ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from September 2006

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from September 2006

FRIDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The following are the headlnes of major Indonesian dailies: The JakartaPost SIDOARJO TURNPIKE AWASH IN SLUDGE Disruption in service continued on the Surabaya-Gempol turnpike Thursday from a fourth breached...

HAINAN INVESTORS TO VISIT AMBON.
September 1, 2006... Ambon, Maluku, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A number of investors from Hainan province in China have expressed interest to pay a reciprocal visit to Ambon to maintain cooperation in the fishery, forestry and tourism sectors among other things, a local...

GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE RP390 BLN FOR RICE IMPORT.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The Government has proposed an allocation of over Rp390 billion for the import of rice in the amended state budget, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono. A coordinative cabinet...

TRIBAL WAR ERUPTS AGAIN IN PAPUA, ONE KILLED.
September 1, 2006... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A tribal war again erupted in Kwamki Lama, Timiki, Mimika District, Papua Province, killing one person and injuring tens of others. Papua Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Max D Aer told ANTARA here...

TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO BE LAUNCHED IN ACEH.
September 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies will launch a tsunami early warning system program in a number of areas in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam...

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES BIRD FLU CONTROL CAMPAIGN.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The government here Friday launched a bird flu (Avian Influenza - AI) infection control campaign. "Bird flu will be around us for quite a while. Therefore, we have to be ready and prepare the people to deal with the...

FOUR RHINO CUBS BORN IN UJUNG KULON NATIONAL PARK.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Four rhinoceros cubs were recently born in Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten province, an official report said. The birth of the four rhino babies was discovered during a survey at the national park located on...

GOVT COMPLETES FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT FOR BIRD FLU CONTROL.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The government has completed a financial blueprint for the control of bird flu in the sprawling archipelago and distributed it to all relevant stakeholders including donor institutes, a spokesman said. The...

REGULATION TO PROTECT TSUNAMI VICTIMS URGENT, LEGISLATOR SAYS.
September 1, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - The government needs to issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perpu) to protect child victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I, Ali...

RI EXPORTS TO EU TEND TO DECREASE.
September 1, 2006... Surabaya, East Java, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports to European Union countries have tended to decrease due to several troubling issues such as dumping, and those concerning the environment and product standards. "The issues have...

VP: RICE IMPORT TO BE DONE THROUGH OPEN BIDDING OFFER.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sep 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has stated the government's plan to import rice to replenish the national food stock will be implemented by the National Logistics Board (Bulog) through an open bidding offer. "It will...

INDONESIA, RUSSIA AGREE TO INCREASE TRADE.
September 1, 2006... Moscow, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Russia agreed to double their trade currently standing at US$500 million per year in the next two years. Indonesian ambassador to Russia, pluralistically to Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan...

MINISTER: RI OPTIMISTIC TO SEND TROOPS TO LEBANON.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here on Friday that Indonesia was optimistic to send troops to Lebanon, especially after Israel has reversed its rejection of the presence of Indonesian troops in the...

VEEP: RI WAITING FOR UN SCHEDULE ON TROOP DISPATCH TO LEBANON.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Yusuf Kalla said the dispatch of 1,000 military troops to Lebanon under the auspices of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is only a matter of time, as Indonesia is currently waiting for a fixed...

C JAVA FARMERS SAY NO TO RICE IMPORTS.
September 1, 2006... Semarang, Sep 1 (ANTARA) - The Central Java Association of Indonesian Farmers (HKTI)firmly rejected the government's rice imports which are scheduled to arrive in Indonesia this month, because the plan would pose a threat to the life of the...

RI YET TO AGREE ON RECAAP.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sep 1 (ANTARA) -- Indonesia has yet to agree to the Regional Cooperation Agreement On Combatting Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (RECAAP), because it is believed not in line with the sovereignty of the three neighboring...

FORESTRY MINISTER COLDLY RESPONDS TO WALHI REPORT.
September 1, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister MS Kaban coldly responded here on Friday to a report from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) which claimed that there were about 178 companies which have burned forest lands, most of...

SATURDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
September 2, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines on several major newspapers here on Saturday. The Jakarta Post FRUSTRATION BOILS OVER IN E JAVA Residents of Sidorarjo, East Java, vented their frustration at the handling of the...

INDONESIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICE SEARCHES FOR TWO MALAYSIANS.
September 2, 2006... Biak, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Immigration office here hunted two Malaysian nationals for allegedly worked illegally in Irian Jaya Barat's district of Bintuni, an official said here Saturday. The two Malaysians who were identified only as Yones and...

THICK HAZE AGAIN BLANKETS JAMBI.
September 2, 2006... Jambi, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Thick haze again blanketed this capital of Jambi province on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday morning after days of lull due to rains. The haze forced pilots to exercise extra caution, head of Sultan Thaha...

10 BIRD FLU-HIT INDONESIAN PROVINCES IN SUMATRA.
September 2, 2006... Bengkulu, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - At least 10 Indonesian provinces in Sumatra have been hit by deadly bird flu or avian influenza illness, an official of the Agriculture Ministry said here Saturday. ?Total number of Indonesian province hit by the...

TNI TROOPS TO LEAVE FOR LEBANON LATE SEPTEMBER, MINISTER SAYS.
September 2, 2006... Nusa Dua, Bali, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI) troops that will join the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon will depart for the war-devastated country as early as late September as European troops have begun to arrive...

RI SHOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO SOVEREIGNTY IN DCA WITH SINGAPORE : LEGISLATOR.
September 2, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government should give priority to the principle of sovereignty in the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with Singapore, House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I chairman Theo Sambuaga told ANTARA...

10 BIRD FLU-HIT INDONESIAN PROVINCES IN SUMATRA.
September 2, 2006... Bengkulu, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - At least 10 provinces in Sumatra have been hit by deadly bird flu or avian influenza, an official of the Agriculture Ministry said here Saturday. "Total number of Indonesian province hit by the bird flu disease...

STUDENTS FAIL TO PRESENT BOOK ON CORRUPTION IN W KALIMANTAN TO VP.
September 2, 2006... Pontianak, W. Kalimantan, Aug 2 (ANTARA)- Dozens of university students grouped in the West Kalimantan students caucus here Saturday failed to convey a book containing corruption cases allegedly committed by public figures to visiting Vice...

CHIEF JUSTICE SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUGS CONVICTS.
September 2, 2006... Sumenep, E Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Supreme Court Bagir Manan expressed his support to the imposition of death penalty for drugs covincts here on Saturday saying that not only the people but also law enfocers especially judges...

GOVT TO GIVE ADDITIONAL REMISSIONS TO WOMEN.
September 2, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin said here on Saturday that the government planned to give additional besides general and special remissions already known so far to female, older and child...

FIRST PRIVATE TV STATION OPERATES IN ACEH.
September 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The first private television station "Aceh TV" started operation in Aceh on Friday, marked by a live broadcast on a ritual ceremony to mark the opening of the station. The ceremony was attended by Aceh Besar...

FIRE SEEN ON TOP OF MT SUMBING.
September 2, 2006... Magelang, C Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Fire was seen at the top of Mount Sumbing in Magelang, Central Java, on Saturday and the flame could be seen from several locations. Forestry administrator of North Kedu Yusup Kristian told ANTARA the...

SIX PASSANGERS KILLED IN COLLISION IN BANDAR LAMPUNG.
September 2, 2006... Bandar Lampung, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - A public transport with police license plate BE2680BU plying Panjang-Telukbetung route collided with a truck with police license plate BE4092LB in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, on Saturday afternoon,...

QUAKE JOLTS ELPAPUTIH BAY IN MALUKU.
September 2, 2006... Ambon, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - A tectonic quake measuring 5,1 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Elpaputih bay, Maluku province, at 10:33 pm on Saturday night, a spokesman said. Bram Mustamu, head of geophysical information section at the...

PT KAI PREPARING RAILWAY TRACK FOR PASSANGER COACHES EXPORT.
September 2, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's railway company PT KAI is preparing a railway track from Gubeng railway station to Nilam pier in Perak Port, Surabaya, to be used for the delivery of passangers coaches manufactured by railway...

AMM WELCOMES REGIONAL HEAD ELECTION IN ACEH ON DEC 11, 2006.
September 2, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 2 (ANTARA) - The Aceh Monitoring Mission has welcomed the implementation of regional heads election in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam scheduled on Dec 11, 2006, a spokeperson of AMM said. "All parties involved know and welcome the...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS.
September 3, 2006... Jakarta, Sept.3 (ANTARA)- Following are headlines of Indonesian major newspapers on Sunday. The Jakarta Post TV STATION DIGS A HOLE FOR LAPINDO In a bizarre twist to the continuing mudflow debacle in Sidoarja, a local television...

E JAVA TO TAKE PART IN SHOE EXHIBITION IN GERMANY.
September 3, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Sept. 3 (ANTARA)- A 21-member of East Java's trade delegation, including two from the provincial legislative assembly (DPRD), will take part in a shoe exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, on September 12-19. "We will open...

YOGYAKARTA TO HOST CONFERENCE ON JAVANESE LANGUAGE.
September 3, 2006... Surabaya, E Java, Sept. 3 (ANTARA)- Minister for National Education affairs, Bambang Sudibyo is slated to open the 4th conference of the Javanese Language on September 10, a spokesman of the event said on Sunday. "President Susilo Bambang...

TNI INTENSIFIES ALERTNESS AT RI-TIMOR LESTE BORDER AREA.
September 3, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA)- The Indonesian Military Headquarters has intensified its alertness at Indonesia-Timor Leste border area after the escape of the Timor Leste's rebel leader, Major Alfredo Reinado together with 56 prisoners from the...

MONDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post ANNAN SAYS IRAN SUPPORTS UN RESOLUTION UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Sunday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LEAVES FOR SINGAPORE.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage left for Singapore on Monday for a working visit to discuss bilateral economic ties, extradition treaty and security cooperation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee...

FIVE CHINESE WOMEN EXPELLED FROM JAYAPURA.
September 4, 2006... Jayapura, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Five Chinese nationals were deported to their country while five others were still detained here for breaching Indonesian immigration law, an official said. The Jayapura immigration office sent the five Chinese...

VP ASKS UI DOCTORS TO OPTIMALLY STEM BIRD FLU VIRUS.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla here on Monday called on Indonesian doctors to work optimally in dealing with the spread of the bird flu virus in the country. In remarks at the unveiling of a statue of Rear Marshal...

EXPERT AGAINST IDEA TO CHANNEL MUDFLOW-EXTRACTED WATER TO SEA.
September 4, 2006... Bogor, W Java, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The decision to extract water from the hot mud which is still inundating the Porong area in East Java's district of Sidoardjo and allow the water to flow into the Madura Strait through pipes is reckless, an...

RNI EXPLORING COOPERATION WITH CUBAN SUGAR INDUSTRY.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - PT Rajawali Nusantra Indonesia (RNI) is exploring the possibility of investment and technological cooperation with the Cuban sugar industry through the country's embassy in Indonesia, RNI spokesman Agung Murdanoto...

CUBAN MEDICAL TEAM ENDS MISSION IN KLATEN.
September 4, 2006... Solo, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - A medical team from Cuba has completed its humanitarian mission in Klaten, Central Java, in the aftermath of the May 27 earthquake and has officially been withdrawn, a Cuban diplomat said. During its three-month...

PAINTINGS ON TSUNAMI AFTERMATH DISPLAYED OVERSEAS.
September 4, 2006... Cairo, Sep 4 (ANTARA) - Tens of paintings depicting scenes in Aceh in the tsunami's aftermath are currently being displayed in Tunisia. "Some 49 paintings are currently being shown in Tunisia, after a similar exhibition in Morocco," an...

AUSTRALIAN COMPANY CONDUCTS ILLEGAL MINING IN TUGURACI.
September 4, 2006... Ternate, Sulawesi, Sep 4 (ANTARA) - PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals (NHM), an Australian gold mining company, has been illegally mining gold in the Tuguraci preserved forest, North Halmahera, North Maluku, for the past one year, a provincial...

SPORTS: CHRISTOPER ADVANCES TO SECOND PHASE OF US JUNIOR OPEN.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian male junior tennis player Christoper Rungkat has confirmed he will advance to the second round of the US Junior Open after beating US tennis player Austin Krajicek 7-6 , 2-6 and 7-6. The official...

INDONESIA CONTINUES TO DEMAND HAMBALI BE TRIED AT HOME.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government continues to insist that Southeast Asian terrorist mastermind Ridwan Isamuddin alias Hambali be tried in Indonesia in order to uncover the mystery behind the terrorist attacks that happened...

MINISTER TO REVIEW STATE MINING COMPANIES MERGER PLAN.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sep 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will review a plan to integrate or merge state mining companies, a spokesman said. "I have received a report on the plan to integrate state mining companies. However, I have not read it. There...

NO MATERIAL LOSS FROM FOREST FIRES ON TWO CENTRAL JAVA MOUNTAINS.
September 4, 2006... Yogyakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - State forest company Perhutani did not suffer any material loss from forest fires on Mt. Merbabu and Mt. Sumbing in Central Java as the fires on Sunday only ravaged savanna, an official said. Nevertheless,...

BSMI-UAE FIELD HOSPITAL IN BANTUL CLOSED.
September 4, 2006... Yogyakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - A field hospital jointly established by the Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Wonokromo, Pleret, Bantul, following the May 27 earthquake in Yogyakarta and some parts of Central...

KEMUMUE VILLAGE ISOLATED IN FLOOD AFTERMATH.
September 4, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Residents of Kemumue Seberang Village, Labuhan Haji Timur sub-district, South Aceh District, Aceh Province, are isolated in a flood aftermath. Labuhan Haji Timur Sub-District Head Cut Syazalisma said in...

RI ON ALERT FOLLOWING ESCAPE OF EAST TIMOR'S REBEL LEADER.
September 4, 2006... Surabaya, E java, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian navy is increasing its alertness following the escape of East Timor's rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado along with 56 other detainees from the Becore prison in East Timor recently. ...

MER-C SENDS MEDICAL TEAM TO LEBANON.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) sent a medical team to Lebanon and Palestine last Saturday, according to a press release from the MER-C received by ANTARA here Monday. The team consists of six...

RI PRESIDENT, SINGAPORE COUNTERPART DISCUSS EXTRADITION, DEFENCE, ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
September 4, 2006... Singapore, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Singapore counterpart Lee H Loong held a tete-a-tete dialog here Monday concerning extradition agreement, defence cooperation and the development of a special...

MUD-AFFECTED TOLL ROAD MIGHT BE SHIFTED.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The Public Works Ministry might prioritize the shifting of the Porong-Gempol toll road to provide access from Sidoardjo to Surabaya, as the Brantas gas exploration block continues to become uncontrollable, Minister...

REHABILITATION FUND FOR HOUSES DESTROYED BY QUAKE ALREADY AVAILABLE.
September 4, 2006... Solo, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The funding for the rehabilitation of homes destroyed by the earthquake of May 27, 2006, is actually already available, but cannot be distributed just like that. The President has prepared a financial assistance of...

UNLOADING OF IMPORTED RICE BANNED FROM CENTRAL JAVA.
September 4, 2006... Solo, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Central Java Governor Mardiyanto has told seaports under his jurisriction not to unload imported rice, which is also barred from entering the market in the province. The Central Java governor issued the order after...

CLEAR RULES NEEDED IN RI-SINGAPORE DEFENCE COOP TO PREVENT NEW PROBLEMS.
September 4, 2006... Singapore, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said about 20 percent of difference in perception on the implementation of the defence coordination agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore has yet to be settled, so that...

2005 MISS UNIVERSE SACHIKO FUJITA DECLARED INDONESIAN TOURISM AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
September 4, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Cultural and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik has declared second runner of the 2005 Miss Universe from Japan Sachiko Fujita as Indonesian Tourism Ambassador to Japan and as Garuda Indonesia's Goodwill Ambassador, at...

HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines of Indonesian newspapers on Tuesday. The Jakarta Post: MORE THAN 200 HELD FOR FOREST FIRES: POLICE The police have arrested more than 200 people in the massive forest fires in...

INDONESIA HAS POSITIVE VIEW ON ASEM FUTURE.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesian government has positive view on the future of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) despite a number of parties deem its dialog forum a "talking-shop," spokesman of the Directorate General for America and Europe at...

MINISTER INSTALLS RI TOURISM AMBASSADOR FOR JAPAN.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Tourism and Culture Minister Jero Wacik on Monday installed Sachiko Fujita, runner up in the Japanese Miss Universe Contest 2005 Indonesian Tourism Ambassador and Goodwill Ambassador of Garuda Indonesia. "Golf...

GOVT TO BUILD BIRD FLU HANDLING CENTRE IN TANGERANG.
September 5, 2006... Serang, Banten, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - The government will set up a bird flu handling centre here in the near future to overcome bird flu cases, head of the local health office Dr Djadja Buddy Rahardja said on Tuesday. "The compound of the...

C SULAWESI POLICE READY TO EXECUTE TIBO ET AL.
September 5, 2006... Palu, C Sulawesi, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Central Sulawesi Police Chief Senior Commissioner Badrootin Haiti said he was ready to carry out the execution of the three Poso conflict death-row convicts, namely Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO VISIT POSO AFTER LEBARAN.
September 5, 2006... Palu, C Sulawesi, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to visit Poso, Central Sulawesi after the Idul Fitri Islamic festivity which falls in October to observe directly the progress achieved in the former conflict...

WILD ELEPHANTS ENCROACH HUMAN SETTLEMENT.
September 5, 2006... Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - A herd of wild elephants has encroached villages in Kampar and Rokan Hulu districts, Riau Province, over the past four days. "The elephants intruding Kampar and Rokan Hulu are not the same animals which...

VP: MASTERY OF SCIENCE DETERMINES NATIONAL ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
September 5, 2006... Semarang, Central Java, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said a strong scientific base will significantly affect the progress of the national economy. "Technology will develop when we have a strong scientific base. There is...

JAPANESE PATROL BOAT TO ARRIVE IN JAKARTA SEPT 7.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - A Japanese beach patrol boat, Rukyu, is expected to moor at the 115th dock of the Tanjung Priok harbor on Thursday, a statement from the Japanese Embassy said on Tuesday. It said the crew of the boat will have a...

EAST TIMOR PEOPLE WELCOME TRILATERAL TALKS.
September 5, 2006... Dili, Sept 5 (ANTARA) ? The Timor Leste people have welcomed the holding of trilateral talks among Indonesia, Australia and East Timor here on Monday, Indonesian Embassy spokesman here Leroy Siagian said on Tuesday. "The people of East...

BOS FOUNDATION READY TO PICK UP ORANGUTANS FROM THAILAND.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) is making preparations to pick up tens of orangutan from Thailand, the manager of the Orangutan Reintroduction and Research of BOS, Paramitha Ananda, said on Tuesday. ...

SOUTH KOREAN ICT TEAM TRAIN 80 TEACHERS IN BANTEN.
September 5, 2006... Serang, Banten, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - At least 80 teachers from elementary and junior high schools in six districts/municipalities across Banten province are attending a six-day training on information, communication and technology (ICT), with four...

RI, TIMOR LESTE SETTLE 97 PCT OF BORDERLINE ISSUES.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Timor Leste governments have settled 97 percent of their borderline problems and hope to resolve the rest later this year, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajudha said on Tuesday. "The discussions of...

VP OPTIMISTIC NO MORE BOMB TERROR IN RI.
September 5, 2006... Semarang, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed optimism that bomb terror will no longer occur in Indonesia because many of the bomb makers in the country had been arrested. "I am certain that bomb terror will no longer...

FIRE RAZES 13 HA OF FOREST AREA IN BALI.
September 5, 2006... Denpasar, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Fire has razed at least 13 hectares of forest area in several locations on Bali Island due to the prolonged drought. "The fire has affected bushes and grass fields in the forest area which is in critical...

RI ABLE TO REDUCE ITS DEBTS IF IT MANAGES ITS OIL RESOURCES WELL: LEGISLATOR.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will be able to reduce its debts which have reached US$131 billion if it rightfully manages its gas and oil resources without corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), a legislator said here on Tuesday. ...

SISWONO: RICE IMPORT HARMS FARMERS' INTEREST.
September 5, 2006... Mataram, NTB, Aug 5 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) Siswono Yudohusodo has expressed regret over the government plan to import rice for increasing national stock. "The import of hundreds of thousands of rice...

ASEAN MPs MEET WITH RI COUNTERPARTS.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Several parliament members of some Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member countries held a meeting with Indonesian House of Reprsentatives' Commission I here on Tuesday to discuss the democratization of...

RI, INDIA CONDUCT JOINT PATROL EXERCISE IN ACEH WATERS.
September 5, 2006... Banda Aceh, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Indian navies launched a joint naval patrol exercise in the waters bordering the two countries between the Indonesian island of Rondo in Aceh and India's Andaman islands on Tuesday. The...

INDONESIA'S ILLITERACY ERADICATION TO BECOME MODEL IN ASIA & PASIFIC.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Countries in Asia and the Pacific region proposed that Indonesia's illiteracy eradication program serves as model for countries with a high illiteracy rate, an official said. The countries in those regions made...

DIN SYAMSUDIN URGES GOVT TO PROCEED WITH EXECUTION OF TIBO, da SILVA AND RIWU.
September 5, 2006... Sidoarjo, E Java, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - Din Syamsudin, honourary president of the World Council of Religions and Peace (WCRP), has urged the Indonesian government to immediately carry out the execution of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and...

11 INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS TO VISIT NORTH KOREA.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - In the current session period of the House of Representatives (DPR), 11 legislators of various factions and commissions will visit North Korea on September 11-14, 2006 on a diplomatic assignment of enhancing relations...

S. SULAWESI SENDS 2,364 WORKERS TO FIVE COUNTRIES.
September 5, 2006... Makassar, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - South Sulawesi from 2004 till July 2006 had sent at least 2,364 workers to Saudi Arabia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, a local senior official said. Head of the province's Manpower and Transmigration...

PRESIDENT ASKS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS NOT TO RELAY ON CENTRAL GOVT.
September 5, 2006... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked regional governments to stop using the old paradigm of thoughts and attitudes which tend to consider the central government as capable of settling all problems (reported by...