ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from November 2006

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from November 2006

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post POLICE WARY OF UN RAPPORTEUR IN MUNIR PROBE The National Police said Tuesday that they would not allow a United Nations...

INDONESIAN FILM "BERBAGI SUAMI" WINS BEST FEATURE CATEGORY AT 26TH HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian film, "Berbagi Suami" (Love for Share) directed by Nia Dinata won the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for the Best Feature Film in the 26th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) held at the Royal...

RI CHOIR GROUP TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION IN SPAIN.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The 25-member Batavia Madrigal Singers (BMS) will take part in the 38th International Choir Competition to be held in Tolosa, Spain on November 2-5. Kompas daily said on Wednesday the choir group is now taking part...

SOCCER - TWO FOREIGN SOCCER PLAYERS STILL JOIN WITH PERSIPURA.
November 1, 2006... Jayapura, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Two foreign soccer players, namely halfback Victor Igbenefo of Cameroon and left backfield David da Rocha of Brazil will still play for Jayapura-based soccer team, Persipura, in the 13th Indonesia League Djarum 2007...

THICK HAZE BLANKETS BANJARMASIN.
November 1, 2006... Banjarmasin, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Thick haze blanketed the South Kalimantan provincial capital of Banjarmasin on Wednesday morning causing motorists to turn on their headlights as visibility had dropped to as low as 100 meters. The haze which...

US, UN ADVISED NOT TO INTERFERE IN MUNIR CASE INVESTIGATION.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The United States and the United Nations need not interfere in the investigation of the Munir murder case, Fadli Zon, executive director of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), said here Wednesday. Therefore, he...

FOURTEEN RI STUDENTS GET OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY IN AUSTRALIA.
November 1, 2006... Medan, N Sumatra, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Australian government has given opportunities to 14 Indonesian strata-one (S-1) university students to study in that country next year. The 14 students will study at Flinders University and Macquarie...

TARMIZI TAHER TO LEAD INDONESIAN HAJJ PILGRIMS.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Former religious affairs minister Tarmizi Taher has been appointed leader of Indonesian hajj pilgrims (amirul hajj) for the next hajj season. "In past years, the amirul hajj was always a cabinet minister but now...

RI CONSIDERING TO BUY WEAPONS FROM CHINA.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is considering to buy weapons from China to reduce its dependence on western countries such as the US in the matter of arms supplies, Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here Wednesday. Indonesia was...

EU OBSERVERS START ARRIVING IN ACEH FOR REGIONAL CHIEF ELECTIONS.
November 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - An eight-man team of observers from the European Union has arrived in Aceh to monitor the process of regional chief elections scheduled for next month. Ikhwanussufa, chief of the Working Committee of Observers of...

UN OFFICIAL'S VISIT FOR MUNIR CASE NOT TO AFFECT RI-US DEFENCE TIES: MINISTER.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday the planned visit to Indonesia of a United Nations representative in connection with the case of murdered human rights activist Munir will have no impact on defence...

PRESIDENT'S HIGH TRAVEL COST TO CHINA REASONABLE, LEGISLATOR SAYS.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The high cost of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's trip to China could be covered by the success in establishing long-term bilateral cooperation in different sectors, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives...

INDONESIAN TRADITIONAL MASSAGE IN CHINA-ASEAN EXPO.
November 1, 2006... Nanning, China, Nov 1 (ANTARA) -- The Indonesian pavilion in the third China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) here has provided special service to visitors by giving them traditional massage. Though a female masseur, Wahyuni (23) rubs and massages only...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO VISIT JAPAN.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and entourage are scheduled make a state visit to Japan from November 26 to 29, 2006. The Culture and Information Office of the Japanese Embassy here told the press recently...

TWO RUSSIAN WATER BOMBING AIRCRAFT TO BE OPERATED FOR 10 DAYS IN S. SUMATRA.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Two Russian water bombing aircraft Be-200 hired by Indonesian government to put out forest fires in South Sumatra will be operated for ten days and their operational area will then be moved to Central Kalimantan, a...

TWO RUSSIAN WATER BOMBERS TO BE OPERATED FOR 10 DAYS IN S. SUMATRA.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Two Russian water bombing aircrafts Be-200 hired by the Indonesian government to put out forest fires in South Sumatra will be operated for ten days and their coverage will later be moved to Central Kalimantan, a...

TWO WATER BOMBING AIRCRAFTS MI-8 FROM M'SIA, HONG KONG TO ARRIVE IN C. KALIMANTAN THURSDAY.
November 1, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - Two water bombing aircrafts MI-8 from Malaysia and Hong Kong will arrive in Central Kalimantan with the task to put out hotspots believed to be the cause of forestfires and haze in the region. The statement was made...

THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
November 2, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines on several major newspapers here on Thursday. The Jakarta Post GOVT TOUTS "WIN-WIN" APPROACH AT SUMMIT Partnership has become the government mantra in its efforts to lure...

ELEVEN CONFIRMED DEAD IN BOAT MISHAP.
November 2, 2006... Sumenep, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - At least 11 people were confirmed drowned after a fishing boat with 21 passengers on board capsized at Karang Nangka waters in Sumenep district, Madura island, on Wednesday evening, Sumenep police spokesman Adjunct...

S KOREA DONATES US$1 MILLION WORTH OF CEMENT FOR YOGYAKARTA, C JAVA QUAKE VICTIMS.
November 2, 2006... Yogyakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Republic of Korea has donated cement worth US$1 million for victims of the earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta and Central Java last May 27, a South Korean official said. The assistance was part of the Republic of...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND 2006 RHL ACTION PROGRAM'S PEAK EVENT IN WEST LOMBOK.
November 2, 2006... Mataram, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to attend the peak event of the 2006 Land and Forest Rehabilitation (RHL) action program at Sekotong Tengah village in West Lombok district as part of his working visit...

TWENTY-ONE VICTIMS OF BOAT ACCIDENT IN E JAVA FOUND, 11 DEAD.
November 2, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - As many as 21 passengers of a boat that sank in Karang Nangka waters, Raas Islands, Sumenep district, East Java, were found on Thursday but 11 of them were dead, local police said. The victims were picked...

PRESIDENT : REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO DETERMINE COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the future of Indonesia is to be determined by regional development. Therefore, he said, the ability of regional administrations and local communities to synergize and...

TWO RUSSIAN WATER BOMBING AIRCRAFT STILL OPERATING IN S SUMATRA.
November 3, 2006... Palembang, S Sumatra, Nov 2 (ANTARA)- Two Russian water bombing aircraft BE-200 leased by the Indonesian government to put out forest fires in South Sumatra since October 30, would still be doing their job although it has started raining in the...

RI GOVT HAS NO PLAN TO NATIONALIZE FOREIGN FIRMS : PRESIDENT.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesian government did not have any plan or wish to take over or nationalize foreign companies in Indonesia and he asked foreign firms to continue doing business in the...

POLRI TO USE ONLY HOME-MADE EQUIPMENT IN FUTURE.
November 3, 2006... Banten, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's National Police (Polri) are to use only home-made vehicles and other equipment in the future if the country has already mastered the technologies to produce them, a spokesman said. The statement was...

FOREIGN FISHERY BUSINESSMEN RELUCTANT TO FORGE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COUNTERPARTS.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian fishery businesspeople said the interest of foreign businessmen in cooperation with local partners under a joint venture scheme is still low, especially in view of a new government regulation. Although...

INVESTORS VIE SYARIAH FINANCIAL BUSINESSES IN INDONESIA.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Syariah-based financial businesses in Indonesia is prospective for foreign and domestic investors to support development projects in the country, an executive said. "Indonesia is one of the most populous moslem country...

VP, ADB LEADER DISCUSS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - On the sidelines of the 2006 infrastructure summit here on Thursday, Vice President Jusuf Kalla took a few moments of his time to discuss infrastructure development with the leader of the Asian Develoment Bank (ADB),...

SPORTS - INDONESIA SENDS 130 ATHLETES TO ASIAN GAMES 2006.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indoensia has decided to send 130 athletes of 20 different sports to the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, Qatar, December 1-15. 2006. The National Sports Commmitee (KONI) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports made the...

EUROPEAN UNION BEGINS MONITORING ACEH ELECTION PROCESS.
November 3, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - A European Union monitoring team had begun observing the process of regional elections in Aceh, local independent election commission monitoring working group chairman Ikhwanussufa said. "Eight members of the EU...

SAMARINDA AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO HAZE.
November 3, 2006... Samarinda, Nov 2 (ANTARA)- Samarinda's Temindung airport, which served flights to several places in East Kalimantan, including Berau, Bulunga, Kutai Barat dan Tarakan, was temporarily closed in view of thick haze. "The decision to close...

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES MUST HAVE INTEGRATED SERVICE UNIT.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu said here on Thursday that every special economic zone (KEK) would be obliged to have an integrated investment service unit to facilitate license processing to accommodate and solve...

INDONESIAN CPO EXPORTS CONTINUES TO RISE.
November 3, 2006... Medan, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian crude palm oil price continues to increase in the international market reaching 525 US dollars per ton as demand continued to increase, an exporter said. The exporter who preferred to remain anonymous said...

THREE FOREIGN INVESTORS INTERESTED IN WATER TREATMENT PROJECTS.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - Three foreign investors expressed their interest in building water treatment projects offered in the Indonesia Infrastructure Conference and Exhbition (IICE) 2006, a member of the cabinet said. Minister of...

FRIDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines in some major Indonesian dailies on Friday: The Jakarta Post MINISTER SAYS PROJECTS SPARK INVESTOR INTEREST While he acknowledged that the government needs to enact further...

LEGISLATOR: BILL ON GENERAL ELECTION ORGANIZER STILL UNDER PUBLIC TRIAL.
November 3, 2006... Gorontalo, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - The bill on the organizer of general elections is still under public trial, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission II, Suharso Monoarfa, said here Friday. "We are trying to socialize the bill...

TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT INDONESIA ON NOVEMBER 22.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah will visit Indonesia on November 22 -24 to step up bilateral ties between the two countries. Tunisian Ambassador Faysal Gouia in a statement made available here on...

RI NEEDS TO ENHANCE TIES WITH E EUROPE, ENVOY SAYS.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia needs to strengthen its relations with Central and East European counries, Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Hazairin Pohan said. "With a per capita income of US$2,000 - US$8,000 and an average economic...

EMBASSY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT RUSSIAN GEOLOGIST OFFERING TO STOP MUDFLOW.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - The Russian embassy in Jakarta knows nothing about Pavel V Korol, a Russian geologist who has offfered to stop the hot mud flow in Sidoarjo district, East Java, a reliable source at the embassy said here on Friday. ...

PRESIDENT ADVISED NOT USE BUSH VISIT TO BOOST HIS OWN IMAGE.
November 3, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyno should avoid taking advantage of US President George W Bush's upcoming visit to Jakarta to boost his own image, a few legislators said here Friday. The US president is scheduled...

PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSS UKP3R.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla met at the presidential office here on Friday to discuss the formation of the Presidential Working Unit to Manage Programs and Reforms (UKP3R) which was...

VP: GOVT DOESN'T NEED NEW FORMS OF COORDINATION.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Friday that coordination between him, the president and cabinet ministers had been running well so far so that there was no need to have another form of coordination. ...

PRESIDENT HAD BETTER DISSOLVE UKP3R: MUHAMMADIYAH CHAIRMAN.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- Prof Dr Dien Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, said here Friday he was hoping President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would show a statesmanlike attitude and dissolve...

PRESIDENT HOPING SAUDI ARABIAN KING CAN VISIT RI BEFORE NOV 20.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is hoping Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud will be able to visit Indonesia ahead of US President George W. Bush who is expected to arrive in Jakarta on November 20, a...

SS WILSON TO CARRY TNI SUPPLIES TO LEBANON.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- SS Wilson, a US warship, that would help the shipment of equipment, logistics and vehicles to Lebanon for the Indonesian military (TNI) in a UN peacekeeping mission in the Mid-eastern country is ready to leave Tanjung...

PRESIDENT'S NEW WORKING UNIT TO EARLY ANTICIPATE MINISTERS' PERFORMANCE.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should indeed set up a working unit to manage reform programs, which is led by former Attorney General Marsilam Simanjuntak in anticipation of the ministers' performances in 2007, a...

PRESIDENT TO DEDICATE PROJECTS IN C JAVA.
November 4, 2006... Semarang, C Java, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to dedicate a number of projects in Central Java on November 14, a spokesman of the Central Java provincial administration said here on Thursday. "The projects...

MUHAMMADIYAH CHAIRMAN ASKS GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE POSO CONFLICT.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- Muhammadiyah chairman Dien Syamsuddin has asked the government to settle the protracted conflict in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso once and for all. After meeting Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the vice...

FREEMAN FOUNDATION HANDS OVER SIX RENOVATED SCHOOLS IN ACEH.
November 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- The Freeman Foundation has through the Sampoerna Foundation handed over six school buildings to the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam provincial administration which had been renovated at a total cost of 2.99 billion rupiah....

INDUSTRY MINISTER BOYCOTTS RI-SNGAPORE MEETING.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- Industry Minister Fahmi Idris boycotted a meeting of the Indonesia-Singapore joint steering committee on the further implementation of Batam, Bintan and Karimun special economic zones here on Friday. The boycott on...

JAPAN TO CONFER HIGHEST MEDAL OF APPRECIATION ON DR LILY SATARI M. Sc.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- The government of Japan will confer a medal of appreciation, "The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbons", on Dr Ir H. Tb Lily Satari M. Sc for his meritorious services in promoting Japan-Indonesia...

FAMILY TO BRING TIBO CASE TO INTERNATIONAL COURT.
November 4, 2006... Kupang, E Nusatenggara, Nov 3 (ANTARA)- Relatives of Fabianus Tibo who had been executed early on Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, for his part in the atrocities in the sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Slawesi a few years ago, would bring the case to...

SATURDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN DAILIES.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nove 4 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines on major Indonesian dailies here on Saturday. The Jakarta Post SBY-KALLA RIFT BURSTS INTO OPEN Vice President Jusuf Kalla made sure on Friday that no one, including President...

RIBUAN ANGGOTA FPI DAN HTI UNJUK RASA DI DEPAN KEDUBES AS.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, 4/11 (ANTARA) - Sekitar 1000 anggota dan simpatisan Front Pembela Islam (FPI) dan Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) melakukan unjuk rasa di depan Kedubes Amerika Serikat pada Sabtu pagi sejak pukul 8.00 WIB menolak rencana kedatangan...

ISLAMIC GROUPS RALLY TO PROTEST US PRESIDENT'S PLANNED VISIT.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Thousands of Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) members staged a joint protest outside the US Embassy here on Saturday morning to express their rejection of the planned visit to Indonesia of...

ANTI-DEBT COALITION JOINS PROTEST AGAINST BUSH'S VISIT.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - People grouped in a so-called Anti-Debt Coalition (KAU) joined a demonstration staged by the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) outside the US Embassy here Saturday. The KAU...

POLICE DEPLOY 750 PERSONNEL TO SECURE ANTI-BUSH RALLY.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Around 750 policemen were deployed to secure a rally by thousands of Indonesian Muslims outside the US embassy here on Saturday in protest against the forthcoming visit of US President George W Bush. "The police...

HERNANDO DE SOTO READY TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S CONSULTANT.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Peruvian economic thinker Hernando de Soto has expressed preparedness to be President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's consultant on economic affairs if requested. De Soto has been a consultant to more than 35...

GOVT URGED TO QUICKLY HELP AILING REGIONAL DRINKING WATER COMPANIES.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Some 100 of the 254 regional drinking water companies (PDAMs) existing in the country are ailing and the government should take quick remedial action to revitalize them, a legislator said here Saturday. "The...

UKP3R FROZEN, SAYS NU CHAIRMAN CITING VICE PRESDEINT.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - The Presidential Working Unit to Manage Programs and Reforms (UKP3R) has been frozen and this was agreed at Friday's meeeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, Nahdlatul...

FREEMAN FOUNDATION HANDS SIX RENOVATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO ACEH GOVT.
November 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - The Freeman Foundation renovated six school buildings damaged by the killer earthquake and tsunami in Aceh two years ago and handed them to the Aceh provincial administration on Saturday through the Sampoerna...

MALAYSIAN PM LAUNCHES SJER.
November 4, 2006... Johor Bahru, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Saturday launched the South Johor Economic Region (SJER) aimed at transforming the southern Malaysian state into a world-class business hub. "The SJER is one of the...

MORE POLICE TO BE DEPLOYED IN ACEH TO SECURE REGIONAL ELECTIONS.
November 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Police in Aceh will be reinforced with 2,433 men to secure the implementation of regional chief elections to be held in the region next month. All parties in the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) had agreed to...

FOREIGN MINISTER TO OPEN "IAPD" MEETING IN BATAM.
November 4, 2006... Batam, Nov 4 (ANTARA)- Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda is scheduled to open an "Indonesian-African Partnership Dialogue (IAPD)" meeting that will take place in Batam on November 5-7 and be attended by the ambassadors of 53 African...

GOVT EARMARKS RP1 BILLION TO HELP BADUY TRIBESMEN PROTECT FORESTS.
November 4, 2006... Serang, Banten province, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has earmarked Rp1 billion in the 2007 state budget to help Baduy tribesmen living in self-imposed isolation in remote areas in Banten province erect fences around protected...

ENVOY ASKS INDO-IRISH TO EXPLAIN CHANGES IN RI TO IRISH COMMUNITY.
November 4, 2006... London, Oct 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian ambassador to Great Britain and Ireland Marty Natalegawa has asked the Indonesian community in Ireland (Indo-Irish) to explain the significant changes that have happened at home to the Irish people, former...

ACEH GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES AGREE TO HAVE PEACEFUL ELECTION.
November 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Candidates for Aceh governor and vice governor who are to run in an election scheduled to take place on Dec 11, 2006, have agreed to compete with each other in peaceful ways. "All of us want a peaceful...

INDONESIA BECOMES MEMBER OF ECOSOC.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has officially become a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (US ECOSOC) thanks to the support of at least 184 UN members or over two thirds of all UN members. Indonesian envoy in the...

MINISTER HOPES PT INCO WILLING TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM POSO.
November 4, 2006... Luwu Timur, S Sulawesi, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparman expressed hope that nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (INCO) would let young unemployed people from the conflict-torn city of...

JAPANESE GOVT TO CONFER AWARD TO DR. H. TB LILY SATARI MSc.
November 4, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - The Japanese government will confer "The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbons" award to Dr. H. TB Lily Satary MSc as a token of appreciation of his meritorious service The Japanese embassy here...

BATAM VENUE OF INDONESIAN-AFRICAN DIALOG.
November 4, 2006... Batam, Nov 4 (ANTARA) - Forty five African ambassadors and representatives of African embassies in Jakarta, Tokyo, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Singapore are expected to attend the Indonesian-African Partnership Dialog (IAPD) taking...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
November 5, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 5 (ANTARA)- Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Sunday. The Jakarta Post NU WANTS POSO SECURED BEFORE KEY MEETING Hasyim Muzadi, chairman of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul...

FIRE GUTS DOZENS OF KIOSKS IN CITEUREUP MARKET, BOGOR.
November 5, 2006... Citeureup, Bogor, Nov 5 (ANTARA)- Fire gutted dozens of kiosks in Citeureup market, Bogor district, West Java on Saturday night and could not be extinguished until after early Sunday, a spokesman said. "About 70 percent of kiosks in Citeureup...

ACEH SHOULD PROVIDE SPECIAL TOURIST OBJECTS FOR FOREIGNERS.
November 5, 2006... Banda Aceh, Nov 5 (ANTARA)- Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) provincial administration should provide special tourist objects for foreigners who conducted humanitarian activities after tsunami hit the province in December 2004, a scholar said. ...

MPR CHAIRMAN: PRESIDENT BUSH HAS FAILED IN LEADING HIS COUNTRY.
November 5, 2006... Bekasi, W Java, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nurwahid believed US President George W. Bush has failed in running his country and his credibility in the eyes of the international community has...

FOUR ASEAN COUNTRIES TO ESTABLISH 'HALAL' POULTRY COMPANY.
November 5, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - Four countries grouped in the East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) forum -- Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the Philippines -- planned to establish a 'halal' poultry joint company for exports to the...

PEOPLE SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ANARCHISM DURING BUSH'S VISIT, BOGOR LEGISLATOR SAYS.
November 5, 2006... Bogor, W Java, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - Chairman of West Java's city of Bogor Legislative Assembly Tatang Mochtar has called on all the people in the region to refrain from anarchy during the upcoming visit of U. S. President George W Bush who is also...

RI TO BRING FOREST CONSERVATION ISSUE TO UNFCCC.
November 5, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will bring the forest conservation issue to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 6 to 17, 2006. Dadang Hilman, member of the...

HELIPAD BEING BUILT IN BOGOR BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR BUSH TO LAND.
November 5, 2006... Bogor, W Java, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - A helipad is being built in the Bogor Botanical Garden here where the chopper carrying US President George W. Bush would land for an official visit to meet his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at...

BIMP EAGA MEETING IN BANDUNG PRODUCES FOUR AGREEMENTS.
November 5, 2006... Bandung, W Java, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - The meeting between Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP EAGA) forum on small and medium businesses produced four agreements, applicable to develop...

NO TARGET IN RI-AFRICA DIALOG EXCEPT PROMOTING BATAM, SAYS OFFICIAL.
November 5, 2006... Batam, Riau, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry has set no target in the Indonesian-African Partnership Dialogue (IAPD), except making the event an opportunity to introduce Batam in Riau province, an Indonesian official...

BATAM PROMOTES THAT ISLAND'S INVESTMENT EXCELLENCE TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
November 5, 2006... Batam, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian-African Partnership Dialogue (IAPD) was used as an opportunity to promote Batam as a beneficial place for investment of African countries which are Indonesia's non-traditional market. "In view of the...

MONDAY'S INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
November 6, 2006... Jakarta, Nov 6 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines on several major newspapers here on Monday. The Jakarta Post SADDAM VERDICT DEEPENS IRAQ'S SECTARIAN DIVIDE Shiites took to the streets in delight while their Sunni neghbors...