ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from November 2004

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IMMIGRATION TO HELP GOVT REPATRIATE MIGRANT WORKERS FROM MALAYSIA.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) -- The immigration authorities will help the government repatriate Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia. The government has made the necessary preparations in Malaysia especially to help Indonesian...

COMMISSION GROUPS ONLY PROVISIONAL IN NATURE, SAYS LEGISLATOR.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - The formation of the Commission Groups as perceived by the People's Coalition factions was not meant to counter the 11 commissions dominated by the Nationhood Coalition, but is a temporary effort to address a number...

CHRISJON STARTS TRAINING IN LEMBANG.
November 1, 2004... Semarang, C Java, Oct 31(ANTARA) -- After undergoing training in Bandung for about two weeks, as of Monday (Nov 1) WBA featherweight champion of Indonesia, Chrisjon, will start fresh training in Lembang, West Java. He told the press here...

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FROM MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES MONDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of Indonesian major newspapers on Monday: The Jakarta Post: TERROR-SCARED US TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT Scarred by the Sept 11 attacks and polarized by a bitter campaign, Americans vote...

Media Indonesia's editorial summary: Monday November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... WAITING FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HAVE GUTS We should encourage (the people to believe) that it is time to do some cleaning. The United Indonesia Cabinet's strong will to clean up all dirty things must become a continuous movement and...

INVESTORS FROM SHANGHAI TO INVEST IN INDONESIA NEXT YEAR.
November 1, 2004... Shanghai, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Investors from China's largest city of Shanghai have expressed interest to start investing in Indonesia next year, executive director of the Indonesia Business Association Center of Shanghai (IBAS), Adi Harsono, said...

INDON PRESIDENT RECEIVES NINE ASEAN AMBASSADORS.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received nine ambassadors from ASEAN countries in his office at the presidential palace here Monday morning. He was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan...

INDON GOV'T CALLED TO REVIVE NUCLEUS-PLASMA SYSTEM OF DEVELOPING OIL PALM ESTATES.
November 1, 2004... Shanghai, China, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) has called on the government to revive the nucleus-plasma system of developing oil palm estates to increase palm oil production and boost the economy. ...

INDON GOV'T NOT TO INTERFERE IN HOUSE'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS, SAYS PRES'L SPOKESMAN.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will not interfere in the quarrels between two opposing coalitions in the House of Representatives (DPR), presidential spokesman, Andi Malarangeng, said at the presidential palace here on...

ENDRIARTONO: "I AM STILL INDON DEFENSE FORCE CHIEF".
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) chief, Gen Endriartono Sutarto, said on Monday he is still the number one person in the TNI. "Until now, I am still TNI chief. The composition of the TNI leadership remains...

INDON MPR SPEAKER ASKS MINISTERS TO UNDERSTAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' INTERNAL PROBLEMS.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The chairman of Indonesia's highest lawmaking body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), has asked ministers of the United Indonesia Cabinet and the Indonesian military chief to understand the internal problems of...

SINGAPORE INSISTS MATTER EXPORTED TO INDONESIA NOT POISONOUS.
November 1, 2004... Batam, Riau, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Singapore has insisted that the matter it had exported to Galang Baru island in Indonesia's Riau province, is not poisonous, making the meeting between the two countries on the return the matter end without any...

PEOPLE'S COALITION IN INDON LEGISLATURE FILES MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The People's Coalition in Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday filed a no confident motion against House leaders in reaction to the latter's inelegant steps. It said the no-confidence motion came...

INDON MPR CHIEF CALLS ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SETTLE SQUABBLE IMMEDIATELY.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The chairman of Indonesia's highest lawmaking body, the People's Consultative Assembly, has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to settle immediately the internal quarrel between two opposing coalitions. ...

POWER SUPPLY TO BE NORMAL DURING IDUL FITRI, SAYS INDON OFFICIAL.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Power supply across Indonesia will be normal three days before and three days after the Idul Fitri festivities on Nov 15, an official has said. "We will try to make the power supply meet the people's power needs,...

PERTAMINA GUARANTEES FUEL OIL STOCKS IN FACE OF HOLIDAYS.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina said on Monday that fuel oil stocks are sufficient to meet consumption need during the post-fasting month holidays (Lebaran), Christmas and New Year. "The fuel oil...

GARUDA INDONESIA TO REOPEN FLIGHTS BETWEEN BALI AND EUROPE NEXT YEAR.
November 1, 2004... Denpasar, Bali, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, will reopen its direct flights between Bali and Europe in June next year, its general manager for Britain and Ireland said on Monday. "We decided to resume the...

INDON PRESIDENT FORBIDS GOV'T INSTITUTIONS FROM DEALING WITH DPR.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has forbidden all government institutions from dealing with the House of Representatives (DPR) until the legislative body settles its internal rift. "Today (Monday), I...

INDON COURT ON CONSTITUTION NOT TO MEDDLE IN DPR AFFAIRS, SAYS CHIEF.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Court on Constitution will never meddle in the internal conflict in the House of Representatives (DPR), its chief, Jimly Assidique, said on Monday. "The problem is the DPR's internal affairs, so the Court...

PRESIDENT ORDERS POLICE ACTION AGAINST SURAKARTA SWEEP OF THAIS.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered the police to take firm action against a group of people who conducted a sweep of non-Moslem Thai nationals in Surakarta, Central Java, recently. "The President...

CANADA, RI SIGN MoU UNDER EIP.
November 1, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Randolph Mank on behalf of his government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian government on a 6.4 million Canadian dollars aid provided under the Economic...

RI'S RICE STOCK FOR HOLIDAY SEASON ASSURED.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The government gave the assurance here on Monday that the country had enough rice in stock to meet increased demand during the holiday season in the last two months of the year. Agriculture Minister Anton...

SEPTEMBER FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN RI DOWN.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia dropped by 10.31 percent from 449,800 in August to 403,400 in September, a statistics official said here on Monday. "The drop is merely cyclical. Unlike August...

INDOSAT TO ISSUE BONDS TO FINANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Publicly listed telecommunication operator PT Indosat is planning to issue bonds to finance its capital expenditures in 2005. Proceeds from the bond issue would also be used to repay corporate debts totalling...

POLICE TO ENSURE SECURITY OF POST-FASTING HOLIDAY TRANSPORTATION.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian police force will deploy two-thirds of its men in 11 regional police commands to ensure security in the transportation of people during the post-fasting holidays, Deputy National Police Chief...

ILLEGAL LEVIES STILL RAMPANT, INDUSTRY MINISTER SAYS.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Industry Minister Andung Nitimihardja said illegal levies are now still rampant, raising the prices of some basic needs in the days approaching the Idul Fitri festivities. "Some businessmen are still complaining over...

RI'S EXPORTS IN SEPT UP 41 PCT.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in September rose by 41 percent to around US$7 billion compared to the same period last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Monday. The figure brought to US$50.74 billion the...

GOVT REJECTS INCREASE IN FERRY TARIFFS.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The government eventually rejected a proposed 12 to 13 percent increase in River, Lake and Ferry Transport (ASDP) fares. "As to the ASDP tariffs, we decided not to raise them as the Merak-Bakauheni route is the...

BANK BUANA'S PROFIT UP 40 PCT.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA)- In the January-September period this year Bank Buana posted a pre-tax profit of Rp305.01 billion, up 40 percent compared to a corresponding period in 2003 when the figure was Rp218.01 billion. A PT Bank Buana...

PEOPLE'S COALITION ALSO FORMS 11 HOUSE COMMISSIONS.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Five factions grouped in the People's Coalition in the House of Representatives in their meeting at Parliament building here on Monday, also formed 11 commissions as what the Nationhood Coalition had done last week. ...

RI'S INFLATION RATE IN OCTOBER 0.56 PCT, SAYS BPS.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA)- Inflation in Indonesia in October 2004 reached 0.56 percent bringing the cumulative inflation rate in the January- October period in 2004 to 4.38 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistiscs (BPS) announced here on...

MPR CHAIRMAN CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSE'S INTERNAL CONFLICT.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid here Monday expressed concern about the ongoing internal conflict in the House of Representatives (DPR) and criticism likening the legilslature to a...

HOUSE SPEAKER CONDEMNS MASSACRE OF MOSLEMS IN THAILAND.
November 2, 2004... Banda Aceh, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono on Monday condemned the Oct 25, 2004 military crackdown in Thailand that left 85 Moslems dead. "We condomn the massacre of tens of Moslems by the Thai security...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Tuesday: * Bisnis Indonesia: INDONESIA'S EXPORTS REACH US$7 BILLION IN SEPTEMBER Indonesia's exports last September reached US$7.15 billion,...

TUESDAY'S EDITORIALS IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
November 2, 2004... Media Indonesia's Editorial Summary: THE PARLIAMENT CRISIS We are not tired of talking about the House of Representatives (DPR) because this respectable institution is now displaying inordinately bad behavior. The dispute over election...

INDON PRESIDENT TO MEET HOUSE SPEAKER.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will meet House Speaker Agung Laksono to have consultation between the legislative and the executive bodies at noon on Tuesday. Laksono told the press on Tuesday morning...

INDON PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will meet with House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono at the legislative assembly building here on Tuesday afternoon, in an effort to check the growing polarization...

INDON GOV'T EXPECTED TO SUPPORT OUTCOME OF KADIN VISIT TO CHINA.
November 2, 2004... Shanghai, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is expected to support the outcome of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (KADIN) visit to China, KADIN chairman MS Hidayat said here on Tuesday. "We hope that the government would support...

INDON REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL TO SUMMON THREE MINISTERS.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will summon three ministers to get firsthand information on their working programs during their first 100 days in office, its chief Ginandjar Kartasasmita said on...

INDON PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono at the legislative assembly building here at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, in an effort to check the growing polarization...

INDON GOV'T TOLD TO TAKE PROPER STEPS TO BUILD FOOD SELF-RELIANCE.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Farmers Solidarity Federation (HKTI), Siswono Yudohusodo, has expressed hope that the government would take proper steps in the next five years to achieve food self-reliance. "To support...

INDON TRADERS STAGE PROTEST AGAINST CALL ON PARCEL BAN.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, November 2 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of parcel vendors staged a protest in front of the Parliament building here on Tuesday demanding that the Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) withdraw its statement that parcel gifts awarded to state...

INDON GOV'T MOVE TO BAN MEETING WITH HOUSE COMMISSIONS NOT RIGHT, SAYS HOUSE DEPUTY SPEAKER.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - It was not right for the Indonesian government to bar its ministers from attending working sessions with the commissions of the House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker Zaenal Ma'arif said here Tuesday. "If the...

PEOPLE'S COALITION MEETS WITH INDON COURT ON CONSTITUTION CHAIRMAN.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - A number of factions of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) grouped in the pro-government People's Coalition met with Court on Constitution chairman, Jimly Assidiqie, on Monday evening. "Some 20 factions...

SEVEN ACEHNESE REBELS SURRENDER TO INDON MILY.
November 2, 2004... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Seven Acehnese rebels surrendered to Indonesian government troops on Monday, pledging to return to the fold of the unitary state of Indonesia. They said they gave themselves up because the Free Aceh...

HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL INDON MIGRANT WORKERS ARRIVE IN W KALIMANTAN.
November 2, 2004... Entikong, W Kalimantan, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - At least 285 illegal Indonesian migrant workers have arrived here from Malaysia in the past five days, following the amnesty granted them by the government in Kuala Lumpur. ANTARA reported here...

INDON PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC INTERNAL CONFLICT IN HOUSE WOULD BE SOLVED IMMEDIATELY.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed optimism that the internal conflict in the House of Representatives (DPR) would be solved in the shortest possible time. After conducting a closed-door...

INDON POLICE CHIEF: CAPTURE OFFICERS COLLECTING ILLEGAL LEVIES.
November 2, 2004... Merak, Banten, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police chief, Gen Da'i Bachtiar, on Tuesday ordered his men to capture transportation and police officers found to collect illegal levies from public bus and private car drivers during this year's Idul...

ELEPHANTS RUN AMUCK, DESTROY COFFEEE PLANTATIONS IN INDONESIA'S S SUMATRA.
November 2, 2004... Palembang, S Sumatra, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - A herd of nine elephants has run amuck in five villages in South Ogan Komilir Ulu district in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in the past few days, destroying coffee plantations. The elephants...

INDON POLICE TOLD TO BE ON ALERT FOR BOMB THREATS DURING IDUL FITRI.
November 2, 2004... Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Police has ordered its personnel to be on the alert for bomb threats in the country during the Islamic Idul Fitri festivities, its chief Gen Da'i Bachtiar said here Tuesday. "The...

INDON PRESIDENT DENIES BANNING MINISTERS FROM ATTENDING MEETINGS WITH HOUSE.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday denied a news report that he has banned his ministers from attending meetings with the House of Representatives (DPR). Speaking to reporters after a...

GAM IN ACEH MUST BE FINISHED OFF, SAYS MINISTER.
November 2, 2004... Banda Aceh, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Poltiical, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS said here the sepratist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should be finished off soon to end the situation of conflict in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam...

BANK MEGA'S PROFIT BEFORE TAX UP 32.7%.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Privately-run Bank Mega in the first nine months of 2004 posted a profit of Rp361 billion before tax, up by 32.7 percent from the same period last year. The bank's senior corporate officer, Rizal Yamin, said on...

SE SULAWESI ADM TO BUILD INT'L STANDARD HOSPITAL.
November 2, 2004... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration will build an international-standard hospital to replace the Regional Hospital of Southeast Sulawesi, an official said. "The international-standard...

LOSARI BEACH IN URGENT NEED OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVITALIZATION, SAYS MINISTER.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Maritime and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi said Losari Beach in Makassar, South Sulawesi, was in urgent need of environemtal revitalization. "Abrasion of parts of Losari Beach is threatening to do serious...

TWO KUNINGAN BOMBING SUSPECTS TO BE HANDED TO PROSECUTORS SOON.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Police will soon submit the dossiers on two suspects in the Kuningan terror bombing incident (the Sept 9 blast outside the Australian embassy) to the public prosecutor's office, a spokesman said here Tuesday. ...

ENVIRONMENTAL CASES CAUSED BY STATE APPARATUSES' INCAPABILITIES, MINISTER SAYS.
November 2, 2004... Bandung, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - State Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said that there are now some still unsettled environment-related cases, as the relevant government institutions were incapable of handling these problems. It seemed the...

BOYCOTTING HOUSE MEETING A BETRAYAL TO PEOPLE'S MANDATE.
November 2, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The boycott launched by members of the People's Coalition faction constitutes a betrayal to the people's mandate expressed in the Legislative General Election on April 5, 2004. "The people did not give a mandate...

FOREX RESERVE UP BY 374.50 MILLION US DOLLARS.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia's foreign exchange reserve by October 29, 2004, stood at 35.35 billion US dollars, up by 374.5 million US dollars compared to the reserve on October 22, 2004. Bank Indonesia's chief spokesman Rizal...

16 MILLION INDONESIANS EARN LESS THAN ONE US DOLLAR PER DAY.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - About 16 million Indonesians are now earning less than one US dollar (below Rp 9000) a day, and such a low living standard must be enhanced, Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs Ali Shihab said. "The central...

NU CHAIRMAN CALLS ON GOVT, HOUSE TO RETURN TO CONSCIENCE.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Hasyim Muzadi called on the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to return to their conscience and not to be trapped to instrumental problems in the current political...

12 OIL/GAS COOPERATION CONTRACTS READY FOR SIGNING WITH AN INVESTMENT OF 163.040 MILLION US DOLLARS.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Some 12 companies to sign a cooperation contract (KKS) for 12 concession areas early in December 2004, will produce an investment of 163.040 million US dollars for their explorations. "Their commitment to the...

GINANDJAR ASKS PRESIDENT TO DELAY INSTALLATION OF BPK MEMBERS.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to delay the installation of members of the State Audit Agency (BPK) named by his predecesssor. "We will first...

HOUSE CONFLICT TO END SOON, SAYS LEGISLATOR.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - A member of the House of Representatives (DPR), Effendy Choirie, has said he was optimistic that the House conflict between the factions making up the People's Coalition and those of the Nationhood Coalition would end...

MEDCO OPERATES GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT IN BATAM.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Private energy company PT Medco Energy International through its joint venture firm PT Medco Energy Manamas has bgeun operating a gas-fired power plant -- the first of its kind - in Batam island with a capacity of...

GOVT TO CALL TENDER TO OPERATE 10 BLOCKS.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The government will call an open tender early in December for the operation of 10 oil and gas blocks in the country. Three of the blocks are located off Sulawesi's western coast, 2 off Papua's southern coast, 1...

HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2004.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Wednesday: * Republika, Kompas: PRESIDENT AWAITING SOLUTION TO HOUSE INTERNAL RIFT President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hoped that the internal conflict...

INDONESIA'S BALI PROVINCE SENDS 366 WORKERS TO JAPAN.
November 3, 2004... Denpasar, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Since 1995, Indonesia's Bali province has sent as many as 366 workers to Japan, an official said here on Tuesday. Head of Bali provincial Manpower office Komang Rai Sujaka said that in 2003, the province...

Media Indonesia's editorial summary: Wednesday November 3, 2004.
November 3, 2004... MISLEADING COALITIONS No one knows when the internal rift in the legislative assembly would be resolved. Only the legislators themselves know when they would end the rift between the Nationhood Coalition and the People's Coalition in the...

Bisnis Indonesia's editorial summary: Wednesday November 3, 2004.
November 3, 2004... BUILDING A NATIONAL DATA BANK A report issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that Indonesia's exports in September broke the level of US$7.15 billion, up by 41.33 percent from the same month in 2003. The figure brought the...

LT GEN TO BE INDUCTED AS CHIEF OF INDON ARMY'S STRATEGIC RESERVE COMMAND.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Army chief, Gen Ryamizard Ryacudu, is slated to induct Lt Gen Hadi Waluyo as chief of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) here on Wednesday evening. The post has been vacant for some time...

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT OBSERVES REPATRIATION OF INDON MIGRANT WORKERS.
November 3, 2004... Dumai, Riau, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Tanjung Pinang, provincial capital of Riau Islands, on Wednesday morning to observe the arrival of Indonesian migrant workers repatriated from Malaysia. ...

BULK OF FOREIGN TOURISTS TO INDONESIA'S BALI COMES FROM JAPAN.
November 3, 2004... Denpasar, Bali, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - A total of 648,182 foreign tourists visited Indonesia's island resort of Bali in the first half of 2004, with the bulk coming from Japan. Nearly 43.6 percent of the foreign tourists came from Asia, 21...

26 CHILDREN HAVE DIED OF MALNUTRITION IN INDONESIA'S C JAVA, SAYS HEALTH OFFICIAL.
November 3, 2004... Semarang, C Java, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Twenty-six children aged less than five years died of malnutrition in Indonesia's Central Java province between January and September this year, a doctor said on Wednesday. "There have been 2,788 cases...

INDON MINISTER, MILY TOP BRASS MEET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono held a closed-door meeting with Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) chief Gen Endriartono Sutarto, and the commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force, at the Defense Ministry...

INDONESIAN NEWS AGENCY TO TEAM UP WITH SENEGALESE COUNTERPART.
November 3, 2004... Dakar, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's agency, ANTARA, has been exploring the possibility of forging a cooperation with its Senegalese counterpart, the Agence de Presse Senegalaise (APS) and Pan-Africa's Panapress. Senior editor of ANTARA's...

INDON FINANCE MINISTRY SETS UP CORRUPTION ERADICATION UNIT.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Finance Ministry has formed the Investigation Inspectorate (IBI), a new unit under its Inspectorate General, which is tasked to fight corruption in the ministry, Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar has said. ...

UNICEF TO LAUNCH ANTI-LAND MINE CAMPAIGN IN INDONESIA.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), in cooperation with the Canadian embassy, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), and the Indonesian non-governmental organization Lapasip will launch an anti-land mine campaign...

INDONESIA'S REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Chairman of Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD), Ginandjar Kartasasmita, on Wednesday led a meeting between the council's ad hoc committees and Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar. Ginandjar explained...

REBEL LEADER KILLED IN CLASH WITH SOLDIERS IN INDONESIA'S ACEH.
November 3, 2004... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - A rebel leader was killed in a clash between government troops and members of the separatist movement in Pidie district in Indonesia's restive Aceh province, the spokesman of the military's security...

INDON LEGISLATURE FEARED TO BECOME "POLITICAL HELL" IF CONFLICT REMAINS UNRESOLVED.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - It is feared that Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) would become a "political hell" that would be harmful to the people if the conflict between two opposing coalitions is not resolved, senior Golkar Party...

16 INDONESIAN FIRMS JOIN CHINA-ASEAN EXPO.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Sixteen Indonesian companies are taking part in the China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning city, GuangXi province in China on Nov 3-6. Opening the four-day expo on Wednesday, Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi said the expo...

INDONESIAN FINANCE MINISTER SETS UP TEAM TO FIGHT CORRUPTION.
November 3, 2004... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Finance Minister Yusuf Anwar set up here Wednesday an investigation team (IBI) tasked to find irregularities in his ministry. Yusuf invited people to report to the newly set up agency indications of...

PRESIDENT PROMISES FIRM ACTION AGAINST PARTIES DUPING MIGRANT WORKERS.
November 3, 2004... Dumai, Riau, Nov 3 (ANARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesian government would deal firmly with people who had in any way deceived or created difficulties for Indonesian migrant workers en route to or returning from...