ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from November 2008

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SYAFII MAARIF: DON'T MAKE POLITICS LIVELIHOOD.
November 1, 2008... Padang, Nov 1 (ANTARA): Don't make politics as a source of livelihood, as it will be difficult to get rid of the existing corruption practices-related general patterns which are deeply rooted in this country, Prof Dr Ahmad Syafii Maarif says....

MALAYSIAN DELEGATES INTERESTED IN INDONESIAN GENDER ISSUE.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA): As many as 12 delegates of the Malaysian Sister In Islam who came to Indonesia were interested in knowing more about gender issue in this world largest archipelagic country. "We are very proud of progressive ideas in...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
November 1, 2008... Lembang, Nov 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the Indonesian people here on Saturday to familiarize themselves with the country's geographic conditions which were prone to natural disasters. He said when closing the...

BRITAIN'S PRINCE CHARLES BEGINS FIVE-DAY VISIT TO INDONESIA.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA): Prince Charles of Britain arrived here at around 3.30 pm local time for a five-day visit to Indonesia. Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasya said the Prince of Wales and entourage immediately left for the...

LIPI TEAM RESEARCHING KURAU FISH AROUND BENGKALIS ISLAND.
November 1, 2008... Pekanbaru, Riau, Nov 1 (ANTARA): A group of 10 researchers from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)'s Oceanography Center are currently conducting research on Kurau fish, a coral fish species of high economic value, in waters around...

BALI REJECTS PORNOGRAPHY LAW.
November 1, 2008... Denpasar, Nov 1 (ANTARA): The Balinese people reject implementation of the anti-pornography law passed by the House of Representatives recently. Their rejection was put in a letter signed by the governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika and the...

POLICE GUARD CILACAP'S AIRSTRIP AHEAD OF AMROZI ET AL'S EXECUTION.
November 1, 2008... Cilacap, Nov 1 (ANTARA): A platoon of police officers from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) has been deployed to safeguard Cilacap's Tunggulwulung airstrip ahead of the execution of three Bali I bombers early this month. The chief of the airstrip's...

TOURISM MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH WWF.
November 1, 2008... Manado, Nov 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian ministry of tourism and culture has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) on eco-tourism development for the next three years. "The cooperation is made...

RI NEEDS LEADER CAPABLE OF SELF-SACRIFICES : FORMER MUHAMMADIYAH LEADER.
November 1, 2008... Padang, Nov 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia needs leaders who are willing to make self-sacrficies for a bigger cause, former chairman of Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Moslem organizations, Prof Dr Ahmad Syafii Maarif, said here on Saturday....

BANGKALIS TO HOST 36 RI-CANADA YOUTH EXCHANGE PARTCIPANTS.
November 1, 2008... Pekanbaru, Riau, Nov 1 (ANTARA): Bengkalis district has been selected as host to 36 participants of the 2008-2009 Indonesia-Canada Youth Exchange Program (PPIK) for three months starting in December 2008, a local official said. "Bengkalis has...

SECURITY AT CILACAP'S PIER TIGHTENED.
November 1, 2008... Cilacap, Nov 1 (ANTARA): In view of the imminent executon of Bali I bombers Amrozi et al, security at Cilacap's Wijayapura pier has been tightened with every civilian coming to the ramp now required to be frisked with a metal detector. Even a...

PRESIDENT OPENS INDONESIA-JAPAN EXPO 2008.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially kicked off an Indonesia-Japan Expo 2008 at the Jakarta International Expo grounds in Kemayoran here on Saturday. The Indonesia-Japan Expo 2008 is to run November 1 to 9,...

UNICEF FINISHES CONSTRUCTION OF 67TH SCHOOL BUILDING IN ACEH.
November 1, 2008... Banda Aceh, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has finished the construction of its 67th school building in Aceh province since the 2004 tsunami disaster. "Ujong Seuden Leupee elementary school is the 67th school...

GREENPEACE LAUNCHES 'FOREST FOR CLIMATE' INITIATIVE.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): Greenpeace, a global environmental organization, here on Friday launched a Forest for Climate (FFC) Initiative, aimed at reducing deforestation, tackling climate change, preserving global biodiversity and protecting...

PRESIDENT: CLOSE RI-JAPAN TIES ASSET TO FACE FUTURE CHALLENGES.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that the close ties between Indonesia and Japan will become a valuable asset for both nations in facing various challenges in the future. "The closeness of the relations...

N SULAWESI TEACHERS REJECT LAW ON PORNOGRAPHY.
November 1, 2008... Manado, North Sulawesi, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): The Joint Forum of Christian Teachers in North Sulawesi has rejected the newly-passed Law on Pornography, claiming that the law does not reflect what it calls "the spirit of diversity." "The Law on...

FORMER JAPANESE PM HOPES TIES WITH RI TO IMPROVE FURTHER.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA): Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda on Saturday expressed hope Indonesia-Japan relations can be futher improved in the future. "This year marks the 50th of Indonesia-Japan relations. I hope both countries'...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Saturday. The Jakarta Post INDOVER IN LIQUIDATION AS BI PLAN FALLS SHORT The Netherlands-based Indonesiesische Orverzeese Bank N.V....

PRESIDENT MEETS YASUO FUKUDA.
November 1, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at Jakarta International expo here on Saturday. The meeting lasted for around 30 minutes, from 08.30 to 9 am local...

TERRORISM STILL PREVAILS EVEN AFTER BALI BOMBERS' EXECUTION, OFFICIAL.
November 2, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA): Chief of the anti-terror squad of the Coordinating Ministry for Security and Political Affairs, Ansyaad Mbai, said here Sunday that terrorism would still prevail in Indonesia after the execution of the Bali Trio...

MILY FINDS LOCALLY ASSEMBLED GUN IN SOUTH ACEH.
November 2, 2008... Tapaktuan, S Aceh, Nov 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian military (TNI) found a locally-assembled gun of GLM type and four rounds of active ammunition in the mountain range near Lubuk Layu village in South Aceh district on Sunday. "TNI troops found...

MILY PROBING CAUSE OF CLASH BETWEEN NAVAL AND ARMY OFFICERS.
November 2, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian military (TNI) is still investigating the cause of last Friday's clash between naval and army personnel in Ancol, North Jakarta. One army officer has sustained gunshot wounds in the clash, Chief of the...

IHCAVO ISSUES JAKARTA DECLARATION TO SAVE PALESTINE'S ECONOMY.
November 2, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA): The International Humanitarian Conference on Assistance for Victims of Occupation in Palestine (IHCAVO) has concluded a three-day meeting on Sunday at the Jakarta Convention Centre issuing a 14-point Jakarta...

News Focus: GOVT FAILS TO SAFEGUARD INDOVER BANK.
November 2, 2008... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesische Overseeze Bank (Invover Bank), a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Bank Indonesia (BI/central bank) is facing liquidation after the Indonesian government failed to meet the...

FIRING SQUAD ARRIVES IN NUSAKAMBANGAN.
November 2, 2008... Denpasar, Bali, Nov 2 (ANTARA): A team of executioners, including a firing squad, and two senior public prosecutors from the Bali High Prosecutor's Office, has reportedly arrived in Nusakambangan Island for the execution of the three Bali...

BRITAIN'S PRINCE CHARLES PLANTS RARE IRONWOOD TREE.
November 2, 2008... Bungku, Jambi, Nov 2 (ANTARA): Visiting Prince Charles of Britain who arrived in Jakarta on Saturday (Nov 1) for a five-day visit, on Sunday observed a seedling project in Bungku village, Jambi province and planted the rare Ironwood tree....

PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN TEN THOUSAND STEPS OF HEALTHY WALKS.
November 2, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Sunday morning opened a ten-thousand steps of healthy walks in effort to prevent osteoporosis problem bubbed as "Indonesia steps forward together" and the president then took...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
November 2, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 2 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Sunday. The Jakarta Post BAKRIES TO SELL BREAD AND BUTTER TO TPG PT Bakrie & Borthers, the flag ship of the nation's richest and...

GOVT TO REGULATE USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government will soon issue a regulation ordering the use of domestic products in government ministries, state-owned and regional government-owned companies. "It will be produced with all its reference....

BROTHER UNCERTAIN IMAM SAMDURA TO BE EXECUTED SOON.
November 3, 2008... Serang, Banten, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Despite media reports that Bali I bombers Amrozi et al are to be executed soon, it is still not certain that it will happen, a relative of one of the death-row convicts said. "Until now , they have not been...

PRINCE CHARLES SPEAKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Britain's Prince of Wales spoke about environmental preservation efforts in a presidential lecture at the presidential palace here Monday. "There is no doubt climate change is the biggest manifestation of the crisis....

GUS DUR THREATENS TO BOYCOT NEXT YEAR'S GENERAL ELECTIONS.
November 3, 2008... Bogor, Nov 3 (ANTARA): The founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), KH. Abdurrachman alias Gus Dur has threatened to boycot next year's general election if the government does not accommodate the party under his leadership. Gus Dur said...

INDONESIAN ELECTION COMMISSION MEMBERS TO US TO LEARN US ELECTIONS.
November 3, 2008... Jakart, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Three members of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) have left for the US to learn the implementation of elections in that country. KPU chairman Abdul Hafiz Anshary said here on Monday that the departure of...

ARMY CHIEF : TNI BUSINESSES' LIQUIDATION NO PROBLEM.
November 3, 2008... Medan, Nov 3 (ANTARA - Army Chief of Staff General Agustadi Sasongko said if National Defense Forces (TNI)-owned businesses were to be liquidated, it would not be a problem to the Army because he believed the state would provide proper...

NO VICTIMS IN TERNATE EXPLOSIONS.
November 3, 2008... Ternate, North Maluku, Nov 3 (ANTARA): The three low-magnitude explosions which rocked Ternate city, North Maluku province, at three locations at 2.3 am Indonesian Eastern Standard Time on Monday claimed no victims. The blasts took place at the...

FIFTY-TWO RI YOUTHS JOIN LEADERSHIP TRANING PROGRAM IN JAPAN.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): A State Secretariat official here Monday sent off 52 young Indonesian men and women to Japan to partcipate in a "Training Program for Young Leaders." "There is no country that can stand up by itself. Therefore,...

MANY CHANGES IN RI-JAPAN RELATIONS OVER PAST 50 YEARS : OFFICIAL.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations in the past 50 years have gone through a lot of changes, Nobuhide Minorikawa, Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs said here on Monday. "Indonesia-Japan relations...

RI, S KOREA TO DEVELOP BIOFUEL FROM SEAWEED.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia, represented by the ministry of fisheries and marine resources, will cooperate with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) to develop biofuel from seaweed, an Indonesian official said. The...

ARMY CHIEF REAFFIRMS MILITARY'S NEUTRALITY IN 2009 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Army Chief of Staff General Agustadi Sasongko here on Monday reaffirmed the National Defense Forces (TNI)'s committment to neutrality in the general elections next year. He called on all soldiers, especially army...

PRINCE CHARLES MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Visiting Prince Charles of Britain met with several religious leaders at a Conference on Religion and the Enviroment organized by the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization here on Monday. Prince Charles was at the...

FLOOD INUNDATES KAMPUNG MELAYU, JAKARTA, ON MONDAY.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): A number of houses in Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara sub district, East Jakarta, were inundated on Monday following the overflowing of the Ciliwung River. The flood caused 10 to 20 houses to stand in water reaching a...

HOUSE SPEAKER MEETS AUSTRALIAN COUNTERPART.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono received the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives , Harry Jenkins, at Parliament Building here on Monday. The meeting began at around 10.30 am, after...

VICE PRESIDENT RECEIVES PRINCE CHARLES.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla received Prince Charles of Britain at his palace here on Monday. Prince Charles arrived at Kalla's palace at 12.10 am local time and was personally greeted by Kalla at the palace's front...

HOUSE SPEAKER: BALI I BOMBERS' EXECUTION NOT DISCUSSED WITH JENKINS.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said he and his Australian counterpart, Harry Jenkins, discussed efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries, and not specifically talked about the...

PRINCE CHARLES ASKS INDONESIA TO PRESERVE ITS FORESTS.
November 3, 2008... Jambi, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Prince Charles of Britain called on the Indonesian government to keep its commitment to preserving its forests as damage to forest areas in various countries had caused climate change. Visiting Prince Charles, who arrived...

KPK GRILLS AULIA POHAN IN BI GRAFT CASE.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): Former Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governor Aulia Tantowi Pohan was on Monday grilled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The KPK had named Pohan a suspect in the illegal transfer of Rp100 billion in BI...

IMAM SAMUDRA'S FAMILY TO SUE GOVT IF HE IS EXECUTED.
November 3, 2008... Cilacap, C Java, Nov 3 (ANTARA): A brother of Imam Samudra, one of the three Bali I bombers sentenced to death, said here Monday his family would sue the government if he was executed. "We will sue the government because, if my brother is...

PRESIDENT APPRECIATES PRINCE CHARLES' EFFORTS TO SAVE TROPICAL FORESTS.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono has expressed appreciation for the efforts of Britain's Prince Charles to save tropical rain forests and his other activities in the nature conservation field. President Yudhoyono also...

EXECUTION OF AMROZI ET AL A MURDER: BAASYIR.
November 3, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Noted Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir said the Attorney General's Office (AGO)'s plan to execute Amrozi et al early this month was a baseless and a murder plan. After a get-to-gether with Muslim Youths here on...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov. 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. The Jakarta Post REGULATOR CALLED ON TO UNWIND BAKRIE DEAL The capital market watchdog must immediately ask PT Bakrie &...

THREE EXPLOSIONS ROCK NORTH MALUKU.
November 3, 2008... North Maluku, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Three low-magnitude explosions rocked North Maluku province in three locations at 2.3 am Indonesian Eastern Standard Time on Monday. The blast took place at the residence of the North Maluku governor, the office of...

EXECUTION OF AMROZI ET AL A MURDER: BAASYIR.
November 3, 2008... Bandung, W Java, Nov 3 (ANTARA): Noted Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir said the Attorney General's Office (AGO)'s plan to execute Amrozi et al early this month was a baseless and a murder plan. After a get-together with Muslim Youths here on...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES PRINCE CHARLES.
November 3, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received visiting Prince Charles of Britain at the Presidential Palace here on Monday morning. The Prince of Wales arrived at the palace at 10.15 am and was welcomed by President...

MWL CHIEF MEETS DELEGATION FROM INDONESIA.
November 3, 2008... Makkah, Nov. 3 (ANTARA/IINA) - The Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki received here last weekend the delegation of the Council of Ulema of Indonesia (MUI) led by Sheikh Amidhan Shaberah. Speaking on the...

RI REVIEWING PLAN TO FORM CENTER FOR PEACEKEEPING FORCE MISSION.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia is reviewing a plan to form a center for peacekeeping force mission it has pioneered in 2006 to help implement the UN mandate in overcoming conflicts in the world, an official said. "We have sent 24 military...

RI, CHECZ REPUBLIC SIGN MOU ON AUDIT OF PUBLIC SECTOR.
November 4, 2008... London, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Visiting Chief of the Indonesian Supreme Audit Board (BPK) Anwar Nasution signed Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chairman of the Checz Supreme Audit Office (SAO) Frantisek Dohnal on establishing audit...

HMI : U.S SHOULD NO LONGER FEEL SUPERIOR.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Former 2003-2005 Islamic Student Association general chairman Hasanudin said here Tuesday that the U.S should stop feeling proud of itself following the global economic crisis triggered by its financial crisis. He made...

ANOTHER INDONESIAN WORKER REPATRIATED FROM WAR-TORN IRAQ.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): An Indonesian woman identified as Mistiari who was employed as a domestic helper in Kurdistan, a civilian war-riden Kurdish region in Iraq, had returned home. A release from the directorate of Protection and Legal...

WORKERS ALLIANCE REJECTS JOINT MINISTERIAL DECREE.
November 4, 2008... Tangerang, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Aliansi Buruh Menggugat (Alliance of Demanding Workers), Tangerang chapter, strongly rejected a Joint Decree of Four Ministers on Maintaining the National Economic Growth In Anticipating Global Economic Development....

RI-SINGAPORE BORDER TREATY AWAITING MALAYSIA.
November 4, 2008... Batam, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The agreement on Indonesia-Singapore western and eastern borders is awaiting an ownership deal between Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks between Singapore and Malaysia. "After the Pedra Branca ownership, we can determine the...

News Focus: WILL KHOFIFAH WIN EAST JAVA GUBERNATORIAL RACE?
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov.4 (ANTARA)- Provisional results of quick counts of the second round of the East Java gubernatorial election taking place on Tuesday (Nov 4) showed that Khofifah Indar Parawansa-Mudjiono (Ka-ji) pair gained 50.83 percent of votes,...

BOMB THREAT TO AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN JAKARTA.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The Australian Embassy in Kuningan district, South Jakarta, received a bomb threat via an unknown 1717 short message service (SMS), here Tuesday. The bomb squad is still investigating the sms. The South Jakarta Police...

SECURITY AROUND CILACAP'S KARANGKANDRI POWER PLANT TIGHTENED.
November 4, 2008... Cilacap, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Dozens of troops from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) have been deployed around the Karangkandri thermal power plant in Cilacap, Central Java, in connection with the imminent execution of Bali-I bombers Amrozi, Ali Gufron...

SHARP INCREASE IN INDIAN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN BALI.
November 4, 2008... Denpasar, Bali Province, Nov. 4 (ANTARA): The number of Indian tourists visiting Bali Island has increased significantly to 17,354 during the January-August period in 2008, from just 1,700 in the same period last year, an industry spokesman...

AGO APPOINTS TEAM TO HANDLE BALI BOMBERS' EXECUTION.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has appointed a team of public prosecutors to handle the execution of Bali bombers Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra, a spokesman said. "The public prosecutors come from the Central...

PRESIDENT RECIEVES CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY EXECUTIVE.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received member of the politburo of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Zhou Yongkang, at his office, here on Tuesday. In the meeting that lasted for an hour the two...

WEST JAVA ULEMA TO MOBILIZE SOLIDARITY TO FREE AL-AQSHA.
November 4, 2008... Bandung, West Java, Nov. 4 (ANTARA): Ulema (Muslim scholars) in West Java agree to mobilize solidarity for the liberation of Al-Aqsha Mosque, one of Islam's most sacred mosques, from Israeli colonialism, according to a recommendation adopted at...

PRINCE CHARLES, YOGYAKARTA GOVERNOR TALK ABOUT RELIGIOUS PLURALITY.
November 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, Nov. 4 (ANTARA): Prince Charles of Britain and Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X talked about religious plurality in Indonesia, in Yogyakarta in particular, at a meeting at the sultan's palace here Tuesday. "He was...

RI TO WELCOME WHOEVER WINS US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia will welcome whoever wins the US presidential election on November 4, presidential spokesman Dino Pati Djalal said here on Tuesday. He said whoever would be the US president-elect, Indonesia would continue to...

MILITARY, POLICE TO STEP UP SECURITY FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION THREATS.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian military (TNI) and the national police are to take intensive security measures in light of assassination threats against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, the attorney...

BALI TOURISM BOARD SUPPORTS JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PORNOGRAPHY LAW.
November 4, 2008... Denpasar, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The Bali Tourism Board (BTB) which consists of tourism industry practitioners supports the Bali people's plan to request a judicial review on the pornography law passed by the central parliament recently, a spokesman...

PRINCE CHARLES VISITS ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN YOGYAKARTA.
November 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Visiting Prince Charles of Britain observed the activities of students at the Ali Maksum Islamic boarding school in the district of Bantul during his visit to Yogyakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday. He was welcomed by...

CULTURE MINISTER LAUNCHES INDONESIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2008.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Minister of tourism and culture Jero Wacik launched an Indonesian Film Festival 2008 on Tuesday in the hope that the event would encourage improvement in the country's film industry. The festival was held after 12 years...

NEARING BALI BOMBERS' EXECUTION, BALI HOTELS STEP UP SECURITY PRECAUTIONS.
November 4, 2008... Denpasar, Nov 4 (ANTARA): In the upcoming execution of the Bali Bombers, Bali hotel securitymen strengthen their security and alertness, an offical said, here Tuesday. "We only increases alertness by enhancing security especially for hotel...

NEARLY 209,000 INDONESIANS TO PERFORM HAJJ PILGRIMAGE THIS YEAR.
November 4, 2008... Tangerang, Banten, Nov. 4 (ANTARA): A total of 208,928 Indonesians are to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year, according to data from the religious affairs ministry. Of the total number of would-be Hajj pilgrims, 60,053 would...

US, AUSTRALIAN EMBASSIES GET BOMB THREATS.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The United States and Australian embassies in Jakarta received bomb threats on Tuesday in connection with the imminent execution of Bali-I bombers Amrozi, Ali Ghufrom alias Mukhlas, and Imam Samudra, police said....

PRINCE CHARLES RECEIVED BY YOGYAKARTA GOVERNOR.
November 4, 2008... Yogyakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Visiting Prince Charles of Britain and his entourage arrived at Yogyakarta's Palace at noon on Tuesday and was received by Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. On the occasion the sultan was accompanied by his...

PRESIDENT DELIVERS SCIENTIFIC ORATION AT IPB.
November 4, 2008... Bogor, Nov 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday delivered a scientific oration to mark the 45th anniversary of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) at the Graha Widya Wisuda building. Present on the occasion were a...

PRESIDENT: RI SHOULD STRIVE TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-RELIANT.
November 4, 2008... Bogor, Nov 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia should gradually become economically self-reliant in order not to be easily affected by global crises, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in his scientific oration to mark the 45th anniversary of the Bogor...

TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN INDONESIA.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post ENRAGED BY INDOVER MESS, MULYANI VOWS LEGAL ACTION Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has expressed her rage over...

BEIJING OFFICE OF GARUDA TO TAKE ANTICIPATORY STEPS IN FACE OF CRISIS.
November 4, 2008... Beijing, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia for Beijing branch said it was seeking for breakthroughs in order to anticipate a passenger decline due to world financial crisis so that its target to fly 22,000 passengers...

TRAIN LOAD FACTORS DROP 7.18 PERCENT: BPS.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that the number of passengers and cargoes of train in September dropped sharply by 7.18 percent if compared with those in the previous month. "For cargo transportation it...

RI WANTS 75 LNG EXPORTS TO JAPAN TO BE TRANSPORTED BY NATIONAL SHIPPING.
November 4, 2008... Jakarta, Nov 4 (ANTARA): The government has asked that about 75 percent of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Bontang refinery plants in East Kalimantan, to be transported by National shipping firms. Head of the Upstream Oil and Gas...

NIAS ROCKED BY 5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
November 4, 2008... Bandar Lampung, Nov 4 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Nias island in North Sumatra Province at 2:21 local time on Tuesday morning, meteorology and geophysics agency (BMG) reported. According to the agency, the...