ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2008

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from July 2008

FOUR METERS HIGH WAVES NORTH-WEST OF BENGKULU.
July 1, 2008... Bengkulu, July 1 (ANTARA): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, in this case the Climatology Stations at Pulau Baai in Bengkulu, had issued a warning on possible high waves reaching four meters in the Indian Ocean northwest of Bengkulu. ...

BIZMAN SUSPECTED AS LEGISLATOR ROYAN'S BRIBER.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday declared businessman Dedi Suwarsono as the person suspected to have bribed House of Rpresentatives (DPR) member Bulyan Royan in the procurement of patrol boats for...

PRESIDENT TO SIGN TWO GOVT REGULATIONS ON EDUCATION SOON.
July 1, 2008... Palembang, S Sumatra, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would in the next couple of days sign two government regulations respectively on the funding of education and on compulsory education which teachers have been...

DROUGHTS HIT 19,177 HECTARES OF RICE FIELDS IN C JAVA.
July 1, 2008... Semarang, C Java, July 1 (ANTARA): Droughts have hit 19,177 hectares of rice fields in Central Java causing harvest failures on a total of 3,589 hectares of the paddies, a provincial food crop afficial said. The droughts had hit rice...

PRESIDENT: POLICE MUST REMAIN NEUTRAL IN 2009 ELECTIONS.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian Police to remain neutral in dealing with the masses in the 2009 general elections. The head of state made the request in his speech as "inspector of...

PRESIDENT INSTALLS NEW NAVY CHIEF OF STAFF.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed Vice Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as the new Navy Chief of Staff at the Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday. Vice Admiral Tedjo Edhy replaced Admiral Sumardjono who has...

ISLAMIC RELIEF DONATES 150 HOUSES FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN ACEH.
July 1, 2008... Banda Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA): Britain-based Islamic Relief has donated 150 houses to victims of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya Districts, and Banda Aceh city, Aceh Province. The houses were officially presented on Monday,...

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY READY TO COOPERATE WITH KPK IN BRIBERY PROBE.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said his ministry was ready to take whatever action was necesary in coordination with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) following Monday's arrest of a legislator...

ALL PARTY FACTIONS TO TAKE PART IN HOUSE INQUIRY COMMITTEE.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) at a plenary session here Tuesday decided to let all party factions in the House have representatives in the special committee that is to conduct an inquiry into the government's fuel...

KALLA BELIEVES PASKAH NOT INVOLVED IN BI FUND TRANSFER CASE.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Jusuf Kalla, general chairman of Golkar Party believed that Paskah Suzetta, one of the party's noted figures, had no part in the bribing of some legislators. "Since the beginning, I have been maintaining contacts...

THREE PATIENTS UNDER INTENSIVE CARE DIE FOLLOWING POWER BLACKOUT.
July 1, 2008... Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, July 1 (ANTARA): Three patients who were being treated in the intensive care unit of Banjarmasin's Ulin General Hospital are reported to have died following a sudden power blackout last Friday night (June 27). ...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALL PARTIES TO MAINTAIN NATIONAL STABILITY, SECURITY.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all parties in the country to jointly maintain national stability and security so that the government and economy can run well. The head of state made the call when...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS WEST SUMATRA ON TUESDAY.
July 1, 2008... Padang, July 1 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted Padang, West Sumatra Province, on Tuesday, at 9.23 am local time. The quake's epicenter was located at 0.94 degrees southern latitude and 99.8 degrees...

HOUSE DISCUSSES FORMATION OF INQUIRY COMMITTEE.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) held a plenary meeting led by House Speaker Agung Lasono here on Tuesday to discuss the formation of its Inquiry Committee on the government's fuel oil pricing policy. The House's...

HOUSE SPEAKER SUPPORTS KPK'S PROBE INTO BRIBERY CASE INVOLVING LAWMAKER.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said he fully supported the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s efforts in investigating the alleged bribery case involving DPR member Bulyan Royan. Bulyan...

TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA.
July 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post RI, JAPAN READY TO IMPLEMENT EPA DEALS Indonesia and Japan will commence their Economic Partnership Agreement...

PRESIDENT TO MEET KKP AFTER RETURN FROM JAPAN.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The meeting beween President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the RI - Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (KKP) will be scheduled after Yudhoyono's visit to Malaysia and Japan. "The meeting with the...

PRESIDENT SBY TO ATTEND D-8 AND G8+8 SUMMITS.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Malaysia to attend the 6th Developing Eight (D-8) Summit July 6-8, and a Group of Eight (G8+8) in Toyako, Hokkaido, in Japan, on July 8-10, 2008. "President...

SUTIYOSO QUESTIONED AS WITNESS IN CORRUPTION CASE.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Former Jakarta govenor Sutiyoso was on Wednesday questioned by investigators of the Jakarta Higher Public Prosecutors's Office in a corruption case involving one of his ertswhile subordinates. Sutiyoso had to...

N SUMATRA PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE PREPARING SERIAL KILLER'S EXECUTION.
July 2, 2008... Medan, July 2 (ANTARA): The North Sumatra Higher Public Prosecutor's Office has started an administrative process for preparations to execute a man sentenced to death for murdering 42 women in 1984-1994. a spokesman said. Dukun AS alias...

POLICE INVESTIGATING ILLEGAL SENDING OF STUDENTS TO EGYPT.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Police have began investigating the case of 39 Islamic boarding school students from Banten who were illegally sent to Egypt for further studies, a spokesman said. So far, police have been questioning witnesses and...

VP: NATIONAL EXAMINATION SCORE BELOW PROPER STANDARD.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the average score of the recent national school examinations which rose from 5.00 to 5.25 was still under the proper standard of 6.00. "The average score of 5.25 this year is still...

PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ON FOOD SECURITY AT G8+8 SUMMIT.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to speak on the food security issue at the G8+8 summit that will take place in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan, next week, a spokesman said. "The president is scheduled to be a...

RI ENVOY OPTIMISTIC CONFLICT IN MONGOLIA TO BE RESOLVED SOON.
July 2, 2008... Beijing, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian Ambassaor to China and Mongolia Sudrajat expressed optimism the political conflict currently happening in Mongolia will be resolved by the Mongolian government and stressed the problem was Mongolia's...

News Focus: GOVERNMENT READY TO FACE HOUSE'S INQUIRY.
July 2, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - While the House of Representatives (DPR) is forming a special inquiry committee on the increased domestic fuel oil prices, the government says it is ready to face the parliamentary...

POLICE ARREST TERROR SUSPECT IN PALEMBANG.
July 2, 2008... Palembang, July 2 (ANTARA): Police have set up a police line in front of a house on Jalan Papera where on Tuesday (July 1) they arrested a terror suspect, identified by the initial W, and an associate. According to eye-witnesses, members...

HOUSE ETHICS COUNCIL TO QUESTION ROYAN, SEA COMMUNICATIONS CHIEF SOON.
July 2, 2008... Palangka Raya, July 2 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Ethics Council is soon to question House Commision V member Bulyan Royan and the director general of sea communications at the transportation ministry in connection with the...

RI AMONG 41 COUNTRIES APPLYING FOR INCLUSION IN UNESCO'S HERITAGE LIST.
July 2, 2008... Quebec, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia is among 41 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention which will present properties for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List During this year?s session, hosted by Canada to coincide with the 400th...

ROYAN'S BRIBERY CASE INVOLVED MORE BIZMEN, LEGISLATORS, TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY OFFICIALS : LAWYER.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The bribes allegedly taken by legislator Bulyan Royan from businessman Dedi Suwarsono were only part of a much larger bribery scheme involving more lawmakers, more businessmen and transportation ministry officials, a...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT WORLD OIL PRICE LEVEL.
July 2, 2008... Palembang, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the soaring of the world oil price to around US$150 per barrel. "The global oil price has reached an alarming level," Yudhoyono told...

RI EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF FTAs WITH A'LIA, N ZEALAND, INDIA.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia is exploring the possibility of concluding Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Australia, New Zealand, and India after having made similar pacts with China, ASEAN, and South Korea, a finance ministry official...

VP TO VISIT WEST NUSA TENGGARA ANEW.
July 2, 2008... Mataram, July 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla is slated to visit West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) again on Friday (July 4) for a get-together with the management and students of Yatofa Bodak Muslim Boarding School (Ponpes) in Central Lombok...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA.
July 2, 2008... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major newspapers here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post BUSINESSMAN DETAINED FOR BRIBING LAWMAKER After arresting Reform Star Party lawmaker Bulyan Royan on Monday, the...

RI'S EMBASSY JOINS CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN NORWAY.
July 2, 2008... London, July 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian embassy in Oslo joined an international cultural festival called "Stoppested Verden' which was held in Hamar, Norway. The embassy presented Indonesia's traditional music 'gamelan' in the festival,...

SE SULAWESI CHARCOAL MAKERS THRIVING ON HIGHER FUEL OIL PRICES.
July 3, 2008... Kendari, July 3 (ANTARA): The increased fuel oil prices and persisting scarcities of liquefied petroleum gas for household use has significantly increased demand in Java for charcoal produced in Southeast Sulawesi, a local observer said. ...

POLICE YET TO EXPLAIN ARREST OF NINE TERROR SUSPECTS.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): National Police Headquarters is not yet prepared to explain the arrest of nine terror suspects in Palembang, South Sumatra two days ago. Chief of the Police Public Relations Affairs Insp. Gen. Abubakar Nataprawira...

NINE ARRESTED TERROR SUSPECTS HELD AT BRIMOB HQ'S DETENTION CENTER.
July 3, 2008... Depok, July 3 (ANTARA): The nine terror suspects arrested in Palembang, South Sumatra, during the past two days arrived at the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Headquarters' detention center in Kelapa Dua, Depok, at 11 am Thursday under heavy guard. ...

INDONESIAN STUDENTS NOT SO INTERESTED IN STUDYING IN NETHERLANDS.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian students have low interest in pursuing studies in the Netherlands so that they needed to be encouraged further, Marrik Bellen, director of the Dutch Educational Assistance Office (NESO), said here on...

RI RECOGNIZES STATE BUT NOT GOVT OF ZIMBABWE : SPOKESMAN.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government recognizes the state but not the government of Zimbabwe in light of the controversy that has arisen over Robert Mugabe's reappointment as the country's president in an election marred by...

PALEMBANG TERROR SUSPECTS LINKED WITH S'PORE NETWORKS, NOORDIN M TOP: POLICE.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): National Police Chief Spokesman Insp Gen Abubakar Nataprawira said on Thursday the nine teror suspects arrested in South Sumatra during the past two days had links with terror networks in Singapore and wanted top...

News Focus: RI TERROR SUSPECTS LINKED WITH SINGAPORE NETWORK.
July 3, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - The suspected terrorists who were arrested by the Indonesian anti-terror police in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Tuesday and Wednesday were said to have links with a terrorist network in...

A'LIA TO SUPPORT RI'S BID FOR IPU PRESIDENCY.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Australia's parliament will support Indonesia's bid to get elected as Interparliamentary Union (IPU) president at the union's congress in Geneva next October, sources at Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) said....

RI HAILS FREEING OF 15 FARC GROUP HOSTAGES IN COLOMBIA.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Government hailed the freeing of the 15 hostages of Colombian leftist querrilas and one of the hostages is former presidential candidate Ingris Betancourt. "We happily welcome the freeing of the...

TERRORIST CASE IN SOUTH SUMATRA NOW HANDLED BY JAKARTA.
July 3, 2008... Palembang, July 3 (ANTARA): The capture of an alleged terrorist group in South Sumatra will be directly handled by Jakarta, while the local police will only try to restore peace in the region. This matter was first planned by the special...

NAMRU-2 SHOULD BE SUSPENDED WHILE PREPARING NEW AGREEMENT : MINISTER.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Research and Technology Minister Kusmayannto Kadiman said Indonesia's cooperation with the United States in the Naval Medical Research Unit Two (Namru-2) project should be suspended while the two sides prepared a new...

RI NAVY ORDERS THREE AIRCRAFT FROM PT DI.
July 3, 2008... Surabaya, July 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy has ordered two maritime patrol aircraft and one CN 212-400 plane from the country's aircraft industry PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI). "The number of naval aircraft we have is still small and...

NINE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS FLOWN TO JAKARTA.
July 3, 2008... Palembang, July 3 (ANTARA): Nine suspected terrorists, arrested on Wednesday by anti-terror police in Palembang, South Sumatra, were at 9 am on Thurday flown to Jakarta. Tightly escorted by police officers, the nine men were herded...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
July 3, 2008... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major newspapers published here on Thursday. The Jakarta Post BROKERAGE COMMON IN HOUSE, MPs SAY Being a House of Representatives lawmaker opens up the chance for...

JAKARTA TO UNDERGO ROTATING TWO-WEEK POWER CUTS STARTING JULY 11.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): State electricity company PT PLN will impose alternating two-week power cuts in Jakarta and environs starting July 11 as pipelines supplying gas to its Muara Karang and Tanjung Priok thermal power plants would undergo...

News Focus: RI TO EXECUTE FIVE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS.
July 4, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - After carrying out the execution by firing squad of two Nigerian drug offenders last week, Indonesian public prosecutors are planning to implement the death sentences of five more convicts this...

ASEAN CHIEF LAUNCHES ASEC BROWN BAG SERIES.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan launched the inaugural ASEC Brown Bag Series at the ASEAN Secretariat here on Friday. The ASEC Brown Bag Series is a forum provided by the ASEAN Secretariat to raise awareness...

NAVY STILL FINDS IT HARD TO HAVE A SQUADRON OF SUBMARINES.
July 4, 2008... Surabaya, E Java, July 4 (ANTARA): Newly-elected Naval Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Tedjo Edhi Purdijatno has said the Navy still finds it hard to have a squadron of submarines because of the current unfavorable economic conditions in the...

PRESIDENT INAUGURATES 10 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN E KALIMANTAN.
July 4, 2008... Balikpapan, E Kalimantan, July 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated 10 infrastructure projects in a ceremony centered in Bekapai Senipah Peciko, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan on Friday. The infrastructure projects...

POLICE YET TO DECLARE KASTARI INVOLVED IN PALEMBANG BOMB-MAKING GROUP.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian police have yet to declare terrorist Mas Slamet Kastari, a fugitive wanted by the Singapore police, involved in the assembling of illegal bombs discovered recently in Palembang, though the main suspect...

VISA APPLICATIONS FOR VISITS TO INDONESIA IN BEIJING DECLINING.
July 4, 2008... Beijing, July 4 (ANTARA): The number of visa applications for visits to Indonesia received by the Indonesian Immigration Office here has dropped from an average of 150 per day to 100 per day, an Indonesian diplomat said. "However, the...

TRAINS COLLIDE IN EAST JAVA.
July 4, 2008... Pasuruan, E Java, July 4 (ANTARA): Two trains collided head-on at Sengon Railway Station here on Friday, leaving one of their engineers seriously injured. The collision occurred at around 03.41 p.m., chief of the Purowsari police precinct...

KPK HOPES TO RECOVER RP1 TRILLION FROM CORRUPTERS BY YEAR END.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) hopes to have recovered a total of Rp1 trillion worth of state assets from resolved corruption cases by year end, a spokesman said. Until now, the amount of recovered state...

UNCOVERED GRAFT CASES INVOLVING MPs ONLY "TOP OF ICEBERG" : LAWMAKER.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The graft cases involving a number of legislators uncovered by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are only "the top of an ice-berg", a House of Representatives (DPR) member said. "They are the top of an...

AS MT ANAK KRAKATAU IS IN ALERT STATUS, TOURISTS ADVISED NOT TO ASCEND IT.
July 4, 2008... Serang, july 4 (ANTARA): After the Bandung-based Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has declared Mt Anak Krakatau in top alert status, tourists are strongly advised not to...

U.S ENCOURAGES RI TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY.
July 4, 2008... Surabaya, July 4 (ANTARA): The government of the United States has encouraged Indonesia to develop environmentally friendly technology to overcome the energy crisis currently facing this world largest archipelagic country. US Ambassador to...

UNESCO SUPPORTS PLANNED WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE IN MANADO.(Conference news)
July 4, 2008... Manado, North Sulawesi, July 4 (ANTARA): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pledged its support for the World Ocean Conference (WOC) to be held in Manado from May 11 to 15, 2009 as part of the...

ANTAM SIGNS MOU TO ACQUIRE INTEREST IN MARTABE GOLD, SILVER PROJECT.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): PT Antam Tbk (ASX - ATM; IDX - ANTM) announced here on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oxiana Limited (ASX: OXR). The basis of the MoU with Oxiana is to cooperate in examining...

RI EMBASSY IN HARARE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL HIV/AIDS PATIENTS.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian embassy in Harare provided humanitarian assistance to HIV/AIDS patients at Mashambanzou Msasa Care Trust in Harare, according to an embassy press statement on Friday. The assistance , especially...

JUSUF KALLA IN DENPASAR TO MEET GOLKAR CADRES.
July 4, 2008... Denpasar, July 4 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla, in his capacity as Golkar Party chairman, is making a one-day visit to Denpasar, Bali, and Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday, to meet local party cadres. In Denpasar, Kalla...

RI TEACHERS TO JOIN 'PROFS EN FRANCE' PROGRAM.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Some 33 teachers from Indonesia, and their colleagues from China and India, will join a visit program called 'Profs en France' organized by the French foreign ministry, from July 6 to 19, 2008. "Some 33 Indonesian...

News Focus: INDONESIA TO EXECUTE FIVE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS.
July 4, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - After taking two Nigerians to a firing squad for drug offenses last week, the Indonesian prosecutors are now planning to execute five more death row convicts this month. The plan to execute...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
July 4, 2008... Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers on Friday. The Jakarta Post EX-BI CHIEFS BLAMED FOR CORRUPTION Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors on Thursday revealed the role of...

W SULAWESI DETERMINED TO GRAB CACAO MARKET IN MALAYSIA.
July 5, 2008... Mamuju, W Sulawesi, July 5 (ANTARA): West Sulawesi province is determined to grab the Malaysian market for its cacao exports, an official said. "Cacao is in great demand in Malaysia so we still have a chance to grab the Malaysian market...

88 MILY PERSONNEL READY TO STAND TRIAL OVER ATTACK ON POLICE POST.
July 5, 2008... Ambon, Maluku, July 5 (ANTARA): Chief of the Pattimura Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Rasyid Qurnaen Aquary said 88 military personnel suspected of attacking the Central Maluku district police post on February 2 will soon stand trial at...

HUNDREDS OF HECTARES OF PINE FOREST IN JAMBI PRONE TO FIRE.
July 5, 2008... Jambi, July 5 (ANTARA): Hundreds of hectares of pine forest surrounding Sungaipenuh town in Jambi province are prone to fires during the dry season now affecting the area, local residents said. "In the past week alone, fires razed pine...

PRESIDENT OPENS NATIONAL SPORTS WEEK.
July 5, 2008... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in East Kalimantan on Saturday opened the 17th National Sports Week (PON) which will take place till July 17, 2008. About 7,608 athletes from 33 provinces in Indonesia are taking...

N SUMATRA STILL TO ENJOY RICE SURPLUS THIS YEAR.
July 5, 2008... Medan, N Sumatra, July 5 (ANTARA): North Sumatra still will enjoy a rice surplus this year with dry unhusked rice production estimated at 3,274,061 tons, an official said. "The dry unhusked rice production represents a 0.25 percent increase...

PRESIDENT SCHEDULED TO INAUGURATE POWER PLANT'S FIRING UNIT IN E. KALIMANTAN.
July 5, 2008... Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, July 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Saturday, was scheduled to inaugurate firing unit I of Steam Power Plant (PLTU) Embalut, Tanjung Batu, East Kalimantan Province. The Head of State on...

FLOODS INUNDATE HUNDREDS OF HOUSES IN BALIKPAPAN.
July 5, 2008... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, July 5 (ANTARA): Floodwaters reaching a height of up to about one meter, inundated hundreds of houses in Balikpapan on early Saturday. The flooding was triggered by incessant rains which had fallen since 1.00 am...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COOPERATION TO OVERCOME ELECTRICITY CRISIS.
July 5, 2008... Kutai Kartanegara, July 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on state electricity company PT PLN and private sectors to build cooperation in settling the electricity crisis in the country. Yudhoyono made the call at a...

VP: PROF. SEDYATMO TOLL ROAD EXPANSION PROJECT SHOULD BE SPED UP.
July 5, 2008... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said the expansion of Prof Sedyatmo toll road project should be sped up and completed before the arrival of rainy season. Kalla president made the statement at a function to visit the...

BALI PRODUCES ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COFFEE BEANS.
July 5, 2008... Denpasar, Bali Province, July 5 (ANTARA): Bali is determined to produce environmentally friendly coffee beans to meet demands internationally. "Our farmers have been told to use manure and natural pesticides in coffee plantations," Head...

FLASH FLOODS INUNDATE SEVERAL VILLAGES IN GORONTALO.
July 5, 2008... Gorontalo, July 5 (ANTARA): Flash floods, which were triggered by incessant rains, inundated hundreds of houses in several villages, in Boalemo District, Gorontalo Province, on Saturday. The flood-hit villages included Potanga, Tutulo,...

VP SAYS TERMINAL 3 OF SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT READY THIS YEAR.
July 5, 2008... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed optimism that the construction of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's terminal-3 would be completed at the end of this year. "I have just inspected the construction site of...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
July 5, 2008... Jakarta, July 5 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Jakarta Post, Republika JAKARTA AND TANGERANG FACE POWER BLACKOUTS Jakarta and Tangerang will face scheduled electricity blackouts in...

FIRE RAVAGES HUNDREDS OF MARKET KIOSKS IN PURWOKERTO.
July 6, 2008... Purwokerto, C Java, July 6 (ANTARA): Fire ravaged hundreds of kiosks in the Wage market here on Saturday night but there was no immediate report on casualties but material loss was still being determined. Yadi, one of the traders at the...

RI STRIVING TO ENHANCE TIES WITH MONGOLIA: ENVOY.
July 6, 2008... Beijing, July 6 (ANTARA): Indonesia is striving to enhance ties with Mongolia as the two nations have not made the optimum use of their existing potentials in the interests of their peoples, an envoy said. "We will look into the...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ARRIVES IN KUALA LUMPUR FOR D-8 SUMMIT.
July 6, 2008... Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived here on Sunday evening for a D-8 (group of eight developing countries) summit. The president arrived here at 4.35 p.m. by a presidential plane from a visit to East...

RI TO RECOVER ITS FORESTS IN 15 YEARS: MINISTER.
July 6, 2008... Karanganyar, C Java, July 6 (ANTARA): Indonesia is expected to recover its damaged forests in the next 10 to 15 years if the current reforestation programs continue to be implemented, Forestry Minister MS Kaban said. The minister made...