ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from May 2007

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THOUSANDS OF WORKERS STAGE RALLY OUTSIDE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): A mass of at least 3,000 workers from a number of labor unions in Indonesia staged a rally in front of the presidential palace here to mark Labor Day on Tuesday. But President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was not in the...

RUSSIA SUPPORTS RI'S CALL FOR US TO LEAVE IRAQ.
May 1, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, May 1 (ANTARA): The Russian delegation to the 116th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) supports Indonesia's call for the departure of the United States from Iraq. The chairman of the Russian delegation, Vasily N....

PRESIDENT HAS LUNCH WITH THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN PALU.
May 1, 2007... Palu, C Sulawesi, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is on a working visit here ignored protocol and sat cross-lagged under a tent to have a Labor Day lunch with thousands of workers here on Tuesday. "I think the...

PRESIDENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TENTENA REGION.
May 1, 2007... Tentena, C Sulawesi, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Tuesday provided financial assistance amounting to Rp15.7 billion for local people in Tentena sub-district, Central Sulawesi, as part of the government's efforts to...

VP THANKS RI LABOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR PEACEFUL RALLIES.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla here Tuesday thanked labor organizatios across the country for having staged May Day rallies in a peaceful way. "Workers are allowed to use their democratic right to express their opinions...

FORMER INDONESIAN DIPLOMAT SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR CORRUPTION.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Former chief of immigration affairs at the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Prihatna Setiawan, was sentenced to three years in jail here on Tuesday after being found guilty of corruption in...

GOVT SHOULD RAISE WORKERS' MONTHLY WAGES TO RP2 MILLION : MPR DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Deputy Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) AM Fatwa said the government should raise workers' monthly wages to Rp2 million. The MPR deputy chairman made the statement in response to massive workers'...

BANK MASPION GETS BOMB THREAT.
May 1, 2007... Solo, C Java, May 1 (ANTARA): Bank Maspion, a private bank in Solo, Central Java, got a bomb threat via phone from unknwon caller on Tuesday. An employee of the bank received the telephone call at around 10.30 a.m. local time from a man...

RI CORRUPTERS IN SINGAPORE PROBABLY TO FLEE TO CHINA, CANADA : OBSERVER.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian corrupters hiding in Singapore will most probably flee to China or Canada while the Indonesian and Singapore governments are engaged in the process of ratifying the extradition treaty they signed in Bali last...

RI RECORDS DEFLATION OF 0.16 PCT IN APRIL.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia recorded a deflation of 0.16 percent last month, bringing the calender year inflation rate to 1.74 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate to 6.29 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. ...

VP: CORRUPTION IN RI DECLINING.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Vice President Yusuf Kalla said with many state officials having been convicted for graft, the practice of corruption in the country was declining. "But although corruption is declining, it remains something...

VP BELIEVES MARKET OPERATION WILL LOWER COOKING OIL PRICE.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla believed the month-long market operation voluntarily launched by the association of crude palm oil (CPO) and cooking oil producers would manage to restore the price of cooking oil to...

PRESIDENT: MAY DAY RALLIES STILL TOLARABLE.
May 1, 2007... Palu, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the demonstrations held by workers across the country in observing the May Day could still be tolerated. "As long as their purpose is expressing their aspirations in an...

GTZ HELPS DEVELOP SMEs IN N SULAWESI.
May 1, 2007... Manado, N Sulawesi, May 1 (ANTARA): GTZ Red, Germany's international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, planned to develop small and medium enterprises in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia, a local...

RI, S KOREA SET UP ENERGY FORUM.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to set up an energy forum to step up energy cooperation between the two countries, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here on Tuesday. After a meeting...

WORKERS IN PADANG URGE GOVT TO CONTROL PRICES OF BASIC NEEDS.
May 1, 2007... Padang, May 1 (ANTARA): Some workers in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, who are still living with minimum wages urged the government on the occasion of May Day to control the prices of nine commodities of the people's basic needs...

HOUSE TO STUDY ARTICLES OF EXTRADITION AGREEMENT WITH S'PORE.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) will study in detail the articles of an extradition agreement the Indonesian government has signed with Singapore in anticipation of disadvantages to Indonesia. "I hope my...

S KOREA INTERESTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY SECTORS.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia expects South Korea to increase its investment in the country's manufacturing industries such as electronic, automotive, textile and shipbuilding industries, trade minister Mari Elka Pangestu said here on...

DESPITE INCREASED NAVAL PATROLS, FISH POACHING IN ARAFURA SEA STILL RAMPANT.
May 1, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, May 1 (ANTARA): Despite increased patrols by the Indonesian Navy, poaching by foreign fishing boats in the Arafuru Sea in eastern Indonesia has been going on, a Navy spokesman said. "The increased patrols must be...

PRESIDENT TO ISSUE DECREE FOR SPEEDING UP DEVELOPMENT IN POSO.
May 1, 2007... Poso, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday he would soon issue a presidential decree to speed up development in the former conflict-torn region of Poso in Central Sulawesi. He made the statement at a ceremony...

IPU OFFICIALS OBSERVE REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN, MOTHER.
May 1, 2007... Mataram, NTB, May 1 (ANTARA): At least 14 members of parliament grouped in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) paid a visit to Mataram to observe a rehabilitation program for abused children and mother in the capital of West Nusatenggara (NTB)...

PRESIDENT OBSERVES LABOR DAY IN PALU.
May 1, 2007... Tentena, Poso, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to observe Labor Day by having a dialog with workers on the sidelines of his two-day working visit in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday afternoon. "The president will...

HOUSE DEPUTY SPEAKER MEETS MAY DAY DEMONSTRATORS.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Zaenal Ma'arif met with workers who were commemorating May Day in front of the DPR building here on Tuesday. On the occasion, Zaenal from the Reform Star Party stated his...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON PEOPLE TO BE FAITHFUL IN IMPLEMENTING RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS.
May 1, 2007... Tentena Poso, C Sulawesi, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indonesian Muslims, Christians and Catholics to be faithful and serious in implementing the teachings contained in their respective relgions' holy books....

SINGAPORE AIRLINES DONATES FUMIGATION GADGETS TO JAKARTA CITY ADM.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Singapore Airlines (SIA) donated equipments for fumigation to the Jakarta administration to eradicate dengue fever which had already killed at least 44 people in the capital city, a statement said. Singapore Airlines...

INDONESIA PAYS DEARLY FOR DEFENSE AGREMENT WITH SINGAPORE : OBSERVER.
May 1, 2007... Yogyakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia has to pay dearly for the defense cooperation agreement which it signed recently with Singapore, a political observer said. "Singapore benefits more (from the agreement), especially in the matter of...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post BALI TALKS FOCUS ON TOLERANCE Participants in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting being held in Bali spent...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ASKS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY TO SHUN CONFLICT.
May 1, 2007... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked religious community across the country to shun conflict by building tolerant and peaceful life in their respective areas. Yudhoyono made the statement in a...

MUHAMMADIYAH CHAIRMAN ATTENDS ISLAMIC CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): General Chairman of Muhammadiyah (second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia) Din Syamsuddin on Wednesday night left for London to attend an international conference on unity and authority in Islam in Ussex,...

POLICE: VIOLENCE IN POSO NOT RELATED TO AMBON INCIDENT.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): Police said here on Wednesday they still did not find evidence of a link between the violence in Poso, Central Sulawesi, and those in Ambon, although a suspect had been found for involvement in the two incidents. ...

POLICE JAIL IPDN DEAN FOR INVOLVEMENT IN CLIFF MUNTU CASE.
May 2, 2007... Bandung, W Java, May 2 (ANTARA): West Java police on Wednesday jailed Prof Dr Lexie M Giroth, a dean at the violence-marred Institute of Domestic Administration (IPDN), for his alleged role in the case of Cliff Muntu, one of the institute's...

AFTER SINGAPORE, RI MAY GO TO CANADA, CHINA FOR MAKING EXTRADITION TREATIES.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): A suspect, accused and convict of corruption who fled to Singapore could likely flee to other countries although Indonesia has reached an extradition treaty with the island state, and thus the former should consider...

RI-CHINA TIES NOW COVER POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL FIELDS.
May 2, 2007... Beijing, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia-China diplomatic relations now cover all mutually agreed fields, namely political, economic and cultural, and they are being further developed with equal intensity, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indonesian...

PUNCAK REGION BEING GREENED TO PREVENT FLOODS IN JAKARTA.
May 2, 2007... Bogor, W Java, May 2 (ANTARA): More than 760 trees have been planted on critical land areas in the mountainous Puncak region, Bogor, since September last year in an effort to prevent rainfall in the region from causing floods in low-lying...

RI STRUGGLING FOR ADOPTION OF IRAQ RESOLUTION IN IPU CONFAB.
May 2, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, May 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian delegation to the 116th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference here will table a draft resolution on restoring security in Iraq not through commission sessions but directly at a plenary session...

EXPLOSION AT AMBON MOSQUE POSSIBLY FROM HAND GRENADE: POLICE.
May 2, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, May 2 (ANTARA): The device that exploded in the compound of Al Fatah Mosque, the biggest Mulsim house of worship in Nusaniwe sub-dsitrict, early Wednesday morning could have been a hand-grenade, police here said on Wednesday. ...

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS TO VISIT INDONESIA THIS MONTH.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine will come to Indonesia in the second week of this month, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here on Wednesday. In view of Abbas's visit, a planned meeting with Hamas leaders in...

RI PARLIAMENT EXPLORING COOPERATION WITH ITS TIMOR LESTE'S COUNTERPART.
May 2, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, April 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) is exploring the possibility of cooperation with its Temor Leste's counterpart, among others, in economic, political and legal fields, Chief of the Press Affairs of...

FOUR QUESTIONED OVER AMBON'S GRENADE EXPLOSION.
May 2, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, May 2 (ANTARA): Police are questioning at least four people in connection with a grenade explosion outside a mosque in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon early on Wednesday. Spokesman of the Maluku provincial police Adjunct...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PATIENCE IN WAITING FOR DEVELOPEMNT TO SPREAD EVENLY.
May 2, 2007... Palu, May 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyomo here Wednesday called on the entire nation to exercise patience in waiting for development to be evenly spread in the country. Yudhoyono made the call when he symbalically inaugurated...

IPU, UNICEF LAUNCH HANDBOOK ON ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which is holidng its 116th meeting in Bali from April 29 to May 4 have collaborated with the UNICEF to produce a handbook on the elimination of all forms of violence against...

PRESIDENT ASKS REGIONAL AUTHORITIES NOT TO CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR INVESTORS.
May 2, 2007... Palu, May 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked regional government leaders not to create difficulties for businessmen who want to invest in their respective jurisictions. "One thing I don't like is hearing about domestic...

INDONESIAN PAINTER HOLDS SOLO EXHIBITION IN BEIJING.
May 2, 2007... Beijing, April 2 (ANTARA): Indonesian painter Sidik Martowidjojo is dislaying his works in a solo exhibition at the Chinese National Arts Museum, Beijing, from May 1 to 14, 2007, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indonesian Embassy Muhammad Oemar...

AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN FOR INDONESIAN STUDENTS.
May 2, 2007... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer has announced that applications are now open for the 2008 Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships, according to the Australian Embassy's release made available to...

U.S. CONSIDERS INDONESIA QUITE PROGRESSING IN DEALING WITH TERRORISM.
May 2, 2007... New York, May 2 (ANTARA): The US Government in its annual report on terrorism in 2006 has considered Indonesia quite progressing in dealing with terrorism, especially thanks to the Indonesian Police's success in cracking down on terrorist...

BIRD FLU AFFECTS 14 SUBDISTRICTS IN KEDIRI, EAST JAVA.
May 2, 2007... Kediri, East Java, May 2 (ANTARA): At least 14 subdistricts in Kediri District, East Java Province, have been affected by bird flu or avian influenza (AI), which has killed more than 8,000 poultry during the period of January to April this...

ILLEGAL LOGGING DAMAGES LEBAK FOREST.
May 2, 2007... Lebak, Banten Province, May 2 (ANTARA): Illegal logging activities have damaged a total of 35,000 hectares of forest areas in Lebak District, Banten Province. Over the past few years, illegal logging activities have affected Lebak's...

ACEH AGAIN JOLTED BY 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
May 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, May 2 (ANTARA): Banda Aceh and its surrounding areas in the wee hours of Wednesday were again jolted by an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale. The mild earthquake was located at the coordinate of 5.18...

AMBON POLICE INVESTIGATING BOMB EXPLOSION IN AL FATAH MOSQUE.
May 2, 2007... Ambon, May 2 (ANTARA): Ambon and Lease Islets Police are still investigating the bomb that exploded in the compound of the Al Fatah Mosque at 4.25 am on Wednesday. "We are still investigating it to reveal the motives behind the bombing and...

PRESIDENT ASKS MINISTERS TO REMAIN IN CAPITAL AHEAD OF CABINET RESHUFFLE.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all members of his cabinet to remain in Jakarta ahead of the reshuffle he is going to announce soon, one of his spokesman said here Thursday. The president had made the...

FOUR CABINET MEMBERS SUMMONED TO CIKEAS THURSDAY EVENING.
May 3, 2007... Cikeas, Bogor, May 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday evening summoned some of his cabinet ministers at his residence in Puri Cikeas, Bogor. Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi arrived at the president's residence at...

PRESIDENT ASKS KPI TO ADMONISH TV STATIONS FOR SHOWING INDECENT PROGRAMS.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to supervise and admonish television stations which continue showing programs containing elements of sadism, gossip, mysticism,...

FINANCE MINISTRY TO ESTABLISH TEN TAX AND EXCISE OFFICES UNTIL 2008.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Secretary General of the Finance Ministry Mulia P Nasution said his office will only establish two main tax and excise offices (KPU) in 2007 and hopefully the number will increase to 10 in 2008. "As of July 1, 2007,...

EKONID INTRODUCES SOLAR ENERGY TO PEOPLE OF CENTRAL ACEH.
May 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, May 3 (ANTARA): EKONID, an Indonesian-German business association, has introduced solar energy to inhabitants of Central Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Province. "We are providing information for people living in villages...

SCHOOLS NO LONGER SAFE FOR CHILDREN : COMMISSION.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Schools in Indonesia are no longer safe places for children, the National Commission on Child Protection (Komnas Anak) said. Last year, the commission received 192 reports on violence against children at schools...

RI URGES NATIONS TO RATIFY CONVENTION ON MIGRANT WORKERS.
May 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, May 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian delegation to the on-going 116th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has urged all countries attending the conference to ratify soon the United Nations Convention of Migrant Workers. ...

MAHATHIR RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM UNSYIAH.
May 3, 2007... Band Aceh, May 3 (ANTARA): Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad received an honorary doctorate from Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah) during an extraordinary meeting of the university's senate here on Thursday. The special senate...

GALLOWS INESCAPABLE IF RI WORKERS PROVEN GUITLY OF DRUG ABUSE : MAHATHIR.
May 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, May 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian workers currently facing the death penalty in Malaysia for drug offenses can only escape the gallows if the courts find them not guilty, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said here on...

RI, BELARUSSIA FINALIZE DRAFTS OF NINE AGREEMENTS.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Belarussia have finalized the drafts of six new agreements, namely on visa-free privileges for diplomatic and official passport holders, culture, trade information, sciences and technology, political...

GOVT TO SUBMIT EXTRADITION TREATY WITH S'PORE TO HOUSE.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had instructed him to submit a translated version of Indonesia's extradition treaty with Singapore to the House of Representatives (DPR) for...

SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE TO SMOOTH JAVA-SUMATRA ECONOMIC LINKAGES : OBSERVER.
May 3, 2007... Tangerang, May 3 (ANTARA): The idea of constructing a 29-km bridge over the Sunda Strait to connect Merak port on Java island with Bakauheni harbor on Sumatra island must be realized because such a bridge will smooth the economic linkages and...

SOME 80 SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN MAKASSAR NEED REHABILITATING.
May 3, 2007... Makassar, S Sulawesi, May 3 (ANTARA): Around 80 school buildings in Makassar are in poor condition and needed to be rehabilitated, Makassar Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin said here on Thursday. "About 80 schools need to be rehabilitated soon...

POLICE FIND EXPLOSIVES FOR CATCHING FISH IN JEMBER.
May 3, 2007... Jember, E Java (ANTARA): East Java Mobil Brigade Police, including their intelligence and forensic personnel discovered explosive materials like potassium and sulphur during a search of the site of Wednesday's fish bomb explosion in Puger...

GOVT ANTICIPATES POSTPONEMENT OF PALESTINE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO INDONESIA.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia will seek certainty on a postponement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's visit to Indonesia scheduled for May 9-10 on account of the latest security situation in Palestine, Foreign Minister Hassan...

BI READY TO EXPLAIN BPK'S FIND TO PARLIAMENT.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian central bank (Bank Indonesia) will explain the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK)'s find on NV Indover Bank Amsterdam (IBA) to the House of Representatives' Commission XI dealing among others, with finance, a...

WFP AND UNILEVER TO FIGHT AGAINST STARVATION AMONG CHILDREN.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the PT Unilever Indonesia have established cooperation in fighting against starvation among children. A statement from the Unilever said on Thursday the cooperation...

JAKARTA TO HOLD FASHION & FOOD FESTIVAL ON MAY 11-17.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3(ANTARA): The 4th Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival (JFFF) that would expose multicultural heritage not only from Indonesia but other countries would take place here on May 11-17, a spokesperson said. The holding of JFFF would be...

ACEH STUDENTS GREET MAHATHIR WITH PROTEST.
May 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, May 3 (ANTARA): Around 20 students of Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah) and Ar-Raniry Darussalam IAIN (State Institute for Islamic Studies) staged a rally to greet former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Muhammad here...

NZ MAYOR WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION WITH INDONESIA.
May 3, 2007... Canberra, May 3 (ANTARA): Mindful of New Zealand's low investment in Indonesia, Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbert wants to expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the investment field, a spokesman said. "In a...

AJI CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): The Independent Journalists' Alliance (AJI) here on Thursday expressed concern over continuing violence against journalists in Indonesia. The journalist grouping had recorded at least 54 cases of violence against...

ACEH PRIORITIZES SIX DEVELOPMENT SECTORS.
May 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, May 3 (ANTARA): Aceh provincial administration has put six development sectors on the list of priority in a bid to accelerate people's welfare after the conflict and devastating tsunami in the province, Governor...

MALUKU MILY COMMANDER CALLS ON PEOPLE NOT TO BE PROVOKED BY GRENADE BLAST.
May 3, 2007... Ambon, Maluku Province, May 3 (ANTARA): Pattimura Military Command Chief Major General Sudarmaydi Subandi has called on people in Maluku province, Ambon city in particular, not to be provoked by Wednesday's grenade explosion in the front yard...

BANGLADES, PAKISTAN SUPPORT INDONESIAN PROPOSAL.
May 3, 2007... Nusa Dua, Bali, May 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of the US troops from Iraq is gaining stronger support from delegates at the 116th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) here after Bangladesh...

PRESIDENT DENIES HIS TRIPS TO REGIONS VERY COSTLY.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo has denied that the amounts of state funds spent on his working visits to the regions were very large and that his trips were a waste of money. "I have been promoting efficiency...

FLOODS HIT BARUT AND MURA DISTRICTS, CENTRAL KALIMANTAN.
May 3, 2007... Muawa Teweh, C Kalimantan, May 3 (ANTARA): Floods hit tens of villages in North Barito (Barut) and Murung Raya (Mura) Districts, Central Kalimantan Province, following incessant rains over the past few days. "The water level in Muara Teweh...

FOUR VILLAGES IN MOROWALI DISRICT STILL INUNDATED.
May 3, 2007... Palu, C Sulawesi, May 3 (ANTARA): Four out of 16 villages in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi, which had been affected by floods since last month, were still inundated up to two meters high currently, a local villager said here on Thursday....

RI READY TO LET IPU MEETING VOTE ON IRAQ RESOLUTION.
May 3, 2007... Nuda Dua, May 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said the Indonesian delegation to the on-going 116th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) here was ready to take its draft resolution on...

INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY.
May 3, 2007... Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Thursday, May 3, 2007. The Jakarta post, Republika PARTIES MEET AHEAD OF RESHUFFLE Major factions in the House of Representatives...

WOMEN'S COOPERATIVES TO HANDLE CREDITS UNDER "PERKASSA" PROGRAM IN 2007.
May 5, 2007... Jakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): The government will let around 250 women's cooperatives manage a revolving fund (to be used on a rotational basis by cooperative members) in the healthy and prosperous women's family (Perkassa) program in 2007, a...

AGUNG LAKSONO SUPPORTS ANDI MATALATTA FOR MINISTERIAL POST.
May 5, 2007... Jakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono who is also deputy chairman of the Golkar Party expressed support here on Saturday for Andi Matalatta's nomination as a cabinet minister, saying Andi's performance as...

PRESIDENT OFFERS MINISTERIAL POST TO ANDI MATTALATA.
May 5, 2007... Jakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has offered a ministerial post to Andi Mattalata, who is currently chairman of the Golkar Party faction in the House of Representatives (DPR). "The President has asked me to become his...

ONE THOUSAND SCIENTISTS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH JAKARTA STUDENTS.
May 5, 2007... Jakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): About 1,000 Indonesian scientists will share their knowledge with Jakarta elementary school students during a "Science for All" Program at the Science and Technology Exhibition Center at the Indonesia-in-Miniature Park...

CABINET RESHUFFLE MEANT ONLY TO PLEASE ALL SIDES: AMIEN RAIS.
May 5, 2007... Yogyakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): Former People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Amien Rais criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Saturday as wishing only to please all sides by the cabinet reshuffle he is planning to announce...

HOUSE SPEAKER ATTENDS "INFORMAL LEADERS' GATHERING" IN SENTUL.
May 5, 2007... Jakarta, May 5 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono on Saturday attended an "informal leaders' gathering" in a house in Sentul on Jakarta's southern outskirts right after returning from Bali where he had attended an...