ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from June 2004

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from June 2004

GOVT TO RAISE TAX REVENUE TARGET IN 2005.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The government's tax revenue target in the 2005 state budget will be increased to Rp27.6 trillion from Rp20.9 trillion in the previous year's budget, Director General of Taxes Hadi Purnomo said. The 2005 figure...

RUPIAH'S DEPRECIATION STILL TOLERABLE, SAYS KADIN CHIEF.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The rupiah's depreciation during the past few weeks is still tolerable but the government and the central bank should take the necessary measures to anticipate a further decline, the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber...

PT KIMIA FARMA, PT INDO FARMA TO MERGE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - State-owned pharmaceutical companies PT Kimia Farma and PT Indo Farma, will set a merger but preceded by a share-swap between them, and to be followed by the delisting of PT Indo Farma shares at the stock exchange, a...

I AM STILL A CADRE OF GOLKAR PARTY," SAYS YUSUF KALLA.
June 1, 2004... Medan, May 31 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate of the Democrats' Party Yusuf Kalla (JK) confirmed that he himself up to now is still a cadre of the Golkar Party and will remain loyal to that party. "I am still a Golkar member, but we are...

GOLKAR, PKB YET TO DISCUSS POWER SHARING, AKBAR SAYS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The coalition between the Golkar Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) has yet to reach the stage of talks about power sharing, including formation of a cabinet, Golkar Party leader Akbar Tanjung said. ...

TNI CHIEF DISCUSSES NEUTRALITY WITH 53 REGIONAL COMMANDERS AHEAD PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Defence Force (TNI) Gen Endriartono Sutarto, accompanied by his chiefs of staff, held a meeting with 53 TNI main commanders here on Monday night to discuss their neutrality in the upcoming...

BRI BANK TO PAY DIVIDENDS AT RP84.19 PER SHARE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) at a general shareholders' meeting here Monday decided to spend 75.01 percent of its Rp1.3 trillion profit in 2003 on payment of dividends at a rate of Rp84.19 per share. In the...

RI TO PARTICIPATE IN TRADE EXPO IN RUMANIA.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will display various non- oil/non-gas products at the 21th Bucharest International Fair for Consumer Goods 2004 in Rumania, on July 1-6. "Participation in the expo is a significant part of Indonesia's...

RI LIFTS BAN ON US MEAT IMPORTS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, Jun 1 (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday lifted its ban on meat and innard imports from the US following a statement from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) conference that the US is free from mad cow...

STATE BUDGET TO REMAIN MANAGABLE IF EXPENDITURES CONTROLLED, SAYS MINISTER.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, Jun 1 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Boediono said the 2004 state budget would remain manageable and controllable despite the sharp increase in the world crude oil price, provided state expenditures were kept under tight control. ...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES JUNE 1, 2004.
June 1, 2004... The Jakarta Post: CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF WITH PARADE Campaign teams for all five presidential candidates are scheduled on Tuesday to deploy around 50 floats, including buses and trucks, during a parade to kick off the election campaign period...

Bisnis Indonesia's editorial summary: TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2004.
June 1, 2004... INDOFARMA'S BITTER PILL Indonesia's state pharmaceutical company, Indofarma, made the headlines a year ago when it suffered Rp60 billion in losses in 2002, after booking Rp120 billion in profit the previous year. In the second and third...

Media Indonesia's editorial summary: TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2004.
June 1, 2004... SELECTING A PRESIDENT THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN Today (Tuesday), the presidential campaign kicks off. The one-month campaign, according to the rules of the General Elections Commission (KPU), starts today with a motorcade, to be staged by the...

INDON MOSLEM PREACHER REMINDS PRES'L CANDIDATES OF HOW HEAVY THE PEOPLE'S MANDATE IS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Noted Indonesian Moslem preacher, Abdullah Gymnastiar, reminded all candidates running for president and vice president in the country's election on July 5 of the heaviness of the mandate of 250 million Indonesians....

INDON PRESIDENT TO VISIT HOSPITALS, MARKETS ON FIRST DAY OF CAMPAIGN.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is running for reelection under her Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP), was scheduled to visit several hospitals and markets after attending the ceremony to...

INDONESIA'S GOLKAR PARTY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN IN HISTORIC BUILDING.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party launched the election campaign of its presidential and vice presidential candidates, Wiranto and Salahuddin Wahid, at dawn on Tuesday at the historic Kebangkitan Bangsa Building along Abdul Rahman Saleh...

Republika's editorial summary: TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2004.
June 1, 2004... THE NGO AND DEMOCRACY American, Sidney Jones has been under the spotlight in Indonesia these past few days. Her comments and presence have sparked pros and cons among the people. To those in favor of Jones, project director of the...

INDONESIA'S PRES'L, VICE PRES'L CANDIDATES SIGN READY-TO-ACCEPT-VICTORY-OR-DEFEAT PLAQUE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's presidential and vice presidential candidates signed a "Ready to accept victory or defeat" plaque during the launch of the one-month presidential election campaign at the National Monument here on Tuesday...

INDON PRESIDENT MEGAWATI SEEKS SUPPORT AT JATINEGARA MARKET.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited the Jatinegara market in East Jakarta on Tuesday in an attempt to seek support for her reelection bid during the July 5 presidential election. Accompanied by her...

INDON PRES'L CAMPAIGN TEAMS TOLD TO SUBMIT LIST OF CAMPAIGNERS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) on Tuesday reminded presidential and vice presidential candidates that their campaign teams cannot hold campaigns unless they hand over the list of their members and...

PEACEFUL PRES'L ELECTION COULD BRING INDONESIA OUT OF CRISIS, SAYS ELECTION COMMISSION CHIEF.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman, Nazaruddin Syamsuddin, has said both Indonesia's and the international community's eyes are on the upcoming presidential election. "Hopefully, the presidential election...

INDONESIA'S MEDCO ISSUES RP1.2 TRILLION IN BONDS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's publicly listed energy company, PT Medco, has issued bonds worth Rp1.2 trillion to finance its business expansion, raise its working capital and repay its debts. Medco finance director, Sugiharto, said on...

TRAD'L MARKETS NEED REHABILITATION, INDON PRESIDENT SAYS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said Tuesday traditional markets do need to be rehabilitated but it does not mean that they will be turned into supermarkets or malls. "Traditional markets are still...

INDON PRESIDENT HAPPY OVER PEOPLE'S ENTHUSIASM FOR ELECTION.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday expressed her gladness after seeing that the people are enthusiastically facing up to the July 5 presidential election. "I highly appreciate the enthusiasm of...

PPP CANDIDATES HAMZAH, AGUM SAY THEY INTEND TO IMPROVE INDONESIA'S MORAL STATE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Presidential and vice presidential candidates of the United Development Party (PPP), Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, have expressed their commitment to improve Indonesia's moral state. "One of the herculean tasks...

INDONESIA'S INFLATION REACHED 0.80 PCT LAST MAY.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's inflation rate last May stood at 0.88 percent, bringing the year-on-year inflation to 6.47 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has said. "The inflation was fueled by an increase in the...

INDON CANDIDATES AMIEN, SISWONO TO ANNOUNCE SHADOW CABINET SOON, SAYS CAMPAIGN TEAM MEMBER.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Presidential and vice presidential candidates of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Amien Rais and Siswono Yudohusodo, will announce their shadow cabinet midway through the election campaign at the latest, a member of...

E TIMOR ATTORNEY GENERAL DENIES WIRANTO PROBE CLOSED.
June 1, 2004... Denpasar, Bali, June 1 (ANTARA) - East Timor Attorney General Longuinhos Monteiro denied reports that that his government had closed its investigations into the alleged involvement of former Indonesian military chief Wiranto in human right...

SBY BEGINS CAMPAIGN WITH POLITICAL SPEECH.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Democrats' Party presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is popularly called SBY started the first round of his presidential election campaign with a political speech here on Tuesday. In his speech,...

TIME FOR GOVT TO FEAR THE PEOPLE, SAYS SBY.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Democrats' Party presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said it was time for the government to realize that it must fear the people. "It is them (the people) who can make a government continue to run...

MASS RAPID TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO BE BUILT IN JAKARTA.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA)- A Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) system will be built in Jakarta by the end of 2005 , a Jakarta city administration spokesman said here Tuesday. The system would stretch from Lebak...

NAVY FOILS ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE OUT 40 TONS OF TIN SAND.
June 1, 2004... Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung, June 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has captured a motor vessel carrying 40 tons of tin sand that were about to be smuggled out of Indonesia. "The vessel and crew members are being detained at...

TEN PARTIES IN E JAVA DECLARE SUPPORT FOR AMIEN-SISWONO TICKET.
June 1, 2004... Surabaya, E Java, June 1 (ANTARA)- The East Java provincial chapters of 10 political parties here Tuesday issued a declaration they would support the Amien Rais - Siswono Yudohusodo ticket in the upcoming presidential election. The...

HAMZAH-AGUM READY TO FORM, ANNOUNCE SHADOW CABINET.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate Hamzah Haz said he and his running mate Agum Gumelar were ready to select prospective ministers, including figures from other parties, for their shadow cabinet that would be announced before...

MINISTER REMINDS CIVIL SERVANTS TO AVOID INVOLVEMENT IN PRES'L CAMPAIGNS.
June 1, 2004... Megan, June 1 (ANTARA) - Minister for State Administrative Reform Feisal Tamin on Tuesday reminded all civil servants in the country they are not allowed to get involved in any presidential campaign activity. "A civil servant can be...

WIRANTO-SOLAHUDDIN TO CAMPAIGN IN SURABAYA , KEDIRI.
June 1, 2004... Surabaya, June 1 (ANTARA) - The Golkar party's presidential and vice-presidential candidates Wiranto and Solahuddin Wahid are scheduled to campaign here on June 5, and in Kediri on June 6, secretary of the pair's local campaign team , Edy...

GOVT SETS UP NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF ELDERLY.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) -- The Indonesian government will form a national commission for protection of the elderly after the issuance of a Government Regulation and Presidential Decree on a National Commission for the Elderly, Minister of...

HUNDREDS FROM REGIONS GATHER OTUSIDE PARLIAMENT FOR ELUSIVE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Some 500 people, mostly farmers, construction workers and other low-paid workers, from several districts in Indonesia gathered outside the parliament building on Tuesday to wait for Bert Lisowo. a self-confessed...

ITS SETS UP COOPERATION WITH JAPANESE COUNTERPART.
June 1, 2004... Surabaya, June 1 (ANTARA) -- The Surabaya November Ten Institute of Technology (ITS) has been constantly seeking cooperation with overseas universities and colleges, including the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) in Japan, to improve the...

POLICE CONFIRM SUSPICIOUS-LOOKING BAG AT AIRPORT HARMLESS.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Police confirmed here on Tuesday that a suspicious bag found at Terminal 2 F of Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport early that day contained no explosive materials. The director of intelligence and general crimes of...

NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS TO INDONESIA DOWN 9.07 PCT.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists who had come to Indonesia through 13 main entrances in April 2004 reached 322,146, which is a 9.07 decline compared to the 354,291 foreign tourists who came to the country in March 2004....

GOVT TO MAINTAIN IMPORT DUTY ON TINPLATE.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The government will continue to impose import duty on tinplate as a raw material to manufacture cans on the ground that the commodity is already being produced by local industries. "It is impossible to impose...

ANTI-SMOKING DECLARATION OF YOUNG GENERATION TO BE HANDED TO PRESIDENT.
June 1, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) -- General Chairman of the National Commission for Overcoming Smoking (Komnas PMM) Dr FA Moeloek pleged to hand the Declaration of Tobacco-Free Young Generation to President Megawati Soekarnoputri. The general...

THOUSANDS OF PROSPECTIVE PLN SUBSCRIBERS IN BABEL STILL ON WAITING LIST.
June 2, 2004... Pangkalpinang, June 1 (ANTARA) -- From June 2003 to May 2004, a total of 3,841 prospective subscribers of state power firm PT PLN in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) Province are still on the waiting list. Their application for power supply has yet to...

KPU RECEIVES LETTER ABOUT MINISTERS TAKING LEAVE.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) has received a letter from the State Secretariat informing it that four ministers would take leave during the presidential election campaign. "The State Secretariat sent...

INDIA EXPECTED TO REDUCE CPO IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA.
June 2, 2004... Medan, N Sumatera, June 1 (ANTARA) - India is expected to reduce its crude palm oil (CPO) imports from Indonesia this year because its own CPO, vegetable oil and fats production increased in the past year, a businessman said. Derum Bangun,...

RI EXPORTS RISE BY 2.68 PERCENT.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports of oil/gas and non-oil/non-gas products in April 2004 rose by 2.68 percent from US$5.07 billion in March 2004 to US$5.20 billion, a government official said. Head of the Central Bureau of...

U-20 FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS 1-1 AGAINST INDIA.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's under 20 years old national football team played to a 1-1 draw against India at a friendly match here on Tuesday. The Indonesian team, trained by English coach Peter Withe, made the first goal on the...

INDIA WANTS RI'S MEAT IMPORT BAN LIFTED.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The embassy of India here said it has urged Indonesian authorities to lift the ban on Indian meat imports so that the Indonesian people would have easy access to high quality and reasonably priced meat, a press...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES JUNE 2, 2004.
June 2, 2004... The Jakarta Post CANDIDATES FLOAT IDEAS IN RALLIES Thousands of people lined up along Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman on Tuesday to watch the floats go by as the first day of a month-long presidential campaign began. Kompas ALL...

MEGA WINNING TEAM DISTRIBUTES STICKER WITH MEGA-HASYIM PICTURES IN IT.
June 2, 2004... Jember, E Java, June 1 (ANTARA) _ The winning team of the duo of Megawati Soekarnoputri-KH Hasyim Muzadi, presidential and vice presidential candidates from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) here distributed stickers with the...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE HAMZAH TO CAMPAIGN IN SEMARANG, DEMAK, JEPARA IN C JAVA.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate of the United Development Party (PPP), Hamzah Haz, and his wife will campaign in the cities of Semarang, Demak and Jepara in Central Java province on Wednesday. Hamzah will leave for...

INDON CANDIDATES HAMZAH HAZ, AGUM GUMELAR TO CAMPAIGN IN C JAVA, W JAVA ON WEDNESDAY.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Presidential and vice presidential candidates of the United Development Party (PPP), Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, will campaign separately in the Indonesian provinces of Central Java and West Java on Wednesday. ...

INDON KARATEISTS TO JOIN TRY-OUT IN JAPAN.
June 2, 2004... Jember, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Some 21 karateists from Indonesia's East Java province will join a try-out in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi province and Japan to improve their skills, their coach said on Wednesday. The 21 will also...

Media Indonesia's editorial summary: WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2004.
June 2, 2004... NEUTRALITY IN THE INDON MILITARY Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) chief, Gen Endriartono Sutarto, has many times affirmed the military's neutrality. The reaffirmation from the military chief on the issue has many meanings. It could be a...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE AMIEN RAIS QUESTIONS TIMING OF RELEASE OF 13TH MONTH PAY.
June 2, 2004... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian presidential aspirant, Amien Rais, on Wednesday welcomed the news that the 13th month pay for civil servants will be given on June 7 but questioned why it is being released at this time. ...

INDON VEEP SETS LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PRES'L CAMPAIGN.
June 2, 2004... Demak, C Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz said Wednesday he has coordinated with President Megawati Soekarnoputri his leave of absence for the campaigns. "We have set our leave of absence for the campaigns. We...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE HAMZAH HAZ VISITS JOHAR MARKET IN SEMARANG.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian presidential aspirant, incumbent Vice President Hamzah Haz, began his campaign by visiting the Johar market in the city of Semarang in Central Java province on Wednesday. Accompanied by members of...

INDON PRESIDENT FOCUSES SECOND DAY OF CAMPAIGN IN JAKARTA.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is seeking a second term in office, will visit a number of places here on the second day of the election campaign on Wednesday. Information from the media section...

INDON PRESIDENT TO VISIT W KALIMANTAN.
June 2, 2004... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri will visit West Kalimantan province on Thursday to drum up an orange, rubber and aloe vera agribusiness in Sambas district, some 245 km north of here,...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE HAMZAH HAZ CALLS ON NU MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR HIM.
June 2, 2004... Demak, C Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian presidential hopeful, Hamzah Haz, has called on members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) to vote for him in the July 5 election, as he is the sole presidential candidate from the country's largest Islamic...

EU NOT TO WARN PEOPLE AGAINST TRAVELING TO INDONESIA DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
June 2, 2004... Makassar, S Sulawesi, June 2 (ANTARA) - The European Union (EU) will not warn its people against traveling to Indonesia during the ongoing presidential election campaign, first secretary of the European Commission delegation, Ronan Mac...

INDON GOV'T TO RELEASE CIVIL SERVANTS' 13TH MONTH PAY ON JUNE 7.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Finance Ministry's directorate general for budget, Achmad Rochjadi, has said civil servants will receive their 13th month pay on June 7, and retired civil servants will receive theirs on June...

INDON PRESIDENT MEGAWATI SEEKS SUPPORT IN KOJA MARKET IN N JAKARTA.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited the Koja market in North Jakarta on Wednesday in an attempt to seek support for her reelection bid in the July 5 presidential election. On the first day of...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE WIRANTO RETURNS TO BIRTHPLACE TO CAMPAIGN.
June 2, 2004... Yogyakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian presidential hopeful, Golkar Party's Wiranto, released three white pigeons as a symbol of peace and safety during his campaign in his birthplace here on Wednesday. In his campaign speech, Wiranto...

INDON PRES'L CANDIDATE HAMZAH HAZ URGED TO TRACK DOWN LOG SMUGGLERS.
June 2, 2004... Jepara, C Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Wood handicraftsmen and businessmen here have called on Indonesian presidential aspirant, the United Development Party's (PPP) Hamzah Haz, to help track down log smugglers who have harmed the local furniture...

PT SUCACO TARGETS RP800 BILLION FROM SALES THIS YEAR.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Cable producer PT Sucaco has expressed optimism it will achieve its 2004 sales target of Rp800 billion or 23.5 percent up from Rp647.4 billion in 2003, a company spokesman said. Nico Trisnadi, a director of PT...

NAT'L CIGARETTE PRODUCTION DROPS IN PAST 5 YEARS, SAYS MINISTER.
June 2, 2004... Jember, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Trade and Industry Minister, Rini M Sumarno Suwandi, said the national cigarette production has dropped within the past five years due to the high increase in the duty on tobacco in 2000. "Due to the...

GOV'T EXPECTED NOT TO RATIFY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL.
June 2, 2004... Jember, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Trade and Industry Minister, Rini M Sumarno Suwandi, has proposed that the government not ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as a global agreement on public health. ...

HOUSE URGED TO MAKE MORE CLEAR-CUT DEFINITION OF GOVERNORS' POWERS.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The chairman of the All-Indonesia Association of Provincial Administrations (APPSI), Sutiyoso, Wednesday called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to provide a more clear-cut definition of the powers of...

PEOPLE SHOULD NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM NEXT PRESIDENT, SAYS MUZADI.
June 2, 2004... Manado, N Sulawesi, June 2 (ANTARA) - Vice presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Hasyim Muzadi said the next president and vice president should be able to give the people new hopes, but the latter should...

GOVT TO SELL PART OF STAKES IN THREE MINING COMPANIES.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) The Indonesian government is planning to sell part of its stakes in three state-owned mining companies, namely PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam; (coal), PT Aneka Tambang (general mining) and T Timah Tbk (tin), a...

GOVT TO REHABILITATE THOUSANDS OF HOUSES IN MALUKU.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will soon rehabilitate 37,115 houses that have been damaged or burned during past secterian conflicts in Maluku , Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah said here on Wednesday. He said...

SOME 70 PCT OF INDONESIAN POPULATION ACTIVE SMOKERS.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - More than 141 million people in Indonesia or 70 percent of the population are active smokers, according to data from the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO). The data - issued in connection...

BI DECIDES TO ALTER INTEREST RATE POLICY.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (central bank) has decided to alter its interest rate policy to absorb over liquidity funds in the market and ease pressure on the rupiah. Speaking to the press on Wednesday, Bank Indonesia...

IMMIGRATION NOT TO RENEW SYDNEY JONES' STAYING PERMIT.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) -- The immigration authorities will not renew the staying permit of Sydney Jones, director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), in Indonesia, and he has until June 10, 2004, to leave the country, Immigraton...

S'POREAN NAVY CHIEF VISITS SURABAYA.
June 2, 2004... Surabaya, June 2 (ANTARA) -- Singapore's Navy Chief Rear Admiral Ronnie Tay, flanked by his Indonesian counterpart Bernard Kent Sondakh, paid a visot to the Indonesian Naval Academy in Bumimoro, Surabaya, on Wednesday. Admiral Ronnie...

UNLISTED CAMPAIGNERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES RISK ARREST, SAYS W JAVA KPU.
June 2, 2004... Bandung, Jun 2 (ANTARA) - The chairman of West Java's General Elections Commission (KPU) , Setia Permana, has reminded the success teams of all presidential and vice-presidential candidates to register the names of all their campaigners with...

PRAMOEDYA RECEIVES NORWEGIAN WRITERS' AWARD.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Noted Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer (79) here Wednesday received the Norwegian writers' association's "Freedom of Expression" award. "I have never imagined that the people of Norway which is located...

AMIEN-SISWONO PAIR HAS GREATER CHANCE TO GO AHEAD TO A RUNOFF, OBSERVER SAYS.
June 2, 2004... Medan, Jun 2 (ANTARA) - The Amien Rais - Siswwono Yudohusodo ticket appears to have a greater chance to go ahead to the second round of the presidential and vice presidential 2004, an political analyst says. Dr Rizal Sukma, a political...

CGI SPOTLIGHTS LOW RATE OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN RI.
June 2, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The low rate of investment activity in Indonesia was one of the main topics of discussions at a CGI (Consultative Group on Indonesia) program-review meeting here on Wednesday. The meeting which was also attended...

RI, S KOREA TO SIGN MOU ON PLACEMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS.
June 3, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea on the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in the latter. Speaking to the press before attending a working meeting with the House...

AGRICULTURE MINISTRY AGREES TO INCINERATE ILLEGAL MEAT.
June 3, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The Agriculture Ministry has accepted proposals that all seized illegal meat should be destroyed by incineration but doubts the method will stop the influx of the banned commodity. "We agree that illegal meat...

LEMHANAS SUPPORTS DEPORTATION OF SIDNEY JONES.
June 3, 2004... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) here on Wednesday hailed the government's decision to deport the director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), Sidney Jones, as a correct action to maintain national...