jl. Bonang, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of people displaced. The fire which was believed to have been caused by a short circuit started at one of the houses at 12.30 local...

ONE-HUNDRED ACEH STUDENTS TO STUDY IN S KOREA.
July 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, July 4 (ANTARA): At least 100 secondary school and university students from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) will take part in a student exchange program in Jeju province, South Korea, NAD Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar said here on...

RI LEGISLATOR TO DISCUSS MYANMAR WITH US STATE DEPARTMENT.
July 4, 2007... New York, July 3 (ANTARA): A visiting member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I, Djoko Susilo, is scheduled to meet United States Deputy Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific affairs Eric John to discuss the Myanmar...

BUS HITS TRIALER TRUCK, KILLING 5.
July 4, 2007... Subang, W Java, July 4 (ANTARA): A Jakarta-bound bus hit the back of a parked trailer truck on West Java's northern coastal highway on Wednesday morning, killing five people and injuring 15 others. Two of the dead victims were identified as...

U.S REGARDS TALKS ON PAPUAN SELF-DETERMINATION AS IRRELEVANT.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The US Congress no longer regarded the talks on Papuan independence as relevant under the unitary state of Indonesia. That was one of the crucial points in a statement of US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega during...

DISPLAY OF SEPARATIST FLAG IN PAPUA NOT RELATED TO RMS FLAG INCIDENT IN AMBON.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The display of the separatist Papua Free Organization's flag had no relation with the unferling of the banned Republic of South Maluku (RMS)'s flag on June 29, 2007, an official has said. "The meeting of the Papuan...

HOT SPOTS DETECTED IN NORTH SUMATRA.
July 4, 2007... Medan, North Sumatra Province, July 4 (ANTARA): A number of hot spots started to be detected in Sumbagut, especially in the border areas between North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Riau provinces. In North Sumatra alone, three hot spots were...

IN MAY 2007, SOME 155,000 INDONESIANS VISIT SINGAPORE.
July 4, 2007... Batam, Sumatra, July 4 (ANTARA): A total of 155,000 Indonesians visited Singapore during May 2007, according to data from the Singapore Tourism Board. The number of Indonesians visiting Singapore was the largest, followed by Indians (98,000...

EAST JAVA STUDENTS TO GET TRAINING IN MALAYSIA.
July 4, 2007... Surabaya, July 4 (ANTARA): A total of 27 vocational school students from East Java province will leave for Malaysia on Friday for on-the-job training. The training was part of dual system of education useful to improve the mastery of...

SOME 5,000 TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN ACEH JAYA STILL LIVE IN EMERGENCY TENTS.
July 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, July 4 (ANTARA): At least 5,000 tsunami survivors in Aceh Jaya District still live in emergency tents after more than two years since a deadly tsunami hit Aceh Province, according to a local legislator. "They, who have lost...

PRESIDENT INAUGURATES DOUBLE-TRACK TRAIN CONNECTING SERPONG AND TANAH ABANG.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the operation of a double-track train connecting Serpong (Banten Province) and Tanah Abang (Jakarta) at Serpong Railway Station on Wednesday. After touring the...

WAKATOBI DISTRICT HEAD PROMOTES SOUTHEAST SULAWESI TOURISM IN EUROPE.
July 4, 2007... Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi Province, July 4 (ANTARA): Wakatobi District Head Hugua visited several European and Asian countries recently to promote Southeast Sulawesi's tourism potential. "I have visited several European and Asian countries to...

PRESIDENT ACCEPTS DPR'S VIEWS, CRITICISMS.
July 4, 2007... Serpong, Banten, July 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he hsd accepted all the views and criticism voicced by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the consultative meeting between the DPR and the government on Tuesday night....

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES.
July 4, 2007... Serpong, Banten Province, July 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Wednesday called on the country's nuclear science researchers to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes to improve the people's welfare. "Let's...

VILLAGE HEAD SUSPENDED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN "RMS"-INSPIRED INCIDENT.
July 4, 2007... Ambon, July 3 (ANTARA): Hutumuri village head Ferdinand Waas has been suspended from his position for involvement in the unscheduled "cakalele" war dance incident perpetrated by supporters of the separatist "RMS" (Republic of South Maluku)...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON WEDNESDAY.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post SBY, HOUSE REMAIN AT ODDS A much-awaited consultative meeting between the President and selected House leaders...

NO NEED TO LINK CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH INTERPELATION, PRESIDENT SAYS.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Consultative meeting between the government and House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday evening should not be linked with interpellation process, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here early Wednesday morning....

FEW FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT JAMBI.
July 4, 2007... Jambi, Sumatra, July 4 (ANTARA): The number of foreign tourists visiting Jambi Province, Sumatra Island, was relatively small, namely only 265 people this year, according to data on Jambi's hotel guests between January and May 2007. The...

FORESTRY MINISTRY EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR USE OF AIR POLICE'S CHOPPERS.
July 4, 2007... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The Forestry Ministry has extended its contract with the Air Police for the use of helicopters to deal with forest fires this year. The two agreed to extend the contract which expired on July 4, the ministry's...

WELFARE MINISTER TO FORM DISASTER HANDLING AGENCY.
July 5, 2007... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): A National Disaster Handling Agency (BNPB) would soon set up to coordinate, head, and cope with natural disasters, Minister Coordinating Social Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said. "The BNPB is a government but...

HRW ACCUSES BRIMOB OF HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS IN PAPUA.
July 5, 2007... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) committed many human right violations in Papua in the period 2005-2006, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said here Thursday. "There are more than 14 cases which we have...