ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from June 2009

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PRESIDENT, VP ATTEND GOLKAR POLITICIAN'S WEDDING CEREMONY.
June 4, 2009... Depok, W Java, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended Golkar Party politician Idrus Marham's wedding ceremony here on Thursday. The president and vice president, who run for the upcoming July...

ADB APPROVES $1 BLN LOAN FOR INDONESIA.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s management has approved a $1 billion loan for Indonesia to sustain critical public expenditures for poverty alleviation, social protection and infrastructure maintenance in the wake...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS ENDE, EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Ende, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), early Thursday. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 8.52 degrees southern latitude, and 122.08 degrees eastern longitude, at...

TENS OF HOUSES INUNDATED IN PURWOKERTO.
June 4, 2009... Purwokerto, June 4 (ANTARA): Tens of houses were inundated at Karangpucung, South Cilacap sub district, Banyumas District, Central Java, early Thursday as a river flowing in the area overflowed. Heavy rains had fallen in Purwokerto incessantly...

VP ON WORKING VISIT IN WEST JAVA.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla was scheduled to make a one-day working visit in West Java, Thursday. According to information from the vice presidential secretariat here on Thursday, Kalla would conduct several...

GOVT TO FORM STEERING C'TTEE ON MILITARY HARDWARE PROCUREMENT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The government will soon form an inter-departmental policy-making and steering committee to draw up a long-term plan for the procurement of military hardware, a state enterprises ministry official said. "The members of...

GOVT ADVISED TO INTENSIFY COMMUNICATION WITH M'SIA ON AMBALAT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government should intensify its communication with Malaysia to find the best possible solution to the Ambalat issue, a noted community leader said. "The government of Indonesia has to intensify its talks...

JK, WIRANTO MEET RECTORS OF ISLAMIC COLLEGES.
June 4, 2009... Bandung, June 4 (ANTARA): Presidential aspirant Jusuf Kalla (JK) and his running mate Wiranto met with the rectors of several Islamic colleges and Islamic mass organizations here on Thursday. The purpose of the closed-door gathering at...

FIVE "MV MANDIRI NUSANTARA" CREW MEMBERS STILL MISSING.
June 4, 2009... Gresik, East Java, June 4 (ANTARA): Search and rescue (SAR) teams have yet to find five crew members of the "MV Mandiri Nusantara" who went missing after the vessel caught fire in Masalembo waters on Wednesday, police said. "Five of the boat's...

SBY-BOEDIONO HOPES TO WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN ONE ROUND.
June 4, 2009... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, June 4 (ANTARA): The SBY-Boediono presidential ticket is expected to win the upcoming presidential polls in a single round, the presidential and vice presidential candidates' campaign team coordinator for Kalimantan,...

INDONESIA ADVISED TO MAINTAIN ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Italian Cultural Institute Director Giovanna Jatropelli has advised the Indonesian government to maintain and preserve ancient buildings as evidence of its national civilization. "It would really be deplorable if...

JK-WINS'S SUCCESS TEAM TARGETS 80 PCT OF S SULAWESI VOTES.
June 4, 2009... Makassar, June 4 (ANTARA): The success team of the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto (JK-Win) presidential ticket in South Sulawesi has set itself the target of winning 80 percent of the votes in the province. "We have set our target at 80 percent of the...

TWO SUB DISTRICTS IN CILACAP INUNDATED.
June 4, 2009... Cilacap, Central Java, June 4 (ANTARA): Floods have invaded hundreds of houses and farming areas in Kawunganten and Bantarsari sub districts, Cilacap District, Central Java. "The floods came on Wednesday but today the flood waters are beginning...

PRITA CASE CAN BE SETTLED OUTSIDE COURT : PRESIDENT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the case of Prita Mulyasari, a housewife charged with defamation for complaining about sub-standard hospital treatment on the Internet, could be settled out of the court based on...

JEMBER RESIDENTS DEMONSTRATE ON AMBALAT ISSUE.
June 4, 2009... Jember, E Java, June 4 (ANTARA): Dozens of Jember residents demonstrated outside the local district legislative assembly building on Thursday to voice their views on the Ambalat issue. The residents brought along a number of posters criticizing...

JK, WIRANTO INSTALL W JAVA CAMPAIGN TEAM.
June 4, 2009... Bandung, June 4 (ANTARA): Presidential hopeful Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto here Thursday installed their campaign team for West Java, dubbed "West Java Rainbow Voluntary Team." "Wiranto and I make an archipelagic pair for the...

VP TO OPEN KNPI MEETING IN PALU.(Conference news)
June 4, 2009... Palu, June 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to arrive here on Friday to open an Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) National Working Meeting (Rakernas). The KNPI Rakernas committee chairman Frans Mance said here on...

WFP TO ORGANIZE EVENT TO HELP POOR CHILDREN.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Indonesia will launch a fund raising event in Jakarta and other cities in the world on June 7, 2009, to help poor children and pregnant women. The event, themed...

PRESIDENT: GOVT NEVER LENIENT ON BORDER VIOLATIONS IN AMBALAT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is seeking reelection in July, said the Indonesian government had never been lenient in its attitude on the Ambalat issue. "The government has never been lenient on the border...

PRESIDENT HOPES HOUSE STILL ABLE TO PASS CORRUPTION COURT BILL.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he hoped the House of Representatives (DPR) would be able to pass the bill on formation of a corruption court before the term of its present members expired in September. If the...

SEVENTEEN HOTSPOTS DETECTED IN RIAU.
June 4, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau, June 4 (ANTARA): Seven hotspots were detected in several regions in Riau Province, according to the meteorological, climatology, and geophysics station (BMKG) of Sultan Syarif Kasim airport II, here on Thursday. Based on the...

FIVE ELEPHANTS DIE DURING MAY IN RIAU.
June 4, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau, June 4 (ANTARA): Five elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) died of poisoning during May 2009, in Riau Province, due to ivory hunting and conflicts between the protected elephants and humans. On May 7, two tamed elephants were...

AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA INSTITUTE INVITING PROJECT FUNDING PROPOSALS.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII) is inviting applicants from Australia and Indonesia to submit funding proposals for projects designed to contribute to a more broadly based and enduring bilateral relationships....

YUDHOYONO STARTS CAMPAIGNING.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono started campaigning for the presidential race on July 8 on Thursday with a limited meeting attended by around 2,000 people. The campaign meeting at Hall D of the Jakarta...

MEGA-PRO CAMP THINKS ELECTION TO FINISH IN TWO ROUNDS.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The success team of the Megawati Soekarnoputri-Prabowo Subianto (Mega-Pro) ticket admitted that it targeted winning the presidential election on July 8 in two rounds. "We are realistic. It will finish in two rounds....

HOUSE INQUIRY COMMITTEE MAY SUMMON PRESIDENT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) special committee for an inquiry into the recent fixed voter lists (DPTs) fiasco may summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono if his clarification is needed, a spokesman said. "The...

INDONESIAN CLERIC PRAISES OBAMA'S SPEECH.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): An Indonesian Islamic cleric praised US President Obama's speech in Cairo on Thursday saying it showed the American leader had good intentions towards Islam unversally. "I think President Obama's speech had a positive...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO DEDICATE ISLAMIC CENTER IN PAMEKASAN.
June 4, 2009... Pamekasan, Madura Island, June 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to inaugurate an Islamic Center building in Pamekasan district during his visit in East Java province on June 10. The president would dedicate the...

VICE PRESIDENT TO OPEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN N SUMATRA.
June 4, 2009... Medan, June 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla was scheduled to open the IVth Youth and Sports International Festival in North Sumatra at the Perjuangan Beach, Batubara Regency, on Saturday (Jun 13). The event's chief organizer RE...

YUDHOYONO SAYS HE NEEDS NO PRAISE.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was ready not to be praised for the next five years if he was reelected president in the election on July 8. He made the statement in his speech marking his first campaigning at Hall B...

FRANCE PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP TO 70 INDONESIAN STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): French Ambassador to Indonesia Philippe Zeller said his government will provide scholarship to 70 Indonesian students for magister level (S2) and doctorate (S3) in France this year. "This scholarship is a new program...

TRY SUTRISNO: INDONESIA MUST BE FIRM OVER AMBALAT.
June 4, 2009... Jakarta, June 4 (ANTARA): Former vice president Try Sutrisno said here on Thursday Indonesia had to be firm and straightforward towards Malaysia with regard to the Ambalat case. "However do not immediately think of war. That is the last...

SOEKARNO'S 108TH BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED IN RENGASDENGKLOK.
June 5, 2009... Karawang, West Java, June 5 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to attend a mass gathering to mark the 108th birthday of the late Soekarno, Indonesia's first president, at Rengasdengklok on Saturday (June 6)....

HEALTH MINISTER REFUSES TO INTERVENE IN PRITA CASE.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Health Minister dr Siti Fadila Supari said it would be difficult for her to intervene in solving the case between Prita Mulyasari and Omni International Hospital, as it involves legal matters. "I am disappointed with...

MK TO MEET WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' CAMPAIGN TEAMS.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The Constitutional Court (MK) will meet with campaign teams of three presidential and vice presidential tickets on Monday. "The meeting is designed as preparations in the runup to the presidential election and an...

SOME 233 PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS IN MANADO.
June 5, 2009... Manado, North Sulawesi, June 5 (ANTARA): Some 233 people have been infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) virus in Manado up to May 2009. "The number of people suffering from HIV/AIDS in...

TWO BOATS CARRYING RI WORKERS CAPSIZE IN MALAYSIAN WATERS.
June 5, 2009... Batam, June 5 (ANTARA): Two boats carrying 32 Indonesian migrant workers capsized, killing one person, causing 9 others to go missing in Tanjung Piai waters, near Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia, on Thursday. Twenty-two Indonesians survived...

GOVT ESTIMATES 63 RIVER FLOW AREAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The government estimates that about 63 river flow areas in Indonesia are in critical condition as the ratio between their minimum and maximum water volumes now exceeds 50 percent, a minister said. "Ideally the ratio...

MEGAWATI DENIES SHE IS NOT ISLAMIC ENOUGH.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): "Whether one is a true Muslim or not, it depends on what is in here," presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri said while pointing a finger at her heart. Megawati made the statement on Thursday night when asked to...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEOPLE'S ACTIONS TO SAVE EARTH.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesia people to take serious steps to save planet Earth. In his address to observe Environment Day at the State Palace here on Friday, the president conveyed four...

SRI LANKAN BOAT PEOPLE REFUSE TO BE REPATRIATED.
June 5, 2009... Banda Aceh, June 5 (ANTARA): Sri Lankan boat people who got stranded in Nagan Raya waters, Aceh province, on May 14, 2009, said on Friday they did not wish to be repatriated because they feared the risks to their safety. "I don't want to go...

PRESIDENT ASKS PEOPLE TO KEEP PLANTING TREES AMID ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhohono called on all sides not to forget the tree planting program amid the political campaigns for the upcoming presidential elections on July 8, 2009. "Campaigns for the upcoming...

HEALTH MINISTER STRESSES NEED FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES LAW.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The occurrence of various patient-versus-hospital cases of late is another reminder of the need for a law regulating hospital services and patient protection, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said. "Therefore, we...

KALLA'S DAUGHTER JOINS HIS CAMPAIGN.
June 5, 2009... Semarang, June 5 (ANTARA): Khairani, presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla's daughter, seems to have joined her father's campaign in the runup to the race on July 8. Khairani was seen attending an art performance event and declaration of "Young...

M'SIAN HOME MINISTER HOPES MANOHARA ISSUE WILL NOT TARNISH MALAYSIA-INDONESIA TIES.
June 5, 2009... PUTRAJAYA, June 5 (ANTARA/Bernama) -- Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Friday he hoped that the Manohara issue, sensationalised by the foreign media, would not tarnish relations between Malaysia and Indonesia. He said the issue was a...

PRABOWO BELIEVES ELECTION TO FINISH IN TWO ROUNDS.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said he believed the presidential election on July 8 will finish in two rounds. "We have our own yardsticks and indicators which are indeed different from what was used in...

MODERATE QUAKE HITS NORTH SULAWESI.
June 5, 2009... Bandarlampung, Jun 5 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit waters 180 km southwest of Bitung town in the northern part of Sulawesi island on Friday morning. The quake which broke out at 06.59 a.m. did not have the...

PRESIDENT TO RIDE BICYCLE WITH MINISTERS, BIKE COMMUNITY.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to ride a bicycle along with cabinet ministers and around 3,000 members of the Bike-To-Work community here on Sunday. "The President has been invited to join in the...

PRESIDENT PRESENTS ENVIRONMENT AWARDS.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presented Kalpataru, Adipura and Adiwiyato Mandiri environmental awards at the palace on Friday, to mark the commemoration of Environment Day. Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar on...

KALLA NOT INFLUENCED BY POPULARITY SURVEY FINDINGS.
June 5, 2009... Palu, C Sulawesi, June 5 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla said he was not influenced by the results of various surveys that had often put him below other candidates in terms of electability. "Such surveys only apply for certain...

RI HAS SENT 36 PROTEST NOTES TO MALAYSIA : OFFICIAL.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia has so far sent 36 protest notes to Malaysia about border violation committed by Malaysian patrol boats in Ambalat waters, a government spokesman said. "The 36th protest note was sent to Kuala Lumpur on...

KALLA INSTALLS JK-WIN CAMPAIGN TEAM IN PALU.
June 5, 2009... Palu, C Sulawesi, June 5 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla installed a JK-Win (Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto) campaign team for Central Sulawesi province here Friday. The campaign team installation taking place at the...

RI NAVY STARTS PROCESS OF PROCURING NEW WEAPONS.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy will soon press its request for procurement of new weapons to boost its combat readiness and deterrent capacity, its chief, Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno, said here on Friday. "We have sent our...

POLICE PREPARING PERSONNEL TO BE SENT TO DARFUR.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia is preparing more police personnel to be sent to Sudan as part of the UN peace-keeping force to replace a contingent who would complete its service there in October. "Right now a contingent is already there...

CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CROSSROAD.
June 5, 2009... By Ade P Marboen Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA) - One of the plans to reduce green house effects to all corners of the world, known as REDD (Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation), is now on the crossroad. It is obvious for the...

News Focus: MALAYSIA TRYING TO PLAY DOWN EVENTS IN AMBALAT By Eliswan Azly.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian media's reporting on Malaysian incursions into Indonesian territory in the Ambalat Block has drawn Malaysian comments that tried to play down the incidents. Malaysian military chief General Abdul Aziz...

FM WIRAJUDA TO MEET HILLARY CLINTON.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Indonesian Foreign Minister Hasan Wirajuda will hold talks with his US counterpart, Hillary Clinton, in Washington D.C. on Monday to discuss the two countries' preparations to engage in comprehensive partnership...

FRIDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
June 5, 2009... Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA): Following are some of the headlines in major Indonesian dailies published here on Friday. Jakarta Globe UNDER FIRE, PROSECUTORS OUTLINE PRITA CHARGERS Attorney General Hendarman Supanji said on Thursday that...

BANTEN CHIEF PROSECUTOR TO BE QUESTIONED OVER PRITA CASE.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The Attorney General's Office will question on Monday chief of Banten's Prosecutors Office, Dondy K Soedirman, over the prosecution of an ex-hospital patient, Prita Mulyasari, an AGO spokesman said. "God Willing, he...

HOUSE TO QUESTION OMNI INTERNASIONAL HOSPITAL'S MANAGEMENT MONDAY.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) will on Monday question the management of Omni Internasional hospital about the case involving its ex-patient, Prita Mulyasari, according to information gathered by ANTARA on...

EAST NUSA TENGGARA JOLTED BY 5.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
June 6, 2009... Kupang, June 6 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province at 2.08 local time early Saturday morning. Local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) spokesman Arief...

PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TO PROPOSE GOVT REGULATION ON UNREGISTERED VOTERS.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Special presidential assistant for legal affairs Denny Indrayana said he would soon propose a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on unregistered eligible voters with the fixed voters' lists (DPT) for the...

PROBOWO: WE MUST BE UNITED OVER AMBALAT ISSUE.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Vice presidential candidate of the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto said the Indonesian people should be united and not be fragmented in the face of the Amabalat issue. "Talking about...

Q1 FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS REACH 1.8 MILLION.
June 6, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, June 6 (ANTARA): The number of foreign tourists who visited Indonesia during the first quarter of this year reached 1,893,155, a senior tourism ministry official said here over the weekend. "Most of the foreign tourists who...

MILITARY: AMBALAT BELONGS TO INDONESIA.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The Ambalat Block in Sulawesi Sea is part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS), the Indonesian Military (TNI) said. "Whoever...

THOUSANDS SUFFER FROM DIARRHEA IN LEBAK.
June 6, 2009... Lebak, Banten, June 6 (ANTARA): A total of 6,525 people in Lebak district, Banten province, suffered from diarrhea and had to be treated at 44 community health centers due to bad sanitation, unclean and unhealthy lifestyles, a health official...

Correction - THE PREVIOUS STORY UNDER THE TITLE "PROBOWO: WE MUST BE UNITED OVER AMBALAT ISSUE" SHOULD READ "PRABOWO: WE MUST BE UNITED OVER AMBALAT ISSUE".(Correction notice)
June 6, 2009... Following is the corrected version: PRABOWO: WE MUST BE UNITED OVER AMBALAT ISSUE Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - Vice presidential candidate of the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto said the Indonesian people...

HOTSPOTS DETECTED IN 10 DISTRICTS IN RIAU PROVINCE.
June 6, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau, June 6 (ANTARA): At least ten regions in Riau province are now experiencing forest and land fires, a climatological official said. Slamet Riyadi of Riau office of the Climatological, Geophysical and Meteorological Agency (BMKG)...

Feature - SAIL BUNAKEN TO GATHER SAILORS IN SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD.
June 6, 2009... by Fardah Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - Around 8,000 sailors from all over the world are expected to participate in the Sail Bunaken 2009 to be organized in Manado, North Sulawesi, on August 12-20, 2009. "Ship crew members from many countries will...

THOUSANDS OF JAKARTANS STAGE ANTI-DIRTY-AIR RALLY.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Around 3,000 residents of Jakarta, staged an anti-dirty-air campaign here early Saturday through a long march starting from the Merdeka Barat street of National Monument (Monas) square to the Hotel Indonesia roundabout...

JK-WIN DUO'S BANTEN CAMPAIGN TEAM TARGETS 4 MILLION VOTES.
June 6, 2009... Serang, June 6 (ANTARA): The Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto pair's "Archipelago Rainbow Volunteers" campaign team for Banten province has set itself the target of winning 4 million votes in the July 8 presidential election. "I am optimistic the JK-Win...

GOLKAR, HANURA IN TASIKMALAYA CONSOLIDATE FOR JK-WIN VICTORY.
June 6, 2009... Tasikmalaya, June 6 (ANTARA): The Golkar Party and People's Conscience (Hanura) Party in Tasikmalaya district, West Java, have consolidated themselves for the victory of the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto duo (JK-Win) in the July 8 presidential election....

MEGAWATI MAKES DEVOTIONAL VISIT TO HATTA'S TOMB.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri on Saturday made a devotional visit to Indonesian first Vice President Mohammad Hatta (Bung Hatta)'s tomb at the Tanah Kusir public cemetery. Megawati's devotional visit to...

MEGA-PRO TEAM STUDYING POLLING STATION REDUCTION PLAN.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The campaign team of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Prabowo Subianto (Mega-Pro pair) is studying the planned reduction in the number of polling stations for the July election....

MEGAWATI, PRABOWO ATTEND SOEKARNO'S BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION.
June 6, 2009... Karawang, W Java, June 6 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Prabowo Subianto attended a function to observe the 108th birthday of Indonesia's first President Soekarno (Bung Karno) on Saturday. Bung...

News Focus: JOINT EFFORTS NEEDED TO REPAIR DAMAGED RIVER AREAS.
June 6, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - About 60 percent of Indonesia's 458 river basin areas (DAS) which have the function to hold water during the rainy season and distribute it during the dry spells are now reportedly damaged. This...

MEGAWATI-PRABOWO DUO TO ABOLISH 'OUTSOURCING' SYSTEM.
June 6, 2009... Karawang, June 6 (ANTARA): Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Prabowo Subianto have signed a political contract with workers organizations to abolish the "out-sourcing" system in manpower recruitment in the...

AMBALAT UNDER CONTROL : CHIEF SECURITY MINISTER.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): The security situation in the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea is now under control, Chief Political and Security Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto said. "I think it is now under control," the minister said after attending...

RI, AUSTRALIA CONTINUE COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): On World Environment Day Australia and Indonesia are continuing to work together to address climate change, a critical issue for the Asia Pacific region, according to a media release by the Australian Embassy here over...

PRESIDENT, MPR CHIEF WITNESSES AT MARRIAGE OF MINISTER'S SON.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid acted as witnesses in the marriage of State Secretary/Minister Hatta Rajasa's son here Saturday. Yudhoyono acted as...

SIX LEGISLATORS TO FLY TO MALAYSIA TO DISCUSS AMBALAT.
June 6, 2009... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA): Six members of the House Commission I will fly to Malaysia to meet with their counterparts in the neighboring country to discus the provocations committed by Malaysian naval patrol boats in the Ambalat block. "The...

News Focus: INDONESIA WARNS MALAYSIA TO RESPECT AMBALAT NEGOTIATIONS.
June 6, 2009... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has warned Malaysia to respect the ongoing process of negotiations on the status of the Ambalat block and to stop making provocative moves in the disputed area. "At a time...

MEGA-PRABOWO SUCCESS TEAM PREPARES TWO WITNESSES AT EACH TPS.
June 7, 2009... Kediri, E Java, June 7 (ANTARA): The success team of the Megawati-Prabowo (Mega-Pro) presidential ticket in East Java province will prepare two witnesses at each polling station (TPS) to anticipate deceitful practices of irresponsible elements....

TAEKWONDO: INDONESIA GRABS FOUR GOLD MEDALS.
June 7, 2009... Jakarta, June 7 (ANTARA): The Indonesian taekwondo team grabbed four medals at the 9th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation (ATF) Championship at junior and senior levels in Ho Chiminh city, Vietnam, on June 4-7 2009. Secretary general of the Indonesian...