ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from March 2009

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from March 2009

TWO NEW SUSPECTS NAMED IN GRAFT CASE AT HEALTH MINISTRY.
March 1, 2009... Bandung, W Java, March 1 (ANTARA): The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two new suspects in an alleged corruption case in connection with the procurement of medical equipment at the Health Ministry, KPK chief said. "Yes, two...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ATTENDS INFORMAL ASEAN LEADERS MEETING.
March 1, 2009... Hua Hin, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended on Sunday an informal meeting of ASEAN heads of state/government held on the occasion of the 14th ASEAN summit in the Thai retreat city of Hua Hin. The informal meeting...

PRESIDENT LEE TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA.
March 1, 2009... Seoul, March 1 (ANTARA/Yonhap) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will embark on a three-nation trip this week that will take him to New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia for talks largely aimed at drafting joint measures to overcome the...

NO PANACEA FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: PRESIDENT.
March 1, 2009... Hua Hin, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that there is no panacea that could be used to resolve instantly the impact of the current global financial crisis which has hit almost all parts of the world, including...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ARRIVES HOME.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport here at 4.30 pm local time on Sunday after attending the 14th ASEAN summit in Hua Hin, Thailand. President and Mrs Ani Yudhoyono and entourage...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO MEETS YEMENI COUNTERPART.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh at Halim Perdanakusuma airport here on Sunday evening. The president met Ali Abdullah at 5 pm and both directly held talks at the...

News Focus: INDONESIA EXPECTED TO INCREASE CPO EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN.
March 1, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, the world's biggest crude palm oil (CPO) producer, is expected to increase its exports of the commodity to Pakistan after the latter has agreed to cut by 10 percent its import duty on...

RI, YEMEN AGREE TO ENHANCE COOPERATION.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed on Sunday to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. "President Yudhoyono will always make efforts to...

RI HOPES ASEAN READY TO SHARE VIEWS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY.
March 1, 2009... Hua Hin, March 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government hopes that the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be ready based on its charter to have a dialog with, listen to and share views with the civil society in an effort to...

RI TO ENCOURAGE CREATION OF ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY.
March 1, 2009... Hua Hin, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia has a commitment to actively encourage the formation of an ASEAN human rights body although many parties have doubted ASEAN commitment to create a credible human...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN MUHAMMADIYAH MEETING IN LAMPUNG.
March 1, 2009... Bandarlampung, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to open a 'Tanwir' (executive board) meeting of Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, in Bandar Lampung next Thursday, a local government...

MANY FOREIGN TOURISTS STILL VISIT BUKITTINGGI DESPITE CRISIS.
March 1, 2009... Bukittinggi, W Sumatra, March (ANTARA): Bukittinggi, one of tourist destinations in West Sumatra with its varieties of scenery and relatively low price of reaching the cold town, remained attractive to many foreign tourists. "Bukittinggi is an...

RI, SINGAPORE TO SIGN SEA BORDER AGREEMENT ON MARCH 10.
March 1, 2009... Hua Hin, March 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Sunday Indonesia will sign an agreement with Singapore on their common sea borders in the western parts of Indonesia on March 10. "(The draft agreement on) the...

News Focus: PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIONS URGED TO INTENSIFY SUB-REGIONAL COOPERATION By Eliswan Azly.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Sub-regional cooperation under the framework of IMT-GT growth triangle and BIMP EAGA signed by Indonesia with its neighboring countries Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines is believed to have...

News Focus: RI WANTS TO PUSH ASEAN DIALOGS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY.
March 1, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has expressed a strong desire to push ASEAN member countries for a dialog with the civil society in the region and to establish a human rights body in an effort to improve the image of...

RI'S VP OPENS THIRD WIEF BUSINESSWOMEN'S FORUM.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's vice president Jusuf Kalla opens the third Businesswomen's Forum of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) here Sunday. The vice president on his opening speech hoped to see women in Moslem's countries...

CHRIS JOHN DEFENDS HIS WBA FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AFTER DRAW SCORE.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Undefeated Indonesian Chris John defended his World Boxing Association featherweight title in Houston, Texas on Saturday (Sunday morning in Indonesia) after a draw score against US hometown hero Rocky Juarez. In the...

CHRIS JOHN DEFENS HIS WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE.
March 1, 2009... Jakarta, March 1 (ANTARA): Undefeated Indonesian Chris John defends his World Boxing Association featherweight title in Houston, Texas on Saturday (Sunday in Indonesia), against US hometown hero Rocky Juarez. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

News Focus: LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS URGED TO MAKE USE OF WIEF MEETING TO PROMOTE BUSINESSES By Eliswan Azly.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Local businessmen especially those representing state enterprises (BUMN) were urged to take advantage of the ongoing 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) to hold business meetings with investors from Middle East...

GARUT CULLS HUNDREDS OF DOGS TO FIGHT RABIES.
March 2, 2009... Garut, West Java, March 2 (ANTARA): Garut district authorities have culled hundreds of dogs in an effort to prevent the spread of rabies following incidents in which 18 people were bitten by rabid dogs in Karangpawitan and Mekarmukti sub...

DEMONSTRATION GREETS VP IN BANDUNG.
March 2, 2009... Bandung, March 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla's presence here to attend the 50th anniversary of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on Monday prompted The People's Defenders' Front (FPR) to stage a demonstration criticizing the...

PRESIDENT TO HAND OVER DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN LAMPUNG.
March 2, 2009... Bandarlampung, March 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to hand over a direct assistance in the framework of the National Program for People Empowerment (BLM PNPM) during his visit here to open a meeting of an Islamic...

SE SULAWESI POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE PEACEFUL ELECTION.
March 2, 2009... Kendari, March 2 (ANTARA): Southeast Sulawesi's political parties, police , Regional Election Commission (KPUD), and provincial legislative candidates have signed an agreement to implement the upcoming elections in a democratic and peaceful...

MINISTER INSTALLS NEW MEMBERS OF TELECOM REGULATION COMMITTEE.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): Communication and Informatics Minister Mohammad Nuh installed new members of the Telecommunication Regulation Committee-Indonesian Telecommunication Regulation Body (KRT-BRTI) for the 2009-2011 period here on Monday....

VP RECEIVES GANESA PRAJAMANGGALA AWARD FROM ITB.
March 2, 2009... Bandung, West Java, March 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Monday received a Ganesa Prajamanggala Bakti Kencana Award from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on the occasion of the institute's 50th anniversary. The award was...

ROME FOLLOWS MODERATE DIPLOMACY TOWARD TEHRAN: ITALIAN ENVOY.
March 2, 2009... Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Prov, March 2, (ANTARA/IRNA-OANA) - Italian Ambassador to Tehran Alberto Branini said Sunday evening that Rome follows moderate diplomacy toward Tehran. The Italian envoy, currently in this southern port city to become...

SUMATRAN TIGER KILLS TWO IN JAMBI.
March 2, 2009... Jambi, Mar 2 (ANTARA): A Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) killed two men in a limited production forest (HPT) at Sungai Gelam village, Muarojambi District, Jambi Province, early Monday. The victims were identified as Musmuliadi (31)...

RI DISCUSSING ANTI-TERROR COOPERATION WITH SIX COUNTRIES.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia and six other countries, namely Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Venezuela, are now discussing a plan to cooperate in the fight against terrorism, a senior minister said. Coordinating...

POVERTY RATE IN 2009 ESTIMATED AT 13.5 PCT.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The government has estimated that the poverty rate in the country in 2009 will decline to 12 - 13.5 percent, or lower than in 2008 when it stood at 15.4 percent, a cabinet minister said. Minister for National...

DEMOCRAT PARTY NOT TO RESPOND TO JUSUF KALLA'S STATEMENT.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Democrat Party (PD) will not react seriously to Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla's claim that if he was elected president he would perform better and achieve quicker results than the present administration. "(We...

HEALTH MINISTRY LEAVES CORRUPTION CASES TO KPK.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The Health Ministry fully handed over the handling of alleged corruption cases on the procurement of medical instruments to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). "We fully trusted KPK to handle this case, as we...

SECURITY SITUATION TOWARD ELECTION UNDER CONTROL, MINISTER SAYS.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The national security situation toward the general elections remained under control, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sutjipto said here on Monday. "It is natural if there is...

STATE ENTERPRISES LEADERS, MIDEAST BIZMEN TO MEET.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): The leaders of state enterprises (BUMN) will take an advantage from the ongoing 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) to meet Middle East investors, State Minister for State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil said here on...

INDONESIA NOT NECESSARILY NEEDS TO BECOME ISLAMIC STATE: BA'ASYIR.
March 2, 2009... Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Mar 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia not necessarily needs to become an Islamic State in implementing Islamic teachings (syariat) in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), according to Abu Bakar Ba'syir, the...

RI, MALAYSIA AGREE TO PROMOTE WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to promote the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) for the progress of Moslems. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...

RIZAL RAMLI OPTIMISTIC OVER HIS COMPETITION IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): Former Economic Minister Rizal Ramli was optimistic about his nomination in the presidential bourse in the upcoming presidential election in 2009. Speaking to journalists after the launching of a website Dr Rizal...

Feature: OLD TRAIN REVIVES WEST SUMATRA TOURISM.
March 2, 2009... By Bustanuddin. Padang, W Sumatra, March 2 (ANTARA)- It was really an amazing start of the operation of an old coal-fulled tourist train in West Sumatra, one of the only two of its kind in the world, when it resumed function to meet the...

POLICE TO DEPLOY 300,000 MEN TO SECURE ELECTION.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, March 2 (ANTARA): National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri said around 300,000 policemen would be deployed nation-wide to ensure security during the legislative election next April 9. The police personnel would be...

PALU JOLTED BY 5.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
March 2, 2009... Palu, Central Sulawesi, March 2 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Central Sulawesi town of Palu at 8:04 local time on Monday morning, prompting thousands of local people to scramble out of their homes in...

VP ATTENDS ITB GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
March 2, 2009... Bandung, West Java, March 2 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla and his entourage arrived at Husein Sastranegara airport here at 3:30 local time on Monday morning to attend the golden anniversary of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). The...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
March 2, 2009... Jakarta, Mar 2 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. Republika ASEAN SINGLE MARKET 2015 Heads of state grouped in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed...

News Focus: GOVT WARNED OF 'TRAP' IN GLOBAL BONDS.
March 3, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - The global bonds the government sold to foreign investors to help plug its budget deficit and increase its foreign exchange reserves might adversely entrap Indonesia and make it more difficult for...

GOVT POLICY REQUIRED ON FOREIGN OBSERVERS PRESENCE IN ACEH : MINISTER.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): If foreign observers are to be present in Aceh to monitor the legislative election , it should be based on a central government policy applicable to all provinces in the country, a senior minister said. "If foreign...

ABU DAVID AKAN DIBAWA KE JAKARTA.
March 3, 2009... Batam, 3/3 (ANTARA): David Hartono Widjaja, mahasiswa Indonesia yang terjun dari lantai empat kampus Nanyang Technology University Singapura, abu jenazahnya akan dibawa ke Jakarta, Rabu sore. "Keluarga akan pulang membawa abu jenazah Davis...

A'LIAN IMMIGRATION MINISTER MEETING RI LAW MINISTER TUESDAY.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Australia's Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans was to meet Indonesian Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta here on Tuesday to discuss migration matters and ongoing cooperation between the two...

RI, AUSTRALIA AGREE TO EXCHANGE YOUNG PEOPLE'S VISITS.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Australia have agreed to make mutual visa arrangements to allow their young people to travel to, work and holiday in each other's country for up to 12 months, an official report said. Quoting a statement...

PRESIDENT TO MAKE WORKING VISIT IN LAMPUNG.
March 3, 2009... Bandar Lampung, March 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to make a working visit in Lampung Province on Wednesday and Thursday. The president during the visit in Bandar Lampung will have two main work agendas, namely to...

UNITED INDONESIA CABINET REMAINS SOLID: MINISTER.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The United Indonesia Cabinet has remained solid although President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla are to compete in the presidential election later this year, a spokesman said. No cabinet...

POLICE, MILITARY IN ACEH READY TO ENSURE SECURE ELECTIONS.
March 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, March 3 (ANTARA): The police and military in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) are ready to maintain public order and security in the legislative and presidential elections in the province, NAD Police Chief Inspector General Aditya...

News Focus: MALAYSIA MOVES BORDER POLES INTO RI'S LAND FOR OIL PALM PLANTATIONS by Eliswan Azly.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Border demarcation is always regarded as a source of conflict between one country including that on a 2,004 kilometers long borderline shared by Indonesia and Malaysia. What hurts much is that often some border poles...

DEMOCRAT PARTY EXPECTS TO WIN 20 PERCENT OF VOTES.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): The chairman of the Democrat Party faction in the House of Representatives, Syarif Hasan, said he was optimistic his party could garner 20 percent of votes in the legislative election on April 9. At a discussion held...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIA NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, Mar 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post EXPORT DROP TO LOWEST LEVEL IN 22 YEARS AS DEMAND DIVES Exports fell to US$7.15 billion in January, an 18...

THREE PROTEST RALLIES TO HIT JAKARTA.
March 3, 2009... Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA): Three groups of protesters will stage peaceful rallies simultaneously at the same time on Tuesday at several points in Jakarta with the potential of causing traffic jam along a number of main roads in the capital...

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES OVER TEN BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL SULAWESI.
March 3, 2009... Palu, Central Sulawesi, Mar 3 (ANTARA): A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, which jolted Sidondo village, Donggala District, Central Sulawesi, on Monday (Mar 2), damaged more than ten buildings at the village. Most of the damaged houses were permanent...

MALAYSIA UNRAVELS INDONESIAN PASSPORT FORGERY SYNDICATE.
March 3, 2009... Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (ANTARA): The Malaysian immigration office succeeded in unraveling and crushing a syndicate falsifying Indonesian passports, Malaysian stamps and Indonesian sticker in a raid conducted into a house in Batu 5, Selangor, on...

FLOOD SWEEPS AWAY THREE HOUSES IN KANOR, BOJONEGORO.
March 3, 2009... Bojonegoro, East Java, Mar 3 (ANTARA): A flood triggered by the overflowing of Bengawan Solo River, has swept away three houses and seriously damaged nine others at Kanor sub district, Bojonegoro District, East Java. The houses were located...

SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON WORKING VISIT TO MAKASSAR.
March 3, 2009... Batam, Mar 3 (ANTARA): Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo is scheduled to be on a working visit to Makassar and Jakarta, from 3 - 5 March 2009. In Makassar, Minister Yeo would meet Governor of South Sulawesi Syahrul Yasin...

A'LIAN TOURIST ARRIVAL NUMBER IN BALI IN JANUARY UP.
March 3, 2009... Denpasar, Bali, Mar 3 (ANTARA): The number of Australian tourist arrivals in Bali was 27,961 in January 2009, up by 6.25 percent or 1,646 from 26,315 in December 2008, a local statistical official said. "Despite a prediction that 2009 will not...

PRESIDENT TO INSPECT CPI CONSTRUCTION SITE IN MAKASSAR.
March 3, 2009... Makassar, March 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to inspect the construction site of the Center Point of Indonesia (CPI) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on March 12, 2009, an official involved in the project said. Yushar...

INDONESIA'S MEN'S DOUBLES BEAT CHINESE OPPONENTS.
March 4, 2009... Birmingham, March 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia's men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan and Bona Septono in the first game of the All England Super Series defeated their Chinese opponents Hanbin He and Junje Sun. In the first game, the Indonesians easily...

SINGAPORE INVESTOR TO CULTIVATE SIDAT FISH IN LAKE POSO.
March 4, 2009... Poso, C Sulawesi, March 4 (ANTARA): PT Ina International, a foreign investor from Singapore, plans to cultivate Sidat fish - a kind of eel locally called Sogili - in Lake Poso , Central Sulawesi using keramba (underwater cages), a company...

PRESIDENT PRESENTS RP366.8 BILLION IN PNPM FUNDS TO LAMPUNG.
March 4, 2009... Bandar Lampung, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presented Rp366.76 billion worth of direct financial assistance under the government's National Self-reliant Community Empowerment Program (PNPM) to Lampung province on...

RI'S OIL RESERVES NOW ONLY ENOUGH FOR 23 YEARS.
March 4, 2009... Bandung, W Java, March 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia's remaining petroleum reserves are now only enough for 23 years of exploitation, Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said. "Besides oil, Indonesia's remaining coal reserves are now only enough for...

PNPM PROGRAM CONCRETE EFFORT TO REDUCE POVERTY: PRESIDENT.
March 4, 2009... Bandar Lampung, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhohono said the government's National Self-Reliant Community Empowerment Program (PNPM) was a concrete effort to reduce poverty and unemployment in the country. "The concrete efforts...

FOUR FOREIGN PARTIES SUPPORT US$5.5 B STAND-BY LOAN FOR RI.
March 4, 2009... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Australia, Japan, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have confirmed their intention to provide Indonesia with a stand-by loan facility worth US$5.5 billion for a period of two years, a minister said. Acting...

Feature - DESPERATE WILD SUMATRAN ANIMALS KILL PEOPLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
March 4, 2009... by Fardah Assegaf Jakarta, Mar 4 (ANTARA) - In desperate need of living space, endangered Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) and Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris Sumatrae) again killed several people in inhabited parts of Sumatra...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND G-20 MEETING IN LONDON.
March 4, 2009... Bandar Lampung, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would attend the meeting of the Group of Twenty (G-20) in London later this month. "I will leave later this month to attend, for one day, the G-20 meeting in order to...

AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS RI AS UNSAFE AS PAKISTAN, ANGOLA, ALGERIA.
March 4, 2009... Brisbane, March 4 (ANTARA): The Australian government has put Indonesia in the same security risk category as Pakistan, East Timor, Angola, Algeria and 13 other countries. The assessment was contained in the level four travel advisory issued by...

VEEP ORDERS DEVELOPMENT OF RENTED FLATS FOR WORKERS.
March 4, 2009... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla has ordered the immediate development of 350,000 units of flats in special industrial zones in the country for rent by workers. "We met just now and decided to immediately develop special...

FIVE INDONESIAN SHUTTLERS TO PLAY IN CUBA.
March 4, 2009... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Five Indonesian badminton players plan to take part in the men's single event of a badminton tournament to be held by Pan Am Badminton in Havana, Cuba, on March 26-28. "This is the follow up of a memorandum of...

TAUFIK HIDAYAT PASSES FIRST ROUND IN ALL ENGLAND.
March 4, 2009... Birmingham, March 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian top shuttler Taufik Hidayat beat Yu Hsin Hsien in a rubber set in the first round of Yonex All England Badminton championship here on Wednesday. In the first set Taufik won 21-9 but he was beaten in the...

FORESTRY MINISTER: TIGER VICTIMS TO GET INSURANCE COMPENSATION.
March 4, 2009... Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Kaban reaffirmed that the victims as well as losses suffered by residents attacked by wild annimals like tigers would get insurance compensation from the forestry ministry. "Since the past few...

PRESIDENT NOT TO INTERFERE IN DEMOCRAT PARTY EXECUTIVE'S CORRUPTION CASE.
March 4, 2009... Bandar Lampung, March 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given the assurance he will not interfere in Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigations into the suspected involvement of a Democrat Party (PD) executive in a...

FOREIGN MINISTER RAISES BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING.
March 4, 2009... London, March 4 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda explained the success of the Bali Democracy Forum held in December last year as the first intergovernmental forum in Asia discussing democracy. The minister invited participants of the...

BBKSDA INVESTIGATES CONFLICT BETWEEN ELEPHANTS AND HUMAN IN RIAU.
March 4, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau, Mar 4 (ANTARA): The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) of Riau Province is to send a team to investigate a conflict between elephants and humans in Bengkalis District, Riau Province, which claimed one live. "We will...

WILD ELEPHANT KILLS VILLAGER IN HORRIFYING WAY.
March 4, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Mar 4 (ANTARA): A wild Sumatran elephant early Wednesday morning killed a resident of Balai Makam village in Riau province in a horrifying way. The villager, Jalinus (83), was killed while he was trying to escape from...

RI, ITALY HOLD CONFERENCE ON COEXISTENCE AMONG DIFFERENT FAITHS.
March 4, 2009... London, March 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian and Italian governments, in cooperation with Comunita di Sant-Egidio, held a conference themed "Unity in Diversity, the Culture of Coexistence in Indonesia" in Rome on Wednesday. "The objective of the...

FOREIGN NGO ASKED TO ALWAYS OOORDINATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
March 4, 2009... Banda Aceh, March 4 (ANTARA): Central Aceh District Chief Nasaruddin has asked foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) Mercy Corps to carry out its humanitarian and developmental activities in the region in constant coordination with local...

FLOODS DAMAGE 121 CLASS ROOMS IN GRESIK.
March 4, 2009... Gresik, East Java Province, Mar 4 (ANTARA): Floods have damaged around 121 class rooms in a number of schools at Bungah and Dukun sub districts, Gresik District, East Java. The worst flood-affected area was Dukun sub district, where 17 school...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON WEDNESDAY.
March 4, 2009... Jakarta, Mar 4 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post ANOTHER LAWMAKER ARRESTED FOR 'TAKING BRIBES' The recent arrests of several high-profile legislators by...

TERNATE JOLTED BY 5.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
March 4, 2009... Bengkulu, Mar 4 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Ternate, North Maluku, at 4:59 local time on Wednesday morning. According to information obtained from Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), the...

FOREIGN YOGA INSTRUCTORS GIVE FREE TRAINING IN BALI.
March 4, 2009... Denpasar, March 4 (ANTARA): More than 1,000 people on the island resort of Bali get free yoga training from foreign instructors in connection with "International Yoga Festival in Bali" from March 3 to 10, 2009, Bali-India Foundation chairman Dr...

BPPT-KOREA COOPERATION IN RESEARCH OF 300 TROPICAL WILD PLANT EXTRACTS.
March 5, 2009... Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA): The National Agency for Assessment and Apolication of Technology (BPPT) and the Korea Research International Bioscience and Biotechnology Institute are conducting a joint research on wild plants of Indonesian forests in...

PADANG CITY ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATES RP750 MILLION FOR SCOUTS.
March 5, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, March 5 (ANTARA): The Padang city administration, West Sumatra, has allocated some 750 million rupiah, drawn from the city's 2009 budget, in a bid to develop and boost scouts' activities in the region, the city's mayor said....