ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from October 2007

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from October 2007

RI EMBASSY IN YANGON OPENS THREE PLACES OF REFUGE FOR TROUBLED IND0NESIANS IN MYANMAR.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 10 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Embassy in Yangon, capital of Myanmar, has opened three places of refuge for troubled Indonesian nationals in the country, formerly known as Burma. According to the foreign ministry in Jakarta on...

MORE THAN 100 INDONESIANS TO PURSUE HIGHER STUDIES IN JAPAN.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): A total of 113 Indonesian students will leave for Japan between September and November 2007 to pursue higher studies in various disciplines with Japanese government scholarships, an official report said. The students...

MALARIA BREAKS OUT AMONG EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN MENTAWAI.
October 1, 2007... Pandang, W Sumatra, Oct 1 (ANTARA): A number of people, mainly women and children, in refugee camps for earthquake victims in Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, have contracted malaria, according to a local official. The refugees are currently...

S'PORE FULLY COMMITTED TO DCA, ET AND IAs.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Singapore remains fully committed to the agreed package of the Extradition Treaty (ET), Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and four Implementing Arrangements to the DCA signed with Indonesia, a spokesman said. First...

RI'S BIRD FLU DEATH TOLL RISES TO 86.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): A male resident of Rawa Buaya, Cengkareng, just west of Jakarta, identified as AR (21), who died on September 28, 2007 has been officially declared a bird flu virus carrier. AR's case brings the total number of people...

CLEAN WATER SHORTAGE HITS MORE AREAS IN TEMANGGUNG DISTRICT.
October 1, 2007... Temanggung, C Java, Oct 1 (ANTARA): A clean water shortage has hit at least 67 hamlets in 10 sub-districts in Temanggung district, Central Java, a local official, Budiharjo, said here on Monday. He said, initially requests for clean water...

ACEH ADMINISTRATION READY TO TAKE OVER BRR'S DUTIES.
October 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The Aceh provincial administration is ready to take over the duties of the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) whose tenure will end in 2009, a spokesman said. "Starting from now, some of the...

LEGISLATOR CALLS FOR TEMPORARY CUT IN DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH MYANMAR.
October 1, 2007... Bandung, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian govrnment should temporarily cut its diplomatic relations with Myanmar to show its disapproval of the repeated human rights violations happening in that country, a legislator said. "We should sever our...

IComRP CONCERNED ABOUT MYANMAR TRAGEDY.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Committee on Religions for Peace (IComRP) on Monday expressed concern about the tragedy in Myanmar that has claimed the lives of many people including monks and a Japanese journalist. "We, inter-faith...

PRESIDENT HANDS DRAFT OF MUSHAF AL-BANTANI QUR'AN TO BANTEN'S ULEMA LEADER.
October 1, 2007... Serang, Banten, Oct 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono handed a draft of the Mushaf Al-Bantani Qur'an to Chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI)'s Banten provincial chapter, KH Wahab Afif, here Monday. The head of state...

MEGAWATI HAILS SUTIYOSO'S WISH TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY IN 2009.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Megawati Soekarnoputri, general chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) hailed the wish of Sutiyoso, the outgoing Jakarta governor, to run for the presidency in 2009. Megawati after a fast...

N SUMATRA IMMIGRATION DEPORTS NINE FOREIGNERS.
October 1, 2007... Medan, N Sumatra, Oct 1 (ANTARA): North Sumatra's immigration office has up to September this year deported nine foreigners for visa violations, Chief of North Sumatra's Immigration Office M. Husin Alaydrus said here on Monday. "Seven were...

MT KELUD PRODUCES TREMORS.
October 1, 2007... Kediri, East Java Province, Oct. 1 (ANTARA): Mount Kelud which is currently in an alert status produced at least two tremors on Monday, a volcanological observer said The first tremor occurred in the wee hours of Monday and lasted 70...

RESIDENTS AROUND MT KELUD TO BE EVACUATED.
October 1, 2007... Kediri, East Java, Oct. 1 (ANTARA): Residents of Ngancar sub district, Kediri District, East Java Province, are about to be evacuated to safer areas in Wates sub district following the intensified activity of Mount Kelud. Around 24,172...

SEARCH CONTINUING FOR MISSING FISHING BOAT.
October 1, 2007... Manado, North Sulawesi, Oct. 1 (ANTARA): Manado's Search and Rescue (SAR) team is continuing to look for 12 crew members of MV Rajawali, a fishing boat believed to have sunk on its way from Bitung (North Sulawesi) to Ambon (Maluku) last...

EMBASSY TO PROTECT INDONESIAN SUSPECT IN NURIN'S MURDER.
October 1, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will provide legal protection for a 23-year old Indonesian woman now being detained by Malaysian police for alleged involvement in the murder of an 8-year old Malaysian girl,...

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post, Republika and Kompas UN ENVOY MEETS MYANMAR'S SUU KYI United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari met detained Myanmar opposition leader...

INDONESIA CAN PLAY ROLE IN OVERCOMING CRISIS IN MYANMAR.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia can play an important role in rebuilding democratization process in Myanmar through approaches to Yangon and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), House Speaker Agung Laksono has said. "The...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND WRITING OF HOLY QURAN OF MUSHAF ALBANTANI IN SERANG.
October 1, 2007... Serang, Banten, Oct 1 (ATARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and some ministers are scheduled to arrive in Serang, Banten Province, for attending the commemoration of the Nuzulul Quran and the start of Al-Bantani Mushaf Quran writing on...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LEADS PANCASILA SANCTITY DAY CEREMONY.
October 1, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a ceremony for the observance of Pancasila Sanctity Day at Pancasila Sanctity monument area in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on Monday morning. The president on the occasion acted as...

BENGKULU JOLTED BY 5.0 MAGNITUDE AFTERSHOCK.
October 1, 2007... Bengkulu, Oct 1 (ANTARA): A tectonic aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked Bengkulu province again at 5.11 on Monday morning, local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) spokesman Adjat Sudrajat said after the temblor. He...

AUSTRALIA PROTESTS AGAINST RI FOR GRANTING SENTENCE REDUCTIONS TO JAILED TERRORISTS.
October 2, 2007... Brisbane, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Australia will launch fresh protests against Indonesia by asking Jakarta not grant a reduction of the sentence of convicts involved in acts of terrorism. "We will continue filing our protest against Indonesia by...

RI TO ATTEND GENERAL INT'L MEETING OF UNESCO IN FRANCE.
October 2, 2007... Paris, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Some Indonesian ministers are scheduled to attend the General International Meeting of UNESCO in France from October 16 to November 6, 2007. They are National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo as General Chairman of...

EIGHT INDONESIAN BUDDHIST MONKS SAFE IN MYANMAR.
October 2, 2007... Surabaya, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Eight Indonesian buddhist monks from Sangha Agung Indonesia were safe in the violent actions of the military junta in Myanmar. "They are safe because the are in four Buddhist monastries on a meditation," Nyaria...

SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION FOLLOWS EXPERTS' THEORIES: GOVERNOR.
October 2, 2007... Bandarlampung, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Lampung Governor Sjachroedin ZP said the plan to build the Sunda Strait Bridge linking Java and Sumatra islands, including its passableness by big ships, had already been calculated theoretically by experts. ...

EDUCATION LIKELY TO GET 12 PCT IN 2008 DRAFT STATE BUDGET : MINISTER.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the education sector is likely to get 12 percent in the 2008 draft state budget or slightly less than the 12.3 percent in the draft budget presented by President Susilo Bambang...

PRESIDENT TO REPLY TO LETTER ON IRAWADY'S SUSPENSION SOON.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will soon reply to a letter from the Judicial Commission suggesting the suspension of Irawady Joenoes from the commission's membership for allegedly taking a US$95,500 kickback in a...

W JAVA ESTABLISHING SISTER-PROVINCE COOPERATION WITH CHINA'S HUNAN.
October 2, 2007... Bandung, W Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The West Java provincial administration is to establish sister-province cooperation with China's Hunan province in the educational, cultural, trade and industrial sectors. A letter of intent on the...

UNICEF REBUILT 52 SCHOOLS IN ACEH SINCE 2004 TSUNAMI.
October 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Unicef completed the rebuilding of 52 schools in Aceh since the region was hit by tsunami in December 2004 and handed them over to the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR), a spokesman said. ...

TIMOR LESTE COMMITTED TO SPEEDING UP USE OF BORDER-CROSSING PASSES.
October 2, 2007... Kupang, East Nusatenggara, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Timor Leste government led by President Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao is committed to speeding up the introduction of border-crossing passes for people living in regions...

RI SUCCESSFUL IN CONVINCING US TO TAKE PART IN UNFCCC: MINISTER.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia has succeeded in convincing the United States to get involved in the United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) to be held in Bali later this year, a minister said. "The most significant...

5.6 MAGNITUGE QUAKE SHAKES WEST SUMATRA.
October 2, 2007... Padang, Oct 2 (ANTARA): A 5.6 magnitude tectonic quake shook West Sumatra at 9.39 p.m local time on Tuesday for about five minutes. A local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency staff, Fitri, said the tremor was an aftershock of two major...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS WESTERN COASTAL AREA OF ACEH.
October 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct. 2 (ANTARA): A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale on Monday (Oct. 1) jolted western coastal area of Aceh Province, forcing residents of Tapak Tuan, South Aceh, to rush out of their homes in panic. The...

INDONESIAN NAVY SENDS NOMAD AND WARSHIPS TO LOOK FOR MISSING FISHING BOAT.
October 2, 2007... Manado, North Sulawesi, Oct. 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy has sent three warships respectively KRI Wiratno, KRI Karapu and KRI KAL, and one Nomad plane, to look for MV Rajawali fishing boat believed to have sunk in Belang waters last...

STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS BENGKULU AGAIN.
October 2, 2007... Bengkulu, Oct 2 (ANTARA): A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Bengkulu province at 10.43 am on Tuesday, causing panic among office workers in Bengkulu city, a meteorological official said here on Tuesday. Employees...

UNICEF TRAINS MIDWIVES TO BE BREASTFEEDING COUNSELORS IN ACEH.
October 2, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct. 2 (ANTARA): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Aceh provincial health service organized a training program for local midwives to be able to become counselors on breastfeeding in order to improve children's...

PRESIDENT'S SPOKESMAN: ANYBODY FREE TO BE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Oct. 2 (ANTARA): Any Indonesian citizen is free to come forward to be a candidate in the 2009 presidential election, one of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's spokeksmen said. "Anybody is free to come forward to become a...

TIMOR LESTE SPEEDS UP IMPOSITION OF BORDER CROSSERS PASS.
October 2, 2007... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Timor Leste government under President Ramos Horta has declared its commitment -to speed up the introduction of border-crossing passes, a spokesman said. "The case has become the priority of...

ABDURRAHMAN WAHID MEETS MEGAWATI.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Oct. 2 (ANTARA): Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur visited Megawati Soekarnoputri at her residence on Jalan Teuku Umar, central Jakarta, on Tuesday. Gus Dur, chairman of the legislative body of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who...

BALI TO HOST FASHION WEEK WITH FOREIGN DESIGNERS.
October 2, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Bali is to host a fashion Week 2007 in Kuta next November, a spokesperson for the event's organizers said on Tuesdday. This year's event will be focused on local participants without neglecting foreign...

SUTIYOSO SHOWING GREAT COURAGE BY INTENDING TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT: POLITICIAN.
October 2, 2007... Bandarlampung, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Outgoing Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's declaration he intends to run for president needs to be appreciated as it shows great courage, a political party executive said. "The declaration without the support from any...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
October 2, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post INTERFAITH LEADERS SPEAK ABOUT MYANMAR Interfaith religious organizations in Indonesia condemned the Myanmar military junta Monday...

INDONESIAN EMBASSY IN CHINA TEMPORARILY CLOSES VISA SERVICE.
October 2, 2007... Beijing, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The visa service in the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing was closed for a week from October 1 to October 6, 2007 due to China's national holidays. "The visa service will be closed for a week due to the national...

RI TAKES PART IN INT'L ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP IN THAILAND.
October 2, 2007... Palembang, S Sumatra, Oct 2 (ANTARA): A local woman pole vault athlete will join her compatriots from other provinces in taking part in an International Athletic Championship in Thailand on October 5-8. "Ni Putu Desi will take part in the pole...

MALAYSIAN 'JINGLE' TUNE CLAIMED AS MALUKU FOLK SONG.
October 3, 2007... Ambon, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The adoption of the song "Rasa Sayange" as Malaysia's cultural "jingle" has given rise to claims in Maluku that the tune is an indigenous Indonesian creation. Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu said "Rasa Sayange"...

AUSSIES DON'T SEE RI AS CLOSE SECURITY PARTNER : SURVEY.
October 3, 2007... Brisbane, Oct 3 (ANTARA): A survey conducted recently by Sydney University involving 1,213 Australian respondents showed that half of them did not see Indonesia as an interesting country and that it would not become a close security partner...

THE HOUSE OPTIMISTIC DRAFT BILL ON 'KIP' CAN BE FINALIZED SOON.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Andreas Pareira, a member of the House's Commission I, expressed his optimism that a draft bill on public information openness (KIP) could be finalized as soon as possible or at least in this year. "I remain...

RI, MALAYSIA SHOULD HELP SOLVE MYANMAR'S PROBLEM : OBSERVER.
October 3, 2007... Depok, W JAva, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Malaysia should play a role in solving the political turmoil in Myanmar, a political observer at the University of Indonesia (UI), Andrinof A Chaniago, said here on Wednesday. "Indonesia and...

ACEH MILY CHIEF ASKS PUBLIC TO MAINTAIN PEACE PROCESS.
October 3, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 3 (ANTARA): All elements of the public in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province must maintain the peace process in the province and nobody should try to disturb it, Iskandar Muda Military Commander Maj Gen Supiadin AS said....

HINDU YOUTHS CONDEMN MYANMAR JUNTA'S REPRESSIVE ACTIONS.
October 3, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Tens of Hindu youths staged a peaceful rally here on Wednesday condemning the Myanmarese military junta's repressive actions to quell pro-democracy protests in Yangon. The repressive actions were really beyond...

GOVT NOT TO STOP SENDING MIGRANT WORKERS ABROAD: MINISTER.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government will not stop sending migrant workers abroad as job seekers' right to get employment is guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution, a minister said. "The issue of migrant workers employed overseas is...

PRESIDENT ASKS PEOPLE AROUND MT KELUD TO STAY ALERT DURING HOLIDAYS.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked people living around Mount Kelud in East Java to stand by to receive instructions or calls from local leaders in connection with the volcano's status during the Idul Fitri...

NUMBER OF TRAVELERS DURING POST-FASTING HOLIDAYS PREDICTED TO RISE.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The number of people who will travel during the Islamic post-fasting holidays this year is predicted to be 6.55 percent higher than last year. In view of that, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Wednesday...

GOVT BACKS SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE PROJECT.
October 3, 2007... Merak, Banten, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The government fully supports a plan to build the Sunda Strait Bridge (JSS) which will link Java and Sumatra islands, a minister said. "The government fully supports it. Therefore, the government wants the...

C JAVA MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY ACHIEVING SUGAR SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN 2008.
October 3, 2007... Semarang, C Java, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Central Java may have difficulty achieving self sufficiency in sugar next year as the government-sponsored program to revitalize sugar mills is not running as expected, an official said. Central Java...

TNI TO PREPARE HERCULES PLANES TO TRANSPORT HOLIDAY MAKERS.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian military (TNI) will make three Hercules planes and six warships available to help transport Idul Fitri holiday makers, its chief said. "Every year the TNI prepares some of its transport means for that...

MALAYSIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM'S MELODY PROBABLY COPY OF INDONESIAN SONG : EXPERT.
October 3, 2007... Yogyakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): A multi-media expert, Roy Suryo, said here on Wednesday the melody of Malaysia's national anthem "Negaraku" is suspected to have been copied from the Indonesian song "Terang Bulan" which has existed in Indonesia...

AUSSIE AMBASSADOR ATTENDS FAST-BREAKING AT ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer on Wednesday afternoon attended a fast-breaking get-together at the Daarul Qur'an Boarding School for orphants in Tebet, Jakarta. "Thanks to God, I feel happy to have this...

BODIES OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED FISHERMEN FOUND IN RUKO WATERS.
October 3, 2007... Karimun, Riau Islands, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The dead bodies of two unidentified fishermen were found floating in Ruko waters, Durai sub-district by Moro fishermen, Karimun district, Riau island province on Wednesday. Moro Sector Police Chief...

PRESIDENT HOPES FIRST DAY OF SYAWAL CAN BE SEEN OCTOBER 11.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the Idul Fitri festivity marking the first day of the Islamic month of Syawal could be known on October 11. He made the statement in a press conference after a cabinet...

RI'S CONSULATE GENERAL, OSAKA POLICE FURTHER INVESTIGATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIME.
October 3, 2007... Tokyo, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka in cooperation with the Osaka Police have further investigated a case of human trafficking of Indonesian women, following arrests of several foreigners and Japanese recently. ...

JAPAN'S DONATION OF PATROL BOATS TO ARRIVE IN JAKARTA DECEMBER.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Three patrol boats, donated by Japanese government to support security at Malacca Strait are expected to arrive in Indonesian in December this year, National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto said here on...

BARUT POLICE ARREST HOUSEWIFE SUSPECTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.
October 3, 2007... Muara Teweh, C Kalimantan, Oct 3 (ANTARA): North Barito (Barut) district police on Tuesday night arrested a house-wife, suspected of involvement in drug trafficking in this Central Kalimantan town. Barut police spokesman Commissioner Topik...

RI HAILS INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government on Wednesday hailed the historic summit between South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang on October 2-4. The summit is useful to strengthen...

NTT STILL SHORT OF 13,000 TEACHERS.
October 3, 2007... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Oct 3 (ANTARA): East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province is still short of around 13,000 elementary and high-schol teachers, provincial Educational Quality Improvement Institution (LPMP) chief Ismail Kasim said here on...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Following are the headlines of several major newspapers here on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post TWO KOREAS BEGIN HISTORIC SUMMIT IN NORTH South Korea's president arrived in the capital of hermit North Korea on...

GUS DUR, MEGA NOT DISCUSS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY FOR 2009 ELECTIONS: PDIP POLITICIAN.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): The meeting between former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday was just an ordinary meeting and had nothing to do with the 2009 Presidential Elections, a...

PARLIAMENT APPROVES LAW ON LIBRARY.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): ? The House of Representatives (DPR) in its plenary meeting here on Tuesday approved a Law on Library which regulates the status, institutional, tasks, authorities, and functions of libraries and librarians. The...

PRESIDENT TO LEAD TNI'S 62ND ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION.
October 3, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to lead a function to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Indonesian military (TNI) at its headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Friday. "The TNI's...

YUDHOYONO EXPECTED TO PREPARE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON KPU NEW MEMBERS.
October 4, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was expected to immediately prepare a presidential decree on the appointment of seven members of the General Election Commission (KPU) approved by the House's Commission II to enable...

GAM PARTY CONSIDERS ITSELF NOT LEGALLY REJECTED.
October 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Despite Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata's recent statement that the formation of a GAM Party in Aceh was against the law, the party holds the view that its existence has not been legally rejected, a...

RI SOFT TARGET OF TERRORISM: LEMHANAS GOVERNOR.
October 4, 2007... Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, Oct 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia has become a soft target of terrorism because of its relatively weak defense and inadequate legal apparatuses, National Resillience Institute (Lemhanas) Governor Muladi said. "Indonesia's...

FIRE RAVAGES DENSELY POPULATED AREA IN W JAKARTA.
October 4, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): Fire ravaged a densely-populated area in West Jakarta on Thursday evening but there was no immediate report of casualties. The fire broke out at 03.51 p.m, a spokesman of the Central Jakarta Fire Department,...

GARUDA 20-E CONTINGENT TO LEAVE FOR CONGO.
October 4, 2007... Bogor, W Java, Oct. 4 (ANTARA): A 175-member group of Indonesian servicemen officially named Garuda 20-E Contingent led by Lt Col CZI Yoga Pranoto will on Friday leave for Congo to join a United Nations (UN) peace-keeping mission in the...

PT JASA RAHARJA TO CONDUCT URINE TESTS ON BUS DRIVERS.
October 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 4 (ANTARA): State-owned insurance company PT Jasa Raharja will conduct urine tests on drivers of buses and other public transport modes that will carry Idul Fitri holiday makers in a bid to reduce the number of traffic...

WORLD BANK TO FUND DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN SOUTH SUMATRA.
October 4, 2007... Palembang, S Sumatra, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The World Bank will starting in 2008 provide financial assistance for the creation of community-based drinking-water supply systems in 10 villages in each of eight districts in South Sumatra, a local...

MT KELUD TREMORS CAUSE POWER BLACKOUT AT MONITORING POST.
October 4, 2007... Kediri, E Java, Oct. 4 (ANTARA): Tremors marking the intensified volcanic activity of Mount Kelud early Thursday caused a power blackout at the Kelud Volcanic Monitoring Post in Margomulyo village, Ngancar Sub district, Kediri District, East...

UNDP, ACEH GOVT TO COOPERATE IN DISASTER-RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM.
October 4, 2007... Banda Aceh, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Aceh provincial administration are to cooperate in implementing a Disaster Risk Reduction Program with US$10 million in financial assistance from the...

NAVY CATCHES TWO LCTs CARRYING ILLEGAL DIESEL OIL.
October 4, 2007... Balikpapan, E Kalimantan, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) caught two landing craft tanks (LCTs) in Lamaru waters off the Balikpapan coast in East Kalimantan province on Wednesday evening on charges of carrying illegal diesel oil....

BIAK CUSTOMARY PEOPLE RALLY AGAINST PLANNED RUSSIAN SATELLITE LAUNCH.
October 4, 2007... Biak, Papua, Oct 4 (ANTARA): At least 300 members of customary communities in Biak Numfor district at noon on Thursday came to the Regional Legislative Assembly (DPR) building here to demand a review of the government's policy to permit the...

PRESIDENT STILL UNDECIDED WHETHER TO RUN IN 2009 ELECTION.
October 4, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he had so far not yet made up his mind about whether or not he would take part in the presidential race in 2009. He said it was now not the time for him to convey his plans...

FIFTH AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION REALIZED IN MID-2008, SAYS DPD.
October 4, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) hoped the proposed fifth amendment of the 1945 Constitution would become a reality in mid-2008. "The efforts to make the fifth amendment of the constitution which had been...

INDONESIAN WOMEN TO PLANT 10 MILLION TREES.
October 4, 2007... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Seven Indonesian women's organizations are planning to plant 10 million trees across the country on December 1, 2007 in anticipation of global warming and climate change. The activity will be preceded by a national...

GOVT TO READY 211 FLIGTS FROM CENGKARENG AIRPORT FOR IDUL FITRI FESTIVITY.
October 4, 2007... Tangerang, Banten, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The government has readied 211 flights from Soekarno-Hatta international airport during Idul Fitri festivity to take passengers to their hometowns for Idul Fitri celebration, Transportation Minister Jusman...