ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2009

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from July 2009

INDODNESIAN AMONG YEMENIA PLANE CRASH VICTIMS.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): An Indonesian woman identified with her initials RM had been reported as among the dead victims of the Yemenia airlines Airbus A310-300 which went down in rough ocean near the Comoros in the Indian Ocean on June 30....

PPI IN HOLLAND TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INDONESIAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
July 1, 2009... London, Jul 1 (ANTARA): The Association of Indonesian Students (PPI) in the Netherlandsd and the Overseas Indonesian Students Association Alliance (OISAA) will hold an international symposium themed "Indonesian Overseas Intellectual Vision and...

INDONESIA ENCOURAGES DISARMAMENT EFFORTS IN ASIA.
July 1, 2009... London, July 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia encourges disarmament efforts in the Asian region, the director of international security and disarmament of the ministry of foreign affairs, Desra Percaya, said. He made the statement at the Berlin Conference...

POLICE URGED TO INTENSIFY CONTROL IN RUN UP TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the police to intensify control in the run up to the presidential election on July 8. 2009. In his address at a function to commemorate the 63th national police anniversary...

NEW MUD OUTPOURING MAY INCREASE.
July 1, 2009... Sidoarjo, Jul 1 (ANTARA) -- The new outpouring of mud at the yard of a house in Siring Barat village, Porong sub-district, Sidoarjo regency, has not subsided, and has even a tendency to grow. Spokesman for the Sidoarjo Mud Control Agency (BPLS)...

MINISTRY DENIES SELLING STATE ASSETS.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The Ministry of Finance has denied that it has sold state assets through issuing sharia-based state bonds (SBSN), the ministry spokesman said. Finance Ministry Spokesman Harry Z Soeratin in a press statement made...

PRESIDENT ASKS POLICE TO MEET PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked National Police personnel to meet the people's expectations for better public services and more reliable as well as professional police's image. Speaking at a function to...

MINISTRY DENIES SELLING STATE ASSETS.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The Finance Ministry has denied that it has sold state assets by issuing sharia-based state bonds (SBSN). Finance Ministry spokesman Harry Z Soeratin said in a press statement made available to ANTARA here on...

RI STUDENT FROM A'LIA SUSPECTED SUFFERING FROM SWINE FLU.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): An Indonesian student who just came back from Australia, is suspected of being infected with Influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu. "I will not mention a name, but the university student showed positive signs of suffering...

WIRANTO : DON'T FORCE SINGLE-ROUND ELECTION IDEA ON PEOPLE.
July 1, 2009... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, July 1 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Wiranto of the People's Conscience Party (HANURA) said that one should not force his or her idea to hold the presidential election in a single round. "What is important is...

JK-WIRANTO TO RESCHEDULE COUNTRY'S FOREIGN DEBTS.
July 1, 2009... Gorontalo, July 1 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto (JK-Wiranto duo) have promised to reschedule the country's foreign debts. "How can development be pursued optimally if 50 percent of the state budget is...

KPU TO CHANGE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FORMAT.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The General Election Commission (KPU) will change the format of presidential candidates' final round debate to create a more dynamic atmosphere. KPU member I Gusti Putu Artha said here on Wednesday that the format of...

KPU: POLLING DAY (JULY 8) UNCHANGED.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): There is plan to change the date for polling in the presidential election, namely July 8, 2009, General Election Commission (KPU) chairman Hafiz Anshari said here on Wednesday. "The presidential election schedule for...

KPU NOT SERIOUS IN SOLVING VOTER'S LIST PROBLEMS : OBSERVER.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Voter's list problems like those bugging the recent legislative elections still exist until now because the General Elections Commission (KPU) has not been serious in solving them, a political observer said. Indria...

KPU PREPARING QUICK COUNT.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing a mechanism to provide a quick count on the results of the upcoming presidential election on July 8, 2009, a KPU member said. KPU member Abdul Aziz said here on...

RI, CHINA SIGN EXTRADITION COOPERATION DOCUMENT.
July 1, 2009... Beijing, July 1 (ANTARA): Visiting Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi signed a document on extradition cooperation here on Wednesday. After being postponed for several times, the document...

CHINA SUPPORTS RI'S MALACCA STRAIT SECURITY EFFORTS.
July 1, 2009... Beijing, July 1 (ANTARA): China fully supports Indonesia in its efforts to create security in the Strait of Malacca especially for national and international shipping. "We support Indonesia in its efforts to create peace by eradicating pirates...

PRABOWO APOLOGIZES TO FORMER EAST TIMORESE IN NTT.
July 1, 2009... Kupang, July 1 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto apologized to former East Timor community members now living in East Nusa Tenggara for still being unable to meet them. "From far away, I can feel what they now feel living...

RI CALLS ON ARAB LEAGUE TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia has called on the Arab League to promote reconciliation in Iraq following the withdrawal of United States forces from the country. "Indonesia hopes that a reconciliation process will accompany the US troops...

BEIJING THANKS JAKARTA FOR SUPPORTING ONE-CHINA POLICY.
July 1, 2009... Beijing, July 1 (ANTARA): The Chinese government through its Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has expressed appreciation and gratitude to Indonesia for supporting the One China Policy with regard to Taiwan. "We hereby extend out sincere gratitude...

News Focus: BUSINESSES AWAITING CUTS IN LENDING RATES TO BOOST EXPORTS.
July 1, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - As the economies of Indonesia's export destination countries are improving, industries at home and the real sector are waiting for bank lending rate cuts in order to increase the competitive edge of...

SAR TEAM LOCATES ILL-FATED AVIASTAR PLANE.
July 1, 2009... Jayapura, July 1 (ANTARA): A search and rescue team (SAR) has discovered the location of the crash of Aviastar plane in Papua. The chief of the Jayawijaya police resort, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Ritonga, said when contacted by phone by...

PROFESSOR: DEBATE NOT TO CHANGE VOTE COMPOSITION.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): A professor from state Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java, said here on Wednesday that presidential and vice presidential debates would not change vote composition. "The debates ran flatly and therefore the...

1,444 PEOPLE IN BANTEN HAVE HIV/AIDS.
July 1, 2009... Serang, June 1 (ANTARA): A total of 1,444 people in Banten province were infected with HIV/AIDS, and the rest of the society had been called on to take early preventive measures, so that this virtually fatal disease would not affect others....

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ATTENDS 63TH NATIONAL POLICE ANNIVERSARY.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, Jul 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended the 63th anniversary of the National Police at the Police Headquarters in Jakarta Wednesday. The observance was started at 9 a.m, marked with...

ANTARA'S NEWS ADVISORY FOR Wednesday.
July 1, 2009... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): The following stories are scheduled to be covered by ANTARA on Wednesday. General -- President leads function to observe National Police Anniversary. - electoral campaign rallies by presidential and vice...

NORTH SULAWESI JOLTED BY 5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
July 2, 2009... Manado, July 2 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi at 5:44 on Thursday morning. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 1.12 degrees northern latitude and...

FINAL ROUND PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS DEBATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The third and the final round of the presidential aspirants debate will be organized here on Thursday night. Themed "The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), Democracy, and Regional Autonomy", the debate...

ANTARA'S NEWS ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The following stories are scheduled to be covered by ANTARA on Thursday. General -- Presidential candidate debate in Jakarta - electoral campaign rallies by presidential and vice presidential candidates ...

WIRANTO HOLDS DIALOG WITH PWKI.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla's running mate Wiranto held a dialog with members of Indonesian Christian Women's Association (PWKI) as part of his national campaign here on Thursday. In the interactive dialog with...

WIRANTO CAMPAIGNING IN JAKARTA, PRABOWO IN WEST JAVA.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Two days before the end of the electoral campaign period in the run up to the presidential election 2009, Vice Presidential Candidate Wiranto is scheduled to hold several campaign activities in Jakarta here on...

PRABOWO FAILS TO CAMPAIGN IN SUMENEP.
July 2, 2009... Sumenep, July 2 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto failed to stage his electoral campaign in Sumenep district on Madura island in East Java on Thursday. Megawati Soekarnoputri-Prabowo Subianto campaign team spokesman Agus...

HUNDREDS FROM PRO-SBY PARTIES DECLARE SUPPORT FOR JK-WIRANTO PAIR.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Hundreds of people affiliated to three political parties officially supporting the SBY-Boediono ticket on Thursday declared their allegiance to the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto pair. "We hereby declare our support for the...

KALLA PROMISES FREE EDUCATION UP TO SENIOR HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Vice Presidential Candidate M Jusuf Kalla has promised to implement free education program up to senior high-school level if he is elected in the upcoming presidential race. "Later, if I get the mandate, we will...

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE'S MODERATOR EXPECTED TO PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLE.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The moderator in Thursday night's final round of the presidential candidates' debate should play a more active role in enlivening the event, an observer said. "I hope the moderator will be able to motivate the...

RI NEEDS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia needs to prepare its human resources to improve its performance in international diplomacy, a senior diplomat said here on Thursday. "Indonesia should prepare its human resources to improve bilateral,...

RI NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia needs to strengthen its economic diplomacy which is based on the flow of financial and structural adjustment, a senior diplomat said here on Thursday. "Economic development in Indonesia should not rely on...

Correction - KALLA PROMISES FREE EDUCATION UP TO SENIOR HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL.(Correction notice)
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Presidential Candidate M Jusuf Kalla has promised to implement free education program up to senior high-school level if he is elected in the upcoming presidential race. "Later, if I get the mandate, we will implement...

GREENPEACE CALLS FOR SBY'S GREATER COMMITMENT TO FOREST PROTECTION.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Greenpeace activists on Thursday rallied outside presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Bravo Media Center to ask presidential hopefuls to take concrete actions to protect Indonesia's remaining forests. Joko...

KALLA TO CAMPAIGN IN PAMEKASAN.
July 2, 2009... Pamekasan, July 2 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to stage an electoral campaign rally in Pamekasan district, Madura, on Saturday, July 4, 2009. "According to a letter from the JK-Wiranto campaign team in East Java,...

PDIP EXECUTIVE: KPU HAS BECOME "ARROGANT, CONCEITED".
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Tjahjo Kumolo, an executive of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP), said the General Elections Commission (KPU) had become "arrogant and conceited in its attitudes." "In my view, the KPU has become...

TWO EARTHQUAKES HIT INDONESIA ON THURSDAY.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Two tectonic earthquakes with magnitudes of over five on the Richter Scale, hit Indonesia on Thursday up to 2.16 pm Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB). The first temblor with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale...

WORK, HOLIDAY VISA AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG INDONESIANS, AUSTRALIANS.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): From July 1, young Indonesians and Australians can apply for new work and holiday visa that allow extended stays in each country supplemented by short-term employment, an official report said, The new visas allow...

AUSTRALIA JAILS 11 RI PEOPLE SMUGGLERS.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Two Australian ministers welcomed the jailing of 11 Indonesian skippers and boat crew involved in recent people smuggling activity, saying it sends a strong message that Australia will not tolerate such crimes. Home...

PRABOWO : UNDER NEO-LIBERAL SYSTEM ONLY RICH PEOPLE TO SURVIVE.
July 2, 2009... Sumedang, July 2 (ANTARA): Vice-presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said if the neo-liberal economic system continued to be applied in Indonesia, only the rich would eventually survive. "If the neo-liberal system continues to be applied in...

QUAKE JOLTS W SUMATRA.
July 2, 2009... Padang, July 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rattled West Sumatra province on Thursday but there was no immediate report of casualties. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 3.51 p.m. was in the sea about 8 km...

JK-WIN TEAM FINDS SEVEN MILLION FICTITIOUS VOTERS.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): A success team of the JK-WIN duo claimed it has found seven million fictitious voters in the fixed voter's list for the upcoming July 8, 2009 presidential elections. Choirul Anam, chairman of PKNU, a small party which...

SIXTY INDONESIAN WORKERS DETAINED IN JORDAN.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Sixty Indonesian migrant workers are being detained in Jordan for involvement in various cases, a diplomat said. The 60 were part of the 414 problematic Indonesian workers who were to be sent home soon, Indonesian...

KALLA DURING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES: RACIALIST IDEA IS DANGEROUS.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla said racist ideas were dangerous to the country because the nation's strength lay in its unity and diversity. "Whoever of us may lead this nation. Therefore, the racist idea which...

KPU BECOMES INCREASINGLY BIASED: GMNI.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU)'s familiarization banners instructing the public to tick presidential pair number two clearly indicates the commission is biased in organizing the upcoming election, a student...

KPU SHOULD NOT ALLOW ELECTION FRAUD TO OCCUR : HMI.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): Former chairman of the Islamic Students Association (PB HMI) Hasanuddin called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) not to be biased or allow the occurrence of fraud in the 2009 presidential election. "Let us save...

RELIGIOUS LEADERS CALL ON KPU TO BE TRANSPARENT.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): A number of religious leader called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) to be transparent in organizing the elections and not take sides with one of the presidential pairs. The appeal of 16 religious leaders led...

PERTAMINA EYING MAURITANIA OIL BLOCK.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): State oil and gas company Pertamina is eying oil blocks in Mauritania and Iraq as part of its business expansion, its president director said. "We will enter Mauritania to engage in oil exploration," Karen Agustiawan...

KPU TO COMMUNICATE ITS QUICK COUNT PLAN WITH PUBLIC.
July 2, 2009... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) will communicate with the presidential candidate campaign teams over its plan to conduct a quick count on the election results through a short message service (SMS), a KPU member...

ACEH TO BUILD ACEH-MEDAN TOLL ROAD.
July 2, 2009... Banda Aceh, Jul 2 (ANTARA): The Aceh provincial administration will build an Aceh-Medan toll road (highway) for smooth land transportation in the area. "The construction of the toll road is a long-term program of the Aceh administration," head...

News Focus: ELECTION BODY CALLED ON TO BE TRANSPARENT AND UNBIASED.
July 2, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - In the runup to the presidential polls on Wednesday next week, the General Elections Commission (KPU) had been urged to immediately settle the problems of unregistered voters and voters' card...

RI STILL AWAITING CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARD NORTH KOREA.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Teuku Faizasyah said in Jakarta Friday Indonesia is still awaiting what attidude China would take toward North Korea in the upcoming Six Party Talks. "We will first see how China will...

PRESIDENT URGED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DPT PROBLEM.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): A senior Indonesian Democracy Party-Struggle (PDIP) politician has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to assume responsibility for the fixed voters' list (DPT) problem and not to consider it as just a matter for...

FOUR RIAU STUDENTS TORTURED BY EGYPTIAN POLICE.
July 3, 2009... Pekanbaru, July 3 (ANTARA): Four Al Azhar University students in Egypt hailing from Rokan Hulu regency, Riau province, had been allegedly tortured by Egyptian police after they had been detained for three days without any clear reasons. This...

PROSECUTION TO RECEIVE ANTASARI'S DOSSIERS MONDAY.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The dossiers of currently non-active Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar, who has been declared suspect in a murder case will be submitted to the Attorney General's Office by police...

ANTARA'S NEWS ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The following stories are scheduled to be covered by ANTARA on Friday. General -- comments on presidential candidates' debate - electoral campaign rallies by presidential and vice presidential candidates ...

WIRANTO: VOTE ONLY FOR QUALIFIED LEADER.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential aspirant Wiranto has called on the people to base their decision to vote for a leader on qualification rather than place of origin. "They should vote for a leader based on his or her qualifications,...

WIRANTO COMMENTS ON PRESIDENTIAL FINAL DEBATE.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Wiranto has said the final round of the presidential aspirants debate on Thursday night was much better than the previous ones. Wiranto said the debate was much better because it led to the...

BOEDIONO CAMPAIGNS IN PONTIANAK, PALEMBANG.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice Presidential Candidate Boediono is scheduled to hold electoral campaign rallies in Pontianak (West Kalimantan) and Palembang (South Sumatra) on Friday. He departed from Halim Perdanakusuma airport, eastern...

BOEDIONO EXTOLS PARTNERSHIP WITH SBY.
July 3, 2009... Pontianak, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Boediono said he and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono were a cohesive team because they had known each other for a long time. In his dialogic campaign in the West Kalimantan city of Pontianak on...

VP CONSIDERS DPT PROBLEM GRAVE HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATION.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has considered preventing people's voting rights by not including their names in the fixed illegible voter lists (DPTs) a grave human right violation. "The DPT issue is a basic matter. It's...

SOME 19 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT SBY-BOEDIONO.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): At least 19 labor organizations have declared their full support for presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono (SBY-Boediono duo) in the July election. The declaration was made by...

DIN SYAMSUDIN: KPU SHOULD BE NEUTRAL.
July 3, 2009... Tangerang, Banten, July 3 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) should be neutral and honor the people's trust in organizing the upcoming presidential election, Din Syamsudin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest...

BOEDIONO PROMISES BALANCED DEVELOPMENT IN ALL SECTORS.
July 3, 2009... Pontianak, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Boediono has promised to implement balanced development in all sectors. In his electoral campaign here on Friday, the presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's running mate said if...

MUHAMMADIYAH PRAYS FOR JK-WIRANTO'S VICTORY.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): All members of Muhammadiyah have prayed for the victory of presidential hopeful Jusuf Kalla and vice Presidential aspirant Wiranto (JK-Win) in the upcoming presidential race, according to Muhammadiyah Chairman Din...

MINISTRY TO REPATRIATE INDONESIAN WORKERS FROM JORDAN BEFORE ELECTIONS.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has targeted to repatriate Indonesian migrant workers from Jordan before the presidential elections on July 8, 2009, a spokesman said. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said...

RI INVITES 50 SENIOR ASIAN OFFICIALS TO WITNESS PRESIDENTIAL POLL.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia has invited 50 senior officials from 27 Asian countries to directly witness the implementation of the presidential election scheduled for July 8, 2009, through the Election Visitor Program (EVP). "The EVP...

MUSLIM FORUM GIVES MANDATE TO JK-WIRANTO.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The Muslim Forum (FUI) has presented a Muslim's Mandate Charter to Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto presidential ticket as they consider the pair accommodative to the Muslims' aspiration. "The Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto pair is very...

KALLA: ANYBODY FROM ANY ETHNIC GROUP HAS RIGHT TO LEAD.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said anybody from any ethnic group in Indonesia had the right to lead the nation based on his or her capability. "We all have the same right to lead. What matters is our capability," the vice...

WIRANTO WARNS PEOPLE: BEWARE OF 'DAYBREAK ATTACKS'.
July 3, 2009... Brebes, C Java, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Wiranto has asked all voters in the country to beware of possible "daybreak attacks" (cash handouts to vote for a certain candidate) in the run up to the July 8 presidential election....

SEISMIC SHOCKS OF ANAK KRAKATAU RECEDING.
July 3, 2009... Serang, Banten, July 3(ANTARA): The seismic shocks of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) volcano in the Sunda Strait had been declining according to the readings of a seismograph of an observation station in Pasauran village, Cinangka...

AWAN SUPPORTS MEGA-PRO DUO.
July 3, 2009... Depok, July 3 (ANTARA): The National Mandate Women Alliance (AWAN) gave its support to presidential and vice presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri - Prabowo Subianto (Mega-Pro) to lead the nation in the coming five years. "Prabowo is a...

SBY-BOEDIONO COMMITTED TO MAKING PEOPLE PROSPEROUS.
July 3, 2009... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, July 3 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Boediono who pairs with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) said the SBY-Boediono ticket, if elected, would do whatever it could in the coming five years to bring prosperity to...

PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS ALL GOVERNORS TO HELP IMPLEMENT JULY 8 POLL.
July 3, 2009... Bogor, July 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed all provincial governors in the country to help the implementation of the presidential election on July 8, especially with regard to its security and the registration of...

KPU ASKS FOR PROOF ON 49 MILLION UNREGISTERED VOTERS.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) has asked a PDIP politician to prove her allegation that about 49 million eligible voters had not yet been included in the fixed voter's list (DPT) for next week's presidential...

DPR CALLS ON PEOPLE TO ACCEPT POLL RESULTS.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) called on the people here on Friday to exercise their voting right in the presidential elections on July 8 and accept the outcome of the polls later. House Speaker Agung Laksono made...

PEOPLE BEGIN CALLING FOR POLL'S POSTPONEMENT.
July 3, 2009... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA): Continuing public complaints about administrative flaws in preparations for the July 8 presidential election have begun to be manifested in calls for a potponement of the poll. Two organizations - the Forum of...

CHIEF: POLICE NOT TO HESITATE CRUSHING SEPARATISTS.
July 3, 2009... Sukabumi, W Java, July 3 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri said police would act firmly against anyone intending or trying to break up the unitary state of Indonesia. During his visit to a police officers' school...

NUMBER OF SWINE FLU SUSPECTS IN MEDAN RISING.
July 3, 2009... Medan, July 3 (ANTARA): Six more people in Medan, North Sumatra, are suspected to be suffering from swine flu after five others were declared as swine flu suspects earlier. A spokesman for Adam Malik General Hospital here, Atma Wijaya, said on...