ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from May 2009

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ASEAN HEALTH MINISTERS TO MEET IN THAILAND ON MAY 8.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Health Ministers of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries were scheduled to meet in Thailand on May 8 following the swine flu issue, a statement said. ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan made the remarks...

News Focus: GOLKAR DECLARES KALLA-WIRANTO AS ITS PRESIDENTIAL PAIR.
May 1, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA) - The Golkar Party and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) moved faster on Friday by officially declaring their leaders presidential and vice presidential candidates for the upcoming presidential...

News Focus: KPK CHAIRMAN ANTASARI SUSPENDED FROM WORK FOR LEGAL PROCESS By Eliswan Azly.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): The chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had been temporarily relieved of his routine work to enable him to concentrate on his legal process in an alleged murder case. "The management of KPK has...

CYCLING- FOREIGN RACERS LEAD SEGMENT II OF TOUR DE SINGKARAK.
May 1, 2009... Bukittinggi, W Sumatra, May (ANTARA): Rafaa Chtioui of the Qatar bicycle racing team taking part in the international Tour de Singkarak open-road bicycle race here led the second segment in two hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds. The Qatar racer...

KALLA-WIRANTO PAIR OPTIMISTIC TO WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Vice Secretary General of Golkar party's executive board Iskandar Mandji admitted he was optimistic that Kalla-Wiranto pair would be able to win the upcoming presidential election in July, this year. "I am sure this...

PREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN NTT HAS DECLINED.
May 1, 2009... Kupang, NTT, May 1 (ANTARA): The prevalance of infectious abortion disease (Brucellosis) which attacked cows in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) started to decline following regular vaccinations on the livestock. "Some of the cows in Belu and North...

JK-WIRANTO PRESIDENTIAL PAIR TO BE DECLARED.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Jusuf Kalla (JK) of the Golkar Party and Wiranto of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) will be declared as a presidential and vice presidential candidate pair Friday night, a Golkar cadre said. "The JK-Wiranto...

PRABOWO READS GRAND COALITION DECLARATION.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Chief patron of the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto read the declaration of the grand coalition of several political parties here on Friday. The grand coalition's declaration was among...

AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY HOLDING FOOD PROMOTION IN JAKARTA.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): The Australian Embassy in partnership with two major supermarket chains in Jakarta and Surabaya is staging the 3rd Australian Food and Beverage promotion to be officially opened on Friday at Hero Supermarket, Puri Indah...

JOINT OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IN SULAWESI PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian and Australian governments held workshops in Kendari and Makassar this week as part of an ongoing joint awareness-raising campaign to promote sustainable fisheries and to prevent illegal fishing in...

PD APPRECIATES JK-WIRANTO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAIR.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): The Democratic party (PD) appreciates the planned nomination of Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla (JK) and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) leader Wiranto respectively as presidential and vice presidential...

KALLA, WIRANTO DECLARED PRESIDENTIAL PAIR.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Golkar Party Chairman Jusuf Kalla and People's Conscience Party (Hanura) leader Wiranto had been declared as presidential and vice presidential candidates here on Friday. The JK-Wiranto presidential candidate...

ANTI-GRAFT BODY CHIEF NAMED SUSPECT IN MURDER CASE.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Antasari Azhar was named a suspect on Friday in the murder of PT Putra Rajawali Banjaran president director, Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, Attorney General's Office (AGO)...

WALHI ACEH OFFICE WITHDRAWS REPORT ABOUT FORESTRY MINISTER.
May 1, 2009... Banda Aceh, May 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), Aceh chapter, has withdrawn its report about Forestry Minister MS Kaban concerning the construction of a road in the Rawa Singkil sanctuary which had already been...

PIG DEATHS IN KUPANG CAUSED BY COLIBACILLOSIS.
May 1, 2009... Kupang, May 1 (ANTARA): The unexpected death of some 20 pigs in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial city of Kupang in the past two weeks was due to infection or disease caused by colon bacilli (colibacillosis). "The death of pigs in Kupang was...

PRESIDENT INSPECTS ELECTRONIC FACTORY.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inspected a Panasonic Gobel electronic factory on Jalan Raya Bogor in East Jakarta on Friday. The president made the inspection to obtain first hand information about the situation and...

EMPLOYERS-EMPLOYEES RELATIONS IMPORTANT, PRESIDENT SAYS.
May 1, 2009... Bogor, May 1 (ANTARA): Good relations among employers and employees have an important role to play in the progress of a company, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday. The president made the remark during a visit to the Panasonic...

RI URGED NOT BE TRAPPED IN WATER PRIVATIZATION.
May 1, 2009... Denpasar, Bali Province, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia has been urged to be cautious in managing its water resources and in getting loans from international financial institutions, so the country would not be trapped in debts and water...

BAKRIE, NUMBERI VISIT WOC VENUE IN MANADO.
May 1, 2009... Manado, North Sulawesi, May 1 (ANTARA): Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi visited the venue of the upcoming World Ocean Conference (WOC), here on Friday. North...

NTB TO HOST RI-BRAZIL BILATERAL MEETING.
May 1, 2009... Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, May 1 (ANTARA): West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial administration is to host a three-day bilateral meeting on agriculture between Indonesia and Brazil on May 3-5, 2009. The meeting would be held at Senggigi tourist...

INDONESIAN TENOR SINGER APPEARS IN CAMBODIA.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Tenor singer Albert Wisnu from Indonesia's city of Yogyakarta performed a romantic song recital at a function on a cultural exchange at the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 29, 2009, it was reported...

RI NOT TO CHANGE INT'L CONFERENCE SCHEDULES DUE TO SWINE FLU ISSUE.(Conference news)
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia says schedules and places of a number of international conferences will not be changed in spite of the fact that WHO has raised the status of the swine flu outbreak to phase V. "The government has not changed...

JUSUF KALLA TO DECLARE RUNNING MATE.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla who is also the Indonesian vice president, will soon declare his running mate for the upcoming presidential election. Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin made the statement after his...

DIN SYAMSUDDIN: COALITION SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON LIKES OR DISLIKES.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, May 1 (ANTARA): Coalition among political parties in the run up to the presidential election should not be based on likes or dislikes. Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said here on Friday that coalition efforts should be based on...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
May 1, 2009... Jakarta, April 31 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Friday. The Jakarta Post, Republika SWINE FLU AT PHASE FIVE, PANDEMIC IMMINENT Two days after the health ministry downplayed the...

KALLA : ALL VP DECISIONS BASED ON PRESIDENTIAL ORDERS.
May 2, 2009... Makassar, May 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Saturday that all the decisions he had made so far were based on oral or written orders from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "Actually, I only made a decision where others...

KALLA REVEALS WHY HE BROKE WITH YUDHOYONO.
May 2, 2009... Makasar, May 2 (ANTARA): Golkar Party Chairman Jusuf Kalla here Saturday disclosed some of the political communication he conducted with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono before he decided to part with the Democratic Party for the presidential...

MAGNITUDE-5.0 QUAKE JOLTS MELONGUANE IN NORTH SULAWESI.
May 2, 2009... Bandarlampung, May 2 (ANTARA): A shallow earthquake measuring 5.0 on the richter scale rocked southeastern region of Melonguane, North Sulawesi on Saturday at about 17:55 West Indonesian Standard Time (WIB). The quake happened in the sea in a...

PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO OPEN BROBUDUR INT'L FESTIVAL.
May 2, 2009... Borobudur, May 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is expected to open the Borobudur International Festival (BIF) which will take place at the Borobudur Temple in Magelang district, Central Java June 25-29, 2009. "We are in...

MEGAWATI ADVISED TO NAME RUNNING MATE SOON.
May 2, 2009... Semarang, C Java, May 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle's (PDIP) presidential candidate, Megawati Soekarnoputri, should quickly name her running mate now that Golkar Party presidential hopeful Jusuf Kalla has teamed up with...

CYCLING - IRANIAN WINS SEGMENT IN TOUR DE SINGKARAK.
May 2, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, May 2 (ANTARA): Iran's bicycle racer, Gadher Mizbani from Tabriz Petrochemical team won segment III-A from Bukittinggi-Sawahlunto 84.6 kms in the international Tour de Singkarak open-road bicycle race in West Sumatra on...

LAWYER : SCENARIO BEHIND NASARUDIN'S MURDER TO FRAME KPK CHIEF.
May 2, 2009... Tangerang, May 2 (ANTARA): Juniver Girsang, a lawyer of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Antasari Azhar, said there was a grand scenario behind the murder of Nasarudin Zulkarnain to implicate his client in the crime. "There is a...

SULTAN HAILS KALLA-WIRANTO TICKET.
May 2, 2009... Yogyakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): Golkar Party's advisory board member Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono hailed the declaration on the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto ticket for the presidential election on July 8, 2009, saying they were a good pair. The Sultan said...

PERTAMINA TARGETS 88 PCT INVESTMENT GROWTH.
May 2, 2009... Nusa Dua, May 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia's state-owned oil company Pertamina is targeting 88 percent in investment growth until 2012 which is equal to Rp41.2 trillion. "Sixty-six percent is expected to be put in the upstream sector while 33 in the...

KUDUS HOSPITAL PREPARES SPACE FOR SWINE FLU PATIENTS.
May 2, 2009... Kudus, May 2 (ANTARA): Kudus General Hospital in Central Java has prepared an isolation room for swine flu patients. "We have prepared an isolation room with two beds for swine flu patients," hospital spokesman Syakib Arsyalan said here on...

ETHICS COUNCIL HOPES NO MORE EMBARASSING CASES TO HAPPEN.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The Ethics Council of the House of Representatives (DPR) hopes that no more embarassing cases involving DPR members will happen again in the 2009-2014 period. The council's chairman, Irsyad Sudiro, expressed the hope...

ICW: CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION (KPK) MUST BE SAVED.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) said the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) must be saved from efforts of certain quarters who wished to exploit the alleged involvement of its chief in a murder case to...

PAN TO COALESCE WITH DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
May 2, 2009... Yogyakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The National Mandate Party (PAN) decided on Saturday to coalesce with the Democratic Party for the presidential election on July 8. "The final decision is that PAN will coalesce with the Democratic Party and name...

GAYUS: ONLY INVESTIGATORS AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE ONE'S LEGAL STATUS.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): Member of House Commission III dealing with legal and security affairs Gayus Lumbun said that the authority to announce one's status in relation to a criminal case was in the hands of investigators and not others....

PRESIDENT WAITING FOR POLICE'S LETTER ON ANTASARI AZHAR'S STATUS.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is waiting for a formal notification from the police about the status of Antasari Azhar, chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), in the case of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen's...

PASSENGERS FROM HONG KONG CHECKED FOR SWINE FLU SYMPTOMS.
May 2, 2009... Badung, May 2 (ANTARA): All planes and passengers from Hong Kong are exclusively checked at Indonesian airports for fear they carry the swine flu virus. "After the WHO's declaration that Hong Kong has been infected all flights from Hong Kong...

News Focus: GRAND SCENARIO TO FRAME KPK CHIEF SEEN BEHIND BIZMAN'S MURDER By Eliswan Azly.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The Attorney General's Office's announcement that Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) head Antasari Azhar is a suspect in the drive-by shooting murder of company executive Nasrudin Zulkarnaen without a corroboration...

PAMONA POLICE CHIEF DIES AFTER HIT BY TRUCK.
May 2, 2009... Palu, Central Sulawesi, May 2 (ANTARA): First Inspector Dunber Malaeni, South Pamona police precinct chief, on Saturday morning died after hit a truck on Trans Sulawesi highway at Taripa vilalge, South Pamona sub district, Poso District,...

SIX FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDY AT IPB UNDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
May 2, 2009... Bogor, West Java, May 2 (ANTARA): Six students from Uganda, Cambodia, Lesotho, Madagascar and Sudan are currently studying at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) under a Developing Countries' Partnership scholarship program. They were...

ONE EARTH SCHOOL" TO TEACH STUDENTS TOLERANCE.
May 2, 2009... Denpasar, May 2 (ANTARA): The "One Earth School" established by spiritual figure Anand Krishna in Denpasar, Bali, is expected to be a model school to instill a sense of tolerance in its students. "The school was founded by various religious...

VP: UNHAS SHOULD BE COMPETITOR IN TECHNOLOGY.
May 2, 2009... Makassar, May 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed hope that Hasanuddin University (Unhas) will be a competitor in the computer science and technological fields. "Unhas should in the future become a competitor in the...

News Focus: BANKS' LENDING ACTIVITY STILL LOW.
May 2, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA) - Banks' lending activity in the country is still low because banks are still reluctant to aggressively provide credits for fear of non-performing loans while demand for credits is also declining due...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
May 2, 2009... Jakarta, May 2 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Saturday. The Jakarta Post KALLA PICKS WIRANTO AS RUNNING MATE The Golkar Party and the People's Conscience party (Hanura) unveiled...

GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS ANTICIPATING SWINE FLU DURING WOC.
May 2, 2009... Manado, May 2 (ANTARA): The government has taken measures in anticipating the spread of swine flu in Manado, North Sulawesi, during the World Ocean Conference (WOC). In his visit here on Saturday, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare...

BOXING - CHRIS JOHN NEEDS INTENSIFIED TRAINING IN L.A.
May 3, 2009... Medan, N Sumatra, May 3 (ANTARA): WBA feather weight (57.1 kg) title holder from Indonesia Chris John needs to intensify his training in Los Angeles for his repeat title defense against American challenger Rocky Juarez in Los Angeles on June...

CYCLING - GABDER MIZBANI TOUR DE SINGKARAK OVERALL CHAMPION.
May 3, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, May 3 (ANTARA): Gabder Mizbani from Tabriz Petrochemical, Iran, emerged the overall champion with 11 hours, 6 minutes, 1 second in the international Tour de Singkarak open-road bicycle race in West Sumatra on Sunday. Amir...

BAPPENAS: 2009 POVERTY RATE STILL CAN BE LOWERED.
May 3, 2009... Denpasar, May 3 (ANTARA): The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) has expressed optimism that the country's poverty rate in 2009 can be further lowered despite economic slowdown. "We have noticed that if the economy can expand at a...

RI NOT TO REJECT WOC DELEGATES FROM MEXICO.(Conference notes)
May 3, 2009... Manado, N Sulawesi, May 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government will not hamper the participation of delegates from Mexico to attend the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi, on May 11-15, 2009, a government spokesman said....

CYCLING : TOUR DE SINGKARAK SEGMENT IV RESULT.
May 3, 2009... Padang, W Sumatra, May 3 (ANTARA): The result of the Singkarak lake - Kembar lake - Singkarak lake 188.8-km segmeng IV of the international Tour de Singkarak open-road bicycle race in Solok, West Sumatra on Sunday. 1 Hossein Nateghi, Azab...

MALAYSIAN TOURISTS VISIT TSUNAMI-DEVASTATED AREAS IN ACEH.
May 3, 2009... Banda Aceh, May 3 (ANTARA): Some Malaysian tourists visited some of the areas in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) which had been devastated by a tsunami on December 26, 2004. "We came to Aceh to see a number of tsunami-affected areas. We saw a...

RI TAKING PART IN BELGIUM CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL.
May 3, 2009... London, May 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia, the world's third biggest cocoa producer, is taking part in the Chocolate Festival in Belfort Brugge, Belgium, on May 1-4. Indonesia's participation in the event was very important now that cocoa was an...

News Focus: GOLKAR PLAGUED BY INTERNAL RIFTS OVER COALITION.
May 3, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Golkar Party is now facing internal rifts between its central executive board and regional branches over a stand the former New Order political machine should take with regard to coalition and...

ANIMAL HEALTH INSTITUTE IN JAKARTA EXAMINES 546 PIGS.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): In anticipation of the spreading of the swine flu in Jakarta, the Livestock and Fish Health Institute of the Jakarta Livestock, Fishery, and Marine Affairs Agency examined 546 pigs at the slaughter houses. Head of the...

WOC : GARUDA PROVIDES EXTRA FLIGHTS FOR MANADO.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Garuda Indonesia provides extra flights to Manado, North, in view of the World Ocean Conference (WOC), May 11-15, 2009 in that city. "During the conference, Garuda will increase its Jakarta-Manado flight frequency to...

INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO ADDRESSING POVERTY: MINISTER.
May 4, 2009... Denpasar, May 4 (ANTARA): Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the development of infrastructure projects is one of several crucial issues discussed at the 42nd annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Monday to...

FIRE RAZES SEVEN RENTED HOUSES IN BALI.
May 4, 2009... Denpasar, Bali, May 4 (ANTARA): A fire ravaged seven rented houses on Hangtuah Sanur Street here on Monday. The fire started at one of the houses and later spread to the nearby buildings in a relatively short time, an eyewitness said. Fire...

News Focus: POLITICAL ELITES ABANDON FUNDAMENTAL VALUES FOR PRAGMATISM.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian politics today is lacking in fundamental values as most political party leaders are adopting pragmatism to grab power for short-term interests, political analysts say. Internal rifts within political parties...

POLISH GOVT TO PROVIDE MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP TO INDONESIAN STUDENTS NEXT YEAR.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Tomasz Lukaszuk said there was a possibility of providing a scholarship to Indonesian students to study music in Poland next year in the framework of commemorating International Chopin (a...

News Focus: POLICE EVENTUALLY DETAIN KPK CHIEF IN ALLEGED MURDER CASE.
May 4, 2009... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA) - The Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Antasari Azhar, on Monday is now detained at the Metro Jaya Police Detention Center for drug offenders after being named a suspect in the...

RI SENDS TEAM TO CHINA TO DISCUSS MNA-XAC CASE.
May 4, 2009... Beijing, May 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia will send a team of several government officials to China to discuss the solution of an issue between Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) and Xi'an Aircraft Industry Co Ltd (XAC). "The team will leave for China...

GOVT WANTS ACCELERATED HOUSE DISCUSSIONS OF STATE SECRECY BILL.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): The government has asked the House of Representatives (DPR) to speed up its discussions of the state secrecy bill and complete them next August at the latest. Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here on Monday the...

SEA POLLUTION THREATENING FISHERMEN'S LIVELIHOOD.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Waste throwing into the sea, especially by mining industries in Indonesia, is threatening the livelihood of the country's fishermen. However, the important issue in sea pollution by mining companies might not be...

AUSTRALIA PROVIDES CLEAN WATER ASSISTANCE FOR WEST LOMBOK.
May 4, 2009... Mataram, NTB, May 4 (ANTARA): About 2,000 villagers of Geria village, West Nusa Tenggara province will be able to enjoy clean water supply after a clean water project assisted by Australia is finished, a local official said. "The development of...

NO WOC PARTCIPATION PLAN CANCELLATIONS SO FAR : ORGANIZERS.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): None of the countries planning to take part in the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in North Sulawesi has canceled its plan because of the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and other countries, a spokesman for the event's...

OBSERVER: HATTA'S CHANCE TO BE SBY'S RUNNING MATE BIG.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Political observer Azyumardi Azra said that the chance for Hatta Rajasa to be the running mate of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the presidential election later on July 8 was big. "The chance of Hatta Rajasa to become the...

RI PRIORITIZING PROTECTION OF OUTERMOST ISLES.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia is prioritizing the protection of 92 of its outermost isles from being submerged as a result of the rise in the sea level due to global warming. The director general of coastal areas and isles at the ministry...

NGO FINDS 200-PLUS UNDERAGED SEX WORKERS IN BANDARLAMPUNG.
May 4, 2009... Bandarlampung, May 3 (ANTARA): Bandarlampung city currently has more than 200 under aged commercial sex workers, the third highest number in Sumatra after Medan and Batam, a non-governmental organization (NGO) said. The number was established...

PDIP TO NAME PRESIDENTIAL-VICE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET MAY 6-7.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesia Democratic Party- Struggle (PDIP) will determine its presidential and vice presidential candidates for the July 8 election on May 6 or 7, its secretary general, Pramono Anung, said here on Monday. "In the...

KPK CHIEF NAMED SUSPECT IN MURDER CASE.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): The chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Antasari Azhar, has been named a suspect in the murder of state company director Nasrudin Zulkarnaen. "Our client is regarded liable under Article 340 of the...

SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN HOSTING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Various educational, social and professional institutions in Indonesia are interested in hosting a public debate among the candidates for the presidential election on July 8. "The University of Indonesia (UI), the...

FIVE OF NASRUDIN'S EXECUTONERS WERE SECURITY GUARDS.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Five of the nine suspects in the murder case of company director Nasrudin Zulkarnaen were security guards, their lawyer said here on Monday. "The five suspects in the case of Nasrudin's murder are EN, DD, HS, HK and...

PIG SLAUGHTERING DROPS 40 PERCENT IN JAKARTA.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Pig slaughtering at slaughter houses in Jakarta has dropped around 40 percent following the swine flue scare, the chief of the slaughter house in Kapuk, West Jakarta, Ramzi, said here on Monday. He said pig slaughtering...

OBSERVER: BI RATE SHOULD BE CUT.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Economic observer from state University of Gajahmada in Yogyakarta, Sri Adiningsih, said here on Monday the BI Rate should be cut because there had been deflation in April. The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded a...

BABEL LAWYERS READY TO HELP DEFEND ANTASARI.
May 4, 2009... Pangkalpinang, May 4 (ANTARA): Lawyers in Bangka Belitung (Babel) are ready to help defend Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar who has been named a suspect in the killing of a company director, their spokesman said....

INDONESIA, BRAZIL TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
May 4, 2009... Mataram, May 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Brazil have agreed to focus their agricultural cooperation on commodities such as soybean, palm oil, fruits, livestock and bio-energy. The agreement was reached at the third meeting of the Indonesia-Brazil...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. Jakarta Globe KPK'S ANTASARI TO FACE POLICE In a case fraught with intrigue, rumor and confusion, Indonesia's anti corruption...

PRESIDENT OPENS ADB ANNUAL MEETING IN BALI.
May 4, 2009... Nusa Dua, Bali Province, May 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Monday. The ADB annual meeting held May 4-5, is an...

MORE FOREIGN TOURISTS ARRIVING IN MANADO AHEAD OF WOC.
May 4, 2009... Manday, May 4 (ANTARA): The number of foreign tourists arriving in Manado last March grew by 33.49 percent compared to the same month in 2008 -- a fact attributed to the upcoming World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI)...

ANTASARI AZHAR MEETS JAKARTA POLICE'S SUMMONS.
May 4, 2009... Jakarta, May 4 (ANTARA): Non-active Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Antasari Azhar came to the Jakarta Police Headquarters here Monday to meet a summons for questioning as a witness in the Nararudin murder case. Antasari, wearing...