ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from May 2006

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from May 2006

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post, Media Indonesia and Kompas BAGIR VOTED IN TO ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE Bagir Manan started his second term as the Supreme Court?s...

PASOKAN LANCAR, HARGA KAYU MANIS DI SEMARANG TURUN LAGI.
May 3, 2006... Semarang, 3/5 (ANTARA) - Harga komoditi perkebunan andalan ekspor kayu manis (casiavera) di Semarang, Rabu, turun lagi setelah harga sepekan lalu juga turun. Turunnya harga komoditi andalan ini, masih dipengaruhi oleh pasokan barang ke...

PASOKAN MENINGKAT, HARGA CABAI, KOL, DAN TOMAT DI SEMARANG TURUN.
May 3, 2006... Semarang, 3/5 (ANTARA) - Harga cabai, kol, dan tomat di Pasar Induk Johar Semarang, Rabu, turun dibanding harga sebelumnya, sedangkan sayuran lainnya stabil. Turunnya harga cabai, kol, dan tomat pengaruh dari pasokan sayuran ke pasar...

PARLIAMENT YET TO DECIDE ON PLANNED REVISION OF MANPOWER LAW.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Agung Laksono said here on Wednesday that DPR has not yet made any decision on the government?s plan to revise the Law no. 13/2003 on Manpower. "Some individual...

CHIEF JUSTICE MUST ELIMINATE NEGATIVE IMAGE ON HIM: HOUSE SPEAKER.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Agung Laksono said that newly re-elected Supreme Court Chairman Bagir Manan should eliminate the negative image and criticism made by certain quarters on him. "Bagir Manan must prove that he is able to...

RI GETS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN CHILD'S NUTRITION PROVISION.
May 3, 2006... New York, May 3 (ANTARA) ? Indonesia along with China, Malaysia and Vietnam, have achieved a significant progress in the provision of nutrition for children, paving they way for the country to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in...

WORKERS PRESSURE HOUSE TO REFUSE REVISING MANPOWER LAW.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Tens of thousands of workers grouped in the Confederation of All Indonesian Confederation of Workers Unions (KSPSI) rallying outside the House of Representatives (DPR) building here Wednesday demanded that the...

MAHATHIR MEETS SOEHARTO.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad visited ex-president Soeharto at the latter's private residence on Jalan Cendana here on Wednesday. Wearing a gray suit, Mahathir arrived at Soeharto's residence at...

FINANCE MINISTER TO ATTEND ADB MEETING IN INDIA.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani will attend an annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s board of governors in Hyderabad, India, from May 3 to 6, 2006. The minister will leave Jakarta on Wednesday...

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT NEEDS TO CLARIFY LEGALITY OF EDUCATIONAL BUDGET: HOUSE SPEAKER.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Agung Laksono said that the Constitutional Court (MK) needed to clarify the legality of the state budget which allocated 9.1 percent for the educational sector, not 20 percent as stipulated by the...

WORKERS PULL DOWN PARLIAMENT'S GATE.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Tens of thousands of workers pulled down the main gate of the Parliament Building during their rally against the government's plan to revise the Law No. 13/2003 on Manpower here on Wednesday. The workers also...

BI EXPECTED TO CUT KEY RATE.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) is most likely to cut its key rate as on-year inflation has eased to 15.40 percent in April from 15.61 percent a month earlier, a private bank executive said. "A cut in the BI...

MILITARY CHIEF RECEIVES HONORARY BREVET FROM KOPASSUS.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Military Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto received an honorary brevet from the Indonesian army's Special Force (Kopassus) at the Kopassus Headquarters, Cijantung, Jakarta, on Wednesday. Kopassus Commander...

VP TO LEAD NAT'L EDUCATION DAY OBSERVANCE IN LEBAK.
May 3, 2006... Serang, Banten, May 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla is slated to lead a function to mark National Education Day in Rangkasbitung, Lebak district, Banten on Thursday. ?The function was originally to led by President Susilo Bambang...

SUSPECTED ILLEGAL US WEAPON BUYERS MOVED TO LOS ANGELES.
May 3, 2006... New York, May 3 (ANTARA) - Two Indonesians who were arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii for alleged illegal purchase of weapons on April 29 were moved to a jail in San Bernadino, a suburb of Los Angles, California State, an official of the Indonesian...

TENS OF HOUSES FLOODED IN PAPUA.
May 3, 2006... Jayapura (Papua), May 3 (ANTARA) - Around 67 houses were flooded due to a tidal wave and incessant rains in Tanjung Ria, North Jayapura District, Papua Province, at midnight on Tuesday. The huge waves from the Pacific Ocean also damaged...

INVESTMENT IN RI HAMPERED BY ABSENCE OF RELEVANT LAW.
May 3, 2006... Malang, E Java, May 3 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Miranda S Goeltom said Indonesia's low performance in investment was related to the long time the country was taking to enact an investment law. "The enactment of an...

GOVT TO CONTINUE STUDYING CONTROVERSIAL REVISION OF LABOUR LAW.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Manpower Minister Erman Soeparno said here Wednesday the government would continue to study and discuss the revised version of Law No. 13 / 2003 on manpower through the Tripartite Forum which consists of government,...

VP CRITICIZES STALE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GOVT WEBSITES.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla here Wednesday criticized government agencies' websites for often providing outdated information because they were not updated regularly. "We are concerned about this lack of updating of the...

EMPLOYERS LOSE RP840 BILLION DUE TO MAY DAY RALLIES.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said on Wednesday Indonesian employers suffered losses estimated at Rp840 billion due to workers rallies to commemorate International Labour Day on Monday. "According to APINDO...

RI MILY COMMANDER VISITS "USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN" IN NATUNA WATERS '.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto on Wednesday visited the US aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln" which has cast anchor in Natuna waters since May 1, 2006. Accompanied by Navy Chief...

GOVT TO SET UP TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COUNCIL.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government plans to form a Transportation Safety Council (DKT) in an effort to reduce the death toll in traffic accidents which has reached a rate of 30,464 a year. "This is a regulation package...

LG INVESTS US$40 MILLION MORE IN INDONESIA.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - LG Electronic Indonesia (LGEIN) has added to its investment in Indonesia by committing US$40 million to construct a refrigerator factory in Tangerang and an electronic display devices factory in Cibitung. "We hope...

WFP TO ORGANIZE WALKATHON TO RAISE FUNDS FOR POVERTY ERADICATION.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Will organize a walkathon called "Walk the World" to raise funds for poverty eradication programs throughout the world, a spokesman said. Deputy country director of...

KOPASSUS TO PROCURE SPECIAL EQUIPEMNT FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Army's Special Force (Kopassus) plans to procure special intelligence equipment to support its anti-terror tasks, a spokesman said. "The degree of readiness of present Kopassus' special equipment for...

HOUSE SPEAKER VISITS US AIRCRAFT CARRIER AS WORKERS RALLY AT PARLIAMENT.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono left the parliament building here on Wednesday to visit a US aircraft carrier when thousands of workers staged a demonstration outside the parliament. DPR Vice...

VP REGRETS VIOLENCE DURING LABOUR RALLY.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President Yusuf Kalla regretted the violence that occurred during a labour rally in front of the House of Representatives building here on Wednesday. "What has happened in front of the Parliament building was...

TWO HOUSE VICE SPEAKERS ALSO REJECT MANPOWER LAW AMENDMENT PLAN.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) deputy speakers Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno and Zainal Maarif have stated their rejection of the government's plan to amend Law No. 13 / 2003 on manpower and thus endorsed the stance earlier...

PERTAMINA SUSPENDS KEROSENE IMPORTS.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - PT Pertamina as of May 1 suspended imports of kerosene because its stock of the fuel product is still abundant, the company's fuel oil division chief, Djaelani Sutomo, said here on Wednesday. He said the company's...

MUI BANTEN TO STAGE RALLY TO DEMAND PASSAGE OF PORNOGRAPHY BILL.
May 3, 2006... Serang, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Banten provincial chapter of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) plans to mobilize around 10,000 people in a rally in Jakarta to demand the immediate passage of the pornography bill into law. "Based on the...

SECURITY SITUATION IN JAKARTA NORMAL DESPITE UNRULY LABOUR RALLY.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The security situation in Jakarta has remained conducive despite some violence during a demonstration by thousands of workers outside the parliament here on Wednesday, police spokesman Senior Commissioner Bambang...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYOHO STARTS TWO-DAY VISIT IN JORDAN.
May 3, 2006... Amman, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived here Wednesday and was accorded at an official state welcoming ceremony. The colourful ceremony, led by Jordanian King Abdullah II and Queen Rania took place at...

GOVT PERPLEXED BY WORKERS' DEMONSTRATION.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The demonstration by thousands of workers to demand the cancellation of the government's plan to revise the manpower law here on Wednesday has perplexed the government, a cabinet minister said. Industry Minister...

AGUNG ASKS GOVT NOT TO SHIFT LABOUR PROBLEM TO HOUSE.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono on Wednesday called on the government not to shift the labour problem to the House of Representatives (DPR) in connection with its plan to revise Low No. 13 / 2003 on...

RESIDENTS ASK TO BE EVACUATED AS MERAPI ISSUES RUMBLING SOUNDS.
May 3, 2006... Magelang, C Java, May 3 (ANTARA) - Residents of Sengi hamlet on the slope of Mt Merapi on Wednesday asked to be evacuated as they had heard rumbling sounds coming from the volcano's top. "They have been hearing the rumbling sounds since...

PALESTINE PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS TO VISIT JAKARTA IN JUNE.
May 3, 2006... Amman, May 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has held talks by phone with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestina and the two have agreed on a visit by President Mahmoud Abbas to Jakarta in June, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said...

PRESIDENT DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED OVER RALLIES COUPLED WITH VANDALISM AND ANARCHY.
May 3, 2006... Amman, May 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed regret and profound disappointment that the demonstrations in Jakarta on Wednesday were spoiled by violence and vandalism which only damaged Indonesia's image. "I felt...

SOLO PEACE ACTIVISTS INVITED TO THE U. S.
May 3, 2006... Solo, C. Java , May 3 (ANTARA) - Three activists of the Interreligious and Intergroup Forum (FPLAG) in Solo, Central Java, have been invited to an international forum of education and training on inter-religions, inter-racial and inter-group...

TENNIS: INDONESIA'S JUNIOR DAVID TEAM BEATS PAKISTAN 2-1.
May 3, 2006... Kuching, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's junior tennis players succeeded in defeating their Pakistani rivalS 2-1 in the Asia/Oceania qualification of the Juniro Davis Cup in Kuching, Serawak, Malaysia on Wednesday. "The Indonesian team...

RI READY TO TAKE IVORY COAST'S POSITION IN COCOA PRODUCTION.
May 3, 2006... Surabaya, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, currently ranking third the production of cocoa in the world after the Ivory Coast and Ghana, is ready to take over the position of those two countries by revitalizing the national cocoa business. "We...

ANTAM TO BUILD CHEMICAL GRADE ALUMINA PLANT IN W. KALIMANTAN.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's multifarious mining company PT Antam Tbk will build a chemical grade alumina factory in Tayan, West Kalimantan province, under a joint venture with Showa Denko K. K. (SDK) of Japan, Straits Trading...

AUSTRALIA'S JESTAR TO FLY TO BALI SOON.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - A subsidiary of Australia's Qantas Airlines, Jestar Airways, which applies the low-cost concept, will soon serve the routes between Australian cities and Indonesian destinations, especially Bali. Jestar will not...

ACEH DANCES PERFORMED IN HELSINKI.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian embassy in Helsinki in cooperation with the Asia Festival organizers and the Aceh Cultural Institute invited an Aceh dance troupe of Sanggar Nurul Alam to perform a series of traditional dances in the...

KOREAN COMPANY PREPARED TO FINANCE FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDON.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - A South Korean industrial giant Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) Ltd. is interested in financing the rehabilitation and conservation of 25,000 ha of forests in Indonesia under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)...

FORESTRY MINISTER ANNOUNCES THE MANAGEMENT OF 16 NEW NATIONAL PARKS.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister MS Kaban has set up the management of 16 new national parks in Indonesia in efforts to expedite the implementation of the reforestation program in Indonesia. He explained the management of the 16...

RI STRUGGLES FOR REDUCTION OF MANUFACTURED GOODS IMPORT DUTY RATES IN WTO.
May 3, 2006... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has been struggling for a reduction of import duty rates on manufactured goods by up to 21 percent from 40 percent in negotiations on Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) in the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: THURSDAY MAY 4, 2006.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines on several major newspapers here on Thursday May 04, 2006. The Jakarta Post VIOLENT LABOR RALLY HARMS RI IMAGE: SBY President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the Indonesian community in...

RI, JORDAN OPEN NEW AREAS FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION.
May 4, 2006... Amman, May 4 (PETRA/ANTARA) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Abdel Ilah al-Khatib said the Indonesian President's visit to Jordan would reflect positively on relations between the two countries and would help open new areas for bilateral...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO WARNS UNSATISFIED GROUPS AGAINST VIOLENT ACTS.
May 4, 2006... Amman, May 4 (ANTARA) - Visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said all groups of people who were unsatisfied with the result of 2004 general election should not commit violent acts which are incondusive to the national...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LEAVES JORDAN FOR HOME.
May 4, 2006... Amman, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Jordanian capital city of Amman on Thursday morning for Jakarta after concluding his state visit to five Middle East countries. Yudhoyono left Jakarta on April 25 for...

MT. MERAPI SPEWING MOLTEN LAVA.
May 4, 2006... Yogyakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Mount Merapi is spewing molten lava, with a flowing distance of around 200 meters from its peak at around 02.00 a.m. on Thursday, an officer from the Yogyakarta-based Volcanology Research and Technology Development...

WORKERS CONSOLIDATING FOR ANOTHER RALLY.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian labourers are bracing to continue their rallies until the government meets their demand for the cancellation of its plan to amend Law N0.3 / 2003 on Manpower Affairs, a trade union leader said here on...

MPR UNDERSTANDS PRESIDENT'S DISAPPOINTMENT WITH LABOR RALLY.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Hidayat Nurwahid said here on Thursday that he understood President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's disappointment with Wednesday's violent labor rally here that left dozens of...

RI ASKS IMF NOT TO RAISE INTEREST RATE.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not to raise its interest rate on loans as doing so would burden the recipient countries. "There is a proposal to...

CENTRAL BANK TO LOWER INTEREST RATE VERY CAREFULLY: GOVERNOR.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said the probability of a lowering of the Bank Indonesia (BI) interest rate was now increasing but BI would do it very carefully to avoid "undesired" effects such as a...

MALIK MAHMUD HOLDS MEETING WITH FORMER GAM COMMANDERS.
May 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, May 4 (ANTARA) - Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leader from Sweden Malik Mahmud held a meeting with hundreds of former GAM commanders and soldiers here on Thursday to socialize the items in Helsinki memorandum of understanding on peace...

IRISH RED CROSS AGAIN PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 800 STUDENTS IN ACEH.
May 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, May 4 (ANTARA) - The Irish Red Cross (IRC), in cooperation with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) on Thursday handed over scholarships for 800 students of junior high school level in Banda Aceh. "This is the second phase (of...

MT MERAPI IN CRITICAL CONDITION: GOVERNOR.
May 4, 2006... Lebak, Banten, May 4 (ANTARA) - Mount Merapi, one of the most dangerous volcanos in the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' in Java, has become increasingly critical following the appearace a new crater and increasing magma pressures on its top, Yoyakarta...

THINK FIRST BEFORE TAKING ACTIONS: MAHATHIR.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said workers should think before deciding on a course that can lead to irresponsible deeds. "Don't hold a strike before thinking first because actions which harm the...

SPEAKER DENIES HE TRIED TO AVOID MEETING DEMONSTRATING WORKERS.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono denied that he visited the United States aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln" which had cast anchor in the Java Sea on Wednesday to avoid a meeting with workers...

POLICE TO SUMMON EX-POLICE CHIEF OVER BNI SCANDAL.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Police will soon summon former national police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar for his alleged part in a Rp 1.2 trillion fraud at state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in 2002. "The case is being handled by a team of...

BI CONSIDERS WAYS TO SPEED UP REPAYMENT OF DEBTS TO IMF.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) is discussing several scenarios for the acceleration of the repayment of Indonesia's debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) totalling US$7.8 billion, BI Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said...

GOVT SHOULD RETHINK FUEL CONSUMPTION RESTRICTION PLAN: JAKARTA GOVERNOR.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - The government should really make sure that its plan to impose restriction on fuel consumption will work so that the public need not t face a new problem, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said. "The government needs to...

POLICE TO INVESTIGATE WHO FUNDED VIOLENT WORKERS RALLY.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Police will soon investigate the source of funds used to finance a violent rally against the proposed amendment of the manpower law outside the parliament building on Wednesday. "We will investigate all...

INDUSTRIES ASKED TO IMPORT FERTILIZER.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - The government has asked industries and plantation companies to import urea fertilizer for their own use because the fertilizers made by state-owned companies would be supplied to farmers. "If they are prepared to...

BOJONEGORO INUNDATED AS SOLO RIVER OVERFLOWS.
May 4, 2006... Bojonegoro (East Java), May 4 ( ANTARA ) - Residents of the East Java town of Bojonegoro on Thursday found most of their town inundated as the Solo River had overflows following incessant rains in the past few days. Paddy and soybean fields...

SOME 40,000 ORPHANS IN ACEH ABANDONED.
May 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, May 4 (ANTARA) - Around 40,000 children who became orphans due to the tsunami and armed conflicts in Aceh province, have been abandoned forcing many of them to become beggars or vagrants, a social affairs official said. Some of...

MYANMAR BOAT PEOPLE TO BE DEPORTED SOON.
May 4, 2006... Banda Aceh (Aceh Province), May 4 (ANTARA) - Local authorities within the next couple of days will deport 77 Myanmar people who have been living in Sabang since they got stranded on an island in Aceh waters last April 21. The central...

SPEAKER ASKS GOVT NOT TO PROVOKE WORKERS THROUGH ITS STATEMENTS.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono here Thursday called on the government not to issue statements regarding Law N0.13 / 2006 on Labour Affairs that could provoke workers to take to the streets again. ...

SURABAYA ZOO TRYING TO HAVE TWO CHEETAHS MATE.
May 4, 2006... Surabaya, May 4 (ANTARA) - The Surabaya Zoo is planning to induce the mating of two recently acquired cheetahs next August or September after a similar effort some time ago, failed , a spokesman, Agus Supangkat, said. "Not long ago we put...

THIRTY DISTRICTS, 18 MUNICIPALITIES SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED 9-YEAR BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM.
May 4, 2006... Lebak, Banten, May 4 (ANTARA) - Some 30 districts and 18 municipalities in the country have successfully implemented nine-year compulsory elementary education programs in terms of quality and access, National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo...

ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION CAN SAVE RP30 TRILLION IN GOVT OIL SUBSIDY.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will save around Rp30 trillion in governmental oil subsidy per year if it carries out an energy diversification program, a minister said quoting the results of a study. "If we carry out an energy...

BAPPENAS ADVISES GOVT TO PAY OFF DEBTS TO IMF.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) is proposing to the government to pay off its debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) soon if the world body raises its interest rate on loans. "If possible,...

TNI TO PARTCIPATE IN 5-NATION MILY EXERCISE IN THAILAND.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA)- The Indonesian military (TNI) will for the first time take part in a joint military exercise with Thailand, the United States, Japan and Singapore in Konayo, Thailand, on May 15-26, 2006. "This is the first time for...

RI MUST ACCELERATE GAS EXPLOITATION TO FACE DEFICIT IN 2015.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia needs to accelerate the exploration and exploitation of new gas fields to anticipate a gas deficit in 2010 - 2015, Director General of Chemical Industry Benny Wahyudi said here on Thursday. Speaking during...

CEMEX DIVESTS SHARES IN PT SEMEN GRESIK TO RAJAWALI GROUP.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Mexican cement maker Cemex SA has agreed to divest 24.9 percent of its shares in PT Semen Gresik with a total value of USD337 million to Rajawali Group. The subject of transaction was already approved by the...

SEVEN HEADS OF STATE/GOVT TO ATTEND D8 SUMMIT IN BALI.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Seven heads of state/government have been confirmed to attend the summit of eight developing countries (D8) to be held Bali from May 9 to 13. The director of social culture and international organizations of...

FOREIGN RED CROSS ORGANIZATIONS READY TO HELP IN MT MEPAPI EMERGENCY.
May 4, 2006... Magelang, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Chairman Mar'ie Muhammad said in the case of an emergency related to a MT Merapi eruption, red cross organizations in many countries have stated their readiness to provide aid. "Later, if...

EURICO GUTTERES BEGINS SERVING 10-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Former deputy commander of East Timor Integration Fighters Eurico Gutteres began serving a 10-year prison sentence in the Cipinang State Penitentiary here on Thursday. Guterres was welcomed as a hero by his followers...

E JAVA HAS POTENTIAL TO JOIN ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION SCHEME.
May 4, 2006... Surabaya, E. Java, May 4 (ANTARA)- The industrial sector in East Java province has potential to become part of the Asean Industrial Cooperation (AICO) scheme , Edy Putra Irawadi, deputy IV to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs,...

AMIEN RAIS RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT'S REMARK.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Amien Rais, a noted figure of the National Mandate Party (PAN), said expressing the suspicion that groups unsatisfied by the outcome of the 2004 general election were behind the series of workers rallies - some of...

IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE NOT ON D8 SUMMIT'S AGENDA.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - A Foreign Ministry official said here on Thursday the Iranian nuclear issue would not be in the agenda of the summit of eight developing countries (D8) to be held in Bali on May 9 to 13. The director of social...

RI BIZMEN INVITIED TO INVEST IN CANADA.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - The Canadian government is inviting Indonesian business players to invest in that country and promising to provide concessions in the form of permits which could be issued in three days' time. To lure investors from...

PT TIMAH PLANNING TO ACQUIRE COAL MINE.
May 4, 2006... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Tin mining company PT Timah Tbk plans to acquire a coal mine in East Kalimantan in its effort to secure energy supply for its operations, a spokesman said. "We are currently conducting a due dilligence on the plan,"...