ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from March 2007

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from March 2007

5.3 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES GORONTALO.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): A 5.3 maginitude quake jolted the province of Gorontalo and its sorroundings in Sulawesi at around 11.15 p.m Central Indonesia Time on Thursday. Elvin, staff at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency here said...

AM FATWA: GOVT SHOULD BE MORE SERIOUS IN HANDLING BORDER AREAS.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Vice Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) AM Fatwa has urged the government to be more serious in handling border areas and outer islands in anticipation of transgression by other countries. He made...

LEGISLATORS REMIND POLICE OF OPEN TENDER FOR CHOPPER PROCUREMENT.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, Mach 1 (ANTARA): Deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission III Al Muzzammil Yusuf and a member legislator of the Reform Star Party factio Anhar Nasution reminded the police here Tuesday to hold an open tender...

TRIJAYA RADIO COOPERATES WITH VOA.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Radio "Trijaya" one of the wellknown radios in Jakarta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on its cooperation with the Voice of America (VOA) in a bid to launch a new program about the lives of Indonesia's young...

RI, POLAND AGREE TO SET UP CULTURE CENTRE.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Poland have agreed to open a cultural centre in each other's capital city, Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Hazairin Pohan said on Thursday. The agreement was contained in the protocol which serves as...

RI, NETHERLANDS CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH ON 'SOLANACEAE'.
March 1, 2007... Bogor, W Java, Mar 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia and the Netherlands will continue a joint research to develop the family of egg-plant locally known as Solanaceae (Indosol), a spokesperson of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) said on Thursday....

RI LEGISLATOR QUESTIONS MALAYSIAN SINCERITY.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): A statement by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that his country and Indonesia are friends "for better or for worse" is nothing more than rhetoric because it fails to answer Malaysia's provocative...

MPs SET MARCH AS DEADLINE FOR YUDHOYONO TO RESHUFFLE CABINET.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) factions from Golkar Party and Democrat Party have set March 2007 as a deadline for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle the United Indonesia Cabinet (KIB). Yuddy...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO OPEN LVRI CONGRESS.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open an Indonesian Veteran Legion (LVRI) congress at the State Palace on March 26, LVRI's Public Relations chief Gaffar Lazim said after a meeting with the president...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ASKS KKP TO ACCOMPLISH ITS JOBS ON TIME.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian-East Timor Commission of Truth and Friendship (KKP) to come up with credible advice and accomplish its tasks in August as scheduled, the commission's chief...

PRADITYA BREAKS NATIONAL RECORD IN ARCHERY.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 1 (ANTARA): Archer Praditya Jati broke the national record while taking part in the first selection for those to be sent to the World Cup in Ulsan, South Korea, April 1-6. "The compound archer booked a score of 1,361 points,...

5-10 SUMATRAN TIGERS KILLED IN LEUSER NATIONAL PARK EVERY YEAR.
March 1, 2007... Medan. N. Sumatra, Mar 1 (ANTARA): Five to 10 Sumatran Tigers (Phantera tigris sumatrae) are killed by other predators or hunters in Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Aceh every year. Fight among wild animals often occurred because of...

THREE SMUGGLERS FROM TIMOR LESTE DEPORTED FROM MOTA AIN.
March 1, 2007... Mota Ain, East Nusa Tenggara, March 1 (ANTARA): Three Timor Leste citizens arrested last week for trying to smuggle rice and other basic necessities into Indonesia were deported through Mota Ain border checkpoint on Wednesday. This was the...

BOMB THREAT AGAINST US EMBASSY IN JAKARTA TURNS OUT TO BE A HOAX.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Press Attache of the United States embassy in Jakarta Max Kwak confirmed that there was a bomb threat against the embassy, but the police and the building's security personnel after a thorough search on Thursday did...

DEFENSE MINISTER CALLS ON PEOPLE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT TERRITORIAL COMMAND.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono called on the people here on Thursday not to worry about the Territorial Command, since the military (TNI) was now no longer involved in practical politics, and therefore would not...

RI NAVY HAS YET TO INCREASE NUMBER OF WARSHIPS IN AMBALAT.
March 1, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, March 1 (ANTARA): The Eastern Fleet Command has yet to increase the number of its warships to patrol the Ambalat area in the Sulawesi sea which has been violated by Malaysian warships in the past few days, a Navy high-ranking...

NU CHIEF TO VISIT IRAN TO HELP CURB CONFLICTS IN MIDDLE EAST.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, Feb 28 (ANTARA): The general chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), KH Hasyim Muzadi, left for Iran on Wednesday to meet a number of influential figures in that country in an effort to help curb...

DEFENSE MINISTER: INDONESIAN BUSINESSMEN SHOULD PROMOTE NAT'L LEADERSHIP.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the entire nation, including businessmen, is expected to take active part in developing the spirit of national leadership. "The government is currently considering a...

INVESTIGATION ON MINISTER YUSRIL TO GO ON: ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Taufiequrrachman Ruki said the commission would continue investigating former justice and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra over the direct appointment...

INDONESIA, S'PORE AGREE TO INCREASE REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the Singapore Air Force (SAF) agreed to increase regional security cooperation. The matter was one of the topics discussed at the TNI-SAF Annual Meeting here since Wednesday....

MILY CHIEF DENIES TIGHTENING SECURITY IN RI-M'SIA BORDER AREAS.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto denied that the navy had tightened security in the Indonesian-Malaysian border waters after a number of the neighbouring country's warships encroached...

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVITED TO CONSOLIDATE POSITION IN DOHA ROUND.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, coordinator of G-33 developing countries, said here Thursday she had invited members of the group to consolidate their position in the Doha Round negotiations. The G-33 forum...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
March 1, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 1 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post BAN ON OLD AIRCRAFT SHIPS CONSIDERED Following a spate of fatal accidents in the transportation sector, the government is...

QUAKE JOLTS ACEH'S WESTERN COAST.
March 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, Mar 1 (ANTARA): A mild earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted the western coast of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province on Thursday morning. "The tremor that occurred at around 9 a.m. was strongly felt by people...

US TO DETAIN HAMBALI INDEFINITELY.
March 1, 2007... New York, Feb 28 (ANTARA): The United States government has said it would continue to detain Indonesian Hambali alias Ridwan Isamuddin, the suspected mastermind of the Bali bombing, indefinitely. Contacted by ANTARA here on Wednesday, US...

DEMOCRAT PARTY TARGETS 15 PCT OF VOTES IN 2009 GENERAL ELECTION.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Democrat Party, the political organization founded by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has set itself the target of winning twice as more votes in the 2009 general election than in 2004 when it bagged only 7.5...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASIAN CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE JUBILEE IN N SUMATRA.
March 2, 2007... Medan, N Sumatra, March 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to attend the golden (50th anniversary) jubilee of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday, a spokesman for the event's...

DEMOCRAT PARTY TO SUPPORT CABINET REHUFFLE.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Democrat Party will support whatever steps will be taken or policies are to be adopted, including reshuffling the cabinet, by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with the aim of improving the government's...

FOREIGN MINISTRY COLLECTING EVIDENCE OF TERRITORIAL VIOLATIONS BY MALAYSIA.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Foreign Ministry is collecting official evidence on alleged territorial violations by Malaysian naval vessels and aircraft recently, a spokesman said. "We are still collecting data. Only after the data have...

FOREIGN MINISTRY: "BALIBO FIVE" CASE IS CLOSED ONE.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): The "Balibo Five" case in which five Australia-based journalists, including Brian Peters, were killed in East Timor in 1975 is a closed one, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said "The case has been closed. We have not seen...

RI READY TO SERVE AS TRANSIT POINT FOR SRI LANKAN BOAT PEOPLE'S REPATRIATION.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia is ready to serve as a transit point to repatriate 83 Sri Lankan boat people intercepted in Australian waters on Feb 20, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. "We are ready to receive the 83 Sri Lankan...

SIX COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS ANTI-TERRORISM EFFORTS IN JAKARTA.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Representatives of six countries that have been most affected by acts or threats of terror, namely Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore will meet to discuss the issue at a...

INDONESIAN DEMOCRATS PARTY GATHERS SEVERAL MINISTERS.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Democrats Party has gathered several ministers in a bid to know about further government's programs directly relating to public interests, and aimed at a more effective socialization of such programs to...

POLICE STILL AFTER EIGHT POSO TERROR SUSPECTS.
March 2, 2007... Makassar, March 2 (ANTARA): Eight terror suspects in Poso are still at large, South Sulawesi police chief Inspector General Aryanto Boediharjo said here on Friday. In connection with this, he called on police officers in the region to...

MARINE EXPERTS FROM 17 STATES TO MEET IN MANADO.
March 2, 2007... Manado, N Sulawesi, March 2 (ANTARA): Experts from 17 countries will meet here to discuss marine affairs, notably utilization of wealth found outside exclusive economic zones (EEZs), an official said. The meeting of the International Sea Bed...

8.07 PCT OF INDONESIA'S POPULATION STILL ILLITERATE.
March 2, 2007... Batam, March 2 (ANTARA): National education and tourism minister Bambang Sudibyo said here on Friday that 8.07 percent of around the 200 million people in the country were still illiterate. "That is a shame, but data said so," he told a...

SEPARATION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL CENTERS TO REDUCE CORRUPTION: LABOR PARTY.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Separating the government's center or national capital from the country's business and industrial centers may inhibit corruptive, collusive and nepotist practices, the Labor Party's executive board said. ...

VP: RESHUFFLE AT TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY NOT ALWAYS RELATED TO ACCIDENTS.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Yusuf Kalla said a reshuffle at the Transportation Ministry's echelon level was not always related to transportation accidents which had frequently occurred in the country. "A reshuffle is...

REOPENING OF RI-TIMOR LESTE BORDER CHECKPOINTS DEPENDS ON EVALUATION.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesia-Timor Leste border checkpoints that have been closed since Monday at the request of the Timor Leste government would be reopened following an evaluation by officers in field, Indonesian foreign ministry...

MERPATI'S BOEING 737-200 MAKES EMERGENY LANDING IN BATAM.
March 2, 2007... Batam, Mar 2 (ANTARA): A Boeing 737-200 belonging to Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) made an emergency landing at Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam Island, Sumatra, on its way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Surabaya, East Java, on...

FIRST LADY TO OPEN ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR IN JAKARTA.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian First Lady Mme. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono will officially open an annual Islamic Book Fair at the Gelora Bung Karno sports stadium, Jakarta, on Saturday. The First Lady will be accompanied by Mrs. Mufidah...

ADB FUNDS WATER QUALITY STUDY IN WEST TARUM CANAL.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is funding a water quality management study in the basin's West Tarum Canal, which provides 80% of Jakarta's freshwater supply. "The government is now taking a basin-wide approach to...

AUSTRALIAN JAZZ BAND PERFORMS AT JAVA JAZZ FESTIVAL.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): The Australian Government is sponsoring the world class jazz band "The Hipstones" to appear at Jakarta's Java Jazz festival. "The Java Jazz festival is one of Indonesia's biggest and most prestigious events....

RI, AUSTRALIA TO CO-HOST SUB-REGIONAL MINISTRIAL MEETING ON COUNTER TERRORISM.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Australia will co-host a sub-regional ministrial meeting on counter terrorism in Jakarta, on March 5-6 which will be participated in by some ASEAN member countries. Foreign ministers, law enforcement...

PROPOSAL TO BUILD JAKARTA TUNNEL SEWERAGE SYSTEM NEEDS FURTHER STUDY.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Jakarta regioanl government's proposal to build a deep tunnel sewerage system to cope with the capital city's annual flood problem must be studied carefully because it might not be suitable for Jakarta, a...

IRANIAN SAILOR HOSPITALIZED IN ACEH FOR EYE INJURY.
March 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, March 2 (ANTARA): A crew member of an Iranian-flagged ship, the "Iran Bruujerti", is being treated at Harapan Bunda Hospital here for an injury from an accident he had while cleaning the ship, an Indonessian shipping official said....

HEADLINES OF SEVERAL MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Friday. The Jakarta Post `MORE TO AIRCRAFT SAFETY THAN AGE? Maintenance and safety checks should remain the top priorities in the effort to...

GUBERNUR MALUKU MINTA DKP BANTU KAPAL CARI KADIS KESEHATAN MTB.
March 2, 2007... Ambon,2/3(ANTARA): Gubernur Maluku(Karel Albert Ralahalu telah menyurati Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan(DKP), Freddy Numberry agar menyediakan kapal patroli untuk mencari Kadis Kesehatan Maluku Tenggara Barat(MTB), dr.Yul Carolus bersama lima...

US PUBLIC STILL QUESTION PAPUA ISSUE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE: ENVOY.
March 2, 2007... New York, March 2 (ANTARA): Various quarters in the United States such as politicians, businessmen and academicians still often raise the question of Papua and the investment climate in Indonesia, Indonesian Ambassador to the United States...

SLOVAKIA TO HOLD BILATERAL CONSULTATION FORUM IN BALI.
March 2, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Mar. 2 (ANTARA): The Government of Slovakia will hold the second Bilateral Consultation Forum with Indonesia in Bali this year. "The Forum is aimed at strengthening the political relations and economic cooperation between...

RI SHOULD TAKE TWO STEPS TO SOLVE AMBALAT ISSUE.
March 2, 2007... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia should use diplomatic channels and build up its arms to face Malaysia with regard to the Ambalat question, a defense analyst said here on Friday. "It is a must for Indonesia to use diplomatic channels but...

PAPUA POLICE AWAITING PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT TO GRILL 4 DISTRICT HEADS.
March 2, 2007... Jayapura, March 2 (ANTARA): The Papua provincial police are waiting for a presidential permit to grill four district heads accused of involvement in a graft case, a spokesman said. The provincial police have sent a letter to President Susilo...

PKS STILL SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT.
March 3, 2007... Cisarua, March 3 (ANTARA): The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) still supports the government, a PKS figure said here on Saturday. Hidayat Nurwahid, a member of the party's advisory board, said a decision to withdraw the party's support for...

POLICE QUESTION FIVE PEOPLE OVER AMBON PORT BOMB BLAST.
March 3, 2007... Ambon, March 3 (ANTARA): Police in the East Indonesian city of Ambon have questioned five witnesses in relation with a bomb explosion that happened at Yos Sudarso port here on Saturday morning. The home-made bomb which went off at 9 a.m....

RI BORDER GUARDS READY TO SEIZE FUGITIVE TIMOR LESTE REBEL.
March 3, 2007... Mota Ain, Nusa Tenggara Timur, March 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian security forces at the boder with Timor Leste are ready to arrest Alfredo Renaldo, a man wanted by the neighboring country's authorities for stealing weapons, if he crosses over into...

LANDSLIDE DEATH TOLL IN MANGGARAI REACHES 36.
March 3, 2007... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): A total of 36 people have been found dead in landslides caused by incessant rains since Thursday in the district of Manggarai in the eastern province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). "Until now the number of deaths...

ACEH TO DECLARE MORATORIUM ON LOGGING.
March 3, 2007... Bener Meriah, Aceh, March 3 (ANTARA): The Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) provincial administration will soon declare a moratorium on logging in an effort to preserve the province's forest ecosystem, Governor Irwandi Yusuf said here on...

PRESIDENT SHOULD SETTLE CABINET RESHUFFLE ISSUE SOON: MPR CHIEF.
March 3, 2007... Cisarua, W Java, March 3 (ANTARA): People's Consultative Assemly (MPR) Chairman Hidyat Nur Wahid said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should settle the "hot issue" around the idea of a cabinet reshuffle soon so that the government's...

GAM STILL UNDECIDED WHETHER TO SET UP LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY.
March 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, March 3 (ANTARA): The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) which has abandoned its former goal of separating Aceh from Indonesia is still undecided on whether it will set up a local political party, one of its former leaders, Bachtiar...

ONE KILLED IN LANDSLIDE IN BROMO, EAST JAVA.
March 3, 2007... Pasuruan, March 3 (ANTARA): One person was killed and two houses were damaged in a landslide caused by heavy rain in the Bromo mountain area in Pasuruan, East Java, on Saturday. The head of the sub district of Tosari, Anang Syaiful Wijaya,...

BPK READY TO AUDIT KPK FOR ALLEGED PRICE MARK-UPS.
March 3, 2007... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, March 3 (ANTARA): State Audit Board (BPK) Chairman Anwar Nasution said here Saturday he was ready to audit the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over alleged price mark-ups in the purchase of wiretapping devices...

THOUSANDS ATTEND ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR 2007.
March 3, 2007... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Thousands of people attended the sixth "Islamic Book Fair 2007" opened by Mrs Mufidah Kalla, the wife of Vice President Jusuf Kalla, at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium here on Saturday. Some 112 book publishers took...

MPR CHAIRMAN: STILL MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND CONSTITUTION.
March 3, 2007... Cisarua, W Java, March 3 (ANTARA): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid said still many people in the countrry did not fully understand the 1945 Constitution, its revisions and amendments. "Yet, the quality of...

FLASH:LANDSLIDES KILL 34 PEOPLE IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
March 3, 2007... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, March 3 (ANTARA): At least 34 people were reportedly killed in landslides hitting Manggarai District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, following incessant rains over the past three days. NTT Governor Piet...

LANDSLIDE BURIES ONE HOUSE IN BALI.
March 3, 2007... Denpasar Mar 3 (ANTARA): A landslide buried one house at Tukad Unda, Klungkung District, Bali Province, but claimed no casualties, a local official said here on Saturday. All inhabitants of the house were not at home when the disaster...

NOTED BALINESE ARTIST PASSES AWAY.
March 3, 2007... Denpasar, Bali Province, Mar 3 (ANTARA): I Gusti Ngurah Agung Supartha (63), a noted Balinese artist, died of hearth attack on Thursday evening (March 1) and will be cremated on March 12, 2007. The cremation ceremony of Supartha would take...

TWO CHILDREN AMONG 12 INJURED PEOPLE IN AMBON BOMB BLAST.
March 3, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Two children were among 12 people injured in a bomb blast at the gate of Yos Soedarso seaport in Ambon, Saturday morning. The two children were identified as Martia (9 years old) and Yunus (2),a balloon vendor....

LANDSLIDES KILL 34 IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
March 3, 2007... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, March 3 (ANTARA): At least 34 people were reportedly killed in landslides hitting Manggarai district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, following incessant rains over the past three days. NTT Governor Piet...

RELIEF AID SENT TO LANDSLIDE VICTIMS IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
March 3, 2007... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Mar 3 (ANTARA): The provincial administration of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Saturday send relief aid to help victims of landslides hitting several villages in Manggarai District, Flores Island. The emergency...

BOMB BLAST INJURES 11 PEOPLE IN AMBON.
March 3, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, Mar 3 (ANTARA): A bomb blast at Yos Sudarso seaport area in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, Saturday morning, injured 11 people. Two of the 11 injured victims, who were rushed to Al-Fatah Hospital, Ambon, were seriously...

HEADLINES OF SEVERAL MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
March 3, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Jakarta Post BIG OIL FIRMS WIN NEW EXPLORATION RIGHTS Global oil giants, including ExxonMobil of the United States, Total E&P...

SPEEDBOAT PASSENGERS STILL MISSING IN MALUKU WATER.
March 3, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Search for five passengers and crew members of a speedboat which went missing in Maluku water last Wednesday (Feb. 28), continued on Saturday. There was no indication of the whereabouts of the missing speedboat...

FIRM ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST ERRANT HAJJ TRAVEL BUREAUS.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Religious Minister Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni reaffirmed his resolve to act upon hajj travel agencies which violated regulations. "I will never hasitate to act upon errant hajj travel bureaus, no matter whether they...

REVISION OF GOVT REGULATION AIMED AT IMPROVING COUNCILORS' WELFARE: PRESIDENT.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Sunday that the revision by the government of controversial Government Regulation No. 37/2006 on Protocol and Financial Affairs of Regional councilors was an effort to...

34 MORE PEOPLE KILLED, 40 MISSING IN MANGGARAI LANDSLIDE.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, Mar 4 (ANTARA): The number of victims, especially the dead, of the landslide in Manggarai regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province from last Thursday till Sunday night, had increased. Head of the Crisis Control Center (PPK) of...

PRESIDENT DESCRIBES CRITICISM AGAINST HIM AS ART IN POLITICS.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono described criticism levelled against him he was trying to spread enchantment during his regional tour of the country as an art in politics which is a positive input for him. "I...

RESULT OF RENEWED TENDER TO BE ANNOUNCED IN MID-MARCH, MINISTER SAYS.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Cooperatives, Small and Medium Businesses Minister Suryadharma Ali affirmed that the result of biddings for the supply of gas stoves submitted to tender committee would be announced in mid-March this year. "The...

SEMUA PIHAK DIIMBAU MEMAHAMI PRODUK MPR.
March 4, 2007... Cisarua, Bogor, 4/3 (ANTARA): Semua pihak diimbau lebih memahami semua produk dan putusan MPR, terutama UUD 1945 karena sampai sekarang konstitusi belum dipahami secara utuh, bahkan masih ada perguruan tinggi dan dunia pendidikan di bawahnya...

CLOUDS PREVENT JAKARTANS FROM SEEING LUNAR ECLIPSE.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): A total eclipse of the moon occurred for 18 minutes and 13 seconds from 5.43 a.m. to 6.02 a.m. Sunday but it could not be seen by many Jakartans who were hungry for the complete disapperance of moon's light, an...

GOVT SUCCESSFULLY SOLVES 11 NAT'L PROBLEMS, SAYS YUDHOYONO.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Sunday his government has already solved 11 national problems which were inherited by previous governments. "We can feel a sense of relief as the government has...

DINAS PEMADAM JAKTIM KERAHKAN 15 ARMADA PADAMKAN API PASAR CIPINANG.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, 5/3 (ANTARA): Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran Jakarta Timur (Jaktim) menambah armada mobil pemadam kebakaran dari 11 menjadi 15 unit untuk memadamkan kebakaran di pasar tradisional Cipinang Muara, Jakarta Timur. "Saat ini sudah 15 mobil...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several Indonesian major newspapers on Sunday. The Jakarta Post HOMEGROWN TALENT SHINES BRIGHTLY AT JAVA JAZZ At this year's International Java Jazz Festival, foreign based...

LARGEST RICE MARKET CATCHES FIRE.
March 4, 2007... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): The largest rice market in Jakarta Pasar Induk Cipinang caught fire at 3.55 a.m., a spokesman said here on Sunday. "The fire broke out five minutes to four in the morning," Yanto, a firefighter from the East...

MINISTER YUWONO: DIPLOMATIC SANCTION ON M'SIA OUT OF QUESTION.
March 5, 2007... Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA): Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono reaffirmed that there was no sanction on Malaysia by reviewing the existing bilateral cooperation which has been and will be jointly formulated by Indonesia and Malaysia following...