ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from May 2005

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MS KABAN DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN RP57 BILLION CORRUPTION CASE.
May 1, 2005... Surabaya, Apr 30 (ANTARA) - Star Crescent Party (PBB) Secretary General MS Kaban who is also Forestary Minister dismissed a rumour saying he was involved in a Rp57 billion corruption case. The rumour circulated during the PBB's second...

PARTY LEADERS ASKED TO SETTLE INTERNAL CONFLICTS IN MORE DIGNIFIED MANNER.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, Apr 30 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid has asked leaders of political parties facing internal conflicts to settle their problems in a more dignified manner. "As a matter of fact, the leaders...

HEADLINES FROM MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES SUNDAY MAY 1, 2005.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Sunday: Media Indonesia KUNTORO ELECTED CHIEF OF ACEH RECONSTRUCTION BOARD Former mines and energy minister Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was elected on...

US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT INDONESIA.
May 1, 2005... New York, May 1 (ANTARA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick will visit Indonesia and five other Southeast Asian nations on May 2-11, 2005, a spokesman said on Saturday. Adam Ereli, spokesman of the US State Department, said...

WORKERS MARCH TO STATE PALACE TO OBSERVE MAY DAY.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Some 4000 workers calling themselves the Federation of Independent Labour Unions (GBSI) marched from the Hotel Indonesia roundabout to the state palace in observance of May Day on Sunday. The workers, who hailed...

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STAGE RALLY TO CELEBRATE MAY DAY IN BANDUNG.
May 1, 2005... Bandung, W Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of people from trade unions and political parties in Bandung and its surrounding areas gathered at the West Java People's Struggle Monument and staged a rally in observance of May Day. They urged...

INDONESIAN TEAM GRABS FOUR GOLD MEDALS IN AphO.
May 1, 2005... Pekanbaru, Riau, May 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia grabbed four of 14 gold medals in the 6th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in the Riau capital of Pekanbaru, a spokesman said. "The Indonesian team has shown good performance by grabbing four...

TANJUNG PRIOK PORT WORKERS OBSERVE SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE MAY DAY.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of workers of the Tanjung Priok port here observed one minute silence on Sunday to commemorate the May Day. "This event shows our appreciation of labor heroes' struggle for workers' welfare in May 1886 in...

CHILDREN IN CIREBON ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS FOR FOOD POISONING.
May 1, 2005... Cirebon, W Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - Not less than 91 kids in Panongan village, Cirebon, West Java, have been reportedly admitted to a number of hospitals here because of food poisoning, sources said. The victims began vomiting and feeling...

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN ACEH SINGKIL TAKE REFUGE.
May 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, May 1 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of residents living along Simpang Kanan river basin in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh again took refuge to higher grounds as flood water inundated their houses on Sunday. The river overflowed...

DEATH OF INDONESIAN FISHERMAN IN DARWIN CAUSED BY HEART FAILURE.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian fisherman Muhammad Heri (37) who was found dead in detention in Darwin, Australia, on Thursday, had died of heart attack, the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra said. "The autopsy conducted by the Australian...

MS KABAN ELECTED CRESCENT-STAR PARTY'S GENERAL CHAIRMAN.
May 1, 2005... Surabaya, E Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - MS Kaban who is Forestry Minister in the current Susilo Bambang Yudoyono's cabinet was elected general chairman of the Crescent-Star Party (PBB) for the 2005-2010 period at the party's second congress here...

YUSRIL ELECTED CRESCENT-STAR PARTY'S ADVISORY COUNCIL.
May 1, 2005... Surabaya, E Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - Former General Chairman of the Crescent-Star Party (PBB) Yusril Ihza Mahendra who is also Minister/State Secretary was here Sunday elected chairman of the party's advisory council for the next five year term....

RYAAS RASYID ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIAN MOSLEM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Prof Ryaas Rasyid, former minister of regional autonomous affairs, was elected general chairman of the Indonesian Moslem Students Extended Family (KB PII) for the 2005-2008 period, a statement said. The KB PII...

PBB'S NEW CHAIRMAN PROMISES TO ALLOW TIME FOR PARTY, CABINET.
May 1, 2005... Surabaya, E Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - The Crescent-Star Party (PBB)'s newly-elected general chairman MS Kaban promised here Sunday to spend his time as well as possible both for the party and the cabinet as forestry minister. "The party...

SINGKIL TOWN IN INDONESIA'S ACEH PROVINCE AGAIN ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE.
May 1, 2005... Banda Aceh, May 1 (ANTARA) - The people in Singkil town in Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday night were again shocked by an earhquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale. Data from an official at the Mata Ie Geophysical office here Sunday...

UN-HABITAT TO REPORT DEVASTATED NIAS TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL.
May 1, 2005... Gunung Sitoli, May 1 (ANTARA) - UN Deputy Secretary General concurrently UN-HABITAT executive director Ms. Anna K .Tibaijuka said that after directly observing the devastation in Nias island, North Sumatera, caused by the recent strong...

GOVT TO PROPOSE TO HOUSE FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY.
May 1, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie said the government will propose to the House of Representatives in this case its budgetary committee, for flexibility in providing subsidies, including fuel oil...

GOVT PREPARING ENERGY POLICY BANNING GAS EXPORTS.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - Next week the government will discuss an energy policy including a ban on gas exports, except gas exports under ongoing contracts, with a view to reducing fuel oil consumption and subsidy. "We will ask the gas...

GUS DUR URGES GOVT NOT TO INTERFERE IN POLITICAL PARTIES.
May 2, 2005... Sidoarjo, E Java, May 1 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB)'s Advisory Council Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid said he found an indication of the government's interference in PKB's internal affairs, especially behind the...

GOVT NEEDS TO GIVE CERTAIN STATUS TO BATAM FTZ SOON.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - The government needs to immediately decide on the status of the Batam free trade zone (FTZ), because if this problem remained unsolved too long, it would be difficult to attract investors to the island. "It was...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO COMMEMORATE EDUCATIONAL DAY IN LEBAK BULUS.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to commemorate Educational Day at Lebak Bulus extraordinary school (SLB) in South Jakarta at Monday noon. After the commemoration, the president would return to the...

HEADLINES FROM MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES MONDAY MAY 2, 2005.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines in some Indonesian major dailies: The Jakarta Post VILLAGE TAKES STAND AGAINST LOGGING The Borneo village of Setulang was offered US$300,000 by loggers who wanted to hack down their...

SPORTS: TEN FOREIGN BADMINTON PLAYERS UNDERGO TRANING IN E JAVA.
May 2, 2005... Surabaya, E Java, May 2 (ANTARA) - Some 10 badminton players from India, the Netherlands and Australia are scheduled to undergo a two-week training in one of the badminton club here from May to June, Yacob Rusdianto, an official of the local...

IMMIGRATION ARRESTS 33 FOREIGNERS IN JAKARTA.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Immigration officers during the past week arrested 33 foreigners from a few Asian countries for various immigration law violations. "They were arrested for having violated immigration rules," Soepriatna Anwar, a...

CASUAL TEACHERS RALLY OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of casual teachers from several cities in the country on Monday on National Education Day staged a peaceful rally in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building, urging the government to induct them...

VP TO OPEN SRIWIJAYA FESTIVAL IN PALEMBANG.
May 2, 2005... Palembang, S Sumatra, May 2 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla is expected to open the Sriwijaya Festival 2005 to take place here on June 16-23. "On the occasion, Kalla will be accompanied by Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik,"...

CONDITIONS IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR STILL FAR FROM EXPECTATIONS : PRESIDENT.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admitted here Monday that after nearly 60 years of independence, conditions in the country's educational sector were still far from what they should be. "We have to admit that...

GOVT SERIOUSLY COMMITTED TO REALIZING "EDUCATION FOR ALL" : MINISTER.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The government is seriously committed to the realization of the motto "Education for All" including mentally retarded children, National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo said here Monday. "The government wants...

HOUSE TO DISCUSS FATE OF AUXILIARY TEACHERS NEXT WEEK.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Three House commissions will hold a joint meeting with the ministers of national education, state administrative reforms and finance to discuss the fate of auxiliary teachers, legislators said here on Monday. "The...

USAID AWARDS US$90MILLION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR INDONESIA.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded two contracts valued at US$90 million to launch its new education programs in Indonesia, a press statement for US Embassy here said Monday. ...

ANTI-ILLEGAL LOGGING OPERATION SAVED RP380 BILLION IN STATE WEALTH.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The government's campaign against illegal loggng, dubbed "Operasi Hutan Lestari II", has resulted in the saving of Rp380 billion worth in state wealth, a spokesman said here Monday. "The volume of logs (that...

KPK TO INVESTIGATE ALL POSSIBLE ACTS OF CORRUPTION IN KPU.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate all possible acts of corruption in the General Elections Commission (KPU), not only those connected with the 2004 general election, a spokesman said. . ...

KPPU FINDS INDICATIONS OF COLLUSION IN KPU'S INK TENDERS.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has reason to believe ink tenders conducted by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for last year's general election were won by certain providers through...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO VISIT US, BELGIUM, JAPAN.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will make an eight-day tour of three foreign countries - the US, Belgium and Japan - by the end of this month, senior economic minister Aburizal Bakrie said here Monday. The...

SLOVAKIA SENDS FIELD HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AID TO NIAS.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Slovakia has sent 40 tons of aid supplies including materials for the setting up of a field hospital, blankets, generators and various medicines for survivors of a recent earthquake in Nias island off Sumatra's west...

VP TO VISIT SINGAPORE , MALAYSIA.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Vice President Yusuf Kalla plans to make official visits to Singapore and Malaysia from May 4-7, a vice presidential secretariat official said here on Monday. In Singapore, Kalla would meet with Prime Minister Lee...

INDONESIA'S EXPORTS RISE BY 13.63 PCT IN MARCH.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports rose by 13.63 percent from US$6.38 billion in February to US$7.25 billion in March, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) on Monday. BPS chief Choiril Maksum said non-oil and gas...

GOVT ALREADY HAS SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR BKPM CHIEF.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Aburizal Bakrie said here on Monday the government already had candidates for the post of Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Chief, who is to be reliquished soon,...

TNI CONDUCTS JOINT EXERCISE WITH US MILITARY.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI) is conducting a joint exercise with military from the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) on anti-piracy and search and investigation operations aboard ship and anti-terrorism effort in the sea....

STUDENTS MARK EDUCATION DAY BY DEMONSTRATING OUTSIDE MERDEKA PALACE.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Some 200 students from Java and Sumatra grouped in the National Students Front (FHM) staged a peaceful rally in front of the Merdeka Palace on Monday in observance of National Education Day and urging the government...

WAGES UP BY 1.26 PERCENT, BPS CHIEF SAYS.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The wages of a farm worker in Indonesia in February 2005 increased by 1.26 percent, while in January 2005 the wages increased from Rp11,379 to Rp11,522. "Compared to February 2004, the wages of a farm worker...

RI'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR OVER FISHERMAN'S DEATH.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian ministry of foreign affairs on Monday summoned Australian ambassador David Ritchie in relation with the death of Muhammad Heri, 37, an Indonesian fisherman, when in the custody of Australian security...

PERTAMINA IN DOH NAD SUMBAGUT DISCOVERS OIL IN SHALLOW ZONE.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta,May 2 (ANTARA) - State oil and gas company Pertamina in its upstream operations in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Northern Sumatera (DOH NAD Sumbagut) discovered oil in thin and shallow layers of the Rantau brown field with a production...

RI SIGNS AGRICULTURE COOPERATION MoU WITH FIJI.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA)- The Agriculture Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation with the Fijian government. The MoU was signed here on Monday by Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono and his Fijian...

INDONESIA REMAINS ON US' PRIORITTY WATCH LIST.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The US Trade Representative announced the results of this year's Special 301 Intellectual Property Rights Report and Indonesia remains on the Special 301 Priority Watch List for 2005, a press release said. A US...

4,000 SEA PORT WORKERS STAGE "MAY DAY" RALLY.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA)- About 4,000 workers of Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta on Monday morning held a "May Day Rally" to celebrate International Labour Day which fell on May 1. "The condition of Indonesia's seaport workers is still...

UN-HABITAT TO COOPERATE WITH USU IN RECONSTRUCTION OF NIAS.
May 2, 2005... Medan, N.Sumatra, May 2 (ANTARA)- UN Deputy Secretary General concurrently Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anna K.Tibaijuka said that her side would cooperate with a number of Indonesian universities, including North Sumatra University (USU)...

RI TIGHTENS CHICKEN IMPORTS FROM MALAYSIA.
May 2, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Agriculture will restrict Indonesia's poultry imports from Malaysia until the neighboring country is declared totally free from the avian flue (AI). "We will restrict the import of chickens. We have...

GSA REBEL KILLED IN EAST ACEH SHOOTOUT.
May 2, 2005... Banda Aceh, May 2 (ANTARA) - An Acehnese rebel was killed after a shootout with a police mobile brigade unit in Seunebok Rawang, Pereulak, East Aceh district, on Monday, sources said. The rebel was identified as Zulfiandi, 22. The...

TRADE MINISTER REJECTS FARMERS' DEMAND FOR INCREASED SUGAR BASIC PRICE.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Trade Minister Mari Pangestu has rejected a demand from sugarcane farmers grouped in the Association of Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers (APTRI) for an increase in the government-set basic price of sugar of Rp3,800 to...

MUHAIMIN TO REPORT ALWI AND SAIFULLAH TO POLICE.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - General Chairman of the National Awakening Party's (PKB) Executive Board Muhaimin Iskandar said he would report Alwi Shihab and Saifullah Yusuf to the police for falsifying the party's stamp and letter head. In...

SOLDIER KILLED IN SHOOTOUT WITH REBELS IN NORTH ACEH.
May 3, 2005... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, May 2 (ANTARA) - Second private Sudargo of the Infantry Battalion 113/Jaya was reportedly killed in a shootout between government soldiers and a group of rebels of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GSA) in Alue Bade village,...

DON'T CHEAT PPP CADRES TO SERVE AN INCIDENTAL INTEREST.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Deputy Secretary General of the United Development Party (PPP) H Chairul Anwar Lubis reminded the party's cadres not to be too easily used by those thirsty for positions in the party. "It is too saddening because...

PT TELKOM'S 2004 REVENUES INCREASE BY 25.19 PCT.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - The management of PT Telekominikasi Indonesia Tbk announced that the company's revenues in 2004 reached Rp33.947 trillion, an increase by 25.19 pct compared to Rp27.115 trillion in the previous corresponding period. ...

NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS TO INDONESIA UP BY 11.96 PCT.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - A number of foreign visitors to Indonesia who arrived at 13 entry points in March 2005 reached 345.964, an increase by 11.96 pct compared to the previous corresponding period (309.006), a spokesman said. "But we...

TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the stories which the press blazoned across the front page of several major newspapers here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post GOVT STRIPS BKPM OF POWER, THEO'S POST IS VACATED Amid talks of replacing...

BALI TO HOST IPBA MEETING.
May 3, 2005... Denpasar, Bali, May 3 (ANTARA) About 700 participants from 44 countries will take part in the Inter-Pacific Bars Association (IPBA)'s 15th annual meeting and conference to be held here on May 3-7. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is...

INDONESIA OPPOSES FORMATION OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.
May 3, 2005... New York, May 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly meeting opposed the formation of UN Human Rights Council in lieu of existing Human Rights Commission, deputy Indonesian permanent representative to UN...

THAILAND ENJOYS SELLING CRUISE TO INDONESIA'S KOMODO ISLAND.
May 3, 2005... Sanur, Bali, May 3 (ANTARA) Tourism operators in Thailand have enjoyed promoting Indonesia s Komodo island for the past months, a Bali Marine Tourism Businessmen Association chairman Yos K Amerta said. Yos said here recently he found out that...

RI NEWS AGENCY, DOW JONES SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Singapore-based Dow Jones Newswires, the world s leading, independent, real-time financial- and business-news provider, said in Singapore on Tuesday that it has signed a distribution agreement with Indonesia s...

KPK AGAIN SUMMONS STAFFER TO KPU'S SECRETARY GENERAL.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) here on Tuesday again summoned a staffer to the General Elections Commission (KPU)'s acting secretary general, Mubari, for questioning. "I have no idea for what purpose...

FOREIGN DEMAND FOR RI AREACA NUTS SOARING.
May 3, 2005... Medan, N Sumatra, May 3 (ANTARA) - Foreign demand for Indonesian areca nut has drastically increased for the past one month after commodity export from Thailand has dwindled, an Indonesian businessman said. Largest areca nut importers...

INDONESIA NOT TO FACE RICE SHORTAGE, MINISTER SAYS.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - There was no indication until the end of this year that Indonesia would face rice shortage, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said after attending a national workshop on oil palm here Tuesday. "There is no...

THREE MARRIOTT HOTEL BOMBING SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN C SULAWESI.
May 3, 2005... Palu, C Sulawesi, May 3 (ANTARA) - Central Sulawesi Police have arrested three of four JW Marriot Hotel bombing suspects who have been on the wanted list for the past three years, a spokesman said. "The three are SR alias Adi (32) of...

A-A SUMMIT RESULTS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
May 3, 2005... New York, May 3 (ANTARA) - President of the UN General Assembly Jean Ping said here Monday all the agreements and the declaration reached at the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta last month should be confirmed by representatives of the countries...

MOHAMMAD LUTHFI REPLACES THEO TOEMION AS BKPM CHIEF.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed Mohammad Luthfi to replace Theo F Toemion as head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), presidential spokesman Andi Malarangeng said here Tuesday. "Yudhoyono...

PROSECUTION NOT PREPARED TO DEMAND SENTENCE FOR ADIGUNA.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Prosecutor Andi Herman said at the Central Jakarta district court here Tuesday he was not ready yet to demand a sentence for Adiguna Sutowo who has allegedly shot dead Yohannes Brahman Haerudi Natong. "We still...

US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT INDONESIA.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Robert B Zoellick is to make a tour of Southest Asia that will take him to Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines May 2-11 to collect information on...

PRESIDENT STRESSES NEED TO HAVE DEMOCRATIC, FAIR, JUST REGIONAL ELECTIONS.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Tuesday expressed hope the country's regional administration chief elections (Pilkada) in June will proceed democratically, fairly and honestly so that no upheavals would occur....

RI, E TIMOR, AUSTRALIA CALLED TO DISCUSS COMMON DELIMITATIONS.
May 3, 2005... Kupang, E Nusatenggara, May 3 (ANTARA) - Local solidarity and students associations here Tuesday urged Indonesia, Australia and East Timor to discuss their common delimitation issues to lay down clear lines on their boundaries in order to avoid...

INKINDO DEALS WITH RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WORTH $600 MILLION IN ACEH.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Consultant Association (Inkindo) will deal with rehabilitation and reconstruction projects worth US$600 million for the next five years in Aceh province and Nias district in North Sumatra...

GUS DUR ASKED TO HELP SOLVE CONFLICT IN S THAILAND.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Thai Foreign Minister Katathi Suphamongkhon here Tuesday visited senior Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) leader Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur at the NU head-office to ask the latter to play an active role in the Thai government's...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES 30 SMS CALLS PER DAY.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was receiving an average of 30 SMS (short Message Service) calls on his perosnal cellular phone per day with varied contents. "I have a cellular phone but I don't carry it...

NGO TO REPORT 11 DISTRICT CHIEFS, THREE MAYORS TO KPK.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - A non-governemtal organization calling itself The People's Information Center (LIRA) of Blora Center is to report acts of corruption allegedly committed by 11 district chiefs and three mayors to the Anti-Corruption...

INDONESIA, THAILAND TO PROBE RI MEN CAUGHT BY THAI POLICE.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Thailand is ready to cooperate with Indonesia to look into the case of five Indonesian men arrested in Thailand on suspicion of piracy and illegal possession of weapons, Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphaongkon said...

GOVT TO COMBINE TOURISM, TRADE, INVESTMENT PROMOTION COSTS.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Aburizal Bakrie said the government will combine the costs for tourism, trade and investment promotions which are so far being conducted by different institutions. "The...

ADB EXPECTED TO FINANCE KARIANGAU CONTAINER PORT PROJECT IN BALIKPAPAN.
May 3, 2005... Balikpapan, May 3 (ANTARA) - The East Kalimantan provincial administration hopes to obtain financial assistance from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its Kariangau countainer port project in Balikpapan which is estimated to...

ONE HUNDRED PLUS SEASAND EXPORTERS IN RIAU BANKRUPT.
May 3, 2005... Surabaya, May 3 (ANTARA) - As many as 140 sea sand exporters who mostly hail from Riau island have gone bankrupt following the government's policy to ban export of the commdity to Singapore. A spokesman of the Sea Sand Exporters Association in...

POLICE URGED TO PROBE LOG SMUGGLING TO CHINA BY FOUR SHIPS.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister MS Ka'ban has asked the Indonesiabn Police Headquarters to investigate the smuggling of 80,000 cubic meters of logs in four ships to China last month. "The police must investigate why the four ships...

KPK AGAIN QUESTIONS KPU CHAIRMAN IN SUSSONGKO'S BRIBERY CASE.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - General Elections Commission (KPU) Chairman Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin was Tuesday again questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a witness in the bribery case involving KPU acting secretary general...

E JAVA VETERAN ATHLETE WINS FOUR GOLD MEDALS IN M'SIA.
May 3, 2005... Surabaya, May 3 (ANTARA) - A veteran athlete of East Java province, Niniek Koesni Rahajeng (60), has succeded in winning at least four gold medals and one silver medal in the Malaysia Open Master Athletic Championship 2005 which took place in...

MEGAWATI, HABIBIE ATTEND LAUNCHING OF AKBAR TANDJUNG INSTITUTE.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Two former Indonesian presidents, Megawati Soekarnoputri and BJ Habibie, attended the launching of the Akbar Tandjung Institute at a star-rated hotel in Jakarta Tuesday night. Akbar Tandjung Institute is a...

ISMAIL GETS THREE YEARS FOR HIDING TERRORIST SUSPECTS.
May 3, 2005... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The South Jakarta district court sentenced Ismail alias Edi (27) to three years in jail on Tuesday for providing a hideout to terrorist suspects Dr Azahari and Noordin M Top. "All the charges against him have been...