ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from June 2008

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1,000 PEOPLE STAGE RALLIES PROTESTING OIL PRICE HIKE IN FRONT OF STATE PALACE.
June 1, 2008... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA): Some 1,000 people from the Hizbut Tahir Indonesia and the People's Struggle Front (FPR) staged rallies in front of the State Palace here Sunday, protesting the fuel price hike. The rallies took place peacefully as...

IN 2007, 2,114 MIGRANT WORKERS IN MALAYSIA MISTAKENLY ARRESTED BY IMMIGRATION OR POLICE.
June 1, 2008... Kuala Lumpur, June 1 (ANTARA): In 2007, some 2,114 of the total of 35,233 migrant workers and nationals in Malaysia who had been wrongly arrested by Malaysian immigration had been deported through the Pasir Gudang port of Johor Bahru. ...

FORMER PRESIDENT MEGAWATI INVITES YOUNGER GENERATION TO TAKE PART IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
June 1, 2008... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri who has officially declared herself as presidential candidate in the 2009 presidential elections, let members of the younger generation to take part in the upcoming presidential...

MUI CHAIRMAN DEPLORES FPI'S VIOLENT ACTION.
June 1, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 1 (ANTARA): Chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) Amidhan expressed his regret over a violent action committed by the Islamic Defenders Front against the masses of the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and...

MUZADI: BOTH GOVT, HOUSE NEED TO AGREE TO FUEL OIL PRICE HIKES.
June 1, 2008... Surabaya, Jun 1 (ANTARA): General Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulema (NU), the biggest Islamic organization in Indonesia, Hasyim Muzadi said the executive and legislative authorities should walk hand in hand in responding to the recent fuel oil...

TECTONIC QUAKE JOLTS WEST SUMATRA.
June 1, 2008... Padang, Jun 1 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted a number of areas in West Sumatra province on Sunday evening, but caused no panic of the people. Zamroni, an official of the Meteorology and Geophysics...

WORLD YOUTHS IN GARUT TO DECLARE PEACE.
June 1, 2008... Garut, Jun 1 (ANTARA): Hundreds of participants of the International Youth Forum Program (IYF-2008) from 32 countries will declare peace of the world youths on June 29, the formulation of which is to be discussed in Garut. The activity...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN WEEKLIES.
June 1, 2008... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesian weeklies. The Jakarta Post HOSPITALS UNPREPARED FOR BLACKOUTS Hospitals and the Indonesian Red Cross in Bandung said power cuts disrupted operations and that...

PRESIDENT CHALLENGES EXPERTS TO SEEK NEW ENERGY.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again challenged experts in energy to find new energy resources to replace fossil energy, a minister said. "On behalf of the people, the president asked the best experts in energy...

GOVT TO ISSUE JOINT MINISTRIAL DECREE ON AHMADIYAH.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): The government remained with its decision to issue a joint decree of the home minister, religious minister and the attorney general on putting an end to Ahmadiyah's activities in Indonesia. "Home Minister, Religious...

MILY CHIEF URGES NATURE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY TO OVERCOME MAN- ELEPHANT CONFLICT.
June 2, 2008... Tapaktuan, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, June 2 (ANTARA): A continuing conflict between rural farmers and wild elephants in two regions in South Aceh district has prompted the regional military commander to address an urgent request to the...

MONAS SQUARE VIOLENCE CRIMINAL, GOVT MUST ACT RESOLUTELY : MUHAMMADIYAH CHIEF.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Muhammadiyah Chairman Din Syamsuddin said the acts of violence that were committed during a gathering to observe Pancasila Day at the Monas (National Monument) Square on Sunday were crimes that need to be dealt with...

SKIPPER OF MALAYSIAN FISHING BOAT FINED FOUR BILLION RUPIAH BY MEDAN COURT.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Captain of a Malaysian vessel KM PSF 2480, Sasitorn Yusuk alias Cai, had been fined Rp 4 billion by a Medan district court for illegally operating in Indonesian territorial waters. The Medan district court on April 17,...

3.9 STRONG QUAKE SHAKES SOLOK AND PADANG RESIDENTS.
June 2, 2008... Padang, June 2 (ANTARA): A volcanic earthquake measured at 3.9 on the Richter scale on Sunday at 8:55 p.m struck Solok and Padang,West Sumtra, prompting resident of the two cities rushed out of their homes for fear of collapsed roofs and walls....

PRESIDENT ASKS LAW ENFORCERS TO ACT AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF MONAS SQUARE VIOLENCE.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked law-enforcement agencies to take stern action against the people who committed acts of violence during the commemoration of Pancasila Day at the Monas (National Monument)...

PRESIDENT, MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PM TALK ON OIL PRICE-CAUSED WOES.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Razak here Monday exchanged governmental experience in bearing the financial burdens arising from the global oil price...

POLICE IDENTIFY FIVE SUSPECTS IN MONAS INCIDENT.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Police have identified five suspects in the Monas Square incident in which members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and other mass organizations attacked activists of the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion...

PBHI URGES GOVT TO IMPOSE CLOSE WATCH ON FPI.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) has urged Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni and Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto to impose a close watch on the movements and behavior of the Islam...

HOUSE COMMISSION I MEMBERS AGAINST NAMRU-2'S PRESENCE IN RI.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Several members of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I (defense, foreign affairs and information) said from a defense point of view, there were more disadvantages than advantages in the presence of the US...

GOVT, HOUSE BEGIN DELIBERATIONS ON NEW AVIATION DRAFT LAW.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal and the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure affairs started discussing a draft law on aviation here on Monday. "We...

BRAZILIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN SURABAYA.
June 2, 2008... Surabaya, East Java, June 2 (ANTARA): A Brazilian cultural festival called 'Journey Through Brazil' will be held in Surabaya, East Java, June 4 to 8, 2008, a spokesman for the organizers said. The event would be part of a Brazilian national...

TEN ACEHNESE ORPHANS TO ATTEND OPENING OF IDB MEETING.
June 2, 2008... Jeddah, June 2 (ANTARA): Ten Acehnese children orphaned by the 2004 tsunami in their province are expected to attend the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) here on Monday and shake hands with Saudi...

WORLD BANK APPROVES US4-MILLION GRANT FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECT IN RI.
June 2, 2008... Washington, June 2 (ANTARA): The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved a US$4-million GEF (Global Environment Facility) Trust Fund Grant for a geothermal power generation development project in Indonesia. The geothermal...

HOUSE SPEAKER CONDEMNS FPI ATTACK.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 2 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said here Monday the House condemns the violence committed by Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) members against people participating in a peaceful rally to mark the...

SPEAKER STRESSES NEED FOR PANCASILA'S APPLICATION IN PEOPLE'S DAILY LIVES.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesia people need to revitalize their ability to implement the values of Pancasila (the five basic principles of Indonesia's state ideology) in their daily lives, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung...

BALINESE ARTS TROUPE TO VISIT JAPAN.
June 2, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, June 2 (ANTARA): A 13-member Balinese arts troupe is slated to leave for Japan on Sept 3 for a three-week long mission. "They will conduct a series of art performances in a number of Japanese cities from Sept 3 to 20," I...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
June 2, 2008... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Monday. Republika FUEL CONSUMPTION STILL HIGH Although the fuel prices have been increased by 28.7 percent, fuel consumption in the country...

MILD EARTHQUAKE HITS AMBON ON MONDAY.
June 2, 2008... Ambon, Maluku, June 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Ambon, Maluku Province, on Monday at 7.55 am local time. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 4.31 degrees southern latitude and 129.69 degrees...

TPPI PLANNING TO PRODUCE 50,000 BPD OF DIESEL OIL.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI), a major petrochemical company with production facilities in East Java, is reported to be planning to also engage in diesel oil production. The company had already...

PAN LEADER HOPES MONAS SQUARE INCIDENT NOT TO GENERATE MORE VIOLENCE.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): PAN (National Mandate Party) chairman Soetrisno Bachir said he hoped the acts of violence perpetrated by the FPI (Islam Defenders' Front) at the Monas Square in Jakarta would not be followed by retaliation that was...

LEGISLATORS BACK CALLS FOR DISSOLUTION OF FPI.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): A number of legislators grouped in the Pancasila Parliamentary Caucus said they backed calls by a number of parties that the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) be dissolved. The legislators' backing was expressed by Saleh...

RI'S POPULATION INCREASING BY THREE MILLION EACH YEAR.
June 3, 2008... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, June 3 (ANTARA): National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) chief Dr Sugiri Syarif said Indonesia's population was increasing by three million each year. He said if the population increase was not overcome,...

NU REFUSES TO BE DRAGGED INTO FURORE OVER MONAS INCIDENT.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The leader of the country's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Hasyim Muzadi, said NU rejected efforts by certain organizations to involve it in the case of the Islamic Denfenders' Front (FPI) attack...

RI TO TAKE PART IN INT'L ROBOTIC CONTEST IN INDIA.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia will take part in international robotic contest ABU Robocon 2008 scheduled to be held in Pune, India, on August 31. As many as 20 teams from a number of countries willl participate in the contest, an...

GARDA BANGSA DEMANDS FIRM GOVT ACTION AGAINST FPI.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The Pemuda Kebangkitan Bangsa (Garda Bangsa), the youth wing of the National Awakening Party (PKB), demands firm government action against the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) over last Sunday's Monas Square incident, its...

News Focus: WILL GOVT SUSPEND FPI AFTER MONAS INCIDENT?
June 3, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA) - The National Monument (Monas) incident as marked with the attack by FPI (Islam Defenders Front) activists on Sunday afternoon against members of the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and...

GOVT RESPECTS DPR'S PLAN TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE FUEL PRICE HIKE DECISION.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The government respects the House of Representatives (DPR)'s plan to inquire about its recent decision to raise the prices of subsidized fuel oils, a presidential spokesman said. The plan to use the right of inquiry...

MANGROVE FOREST AREAS IN NORTH SUMATRA DEGRADING.
June 3, 2008... Medan, North Sumatra, June 3 (ANTARA): Around 60 percent of the total 85,393 hectares of mangrove forest areas in North Sumatra, were damaged seriously. "Most of the mangrove areas have been damaged due to the opening of shrimp ponds and...

FORESTRY MINISTER CALLS FOR URBAN GREEN OPEN SPACE.
June 3, 2008... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, June 3 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Kaban has called for more green open space in cities throughout the country. "Green open space must be at least 30 percent of the city's seize, in line with the Law No....

US EMBASSY CONDEMNS MONAS SQUARE VIOLENCE.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The US Embassy on Tuesday issued a statement condemning the violence against peaceful demonstrators which took place June 1, 2008 at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta. . "This type of violent behavior has...

PRESIDENT TO OFFICIALLY KICK OFF BALI CULTURAL FIESTA.
June 3, 2008... Denpasar, June 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially kick off the 30th Bali Cultural Fiesta (PKB) on June 14, 2008. "The head of state to be accompanied by a number of ministers will watch cultural...

RI, CHINA EXPLORING COOPERATION IN WOMEN-MANAGED SMEs DEVELOPMENT.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and China are exploring the possibility of cooperating in development of women-managed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to empower women in special economic activities to enable them to improve the...

POLLYCARPUS MOVED TO SUKAMISKIN PRISON IN BANDUNG.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto who is serving a 20 year-jail sentence for his role in the death of human rights activist Munir's was moved from Cipinang prison, Jakarta, to Sukamiskin prison in Bandung, West Java, on...

PEFINDO REAFFIRMS "idA-" RATINGS FOR SERA'S BOUND I.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia's rating agency Pefindo reaffirmed "idA-" ratings for automotive company PT Serasi Auto Raya (SERA)'s bound I/2003 of Rp82.50 billion due on July 11, 2008. The funding source to repay its bound was a...

PASKAH SUZETTA FAILS TO MEET ANTI-GRAFT BODY'S SUMMONS.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Paskah Suzetta, in his capacity as former chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission IX, here on Tuesday failed to meet a summons from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The KPK had...

GOVT TO CONSIDER FREEZING FPI : NINISTER.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The government is to study the possibility of freezing the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) based on Law No 8/1985 on societal organizations on account of the front's responsibility for the violence in last Sunday's Monas...

MALAYSIA READY TO BUY RICE FROM INDONESIA.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Malaysia is ready to buy rice from Indonesia as part of its efforts to overcome the food crisis, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohamad Najib Tun Adbul Razak said on Monday evening. "If Indonesia has a...

PETRONAS READY TO INVEST IN INDONESIA : M'SIAN DEPUTY PM.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Malaysian oil company Petronas is ready to invest in Indonesia if the Indonesian government asks the company to do so, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak said on Monday evening. ...

MINISTERS TO COORDINATE FPI'S FREEZING.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto said he would cooperate with Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS in coordinating the discourse on the freezing of the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI)...

SPANISH GIANT OIL COMPANY EYES INDONESIAN WORKERS.
June 3, 2008... London, Jun 3 (ANTARA): Spanish giant oil, gas and energy company Repsol YPF hopes as many Indonesian workers as possible will work for the company, Indonesian Embassy spokesman in Madrid Allen Simarmata said on Monday. Simarmata made the...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
June 3, 2008... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers on Tuesday. Media Indonesia KPK MUST SEARCH FINANCE MINISTRY, SUPREME COURT, STATE AUDIT BOARD Bureaucracy has become a fertile ground for corruption....

GORONTALO HIT BY 5.6-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
June 3, 2008... Gorontalo, June 3 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Gorontalo Province on Tuesday at 3.47 am local time. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 0,12 degrees southern latitude and 123 degrees eastern...

INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA IMPLEMENTING QUARANTINE STRENGTHENING PROGRAM.
June 4, 2008... Denpasar, June 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian and Australian governments are implementing an Indonesian Quarantine Strengthening Program (IQSP), in view of the commencement of the annual Agricultural Quarantine Institute Service Month (BARANTAN)....

News Focus: POLICE FINALLY ARREST ISLAMIC MILITANT MEMBERS.
June 4, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA) - About 800 Indonesian policemen raided the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) headquarters in Central Jakarta on Wednesday morning and arrested 58 of the group's members for attacking activists of the...

KPK TO COLLABORATE WITH UN AGENCY.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is to collaborate with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), an agency under the UN's Social and Economic Council handling corruption cases. A...

LEGISLATOR COMMENDS POLICE'S PERSUASIVE APPROACH IN RAID ON FPI HQ.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I chairman Theo L Sambuaga has commended the police for being able to arrest FPI (Islam Defenders' Front) members involved in the Monas Square incident without meeting...

UIN STUDENT RALLY DEMANDS FPI'S DISSOLUTION.
June 4, 2008... Bandung, June 4 (ANTRA) - Hundreds of Bandung-based Sunan Gunung Djati Muslim State University (UIN) students staged a rally here on Wednesday urging the government to disband the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) as an organization. The students...

KPK TO QUESTION ANOTHER LEGISLATOR IN BI FUNDS TRANSFER CASE.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 4 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is scheduled to interrogate Max Moein, vice chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission XI, in the illegal Bank Indonesia funds transfer case, a KPK spokesman...

POLICE CALL ON MUNARMAN TO SURRENDER.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA) - Police have called on the fugitive commander of the "Laskar Islam" (Islamic Legion), Munarman, who has been named one of the 20 suspects in Sunday's Monas Square incident, to surrender to the authorities. "We are...

SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT'S THIRD TERMINAL TO BE OPERATED IN DECEMBER.
June 4, 2008... Tangerang, June 4 (ANTARA): Terminal III of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, is scheduled for operation on December 1, 2008 in order to increase the accommodating capacity of the international airport, a spokesman said. "The...

PPP URGES GOVT TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE SKB TO DISBAND AHMADIYAH.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) Executive Board urged the government to immediately issue a joint ministerial decree (SKB) to disband the Ahmadiyah sect. "This is aimed to avoid a broader social...

MUNARMAN INCLUDED IN WANTED PERSONS LIST : POLICE CHIEF.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Sutanto said that his side had included Munarwan, commander of "Laskar Islam" (Islamic Legion) in the list of wanted persons (DPO). "He has become a fugitive. We call on him to surrender,...

PRESIDENT TELLS LAWYERS TO IMPROVE THEIR CAPABILITIES.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked lawyers in the country to improve their capabilities in a bid to step up law enforcement. Presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng made the remark after accompanying the...

FOREIGN TOURISTS NOT WORRY ABOUT RALLIES.
June 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia do not worry much about rallies staged by students and different elements of people occurring almost everyday in a number of areas including Jakarta. "Foreign tourists would...

RI'S MILITARY TO HOLD JOINT EXERCISE.
June 4, 2008... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, June 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Military (TNI) will organize a joint exercise among its Air, Army and Naval forces, which will involve 23 warplanes of the Indonesian Air Force, on June 8, 2008. In addition to the...

BALI CULTURAL FIESTA TO PRESENT 135 PERFORMANCES.
June 4, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, June 4 (ANTARA): The 30th Bali Cultural Fiesta which will begin on June 14, will present 135 performances during the one-month event. The traditional dance and music performances would be staged by Balinese arts groups from...

BALINESE ARTIST TO HOLD PAINTING EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE.
June 4, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, June 4 (ANTARA): Balinese artist I Wayan Sujana Suklu will hold a solo painting exhibition in Singapore for two weeks in September. "Some 15 paintings will be displayed in the international expo," I Wayan Sujana, a lecturer...

GORONTALO HIT BY 5.8 EARTHQUAKE ON WEDNESDAY.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale shook Gorontalo (northern Sulawesi) and its surroundings on Wednesday at 08:25 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB). The earthquake's epicenter was located at 0.62...

PBB: FPI CANNOT BE DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEGAL PROCESS.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Crescent and Star Party (PBB) deputy chairman Hamdan Zoelva said the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) could not be dissolved without legal process. "FPI cannot be dissolved just like that without legal process," Zoelva...

TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE JOLTS CENTRAL SULAWESI.
June 4, 2008... Palu, June 4 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern part of Central Sulawesi at 9:25 local time on Wednesday morning but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. Palu...

JAKARTA POLICE RAID FPI HQ, ARREST 58 MEMBERS.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Jakarta police on Wednesday morning raided the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) headquarters on Jalan Petamburan III and arrested some 58 of the group's members over last Sunday's Monas Square violence. The FPI chief,...

PKB LEGISLATOR ASKS POLICE TO ACT AGAINST FPI PROFESSIONALLY.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): A legislator of the Nation's Awakening Party (PJB) faction, Imam Anshori Saleh, has asked the police to act professionally against FPI (Islam Defenders' Front) members involved in the Monas Square incident and not to...

MALARIA, DENGUE FEVER KILL 16 IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN.
June 4, 2008... Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, June 4 (ANTARA): Malaria and dengue fever killed 16 people in South Kalimantan, from January to June 2008, a local official said. Ten had died of malaria and six of dengue fever, Head of South Kalimantan...

RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDONESIA NEEDS OUTSIDE SUPPORT : KONTRAS.
June 4, 2008... London, June 4 (ANTARA): Respect for e human rights in Indonesia, especially in relation with the murder of humarn rihts activist Munir, needs domestic as well as overseas support, Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence...

POLICE ARREST OVER 50 FPI MEMBERS ON EARLY WEDNESDAY.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Police arrested some 57 members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) on early Wednesday in connection with the Monas (National Monument) violence last Sunday. FPI Chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab on the occasion also went...

WEDNESDAY'S INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post GOVERNMENT SLAMMED FOR INACTION AGAINST FPI The government came under fire on Tuesday for the failure to arrest...

INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS TO LEARN INDONESIAN.
June 4, 2008... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The Australian Government has announced a $62.4 million dollar funding increase for its Asian languages program, which includes Indonesian, providing greater opportunities for Australian school students to understand...

ILLEGAL LOGGING MUST BE LEGALLY TREATED AS CORRUPTION : MINISTER.
June 5, 2008... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Kaban said judicial officials should treat illegal logging cases as corruption cases because the practice causes losses to the state. "I hope illegal logging will be classified as corruption...

LEGISLATORS AGAINST PRIVATIZING KRAKATAU STEEL THROUGH STRATEGIC SALE.
June 5, 2008... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Legislators from different factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday declared their opposition to the planned strategic sale of state-owned steel company PT Krakatau Steel (KS). The objecting...

GOVT EAGER TO HELP INVESTORS IN RI SOLVE PROBLEMS : SPECIAL ENVOY.
June 5, 2008... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government and its related institutions are eager to discuss and solve all the problems investors face in doing business in the country, a spokesman said. Alwi Shihab, the presidential special envoy...

LONG-TAIL MONKEYS ATTACK FARMERS' CROPS AROUND BOROBUDUR.
June 5, 2008... Borobudur, Central Java, June 5 (ANTARA): Hundreds of long-tail monkeys attacked crops on farm lands around Borobudur, the ancient Buddhist temple in Magelang district, Central Java, recently. "They took fruit and crops as well as medicinal...

RI BANS INVESTMENT IN HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL MATERIALS.
June 5, 2008... Jakarta, Jun 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government does not allow investment in production of hazardous chemicals that can be misused to produce chemical weapons, a spokesman said. Indonesia will not produce toxic and lethal chemical...

POLICE CONTINUE TO HUNT 14 FUGITIVE FPI MEMBERS.
June 5, 2008... Jakatta, June 5 (ANTARA): The police will continue to hunt 14 of the 20 Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members implicated in last Sunday's Monas Square incident who are still on the run, a spokesman said. "Six of the 20 FPI militants have...

VP ADMIRES WEST SUMATRAN FORESTS.
June 5, 2008... Padang, June 5 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla admired the forests in West Sumatra are the best in Indonesia because the local people preserved them well. "I frequently fly over Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and other areas in Indonesia...