ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from September 2003

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from September 2003

NAT'L CONDITION OF PAST FIVE YEARS HAS YET TO RECOVER, SAYS GOLKAR CHAIRMAN.
September 1, 2003... Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party's General Chairman Akbar Tandjung has said Indonesia's adverse condition brought about by the multidimensional crisis in the last five years has yet to fully recover. Akbar...

INDON PRESIDENT TO HAVE A GENERAL CHECK-UP IN S'PORE.
September 1, 2003... Chiang May, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri will be spending another day in Singapore for a general medical check-up and meet the city state's senior minister, Lee Kuan Yew, an Indonesian minister said. "The...

RI, THAILAND COOPERATE IN FISHING AND FISH TRADING.
September 1, 2003... Chiang May, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The bilateral talks between Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and her host, Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, discussed here on Saturday evening fishery cooperation between the two countries. The two...

IBRD ALLOCATES FUND FOR HEALTH PROGRAM IN MENTAWAI.
September 1, 2003... Mentawai, W Sumatera, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has allocated Rp16,1 billion worth of assistance for various programs and development activities in health sector in Mentawai islands, West...

TWO MORE RUSSIAN SUKHOIS TO ARRIVE BEFORE DAWN.
September 1, 2003... Magetan, E Java, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Two more Russian Sukhoi jet fighters SU-30 MKs, which were originally scheduled to arrive at 7.20 am on Monday, are expected to fly into Iswahyudi airbase in Magetan district, East Java province three ours...

FORD OPTIMISTIC TO HAVE GOOD SHARE IN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET.
September 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatera, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Ford's sole distiributor agent PT Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) remains optimistic to have good shares in the Indonesian automotive market in 2003 and the following years, an executive said. "We are...

SUPPLY OF JAPANESE ASSISTED CLEAN WATER STOPPED.
September 1, 2003... Atambua, E Nusa Tenggara, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The supply of clean water as part of Japanese government assistance for former East Timorese refugees in their camps has been stopped, an official has said. "As scheduled, the program financed by the...

MONDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
September 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post and Kompas IRAQIS MOURN SLAIN CLERIC A sea of mourners filled northern Baghdad on Sunday to bid farewell to a top Shi'ite cleric, slain in a bomb attack his brother blamed partly on US forces for failing to bring security...

MONDAY'S EDITORIALS IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
September 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post's Editorial Summary: INVESTMENT CHIEF CRIES FAULT Instead of wooing foreign investors to return to Indonesia, now that the macroeconomic, political and security conditions have become relatively stable, chief of the...

FRESH CLASHES ERUPT IN INDONESIA'S PAPUA, 5 KILLED.
September 1, 2003... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - At least five people were killed and several others were injured as fresh violence erupted in the central Papuan town of Timika on Monday. ANTARA reported from the scene on Monday that the bloodshed was...

JAPAN EXTENDS AID TO HOSPITAL IN INDONESIA'S N SUMATRA.
September 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The Japanese government has extended US$60,000 worth of aid to a hospital in Pematang Raya subdistrict, Simalungun district in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. The aid, in the form of medical equipment...

INDON MILY KILLS 8 REBELS IN ACEH.
September 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian government troops have killed eight rebels and seized a rifle in several gunfights in Aceh province, a military officer said Monday. "The eight were killed in several clashes on Sunday,"...

PAPUAN LEGISLATOR EXPRESSES REGRET OVER TIMIKA CONFLICT.
September 1, 2003... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A legislator from Indonesia's Papua province on Monday expressed concern and regret over the declaration of a Central Irian Jaya province. The declaration, made in Timika on Aug 23, has triggered a...

TWO MORE SUKHOI AIRCRAFT ARRIVE IN INDONESIA.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The remaining two of the four Sukhoi aircraft which Indonesia had ordered from Russia, arrived at the Iswahyudi air base in Madiun district, East Java province at 4:30 a.m. on Monday. The two Sukhoi SU-30 MKs...

CULTURAL FEST AT INDON-E TIMORESE BORDER TO SERVE AS SECURITY BAROMETER - OFFICIAL.
September 1, 2003... Atambua, E Nusa Tenggara, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A cultural festival to be held in Timor Tengah Utara district in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Sept 22, would serve as the barometer for security in the border between Indonesia and East...

NEW CLASH IN TIMIKA NOT DUE TO PAPUA'S DIVISION - POLICE.
September 1, 2003... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The fresh clash that flared up in the central Papuan town of Timika on Sunday night had nothing to do with the division of the Indonesian province, Papua Police chief, Inspector Gen Budi Utomo, has said. ...

TWO STUDENTS IN W JAVA SUBMERGED IN CIPATUJAH RIVER.
September 1, 2003... Bogor, W Java, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Two students of "Jonggol" I elementary school were died of submerging in Cipatujah river, Bogor regency, West Java, on Sunday. The accident happened when Rosa, 12, and Icah, 12, were swimming but suddenly...

AMROZI ADMITS OWNING CAR THAT EXPLODED NEAR PHILIPPINE ENVOY'S HOUSE.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Convicted Bali bomber, Amrozi, has admitted owning the bomb-laden car that exploded near the house of a former Philippine ambassador in August 2000 but denied knowing the perpetrator of the blast. "The car that...

FAKE" PALM SEEDS CIRCULATING IN INDONESIA'S N SUMATRA.
September 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian palm seed distributor has warned that thousands of "fake" palm seeds are circulating in North Sumatra province. Palm seed producer and distributor, PT Socfin Indonesia, put up an...

MT LEWOTOBI ERUPTS IN E NUSA TENGGARA.
September 1, 2003... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Hot ash rained and blanketted six villages in Wulang Gitang subdistrict, East Flores district in East Nusa Tenggara province, as twin Lewotobi mountains erupted as of Sunday evening through Monday...

MT SOPUTAN IN MINAHASA SHOWS INCREASING ACTIVITY.
September 1, 2003... Manado, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - North Sulawesi Governor AJ Sondakh has issued an alert signal following an increasing activity of Mount Soputan in Minahasa. He said the mountain spewed smoke, ash and lava on Sunday. Flanked by local mining...

LATEST CLASH IN TIMIKA PURE CRIME, POLICE CHIEF SAYS.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Police Chief, Gen. Dai Bachtiar said Monday, the latest communal clash which happened on Sunday (Aug 31) in Timika had nothing to with the recent outbreak of violence that left around five people dead following the...

MEGAWATI ARRIVES HOME FROM VISITS TO M'SIA AND THAILAND.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived home here on Monday after making a visit for four days to Malaysia and Thailand. She was welcomed on arrival by among others Vice President Hamzah Haz, Coordinating...

R.I GOVT. THINKS OF GRANTING SPECIAL AUTONOMY TO PAPUA PROVINCES.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, September 1 (ANTARA) - Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra has said that the government is thinking of granting special autonomy to a newly-partitioned province of Papua. The minister made the statement shortly after...

RI SURE NO ENGINEERING IN HAMBALI'S INVESTIGATION, SAYS MINISTER.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is sure there will be no engineering in the investigation of Hambali, Asia's most wanted terror suspect currently in US custody, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said here Monday. Arrested in Thailand...

TIMIKA UNDER CONTROL, NO NEED FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - National Defence Froces AL Commander Gen Endriartono Sutarto said local security agencies in Timika, Papua, were still able to handle the situation there following clashes over the controverisal formation of Central...

NO FUEL OIL PRICE HIKE EXCEPT FOR INDUSTRY.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA)- Fuel oil prices in September 2003 for the transportation sector in Indonesia will not be raised, except for the industrial sector and international bunkers. The fuel prices as of Sept 1, 2003 are as follows:...

POLICE AWAITS F.M'S STATEMENT BEFORE INVESTIGATING HAMBALI.
September 1, 2003... Jakarta, September 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Police are now waiting for the statement of the Foreign Affairs Ministry before taking steps to investigate Hambali. "If the Foreign Office says yes, then we will go", said Senior Commissioner...

FOUR COMPANIES IN E JAVA DECLARED BEST EXPORTERS 2003.
September 1, 2003... Surabaya, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Four companies, namely PT Kelola Mina Laut, PT Kurnia Anggun, PT Cheil Samsung Indonesia and PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia, were declared the best exporters in 2003 in East Java under different categories. The...

FOUR MORE GAM REBELS KILLED.
September 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept. 1 (ANTARA) - Four members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were killed on Monday in shootouts with government forces in North Aceh and Pidie districts, NaNggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province, a millitary...

PMI BUILDS 10 EMERGENCY SCHOOLS IN ACEH.
September 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept. 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has built 10 emergency schools which could accommodate 4,000 students in five districts of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province. After the inauguration of the schools in...

XANANA WANTS CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN BELU, BOBONARO DISTRICTS.
September 1, 2003... Atambua, E Nusa Tenggara, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - East Timor President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao wants the people of Belu District, in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, and of Bobonaro District , East Timor, to establish cooperative relations in...

HOUSE SUKHOI INQUIRY TEAM SUSPENDS HEARING WITH TRADE MINISTER.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives committee for the inquiry on the purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia suspended a hearing with Industry and Trade Minister Rini Soewandi here on Monday morning. Most committee...

FORD TO COOPERATE WITH DENSO TO SUPPLY SPARE PARTS.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - PT Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) has signed a cooperation agreement with PT Denso Indonesia Corp. (DNIA) to supply spare parts for Ford cars assembled in ASEAN countries. The agreement was signed here Monday by FMI...

MINISTRY REQUESTS STATE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR COUNTER-TRADE.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's industry and trade ministry will reportedly propose special fund allocation for counter-trade in next year's state budget to enhance the country's non-oil/non-gas exports. "We are going to propose...

GOVT TO LOSE US$120,000 PER DAY BY KPC STRIKE.
September 2, 2003... Gorontalo, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The government will sustain a potential loss of US$20,000 per day due to a strike in coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) which has halted the company's production, a spokesman said. Director General...

MINISTER SUGGESTS INCREASE IN IMPORT DUTY ON RICE.
September 2, 2003... Medan, N Sumatera, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih has proposed an increase in import duty on rice to raise the price of local rice which has always been less competitive compared of imported rice. "The import...

PT NUSA HALMAHERA STARTS EXPLORATIONS END SEPTEMBER.
September 2, 2003... Ternate, N. Maluku, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - PT Nusa Halmahera Mineral is planning start exploration of gold deposits in Gesowong, Halmahera district of North Maluku by the end of September and has urged the government to handle the overlapping...

MIN. YUSGIANTORO DEDICATES VOLCANIC CONTROL CENTRE.
September 2, 2003... Manado, September 1 (ANTARA) - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro officiated at the opening of the Tangkoko volcanic control centre at Bitung near here on Monday. With the opening of the Tangkoko volcanic watch...

RI, INDIA AGREE TO COOPERATE AGAINST TERRORISM.
September 2, 2003... Yogyakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and India agreed here on Monday to cooperate at bilateral, regional as well as international levels to fight terrorism. "We are currently still discusing the draft of the agreement," Foreign Minister...

PHYSICAL EXERCISES CAUSE DEATH TO THREE NEWLY-RECRUITED POLICEMEN.
September 2, 2003... Palu, C Sulawesi, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Three of the 166 newly-recruited Central Sulawesi police mobile brigade personnel died after a physical exercise here Monday. Dozens of others were reportedly in critical condition and being treated...

INDON RED CROSS READY TO PICK UP ABDUCTED TV CREW.
September 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Sep 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) said it is willing to pick up the RCTI tv station crews who were abducted last June by the local separatist movement (GSA) if the latter is willing to do so. "We do hope Ersa...

HERNIANTO SAYS HE IS JUST VICTIM OF SLANDER IN BALI BOMBINGS.
September 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Hernianto, one of the eight members of "Solo Group", cried in the court room here Monday apparently trying to convince the court and public that he was just a victim of slander regarding the Bali bombings. ...

OMAN, IRAN WANT TO STORE OIL IN INDONESIA.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Oman and Iran had the intention to build an oil storage facility for their crude oil in some small islands in Indonesia. "They are now eyeing the islands of Tinggi and Deli, both of which are off Banten province...

PAPUA LEGISLATOR CONCERNED ABOUT TIMIKA CLASH.
September 2, 2003... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A Papua Legislative Assembly (DPRD) member, Marthen Roberth Marey, here Monday expressed concern about the outbreak of a violent clash IN Timika following the declaration of the new Central Irian Jaya province...

PRESECUTION DEMANDS 10 YEARS FOR MEMEBR OF "SOLO GROUP".
September 2, 2003... Denpasar, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The prosecution in the trial of Herlambang, a member of the so-called Solo Group of Bali bombing suspects, demanded 10 years in jail for the defendant in a court session here Monday. Public Prosecutor David...

FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER TO ORGANIZE CONCERT IN S'BAYA.
September 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 1 (ANTARA)- The French Cultural Center (CCCL) in Surabaya, in cooperation with the Rhapsody School of Music, will hold a classical concert featuring Conny Mulawarman, an Indonesian pianist studying in Germany. ...

BETTER RESIGN FIRST IF TEACHERS WANT TO WORK ABROAD, MINISTER SAYS.
September 2, 2003... Mataram, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - State Administrative Reform Minister Feisal Tamin said teachers who want to work abroad should resign as civil servants. "At present we have not yet received any report that some teachers are being employed in...

TIME FOR LAMPUNG TO HAVE REHABILIATION CENTRE FOR WILD ANIMALS.
September 2, 2003... Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - It is a time for Lampung province to have a centre for wild animal conservation, environmental activists said Monday. "The centre will also rehabilitate wild animals which had been kept by certain...

SOME 94,000 LDPs IN ACEH BACK IN THEIR HOMES.
September 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept. 1 (ANTARA) - Some 94,100 of 109,641 locally displaced people (LDP) in war-torn Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) have returned to their home towns and villages due to the conducive security situation in the province, a...

THAI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS VISITING BALI.
September 2, 2003... Denpasar, Sept 1 (ANTARA)- Thirty-five students from the University of Ramkhamhaeng, Thailand, are visiting Bali in order to know more about the island's arts and culture, including the province's administration. The student...

INDON, DUTCH SCIENTISTS MEET IN JAKARTA.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sep 1 (ANTARA)- Some 215 scientists from Indonesia and the Netherlands are holding a two-day meeting in Jakarta to discuss various research subjects as well as share their research experiences. "Indonesian and Dutch scientists have a...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES.
September 2, 2003... Kompas, The Jakarta Post, Media Indonesia "MORE BLOOD SPILLED IN PAPUA" A head of a planned tribal celebration for peace, the situation in Timika, the capital of Mimika regency, abruptly turned tense on Monday following the killing of...

TUESDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
September 2, 2003... Republika's editorial summary: HOW POOR IS THE QUALITY OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE We are very concerned about the poor condition of our railway infrastructure. Some 1,487 km of railway tracks in Java and Sumatra can no longer be used as they...

INDON MILY TO ASK FOR MORE SUKHOIS, SAYS CHIEF.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) will continue to ask the Indonesian government for more Russian jet fighters, its chief said here early Tuesday. "The TNI will continue to ask for a squadron of Sukhois," Gen...

BALI'S NON-OIL/GAS EXPORT EARNINGS FROM AUSTRALIA DECLINE - OFFICIAL.
September 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Bali's non-oil/gas export earnings from Australia have decreased from US$17.5 million in 2001 to US$13.2 million in 2002 to US$3.8 million in the first half of the year. Head of the provincial trade and...

INDONESIA TO SEND SWEDEN MORE EVIDENCE ON ACEHNESE SEPARATIST LEADER.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will soon send Swedish prosecutors more evidence on Acehnese separatist leader-turned-Swedish citizen, Hassan Tiro's alleged involvement in criminal acts in Aceh, Foreign Affairs Minister...

TELKOMSEL'S NEW TRANSCEIVER STATIONS IN SULAWESI ALREADY OPERATIONAL.
September 2, 2003... Palu, C Sulawesi, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Two base transceiver stations (BTS) built by Indonesian cellular phone operator, Telkomsel, in Central Sulawesi and South Sulawesi have been operational since end of August. "The two new stations bring...

INDON LEGISLATORS' MEETING ON SUKHOI ENDS WITN 5 CONCLUSIONS.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian House of Representatives committee investigating the controversial purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters ended its meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Rini Suwandi at the wee hours of...

INDON MILY HAS NOT DECLARED MILY EMERGENCY IN PAPUA, SAYS CHIEF.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) has not declared a military emergency in Papua province following the bloody conflict stemming from the declaration of Central Irian Jaya province last Aug 23, its chief said here...

INDON POLICE LAUNCHES SWEEP OF ILLEGAL WEAPONS IN TIMIKA.
September 2, 2003... Timika, Papua, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Tens of policemen on Tuesday began a sweep of illegal weapons in this capital of Mimika district in Indonesia's Papua province following last week's flare-up, which had left five people dead. An ANTARA...

INDON OBSERVER DISSUADES AGAINST ALLOWING PROVINCES TO BUY MILY EQUIPMENT.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - A political observer has advised the Indonesian government against allowing the provinces to buy their own war machines, saying it will certainly lead to national disintegration. "That (permission to allow the...

JAPANESE TO PERFORM "BON ODORI" IN BALI.
September 2, 2003... Nusa Dua, Bali, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Japanese residents and tourists in the Indonesian island of Bali are slated to perform the traditional Japanese dance, the "Bon Odori", here on Sept 13. Marketing director of the Nikko Bali Resort & Spa,...

ACEHNESE REBELS HAVE CONFISCATED 2,875 ID CARDS - OFFICIAL.
September 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province have confiscated 2,875 red-and-white identity cards in the past two months, a provincial government official has said. "Members of the separatist Aceh Movement (GSA)...

INDONESIA'S S SULAWESI COULD EXPAND COCOA MARKET IN U.S. - OFFICIAL.
September 2, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's South Sulawesi province could expand its cocoa market in the US, Belgium, Japan and Singapore, a local official has said. South Sulawesi's annual cocoa exports to these countries reach...

INDON MUSLIM ORGANIZATION TO HOLD SEMINAR ON TERRORISM ON SEPT 11.
September 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The provincial executive board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, has invited a US consul here to speak during a seminar on terrorism on Sept 11. "The seminar on NU's...

ANOTHER INDONESIAN PROVINCE WANTS TO PURCHASE WARSHIP.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province has decided to order a warship, which it will operate with the Indonesian Navy to safeguard its waters, a provincial councillor said here Tuesday. "The decision was made in...

SOME 43 ACEH SEPARATISTS NABBED IN LANGKAT, N SUMATRA.
September 2, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - At least 43 members of the Aceh Separatist Movement (GSA) have been nabbed in Langkat district, North Sumatra province, following the arrest of Syaiful Anwar bin Kauri (43) -- financier and supplier of...

INDON GOV'T TO PROVIDE 162,467 SCHOLARSHIPS.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is considering providing 162,467 university scholarships in 2004, a senior education official has said. The move aims to distribute evenly the opportunities among people to enable them to...

ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR NOT PROVEN TO SERVE AS JI LEADER.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The panel of judges in its general consideration said defendant Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was not proven to serve as a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). "Given the facts, no evidence proves that Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to...

ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN JAIL.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council Abu bakar ba'asyir was sentenced to four years in jail by the Central Jakarta district court on Tuesday for violating Article 55 point 1 of the Criminal Code on subversion,...

42,000 VILLAGES IN RI NOT CONNECTED WITH COMMUNICATION NETWORK.
September 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Forty two thousands of 70,000 villages all over Indonesia have yet to be connected with communication network, a cabinet member said here Tuesday. Until this time, 120 districts in the country could...

PAPUAN YOUTHS URGE POLICE TO HOLD PROVOCATEURS BEHIND TIMIKA INCIDENT.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Some 70 people grouped in the Papuan Younger Generation Communication Forum launhced a rally at the State Police headquarters here on Tuesday calling for the arrest of provocateurs behind the recent incident in Timika...

LAW ON RIAU ISLANDS NEEDS REVIEW, SAYS POLITICAL OBSERVER.
September 2, 2003... Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Law No.25/2002 on Riau Islands province needs review as it has never been taken into effect since the central government approved it a year ago, a political observer has said. The Natuna district or...

INDON POLICE HAVE YET TO KNOW ABOUT NADER TAHER'S ARREST.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian police have yet to receive information on the arrest of Nader Taher, a businessman who becomes one of Riau governor candidates, by the Italian police, a police officer said. The Ministry of Foreign...

STUDENTS REJECT PAPUA'S DIVISION INTO SEVERAL PROVINCES.
September 2, 2003... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Some 2,500 students staged a rally outside the Office of the Papua Governor here on Tuesday, rejecting the division of Papua into several provinces. The students marched about 10 km to the gubernatorial...

A POLICEMAN'S MOTORBIKE STOLEN WHILE BEING PARKED BESIDE POLICE OFFICE.
September 2, 2003... Bekasi, W Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - A police officer, 2nd Brigadier Arif Susilo, lost his motorbike while being parked beside Bekasi police headquarters here Tuesday. The theft happened at about 07.00 and 08.00 am. Arif said he was...

SURABAYA TO HOST ASEAN INFORMAL POSTAL MEETING.
September 2, 2003... Surabaya, Sep 2 (ANTARA) - Representatives and delegates from the ten ASEAN member countries are slated to attend the 10th ASEAN Postal Business Meeting (APBM) which will take place here on September 3-4. "The meeting is held in conjunction...

PRESIDENT MEGAWATI TOLD TO VISIT TIMIKA.
September 2, 2003... Bandung, W Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Akbar Tanjung has asked President Megawati Soekarnoputri to visit Timika to hold dialogs with local figures as the situation in the eastern Indonesian town flared up on Monday following the...

ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN JAIL.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was sentenced to four years in jail by the Central Jakarta district court on Tuesday for violating Article 55 point 1 of the Criminal Code on subversion,...

GARUDA, MAS JOINTLY COVET EUROPEAN, AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's flag carrier, PT Garuda, and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have reached an agreement to jointly covet a number of routes in Europe and Australia under a code-share mechanism. The master agreement for the...

THREE POLITICAL PARTIES MERGE INTO MOSLEM-BASED PPP.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sep 2 (ANTARA) - Three political parties have decided to merge into the Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) led by Vice President Hamzah Haz, a PPP executive announced here Tuesday. "The three parties are the National Ummat...

NAD GOVERNOR ON ACEHNESE DEPORTATION FROM MALAYSIA.
September 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, September 2 (ANTARA) - The Governor of the Province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), Abdullah Puteh, has said that the deportation process of some Acehnese people from Malaysia has been handled by the Central Government, and not...

POLICE TRYING TO UNCOVER TERRORIST FUNDING NETWORK IN RI.
September 2, 2003... Jakarta, Sep 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian police are currently trying to trace the network through which terrorist bombers in Indonesia had received funds from Asia's top terror figure Hambali, a spokesman said. Hambali is believed to have...