ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from June 2007

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MOVIE ACTOR RANO KARNO DENIES RECEIVING MONEY FROM GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE.
June 1, 2007... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's noted film actor Rano Karno denied he had received money from a coalition of political parties through Fauzi Bowo, a Jakarta gubernatorial candidate, so that the senior movie star stays away from the...

INDONESIA'S LOW-LYING ISLETS MAY DISAPPEAR BY 2030.
June 1, 2007... Batam, June 1 (ANTARA): Islets in Kepulauan Riau (Kepri) province may disappear by 2030 due to global warming and sand quarrying, an official has said. "The islets lie 0.5 meter below sea level," Herry, the head of the Batam chapter of...

QUAKE JOLTS GUNUNG SITOLI.
June 1, 2007... Bandarlampung, Lampung, June 1 (ANTARA): A 6.3 magnitude undersea earthquake shook Gunung Sitoli area in North Sumatra province before dawn on Friday but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. The quake's...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ATTENDS WAISAK CELEBRATION.
June 1, 2007... Magelang, C Java, June 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the celebration of the Buddha's Day of Enlightment (Waisak) at Borobudur temple in Magelang district, Central Java, on Friday night. On the occasion, the...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT.
June 1, 2007... Magelang, C Java, June 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on religious communities in the country to improve the environment as it would have a valuable investment for the future life of the nation. There is a demand...

GOVT EARMARKS RP8.5 T TO REHABILITATE ARID AND BARREN LAND IN 2008.
June 1, 2007... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government has allocated Rp8.5 trillion in fund for the rehabilitation of 1.7 million hectares of arid and barren land next year, a Forestry Ministry official said. "There is a Rp2.7 trillion...

PROTEST OVER MARINES' SHOOTING OF FOUR CIVILIANS TURNS VIOLENT.
June 1, 2007... Yogyakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Tens of people staged a rally outside the office of Yogyakarta naval base on Friday to protest against the shooting of four civilians in a clash with marines in Pasuruan district, East Java, on Wednesday. The...

TRIGANA PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY IN PAPUA.
June 1, 2007... Jayapura, Papua, June 1 (ANTARA): A Trigana Twin Otter plane skidded off runway as it was to take off from Mulia Airstrip in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Friday. All the five people on board the plane escaped the accident, a...

PRESIDENT ASKS SOE TO PROVIDE SCR FUNDS FOR TEAHCERS.
June 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on state-owned enterprises (SOE) to set aside Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for public empowerment such as teachers' training program. For this purpose,...

PRESIDENT URGES TEACHERS TO SAFEGUARD YOUTHS FROM GLOBALIZATION.
June 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the people, particularly teachers to help safeguard younger generation from adverse impact of globalization such as hedonism, limitless freedom and attitude of taking...

NO DKP FUNDS CHANNELED TO GOLKAR: KALLA.
June 2, 2007... Malang, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA): General Chairman of the Golkar Party Jusuf Kalla said that his party had not at all received non-budgetary funds from the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Ministry during the presidential election in 2004. "As...

HOUSE TO SUMMON MILY CHIEF OVER SHOOTING INCIDENT.
June 2, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) will summon Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Djoko Suyanto and Navy (TNI-AL) Chief Vice Admiral Slamet Soebijanto for clarifications on the shooting incident...

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHIEF VISITS 13 MARINES INVOLVED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT.
June 2, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA): Chief of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, here on Saturday visited 13 Marines held for shooting to death four villagers of Alas Tlogo in Pasuruan, East Java,...

RIGHTS COMMISION CHIEF CALLS FOR TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION OF SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PASURUAN.
June 2, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA): Chief of the National Commission on Human Rights, Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, called for a transparent investigation into the shooting incident in Pasuruan, East Java, that led to the death of four villagers...

BIRDFLU DEATH TOLL REACHES 79.
June 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): The number of people that have died of birdflu in Indonesia reached 79 following the death of a birdflu patient in Central Java early this week. The health ministry said in a statement received here on Saturday the...

JAMBI SHOULD BECOME CIGARETTE-SMOKE FREE AREA.
June 2, 2007... Jambi, June 2 (ANTARA): Jambi province, which has declared to be in healthy condition starting in 2008, should be free from cigarette smoke, a source said. Mrs Ratu Munawaroh, wife of Jambi governor Zulkifli Nurdin made the remarks here on...

INDONESIAN MUSLIMS IN BRITAIN HOLD SPRING GATHERING.
June 2, 2007... London, June 2 (ANTARA): Around 200 Indonesian Muslims in the United Kingdom (UK) joined a Spring Gathering organized by the Muslim Families in Britain (KIBAR), at Coventry, from June 2 to 3. The theme of the regular gathering was 'Improving...

INDONESIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE HOLDS ART SHOWS.
June 2, 2007... London, June 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, held art performances in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia, recently, to promote Indonesian culture and arts to Serbia's people. The art shows presenting Indonesian music and...

VEEP: GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH PASURUAN SHOOTING INCIDENT THROUGH LEGAL PROCESS.
June 2, 2007... Malang, East Java, June 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated that the government has very much regretted the Pasuruan shooting incident and promised to deal with the problem through legal process. "The Government very much...

ITALY HOPES TO INTENSIFY DIALOGUES WITH INDONESIA ON ISLAM, MIDDLE EAST.
June 2, 2007... Rome, June 2 (ANTARA): Italy hoped to intensify dialogues with Indonesia especially on issues concerning Islam and the Middle East, an Italian legislator said. Indonesia should also step up its role in Afghanistan issue, Chief of the Foreign...

PRESIDENT: LET'S SAVE YOUNGER GENERATION.
June 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the community, teachers especially, to save the younger generation from the impacts of globalization such as hedonism. "Let's safe the younger generation. Don't be...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
June 2, 2007... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Jakarta Post GRAFT STILL REIGNS IN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: TI Corruption remains widespread among lawyers, judges and police in...

VEEP VISITS VICTIMS OF PASURUAN SHOOTING INCIDENT.
June 2, 2007... Malang, East Java, June 2 ( ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla made an unscheduled-visit to Saiful Anwar Public Hospital here on Saturday to see victims of the Pasuruan shooting incident which killed four villagers at Alas Tlogo village,...

LAND BROKERS NOW OPERATGING IN MERUYA SELATAN.
June 3, 2007... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Land brokers have started operating in Meruya Selatan, West Jakarta, offering land at lowest possible prices after the West Jakarta District Court decided to postpone the land take over by PT Porta Nigra. The...

SOME ACEHNESE RUMOURED EXECUTED IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES.
June 3, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, June 3 (ANTARA): Many Acehnese facing the death sentence Malaysia for drug trafficking were reported already to have been executed by hanging and buried in their home towns. The remark was made by Made Jakfar Abdullah, an...

PAN REJECTS RI-S'PORE DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
June 3, 2007... Palembang, June 3 (ANTARA): The National Mandate Party (PAN) has blatantly rejected the defense cooperation agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore as it is believed to be unfavourable to the nation and the state. "The defense...

560 MIGRANT WORKERS WITH PROBLEMS SHELTERED AT RI EMBASSY IN RIYADH.
June 3, 2007... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): At least 560 Indonesian workers with various problems with their employees were sheltered in a temporary accommodation at the Indonesian embassy complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "They are waiting for the settlement of...

ANOTHER PARTY IN ACEH DECLARED.
June 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, June 3 (ANTARA): Another party of Aceh province -- Peaceful and Welfare Aceh Party (PAAS) has been formally declared in Banda Aceh on Sunday to prepare for the 2009 general election. One of PAAS' declarers, Drs. H. Ghazali Abbas...

RI'S TROOPS TO UN MISSIONS IN 2008 TO BE INCREASED TO 2,000.
June 3, 2007... New York, June 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's permanent representative in the United Nations (UN) here is now trying to engage at least 2,000 Indonesian military and police personnel in the UN peacekeeping missions in different countries in 2008. ...

DIN UNAFFECTED BY POLITICAL GOSSIPS.
June 3, 2007... Palembang, S Sumatra, June 3 (ANTARA): General Chairman of the country's second largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, said he was not affected by political gossips which linked his closeness to the Indonesian Democratic...

ALL RECIPIENTS OF DKP FUNDS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED: LEGISLATOR.
June 3, 2007... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should investigate all recipients of non-budgetary funds from the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Ministry (DKP), a legislator said here on Sunday. Chairman of the...

HOUSE TOLD TO URGE GOVT TO DECLARE MUD OUTPOURING NATIONAL DISASTER.
June 3, 2007... Yogyakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) was expected to exercise its interpellation right to urge the government to declare the hot mud outpouring from the gas well of PT Lapindo Brantas Inc in Porong, Sidoarjo district,...

HOUSE'S DEFENCE COMMISSION SUSPECTS SERIOUS RIGHTS VIOLATION IN PASURUAN SHOOTING.
June 3, 2007... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The Investigation Team of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I which deals with defence affairs suspected that there was a serious human right violation in the clash between navy officers and local people...

PRESIDENT NOT TO ATTEND HOUSE ENQUIRY.
June 3, 2007... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ascertained he would not attend an enquiry by the parliament over the government's support to UN Security Council's Resolution 1747 on sanctions against Iran, House Speaker Agung...

NAVY TO CONTINUE PLAN TO BUILD TRAINING CENTER IN ALASTLOGO VILLAGE.
June 3, 2007... Malang, E Java, June 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) will continue its plan to relocate people from the military's land in Alastlogo village in Lekok subdistrict in Pasuruan district by providing the people with financial assistance...

WORLD LARGEST ORCHID FLOWERS SOLD ON BANJARMASIN STREETS.
June 3, 2007... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, June 3 (ANTARA): Flowers of endangered orchid (grammatophyllum speciosum, sp) which is known as the largest one in the world are sold on the sides of some streets here, a report has said. ANTARA observed on Sunday...

UI PROFESSOR TO ATTEND JUDICIAL REVIEW SESSION ON BALI 9 CASE.
June 3, 2007... Denpasar, June 3 (ANTARA): A criminal law expert at University of Indonesia (UI), Prof Dr Ali Hamzah, is to attend a trial session on a judicial review for death penalty imposed on three members of the Bali 9 group following the court's...

XANANA ESCAPES SHOOTING INCIDENT IN TIMOR LESTE'S VIQUEQUE DISTRICT.
June 4, 2007... Atambua, East Nusatenggara (ANTARA): An East Timorese police officer guarding ex-President Xanana Gusmao during a trip in Viqueque district on Sunday was killed by another policeman believed to be a sympathizer of the Fretilin Party, a rival to...

AUSSIE AMBASSADOR MEETS ISLAMIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
June 4, 2007... Yogyakarta, Jun 5 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said the distance between Australia and Indonesia can be covered in three ways, including by swimming. "We can always swim to Indonesia, but it would take a long...

MINISTER CONFIRMS PRESIDENT NOT TO ATTEND HOUSE INTERPELLATION SESSION.
June 4, 2007... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yuhoyono will not attend a plenary House of Representatives (DPR) session on Tuesday (June 5) to answer questions on the governemnt's support to the UN Security Council's resolution on Iran but...

MEETING BETWEEN RI CONSUL GENERAL AND NSW PREMIER POSTPONED.
June 4, 2007... Canberra, June 4 (ANTARA): A meeting scheduled on Monday between the Indonesian consul general in Sydney and the New South Wales premier was postponed to Tuesday because the premier was sick. "The planned meeting with Premier Morris Iemma...

NAVY, GRATI RESIDENTS FAIL TO REACH DEAL ON LAND DISPUTE.
June 4, 2007... Pasuruan, E Java, June 4 (ANTARA): A meeting between Rear Admiral Moekhlas Sidik, chief of the Indonesian Navy's Eastern Fleet Command, and representatives of civilian people living on a land area in Grati sub district, Pasuruan, where the Navy...

RI, AUSTRALIA MANAGING 2,000 YOGYAKARTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS UNDER "SISTER" PROGRAM.
June 4, 2007... Yogyakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Australia are jointly managing about 2,000 elementary schools in Yogyakarta under a "sister-school" program after they were damaged by a powerful earthquake on May 27 last year, Australian Ambassador...

SEVERAL INJURED IN FALSE TSUNAMI ALARM IN ACEH BESAR.
June 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, June 4 (ANTARA): Panic struck people here at around 10.30am on Monday after a tsunami warning system in Kajhu, Baitussalam, Aceh Besar, set off an alarm which later proved to be false. Several people, however, were reported to...

TSUNAMI ALARM TO GO OFF ONLY IF ACTIVATED, EXPERT SAYS.
June 4, 2007... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The false tsunami alarm that occurred in Aceh on Monday morning was caused by a technical problem as the siren could never have sounded unless it was activated, an expert said here. "The authority to sound the...

BANDUNG TO HOST ASIAN-AFRICAN FORUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
June 4, 2007... Bandung, W Java, June 4 (ANTARA): Bandung is to host an "Asian-African Forum on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expression, Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources 2007" on June 18-20, a Foreign Ministry official said. ...

HOUSE SPEAKER CALLS FOR OBJECTIVE PROBE INTO PASURUAN SHOOTING INCIDENT.
June 4, 2007... Bandung, W Java, June 4 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono called on the Navy leadership, the Marine Corps command in particular, to be open and objective in investigating the shooting incident involving its members...

E KALIMANTAN FLOODS FORCE 10,000 TO EVACUATE.
June 4, 2007... Tenggarong, E Kalimantan, June 4 (ANTARA): Floods that swept through a number of areas in Kutai Kartanegara district, East Kalimantan, in the past month have forced at least 10,000 people to evacuate to higher grounds. The evacuees mostly...

HOUSE TO SUMMON LAND AFFAIRS AGENCY CHIEF.
June 4, 2007... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission II which deals with land affairs will summon the head of the Land Affairs Agency (BPN) in connection with land disputes in Pasuruan, East Java, and in Meruya, West...

AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR VISITS YOGYAKARTA.
June 4, 2007... Yogyakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer visited Yogyakarta on Monday to meet local officials and have a close look at Australia-funded school building projects. In a meeting with Yogyakarta Vice Governor...

WALHI URGES STOP TO MINING FIRMS' OPERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS.
June 4, 2007... Makassar, S Sulawesi, June 4 (ANTARA): The South Sulawesi chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has urged Forestry Minister MS Kaban to stop giving mining firms concessions for exploitation activity in conservation areas...

FORMER IPDN RECTOR NAMED SUSPECT IN CLIFF'S MURDER.
June 4, 2007... Bandung, W Java, June 4 (ANTARA): Former rector of the Public Administration Institute (IPDN) I Nyoman Sumaryadi was on Monday named a suspect in the murder in April 2007 of IPDN sophomore Cliff Muntu, his lawyer said. Sumaryadi was...

LANDSLIDES HIT SUNGAI PENUH TOWN, JAMBI.
June 4, 2007... Jambi, June 4 (ANTARA): Landslides triggered by incessant rains recently hit Sungai Penuh town, Kerinci District, around 410 km of Jambi. The landslides blocked the road to West Sumatra and buried a house, a local official said here on Monday....

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 4, 2007... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in major Indonesian dailies published on Monday, June 4, 2007. The Jakarta Post RI OPTIMISTIC ON SINGAPORE DEFENSE TREATY Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Sunday he...

DEFENCE MINISTER: NO ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY.
June 4, 2007... Batam, June 4 (ANTARA): Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said a country has no absolute sovereignty in connection with the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore which allows the latter to conduct sham battles in...

INDONESIAN DELEGATION TO APEC'S HMM ARRIVES IN SYDNEY.
June 4, 2007... Canberra, June 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian delegation to the Health Ministerial Meeting (HMM) and Health Task Force (HTF) of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum which would discuss bird flu (H5N1) issues, arrived in Sydney on...

GOVT NOT SERIOUS IN HANDLING LAPINDO HOT MUDFLOW IMPACT.
June 5, 2007... Sidoarjo, E Java, June 5 (ANTARA): The slow handling of Lapindo Brantas Inc's hot mudflow impact in Sidoarjo, East Java province, is the result of the government's lack of seriousness in solving the problem, an official said. Even the...

WALHI CALLS FOR "FOREST CUTTING INTERVAL" TO SAVE RI FORESTS.
June 5, 2007... Padang, June 6 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is urging the central government and all regional administrations in Indonesia to implement a "forest cutting interval" to protect the country from total deforestation,...

TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF KUALANAMU AIRPORT TO BE STARTED NEXT MONTH.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Airport managing company PT. Angkasa Pura II has decided that the tender for an infrastructure project of the Kualanamu airport in North Sumatra will be started next month. The construction of the airport which will...

News Focus: INTERPELLATION SESSION ADJOURNED TILL NEXT WEEK.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR)'s interpellation session inquiring the government's support to UN Security Council Resolution 1747 on sanctions against Iran for its nuclear power program, was finally adjourned...

TSUNAMI RUMORS CAUSE PEOPLE READY FOR EVACUATION.
June 5, 2007... Cilacap, C Java, June 5 (ANTARA): Traumatized by the earth quake and tsunami which had caused vast devastation, caused restlessness to some people in Cilacap coastal areas and some were ready to evacuate, a source said. "Although the...

TAXATION DIRECTOR GENERAL TO CROSS CHECK INDOSAT'S TAX.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Taxation Director General Darmin Nasution said his office will cross check the tax of PT Indosat in relation to the derivative transactions by the state telecommunications company. "We have noticed that the...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO RECEIVES VISIT OF TIMOR LESTE PRESIDENT.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a state visit of new Timor Leste President Ramos Horta at Merdeka Palace, here on Tuesday. The three-day state visit, which would last until June 6, was Horta's first...

HOUSE INTERPELLATION SESSION MARKED BY INTERRUPTIONS.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Interruptions by some members of the Parliament protesting the absence of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono marked the opening of a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR) held to enquire the...

EU, US REPORT MALAYSIAN BIZMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL LOGGING IN INDONESIA.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): European Union (EU) and United States representatives at a G-8 meeting on illegal logging in Berlin, Germany, have reported that a number of Malaysian businessmen were involved in illegal logging in Kalimantan and...

WALHI ACTIVISTS OBSERVE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY.
June 5, 2007... Yogyakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Some 50 activists of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) staged a sympathic rally at the Kantor Pos Besar intersaction here on Tuesday to observe the World Environment Day. They called on all...

HOUSE TOLD TO POSTPONE SESSION INQUIRING GOVT SUPPORT FOR IRAN RESOLUTION.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): A number of lawmakers on Tuesday asked the House leadership to postpone a plenary session inquiring the government's support for the UN Security Council's resolution on Iran until President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...

HOUSE INTERPELLATION SESSION ADJOURNED AS SPEAKER OVERWHELMED BY INTERRUPTIONS.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono twice adjourned the House's interpellation meeting for respectively 10 minutes and 30 minutes following a barrage of interruptions from the floor and an electricity...

PARLIAMENT FINALLY DECIDES TO POSTPONE INTERPELLATION SESSION.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) here on Tuesday finally decided to postpone its interpellation session until next week following its failure to reach a compromise after the meeting was marked by a storm of...

PRESIDENT'S DECISION NOT TO ATTEND HOUSE INTERPELLATION SESSION FIRM : SPOKESMAN.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is firm in his decision not to attend the interpellation session of the House of Representatives (DPR) as he has assigned his ministers to respond to the House's inquiry over the...

RI, TIMOR LESTE AGREE TO EXTEND KKP'S TENURE.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The governments of Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed to extend the working period of their Truth and Friendship Commission (KKP) for another six months, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Tuesday. "We...

MILY HQs TO FORM TEAM TO SUPERVISE PROBE INTO PASURUAN CLASH.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Headquarters will set up a team to monitor the investigation being conducted by the Indonesian Navy's Military Police (POM AL) into the recent Pasuruan conflict, TNI Chief Marshal...

RI UNABLE TO MEET MDGs' 7TH TARGET.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia and other countries have failed to achieve the 7th target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely ensuring environmental sustainability, United Nations Ambassador to MDGs in Asia Pacific Erna...

PRESIDENT ASSERTS RIGHT TO ASSIGN MINISTER TO REPRESENT HIM.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday that as president he had the right to assign ministers to represent him to answer questions from the House of Representatives (DPR). Therefore, the DPR had...

HOUSE INTERPELLATION SESSION ENDS WITHOUT CLEAR DECISION.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives' (DPR) plan to question the government's recent decision to support the UN Resolution on Iran at a plenary session here on Tuesday collapsed after members failed to unite on whether the...

HOUSE INTERPELLATION IMPORTANT LESSON FOR PRESIDENT : LEGISLATOR.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR)'s interpellation on the government's support for UN Security Council Resolution 1747 is an important lesson for the president to be more prudent in making foreign policy decisions,...

UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL MAKING WORKING VISIT IN RI.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs, Hina Jilani, is making a working visit to Indonesia June 5 to 13 at the government's invitation, an official report said. A statement...

JHONNY SWANDI SJAM NAMED INDOSAT PRESIDENT DIRECTOR.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Publicly-listed telecommunications firm PT Indosat Tbk named Jhonny Swandi Sjam its new president director at a general shareholders' meeting here on Tuesday. Jhonny Swandi Sjam used to be director for Jakarta,...

PT INDOSAT TO LAUNCH NEW SATELLITE.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Publicly listed PT. Indosat planned to launch a new satellite to replace Palapa-C2 whose effectiveness will expire in January 2011. "We will launch our new satellite which is currently being processed. Hopefully in...

POLICE SAY INCIDENT IN PASURUAN STRICTLY A MILY CASE.
June 5, 2007... Pontianak, June 5 (ANTARA): Police said here on Tuesday the shooting incident in Pasuruan, East Java, that left four people dead was strictly a military case. "The incident is therefore an exclusive military case because the perpetrators are...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
June 5, 2007... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post INDONESIA CRITICIZED OVER CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE A World Bank-sponsored report launched Monday said Indonesia was lagging...

CIVIL, MILY MEETING IN SENTUL DISCUSSING NATIONAL PROBLEMS.
June 6, 2007... Bogor, W Java, June 6 (ANTARA): A number of civil and military figures met in Sentul, Bogor regency, West Java province, on Wednesday afternoon, discussed various problems facing the nation. "The meeting discussed various problems facing the...

HOME MINISTER ARRIVES HOME AFTER MEDICAL TREATMENT IN SINGAPORE.
June 6, 2007... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Home Minister M Ma'ruf has returned home after undergoing medical treatment at Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore since April 16, 2007. The minister arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airbase at about 11:30 a.m on...

GOVT PREPARES NEW EARLY DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR BIRD FLU DETECTION.
June 6, 2007... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The government has been preparing new early detection equipment for Avian Influenza/AI to be used in one or two days of infection, an official said. "For sure, early detection equipment have been produced, which are...