ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from March 2008

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BESUKI TIMUR RESIDENTS HOPE TO BE INCLUDED IN MUDFLOW AFFECTED AREAS.
March 1, 2008... Sidoarjo, March 1 (ANTARA): Hundreds of Besuki Timur residents in Jabon subdistrict, Sidoarjo district, East Java, staged a rally on Saturday on the bridge of Gempol Porong road, asking the government to include their village in the mudflow...

AUSTRALIA TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION OF 1,500 HOUSES IN ACEH.
March 1, 2008... Banda Aceh, Feb 1 (ANTARA): The Australian government through the Australian Red Cross (ARC) has set a target of completing the development of 1,500 houses for tsunami victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province in November 2008. "We...

UNICEF HANDS OVER TWO SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO ACEH LOCAL GOVT.
March 1, 2008... Calang, Aceh, Feb 1 (ANTARA): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) handed over two school buildings built to the local government of Aceh Jaya district on Saturday. The two buildings were part of the 110 units of schools being built...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
March 1, 2008... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Saturday. The Jakarta Post MORE PROTECTED FORESTS UP FOR GRABS Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told hundreds of...

FIRST LADY OPENS ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR.
March 1, 2008... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): First Lady Ani Yudhoyono here on Saturday opened an Islamic Book Fair (IBF) which is to last from March 1 to 9 at Senayan Bung Karno sport stadium, Jakarta. The book fair's organizing committee spokesman Anis...

HUNDREDS OF CHICKENS CULLED IN SEMARANG DUE TO BIRD FLU.
March 1, 2008... Ungaran, Central Java, March 1 (ANTARA): Hundreds of chickens in Krajan villa, Bringin subdistrict, Semarang District, Central Java, were culled due to bird flu (avian influenza) virus spreading in the area. Around 400 chickens were burned and...

LANDSLIDES DAMAGE FIVE HOUSES IN BANJARNEGARA.
March 1, 2008... Banjarnegara, March 1 (ANTARA): Landslides, which hit Pingit Lor village, Pandanarum subdistrict, Banjarnegara District, Central Java, damaged and buried five houses on Thursday and Friday. "Incessant rains since Thursday (Feb. 28) have...

RUMORS ON BRIBES SPREADING IN PARLIAMENT OVER BI GOVERNOR NOMINATION.
March 1, 2008... Jakarta, Feb. 1 (ANTARA): Rumors are spreading that bribe has taken place in the House of Representatives (DPR) as the fit-and-proper test was to be held to select nominees for Bank Indonesia governor. "The rumors on bribe could be true but...

WOLRD WAYANG SHOW TO HIGHLIGHT BALI ART FESTIVAL.
March 1, 2008... Denpasar, March 1 (ANTARA): World "wayang" (puppet show) and ethnic music of the ASEAN region will highlight the 30th Bali Art Festival (PKB) from June 14 to July 12, 2008 in Denpasar, Bali's art and cultural service office spokesman I Made...

ACEH BULOG SETS ASIDE 2,500 TONS OF RICE TO ANTICIPATE DISASTER.
March 1, 2008... Banda Aceh, March 1 (ANTARA): Aceh regional division of the State Logistic Agency (Bulog) has set aside 2,500 tons of rice in preparations for possible disasters this year, local Bulog spokesman Nasrun Rahmani said here on Saturday. Nasrun...

FLOODS HIT TENS OF VILLAGES IN LAMONGAN.
March 2, 2008... Bojonegoro, E Java, March 2 (ANTARA): Floods inundated a number of villages in Lamongan district, East Java, in the past two days after a 150-meter long dike built to withstand flood water from Bengawan Solo River, collapsed. No villagers...

KPK NAMES UTG SUSPECT IN BRIBERY CASE.
March 2, 2008... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named UTG a suspect in a bribery case in connection with the misappropriation of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI), its spokesman said. UTG was named...

BMG ISSUES WARNING OF FIVE METER-HIGH WAVES IN WEST BENGKULU.
March 2, 2008... Bengkulu, March 2 (ANTARA): The Meteorological and Geophysic Agency through the Climatology Station KL II on Baai Island has issued a warning of five meter high waves in Indonesian Ocean, West Bengkulu. A whether analyst at the Climatology...

PELITA SERVICE CHOPPER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN BANGKA.
March 2, 2008... Pangkalpinang, March 2 (ANTARA): A Pelita Service helicopter made an emergency landing in bad weather in the Bhayangkari soccer field in South Bangka district, Bangka Belitung province, Saturday evening, police said on Sunday. Both two crew...

QUAKE HITS SOUTH BANDUNG.
March 2, 2008... Bandung, W Java, March 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook South Bandung, West Java, on Sunday morning. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 06.23 a.m. was located at 7.26 degrees southern latitude and...

INDONESIAN WOMAN SPRINTER WINS SECOND POSITION IN 86TH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
March 2, 2008... Brisbane, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian woman sprinter Dedeh Erawati emerged second in the 100-meter heat in the 86th Australian Championship which ended here the Queensland Sports Athletic Centre (QSAC on Saturday. In the event with...

SINGAPOREANS IN JAKARTA LAUNCHES HUMANITARIAN PROJECT.
March 2, 2008... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesia-based Singapore community grouped in the Singapore Association in Indonesia (SAI), Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia (SingCham) and the Singapore Women's Group (SWG) has been active in fostering...

DOUBLE ID CARD HOLDERS LIABLE TO RP20 MILLION FINE OR TWO YEAR JAIL SENTENCE.
March 2, 2008... Kotabaru, March 2 (ANTARA): Those who are found to have double identity cards as the heads of their families will be liable to a fine of about Rp25 million or a two year jail sentence. The remark was made by Akhmad Rivai, an assistant to the...

YUSUF KALLA: VOTING IS THE LAST RESORT TO SETTLE DRAFF BILL ON GENERAL ELECTION.
March 2, 2008... Brebes, Central Java, March 2 (ANTARA): Golkar Party General Chairman Jusuf Kalla said voting would likely be the last resort if such A concensus could not be achieved. "However voting is also a form of democracy. Unless a concensus is...

WILD ELEPHANTS DESTROY HUNDREDS OF HECTARES OF PEOPLE'S PLANTATION.
March 2, 2008... Tapaktuan, March 2 (ANTARA): Three of wild elephants were reported to have trampled down hundreds of hectares of plantation area belonging to the residents of Kapa Sesak and Naca villages in Trumon sub-district, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD)....

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
March 2, 2008... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on sunday The Jakarta Post GAZA FIGHTING COULD DERAIL PEACE TALKS Israel killed 36 Palestinians on Saturday in its deadliest into the Gaza...

FIVE COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ETHNIC MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BALI.
March 2, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, Mar 2 (ANTARA): Five countries have confirmed their participation in the ethnic musical festival for South East Asia (ASEAN) region during the 30th Bali Arts Festival in June-July. The five countries are Thailand, China,...

5.5 MAGNITUDE QUAKE ROCKS SOUTHWEST BENGKULU ON SUNDAY.
March 2, 2008... Bandarlampung, March 2 (ANTARA): A 5.5 magnitude tectonic quake rocked Southwest Bengkulu about 04:13 am on Sunday, the Meteorological and Geophysic Agency in Kotabumi and Maritime Meteorological Station in Panjang reported. The tremblor was...

FIVE WORKERS PER DAY DIED ON-THE-JOB IN RI IN 2007.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): An average of five manual workers died at their workplaces every day in Indonesia in 2007 , a workers' social security official said, "The figure is reason for concern although it is lower than 6 to 7 per day in...

HOUSE URGES INVESTIGATION OF OTHER PROSECUTORS.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): House of representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono urged the government to investigate all personnel at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) relating to the Bank Indonesia (BI's) liquidity assistance (BLBI) case...

HORTA FORGIVES REBEL OFFICER WHO TRIED TO KILL HIM.
March 3, 2008... Brisbane, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has forgiven Alfredo Reinado, the rebel officer who was killed while leading an attack to assassinate him in Dili last February 11, Timor Leste's Acting President Fernando...

HOUSE MEMBERS CONCERNED OVER STARVATION FATALITY IN MAKASSAR.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) have expressed concern over the reported death from starvation of a pregnant woman and her five-year old son in Makassar,...

AG TO TAKE STERN ACTION AGAINST PROSECUTORS IMVOLVED IN BRIBERY CASE.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, Feb 3 (ANTARA): Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said he would take stern measures against anybody in his office implicated in the alleged bribery of public prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan who had handled the case of a Bank Indonesia...

KPK URGED TO INVESTIGATE ARRESTED PROSECUTOR CASE.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Kemas Yahya Rahman said on Monday the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was welcome to investigate the alleged corruption case involving prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan,...

LAWMAKERS ASK GOVT TO BE WARY OF US OFFER TO SELL F-16s.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government should be wary of the US offer to sell its F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to Jakarta, lawmakers said. "The House of Representatives' Commission I has never recommended the purchase of...

ANGRY MOB SETS FIRE TO GOLKAR OFFICE IN MALINAU.
March 3, 2008... Samarinda, E Kalimantan, March (ANTARA): Hundreds of people reportedly set fire to the Golkar Party's office in Malinau district in East Kalimantan province on Monday after their representative was scrapped from the list of nominees for the...

CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO VISIT SOUTH SULAWESI.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, John Holmes, will lead a Canadian delegation to Makassar, South Sulawesi, from 4-6 March, 2008, with the purpose to expand bilateral business relations between Canada and Indonesia,...

HENDROPRIYONO FAILS TO TESTIFY ON TALANGARI AFFAIR.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Former chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) AM Hendropriyono failed to meet a summons from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Monday to testify on alleged gross human rights violations in...

News Focus: INDONESIA'S BANK LIQUIDITY CREDITS TRAP LAW ENFORCERS.
March 3, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - Allegations that corruption is rampant in Indonesia's law-making and law-enforcing institutions were proven again on Sunday when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested a...

PROSECUTOR'S ARREST FOR BRIBERY SHAME TO GOVT : LEGISLATOR.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The arrest of a prosecutor for alleged bribery is a shame to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration as the case shows a law enforcer himself to have committed a shameful criminal act, a legislator said...

BIRD FLU SPREADING IN SOUTH LAMPUNG DISTRICT.
March 3, 2008... Bandarlampung, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Bird flu is spreading in Lampung province, especially in South Lampung district, and killed 850 fowl on Sunday, South Lampung Participatory Disease Surveillance Response (PDSR) coordinator Agung Kusmartuti...

News Focus: SOME ELEMENTS TO URGE AGO TO RE-INVESTIGATE "BLBI" CASE AFTER PROSECUTOR'S ARREST.
March 3, 2008... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - With the arrest of Urip Tri Gunawan, a former head of a team of 35 prosecutors investigating a Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) case after caugtht red-handed in receiving a bribe of...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT ALLEGED BRIBERY INVOLVING PROSECUTOR URIP.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was very concerned over the case on alleged bribery involving Urip Tri Gunaman, a former head of a team tasked to investigate Bank Indonesia Liquidity Fund (BLBI). The remark was...

HOUSE COMMISSION III URGED AGO TO RE-INVESTIGATE 'BLBI' CASE.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The House's Commission III has urged the Attorney General's Office to reinvestigate the case on Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) following prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan's arrest by the Corruption Eradication...

BAD SPIRIT" POSSESSES 50 FACTORY WORKERS IN BOGOR.
March 3, 2008... Bogor, W Java, March 3 (ANTARA): Some 50 workers in a garment factory in Kranggan village, Bogor district, on Monday morning failed to perform their usual duties as they suddenly became possessed by what superstitious people would call a "bad...

OVER 80 PCT OF RI'S SMOKERS ARE UNDER 19.
March 3, 2008... Makassar, March 3 (ANTARA): More than 80 percent of Indonesian cigarette smokers in 2007 were less than 19 years old, an expert said. "In accordance with data issued by Indonesia Tobacco Control Network (ITCN), the proportion of young smokers...

INDONESIAN POLICE HUNTING DOWN TWO MALAYSIAN SMUGGLERS.
March 3, 2008... Pekanbaru, March 3 (ANTARA): The national police headquarters is currently hunting down two Malaysian nationals who have smuggled around 1,800 tons of goods to Riau province. Speaking to the press here on Monday, Crime Detective Unit Head of...

BREAKWATER COLLAPSES, TENS OF HOUSES IN SUMENEP MAY FACE SAME FATE.
March 3, 2008... Sumenep, Madura, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Bad weather which hit part of the Sumenep regency waters in Madura island, East Java province, in the last three months had caused the breakwater in Tanjung Kiok village, and Pagerungan Kecil island, and Sapeken...

THREE KILLED IN BOAT EXPLOSION.
March 3, 2008... Samarinda, March 3 (ANTARA): Three people were killed when two small boats carrying 200 drums of oil exploded at Long Bagun in Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan, on Saturday, hospital source said here on Monday. The source said two of the...

AUSTRALIAN NOBEL PRIZE WINNER VISITS JAKARTA.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Winner of 2005 Nobel Prize for Medicine, Professor Barry Marshal, would visit Jakarta from March 3-5 to receive a visiting professorship from Pelita Harapan University, Australian Embassy media release quoted the...

HOUSE TAKES VOTE ON TWO ISSUES HOLDING UP ELECTION BILL.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): After repeated postponements over the past few days, the House of Representatives (DPR) here Monday finally decided to resolve two contentious issues holding up the passage of the election bill by a vote. The...

HOUSE AGREES TO PASS ELECTION BILL INTO LAW.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to pass the election bill into law on Monday. The agreement was reached at a House plenary session after the House put to vote provisions on residual votes. Some 320...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
March 3, 2008... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of several major newspapers on Monday. The Jakarta Post ELECTION BILL HAS LOOPHOLES: WATCHDOGS The election bill scheduled for approval via a vote or consensus on Monday...

PKS DEMANDS THAT ATTACKERS OF KPA OFFICE IN ACEH INVESTIGATED.
March 3, 2008... Banda Aceh, March 3 (ANTARA): Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has asked the law enforcers and Aceh provincial administration to investigate Saturday's burning of Aceh Transitional Commission's (KPA) office in Central Aceh district, the party's...

TIN-MADE ACCESORIES MAKERS FROM BANGKA TO STUDY IN MALAYSIA.
March 3, 2008... Pangkalpinang, March 3 (ANTARA): Tin-made accessories makers from Bangka district in Indonesia's Bangka-Belitung province, were expected to study accessories designs in Selangor, Malaysia, a local official has said. Five handicraftsmen were...

TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE ROCKS PADANG ANEW.
March 3, 2008... Padang, March 3 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Padang city again at 9.37 local time on Monday morning, Padang Panjang Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) spokesperson Nana Diana has said. She...

SUMATRAN TIGERS ON BRINK OF EXTINCTION.
March 4, 2008... Banda Aceh, March 4 (ANTARA): The Leuser International Foundation (YLI) said, according to its data, Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris Suamtrae) still exist in the Leuser ecosystem area (KEL) but they were very endangered. Poaching and...

KOREAN INVESTOR TO BUILD THERMAL POWER PLANT IN JAMBI.
March 4, 2008... Jambi, March 4 (ANTARA): A Korean investor plans to build a thermal power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts in Sarolangun district, Jambi province, to meet demand for electrical power, a spokesman said. The Korean investor was now...

ASEAN COMMUNITY EXPECTED TO BE FORMED IN 2015.
March 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): ASEAN member countries hope their aspiration to form an ASEAN Community can be realized in 2015, a Foreign Affairs Ministry official said. "The ASEAN Community which is expected to materialize in 2015 will be...

IRAN QUITE COOPERATIVE DURING IAEA VERIFICATION : PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Iran was quite cooperative when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted a research to verify its nuclear program and therefore Indonesia abstained in the United Nations Security Council vote on a draft...

DPD TO TRY AMENDING NEWLY PASSED ELECTION LAW.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will communicate with various parties to make improvements to the newly passed law on parliamentary elections, especially to scrap a clause in the law allowing political...

News Focus: US OFFER TO SELL F-16 TO RI RECEIVES MIXED REACTIONS.
March 4, 2008... By Suharto Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA) - The US offer to sell F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to Indonesia has received mixed reactions from the defense, information and foreign affairs commission in the House of Representatives (DPR) with...

PRESIDENT: GOVT TO MAKE LEGAL UMBRELLA FOR WEST PAPUA.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): The government is expected to issue a government regulation in lieu of law as a legal umbrella for West Papua in the framework of special autonomy as stipulated in Law No.21/2001, President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono...

RI, MACEDONIA TO SUUPORT EACH OTHER IN INT'L ORGANIZATIONS.
March 4, 2008... London, March 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Macedonia will support each other in candidacies for membership in international organizations, an Indonesian diplomat said. "The two sides came to the agreement at a meeting between Indonesian...

BRITISH CHILDREN ENTERTAINERS BACK IN ACEH.
March 4, 2008... Banda Aceh, March 4 (ANTARA): Two British children entertainers, Charlie Miller and Paddy Hil, will be on second tour of several areas in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province to entertain conflict and tsunami young victims. "Their tour...

KAMMI URGES GOVT TO RESORT TO POLITICAL MEASURES IN SETTLING NEWMONT DISPUTE.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Muslim Students Association Front (KAMMI) has urged the government to take a firm political stance against Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NTT) instead of business to business approach for negotiations. "The...

RI: UN SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD RECONSIDER SANCTION ON IRAN.
March 4, 2008... United Nations, New York, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia said that the UN Security Council (UNSC) has not properly made notes of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on a significant progress between the cooperation between IAEA...

AIR FORCE READY TO BOLSTER SECURITY IN RI-MALAYSIA BORDER REGION.
March 4, 2008... Pontianak, March 4 (ANTARA): The Supadio Air Force base in Pontianak is ready to secure restricted flight zone over Malaysia-Indonesia (RI) border in West Kalimantan province. "In order to bolster security, we have been operating technical...

IRAN APPRECIATES RI FOR NOT SUPPORTING UN RESOLUTION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.
March 4, 2008... New York, March 4 (ANTARA): Iranian government highly appreciates Indonesia's stance for not supporting the United Nations Security Council Resolution Bo. 1803 on the imposition of additional sanctions against Iran. "I would like to express my...

RI ABSTAINS IN UNSC VOTE ON IRAN RESOLUTION.
March 4, 2008... New York, March 4 (ANTARA): Fourteen United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members voted in favor of a resolution providing for additional sanctions against Iran but Indonesia abstained. The Security Council's additional sanctions on Iran...

RI NAVAL OFFICER KILLED IN UN HELICOPTER CRASH IN NEPAL.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): An Indonesian naval officer was among twelve fatalities in a United Nations helicopter crash in Nepal on Monday, an Indonesian Navy spokesman said. "We have confirmation from an official in Nepal that one of the...

DIPONEGORO MILY COMMAND ON GUARD AGAINST KASTARI'S POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO C JAVA.
March 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): The rank and file of the Diponegoro Military Command remain on guard against the possibility of fugitive Jamaah Islamiyah kingpin Mas Slamet Kastari entering Central Java and Yogyakarta, the command's chief said....

SURABAYA TO PLANT 10,000 MANGROVE TREES IN EASTERN COASTAL AREA.
March 4, 2008... Surabaya, East Java, MAR 4 (ANTARA): Surabaya's Rungkut Environmental Forum (FPLR) is planning to plant 10,000 mangrove trees in 5,000 square meters of deforested mangrove forest located in eastern coastal area of Surabaya next Sunday. "We...

THREE METERS WAVES HIT LAMPUNG.
March 4, 2008... Bandarlampung, Mar 4 (ANTARA): A wave up to three meters high hit Sunda straits off the west Lampung on Tuesday. The waves which also hit south Banten waters were considered perilous for fishermen's boats and barges, Meteorological and...

CHIKUNGUNYA OUTBREAKS IN SUKARAME, BANDARLAMPUNG.
March 4, 2008... Bandarlampung, Lampung, March 4 (ANTARA): Chikungunya outbreaks have been occurring in Sukarame sub district, Bandarlampung, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, since January 2008 but local health authorities have so far done nothing about it....

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN SOME MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
March 4, 2008... Jakarta, Mar 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies on Tuesday: The Jakarta Post PROSECUTOR HELD FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) placed Urip Tri Gunawan in detention on...

EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SUKABUMI, WEST JAVA PROVINCE.
March 4, 2008... Bandarlampung, Mar 4 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sukabumi, West Java province, Tuesday at 06.34 am local time. The quake's epicenter was located at 7.59 degrees southern latitude and 106.67...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES OF SOME MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
March 5, 2008... Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post INDONESIA ABSTAINS IN UN VOTE ON IRAN Refusing to buckle to pressure from big powers, Indonesia on Monday (Tuesday in Jakarta)...

WEST SUMATRA'S BUKITTINGGI GEARS UP FOR VISIT INDONESIA YEAR 2008.
March 5, 2008... Padang, West Sumatra, March 5 (ANTARA): Tourism industry in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, was preparing programs and activities to support the Visit Indonesia Year 2008 and to give the best services to tourists visiting the city. "Travel agent,...

DISCUSSION ON RI'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AEC 2015.
March 5, 2008... Yogyakarta, March 5 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government held a one-day meeting here on Wednesday to discuss the country's preparedness and follow-up actions toward formation of an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. The AEC was aimed at...

ATTORNEY GENERAL "VERY MUCH HURT' BY PROSECUTOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN BRIBERY.
March 5, 2008... Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA): Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said here on Wednesday he was "very much hurt" by the bribery case involving prosecutor 'UTG' and he expressed his determination to free his office from such corruption problems by...

PRESIDENT ASKS OFFICIALS TO PRIORITIZE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.
March 5, 2008... Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all state officials and regional leaders to continue to prioritize the performance of their administrative duties and service to the people although 2008 was the start of...

FLOODS IN LAMONGAN SPREAD TO WIDER AREAS.
March 5, 2008... Lamongan, East Java, March 5 (ANTARA): Floods triggered by the overflowing of Bengawan Solo River have spread to wider areas in Laren subdistrict, Lamongan District, East Java Province. Latest data recorded that some 2,353 houses were...

INDONESIA, UZBEKISTAN TO HOLD CONSULTATION MEETING.
March 5, 2008... Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Uzbekistan have agreed to hold their Fourth Bilateral Consultation Commission meeting in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, in March, the Indonesian Embassy in Tashkent said in a press statement...

PRESIDENT WANTS PEOPLE'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM SPED UP, EXPANDED.
March 5, 2008... Bogor, W. Java, Mar 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie to accelerate and expand the coverage of the national program for people's empowerment (PNPM Mandiri). ...

SOUTH KOREAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD IN HIS COUNTRY.
March 5, 2008... Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA): Indonesian police in cooperation with Interpol have arrested a South Korean national, identified as Seung Yong Shin, for alleged fraud in a business deal with a number of his countrymen in South Korea. The secretary...

RI CALLS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION AND DIALOGS.
March 5, 2008... London, Mar 5 (ANTARA): Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajudha called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to keep on intensifying cooperation and dialogs in a positive and constructive spirit to increase the protection of the...

1.1 MILLION STUDENTS IN INDONESIA ARE DRUG ADDICTS.
March 5, 2008... Solo, C Java, Mar 5 (ANTARA): The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said that some 1.1 million students have become as drug addicts, whose total number in Indonesia has reached 3.2 million, acting chairman of BNN Brig Gen Muji Waluyo said on...

HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS IN S KALIMANTAN'S RIVER UPPER REACHES INUNDATED.
March 5, 2008... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, Mar 5 (ANTARA): Hundreds of houses and other buildings in the upper reaches of South Kalimantan are now inundated. The widespread inundation is caused by the overflowing of a number of rivers in the Tabalong,...