ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from September 2007

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from September 2007

RI TO CANCEL AGREEMENT ON INDONESIAN PASSPORTS WITH MALAYSIA.
September 1, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, Sept 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said he would try his best to seek cancellation for an agreement with Malaysia which allowed Malaysian employers to hold Indonesian migrant workers (TKI)'s passports. ...

VENEZUELA HELPS BUILD POLYTECHNIC IN ACEH.
September 1, 2007... Banda Aceh, Sept 1 (ANTARA): The Venezuelan government, in cooperation with the Indonesian Foreign Ministry will finance the construction of a polytechnic in Surui village, Blang Bintang sub district, Aceh Besar District. The two agreed to...

SULUT EXPO 2007 PUBLICIZES WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE IN MANADO.
September 1, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA): Sulut Expo 2007, an exhibition held by North Sulawesi provincial government in Jakarta's Semanggi Expo arena from September 1-5 will publicize a planning to hold the World Ocean Conference 2009, a governor said. ...

RI FOURTH BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL WARMING: OFFICIAL.
September 1, 2007... Makassar, South Sulawesi, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia has been ranked in the fourth position in the list of the biggest contributor countries to the global warming as a result of the high level of its forest fires, an environmental affairs...

THREE SWEDISH NATIONALS DROWN IN BALI'S KUTA BEACH.
September 1, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 1 (ANTARA): Three Swedish tourists fell victims of the ferocity of Kuta Beach waves and died after they were helped by Tourist Security Board (Balawisata) rescuers here on Friday. "They swam with another one. The security...

LANDSLIDE IN BALIKPAPAN KILLS FOUR.
September 1, 2007... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): A landslide killed four people at Telaga Sari area in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Province, early Saturday. The four victims were identified as hasanuddin (84), Nifda Aisyah (13), Jumadi (43)...

TWO INFANTS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOR LIKELY BIRD FLU.
September 1, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 1 (ANTARA): Two infants, who have been suspected of being infected with bird flu or Avian Influenza (AI) virus, were rushed to Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar on Friday night, bringing the number of suspected bird flu patients,...

CZECH DIVER'S BODY FOUND.
September 1, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 1 (ANTARA): The body of Milena Bacuropa (41), a Czech tourist reportedly missing while diving in Jungutbatu waters of Nusa Penida, Klungkung District, Bali Island, was finally found not far from the diving area on Friday....

HUNDREDS OF HOUSES IN BALIKPAPAN INUNDATED.
September 1, 2007... Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): Floods inundated hundreds of houses in Balikpapan, the second biggest city in East Kalimantan Province, on Friday until Saturday. The floods were triggered by incessant rains which poured the...

VATICAN AMBASSADOR VISITS MIMIKA, PAPUA PROVINCE.
September 1, 2007... Timika, Papua Province, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): Vatican's Ambassador to Indonesia Archbishop Dom Leopold Girelli made a three-day visit to Mimika District, Indonesia's eastern most province of Papua, from Friday (Aug. 31) to Monday (Sept. 3). The...

FOURTEEN ASIAN COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN FORUM ON FAMILIES IN BALI.
September 1, 2007... Denpasar, Bali Island, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): At least 14 countries will take part in a Senior Official Forum on Families (SOFF) which will be held in Nusa Dua, Bali Island, from September 2 to 5, 2007. The forum would discuss issues on poverty,...

SINGAPORE-FLAGGED TUGBOAT STRANDED IN CILACAP WATERS.
September 1, 2007... Cilacap, West Java, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): 'Profit Legend Three', a Singaporean-flagged tugboat, and a coal barge were stranded in Cilacap waters, West Java, in the wee hours on Saturday. The ship was headed by skipper Nurkhalim and had 10 crew...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
September 1, 2007... Jakarta, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers published on Saturday. The Jakarta Post ADAM BLACK BOXES `STILL READABLE' The black boxes recovered earlier this week from an Adam Air...

TERNATE JOLTED BY 5.6-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.
September 1, 2007... Bandarlampung, Sept. 1 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale jolted Ternate, North Maluku Province, on Saturday at around 02.51 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB). The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 2.49...

IPB STUDENTS REPRESENT RI IN BUSINESS COMPETITION IN THAILAND.
September 2, 2007... Bogor, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) again sent three students to the "SATU Summit on Business Plan Competition" to be held in the Mahidol University, Thailand on November 18 to 22. Student Affairs Director of...

SIEMFC KICKS OFF.
September 2, 2007... Solo, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Solo International Ethnic Music Festival and Conference (SIEMFC) had been opened by Jakarta Mayor Joko Widodo at Vastenburg Fort here on Saturday night. During the function, he was accompanied by an expert staffer...

HABITAT OF ENDANGERED MALEO BIRD IN C SULAWESI RAPIDLY SHRINKING.
September 2, 2007... Luwuk, C Sulawesi, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The habitat of the endangered macrocephalon maleo (maleo bird) in Banggai district has been reduced to 625 hectares of the 12,500 ha wildlife reserve set by the Forest Ministry in 1982, an official has...

IPHI URGES M'SIAN POLICE TO PROBE INTO THE DONALD BEATING CASE.
September 2, 2007... Kuala Lumpur, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Lawyers Association (IPHI) Central Executive Board urged Malaysian police to investigate the beating by four plaintcloth policemen of that country against Indonesian karate referee Donald Pieter...

SARAWAK TO SEND DELEGATION TO CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN W KALIMANTAN.
September 2, 2007... Pontianak, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Malaysian state of Sarawak will still send its delegation to the 8th West Kalimantan 'Bumi Khatulistiwa' Cultural Festival to be held here from September 5 to 8. "There is no cancellation. They are ready to...

FAO HELPING BALI ERADICATE BIRD FLU DISEASE.
September 2, 2007... Denpasar, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) helped set up participatory disease surveillance (PDS) and participatory disease response (PDR) after the death of two bird flu-related people recently in Bali, an official...

AUTOMOTIVE - AUSTRALIAN CROSSER FINISHES FIRST IN INTERNATIONAL SUPER CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP.
September 2, 2007... Gianyar, Bali, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Australian crosser Troy Carrol finished first in the International Super Cross Championship in the Tulikup Circuit here on Sunday clocking 18 minutes and 47.11 seconds. The Thai crosser Thanarat Penjan and Aep...

AMIEN SEES INDONESIAN NATIONALISM MOVING IN UNCERTAIN DIRECTION.
September 2, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais felt that the sense of nationalism in Indonesia has become increasingly uncertain. He made the remark when delivering a political address...

ABURIZAL: IN INDONESIA BIRDFLU IS NOT TRANSMITTED FROM ONE HUMAN BEING TO ANOTHER.
September 2, 2007... Denpasar, Sep 2 (ANTARA): People's Welfare Coordinating Minister Aburizal Bakrie said in Indonesia there have been no cases in which birdflu is transmitted from one human being to another. "What has taken place is the transmission of birdflu...

VOLLEYBALL - AUSTRALIA TO SEMIFINALS IN ASIA CUP.
September 2, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Australian volleyball team managed to move on to the semifinals of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup 2007 after securing first position in Group D after beating Kazakhstan 3-0 on Sunday. The Australian team booked...

AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMEMNT OF NUSA CENDANA UNIVERSITY'S MEDICAL FACULTY.
September 2, 2007... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The Australian government supported establishment of Nusa Cendana University's Medical Faculty which would be operated as of next year, a local official has said. "To materilaize the support,...

SUNDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
September 2, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The following are the headlines of major Indonesian newspapers. The Jakarta Post SWEARING IN OF ACEH REGENT TURNS INTO CLASH The swearing-in ceremony for the new Southeast Aceh regent turned into a clash...

ARTS FESTIVAL IN BALI EXPECTED TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL EVENT.
September 2, 2007... Denpasar, Sept 2 (ANTARA): The 5th arts festival to be organized by the Cooperation Board of the Indonesian arts institutes in Bali was expected to become an international event as it would invite foreign participants. A number of high...

EIGHT HOSPITALS IN CENTRAL JAVA OPEN VCT CLINICS.
September 2, 2007... Semarang, C Java, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Eight hospitals in Central Java have opened the voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clinics for those infected with the HIV/AIDS, a local official said on Sunday. The hospitals are the Dokter Kariadi...

MALAYSIA PROMISES TO PROVIDE INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS WITH IDs.
September 3, 2007... Surabaya, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The government of Malaysia has promised to provide Indonesian migrant workers with IDs in the wake of the recent escape of domestic helper Ceriyati from a 15-storey condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "After...

VOLLEYBALL - INDONESIA BEATS THAILAND IN FIVE SETS.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian national team succeeded in beating their Thai rivals in a five-set game 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 22-25 and 15-12 in the Asia Men's Volleyball Championship at Senayan stadium here on Monday. "We have been...

INDONESIA HOME TO 60 PCT OF WORLD'S MANGROVE FORESTS.
September 3, 2007... Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia is currently home to 1.8 million hectares of tropical mangrove forests or about 60 percent of the world's reserve, a nature conservation activist said. Rasyid Assaf Dongoran, director of the...

SOME 50,000 INDONESIANS BECOME HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS EVERY YEAR.
September 3, 2007... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Sept. 3 (ANTARA): An average of 50,000 Indonesians become victims of human trafficking annually, a local official said. Indonesia is even the biggest child and woman supplier to the trade in Southeast Asia, Amien...

RI RETRIEVES OLD DOCUMENTS FROM DUTCH MUSEUMS.
September 3, 2007... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government has obtained a number of important historical documents which had been kept in Dutch museums and museums in other countries, an official has said. "We have obtained important archives,...

MINISTER DENIES BIRD FLU IN RI SPREADING BY HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISION.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari denied here Monday that bird flu in Indonesia has begun to spread by human-to-human transmission. "So far there has been new facts (in the bird flu situation in Indonesia)....

PRESIDENT BEGINS TWO-DAY VISIT IN SURABAYA.
September 3, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived here on Monday evening for a two-day working visit. Upon arrival at the city's Juanda Airport, the president and entourage, including First Lady Ani Yudhoyono,...

RI TO HOST 2ND INT'L ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE.(Conference news)
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia will host the second conference of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) on November 21-24, Deputy Attorney General Mochtar Arifin said here on Monday. He said the conference...

AGO TO DISCUSS EXTRADITION ISSUE WITH A'LIAN TEAM.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Some officials from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are to meet with Australia counterparts to discuss improvements to the substance of the two countries' extradition treaty, Deputy Attorney General Mochtar Arifin...

RI, RUSSIA TO REVIEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BILATERAL RELATIONS.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Russia will review what they have so far done in their bilateral relations with regard to translating their good political relations into economic relations during the planned visit of President Vladimir...

POLICE ARRESTS BRITON IN SURABAYA FOR CARRYING OPIUM.
September 3, 2007... Surabaya, Sept 3 (ANTARA): A British national, Keny Long (47), who is a teacher of English at a school in Surabaya was arrested by police for illegal possession of 15.9 grams of opium. "Keny Long was arrested when we are conducting a raid...

BOGOR IMMIGRATION OFFICE ARRESTS THREE MALAYSIANS.
September 3, 2007... Bogor, W Java, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The Bogor Immigration Office arrested three Malaysians, Teh Choong Eng (53), Yap Yuen Loy (43), and Tee Kok Khing (31), for violation of immigration permits and other papers, an official said. Ibrahim Saleh,...

NU CHIEF SHOCKED TO LEARN HIS STATEMENT ON BLBI CASE USED AS ADVERTISEMENT.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): KH Hasyim Muzadi, General Chairman of Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, was shocked to learn that his statement was used as an advertisement on the eradication and settlement of Bank Indonesia...

INDONESIANS IN IRELAND TAKE PART IN WORLD CULTURES FESTIVAL.
September 3, 2007... London, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian residents of Dublin, North Ireland, affiliated to the Indo-Irish Association took part in a Festival of World Cultures held in Dublin on August 31 - September 2. "We, among others, performed several...

N SULAWESI ADM TO HOST WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE IN MAY 2008.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The North Sulawesi provincial administration will host a World Ocean Conference (WOC) in its capital, Manado, on May 11-15 next year, a spokesman said here Monday. "The government guarantees the safety of conditions...

PRESIDENT TO GIVE LECTURE AT AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY.
September 3, 2007... Surabaya, Sept 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to give a lecture at Airlangga University here Tuesday on the topic "National Independence in Facing Global Competition," a provincial administration official said. ...

GALANITA PAPUA TO REPRESENT RI AT ASIAN WOMAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
September 3, 2007... Jayapura, Papua, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The women's football team of Papua (Galanita Papua) will represent Indonesia at the Asian Woman Football Champiosnhip to be held in Myanmar on September 6-15. "The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) named...

LIPI HOLDING ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING COURSE FOR STUDENTS.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is holding a training course on Geographic Exploration and Conservation Education for nature-loving students (Mapala) from all over the country at its Karang Sumbung earth...

FOREIGN STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN BANDUNG CARNIVAL.
September 3, 2007... Bandung, W Java, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Representatives from such Asian countries as Japan, South Korea, China, Malaysia and the Philippines are scheduled to take part in the Kemilau Nusantara 2007 carnival held here on November 17-18. "Japan,...

ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Asia-Pacific countries plan to set up a Science and Technology Park network in an effort to strengthen cooperation through exchange of experience, Research and Technology Ministry spokesman Idwan Suhardi said here on...

SUSPECTED BIRD FLU PATIENT HOSPITALIZED IN PEKANBARU, RIAU.
September 3, 2007... Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept. 3 (ANTARA): A suspected bird flu patient identified as GS, 33, is currently being treated at Arifin Achmad General Hospital here, a doctor said. GS, a mam, is a resident of Sungai Pagar, Kampar Kiri Hilir, Kampar...

ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO CREATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY PARK.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): Asia-Pacific countries plan to set up a Science and Technology Park network in an effort to strengthen cooperation through exchange of experience, Research and Technology Ministry spokesman Idwan Suhardi said here on...

ASEAN CRIME PREVENTION CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN JAKARTA.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept. 3 (ANTARA): Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS officially opened an ASEAN Crime Prevention conference here on Monday. Transnational crime needed to be dealt with through multilateral...

PRESIDENT MAKES TWO-DAY WORKING VISIT TO E JAVA.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to make a two-day working visit to East Java starting Monday afternoon and will on Tuesday deliver a lecture at Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya. According to the...

HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
September 3, 2007... Jakarta, Sept. 3 (ANTARA): Following are headlines of several major Indonesian newspapers published on Monday. The Jakarta Post LEGISLATORS GET REVVED UP OVER TOLL HIKE With motorists still burdened by congested toll ways and poor...

VEEP: MOSLEMS MUST AGREE ON ONE CRITERION TO DETERMINE ISLAMIC CALENDAR.(Calendar)
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed hope here on Tuesday that Moslems would agree on a single criterion to determine an Islamic calendar, specially the date of the Idul Fitri post-fasting celebrations. "We have to...

INDONESIA-RUSSIA: NEW PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION.
September 4, 2007... Vladimir V. Putin/President of the Russian Federation Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA) - The following article was contributed to ANTARA News Agency by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin ahead of his two-day Indonesian visit which will begin on...

HOUSE FORMS TEAM TO OVERSEE SETTLEMENT OF LAPINDO MUDFLOW CASE.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) agreed Tuesday to form a 28-member team to oversee the settlement of the Lapindo mudflow case in three months' time. In a plenary meeting led by Deputy House Speaker Muhaimin...

YUDHOYONO TO MEET PUTIN ON THURSDAY.
September 4, 2007... Surabaya, East Java, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Jakarta, on Thursday (Sept. 6), a presidential spokesman said. President Putin would make an...

MINISTER LETS TOLL ROAD USERS GO AHEAD WITH CLASS ACTION.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto said here Tuesday toll road users were free to push ahead with their class action lawsuit against the increased tariffs that will apply to 13 turnpike segments starting at 00.00...

RI ENVOY MEETS A'LIA'S APEC TASK FORCE ON DISABLED TALL SHIP.
September 4, 2007... Sydney, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Hamzah Thayeb here on Tuesday met with Australia's task force for the Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) to discuss the Indonesian tall ship KRI Arung Samudra's inability to take...

RI REPORTS 5,000 NAMED ISLANDS TO UNITED NATIONS.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government through its marine and fisheries ministry has reported 5,000 of its named islands to the United Nations, an official said on Monday. "But some 9,000 islands in Indonesia have yet to be...

RI AMONG COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SCRAPPED INSULT LAWS : USINFO.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia is one of the countries which have scrapped insult laws that can lead to journalists being thrown into jail or slapped with exorbitant fines, the US Embassy quoted USINFO in a text message made available to...

A'LIAN TEAM DUE IN JAKARTA TO DISCUSS BLBI EMBEZZLER'S EXTRADITION.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): A team from the Australian government will come to Indonesia later this month to discuss the extradition of Adrian Kiki Ariawan, a BLBI (Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance)recipient wanted for graft by the Indonesian...

RI TO BECOME DEVELOPED NATION BY 2050: PRESIDENT.
September 4, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia will become a developed country by 2050 if it makes various significant changes in political, environmental and economic terms. "In my estimation, with due...

IPCC CHIEF TO VISIT INDONESIA NEXT WEEK.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra K. Pachauri is scheduled to visit Indonesia next week to discuss the issue of climate change with local officials. "The IPCC chief will come...

PRESIDENT TO DELIVER LECTURES TO JAVA, BALI UNIVERSITY RECTORS.
September 4, 2007... Surabaya, E Java, Sept 4 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will deliver a public lecture to rectors of universities in East Java and Bali provinces at the Airlangga University (Unair) here on Tuesday. "The president will...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Following are headlines in some major Indonesian dailies: The Jakarta Post PUTIN, SBY PLAN US$1B DEFENSE AGREEMENT The Indonesian Military is expected to buy Russian helicopters, tanks and submarines after...

AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY PROJECTS IN ACEH.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer, formally opened the Suak Timah Integrated Madrasah in Aceh province on Tuesday, according to the Australian Emb *-+assy here on Tuesday. The Australian...

PUTIN TO VISIT INDONESIA.
September 4, 2007... Moscow, Sept 4 (ANTARA/Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will open for him three new countries this week. The Russian head of state will for the first time pay official visits to Indonesia, Australia and the United Arab Emirates....

CORAL REEFS IN BANGKA BELITUNG DAMAGED.
September 4, 2007... Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Province, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): Around 30 percent of coral reefs in Bangka Belitung (Babel) waters have been damaged due to illegal tin mining and fish poaching activities, an official said. Coral reefs in Lepar...

SIX FISHERMEN GO MISSING IN WEST NUSA TENGGARA.
September 4, 2007... Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): Six fishermen have gone missing after their boat was hit by huge waves and capsized in Lampu island waters, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, last Saturday (Sept. 1), a local official...

RUSSIAN-FLAGGED FISHING BOAT DETAINED IN AMBON.
September 4, 2007... Ambon, Maluku, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): A Russian-flagged fishing boat, MV Granat, has been detained at Tantui fishery seaport in Sirimau sub district, Ambon, for illegal entry into Indonesian waters. The boat, belonging to Ecuator Company Ltd in...

TWIN BABIES FOUND DEAD AT BIAK LANDFILL, PAPUA.
September 4, 2007... Biak, Papua Province, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): Two male twin babies were found dead at a landfill in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, on Tuesday. The twins were believed to have been dumped by their parent at the landfill near a Biak market...

LANDSLIDE BLOCKS RIAU-WEST SUMATRA ROAD.
September 4, 2007... Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Sept. 4 (ANTARA): A landslide which was triggered by incessant downpours has blocked a highway linking Riau and West Sumatra provinces. Heavy rains on Monday (Sept. 3) caused a landslide in the hilly areas along the...

RI,US SENIOR OFFICIALS MEET TO DISCUSS YUDHOYONO-BUSH MEETING.
September 4, 2007... Sydney, Australia, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Indonesian and American senior officials are expected to hold a meeting here on Tuesday as part of the planned bilateral meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President George W Bush during...

FIRE RAVAGES SHOPS, OFFICES IN MADIUN.
September 4, 2007... Madiun, E Java, Sept 4 (ANTARA): A fire ravaged a number of shops and offices on Jl. Kolonel Marhadi here on Tuesday morning but there was no immediate report of injuries or casualties. The fire started on the first floor of a furniture shop...

RI, EU DISCUSSING WAYS TO COMBAT TERRORISM.
September 4, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA): Indonesia and the European Union are discussing ways to combat terrorism in a workshop which is being held here on September 4-5, an Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman has said. The workshop which is...

RI ALSO SUPPORTS PLANNED APPOINTMENT OF APEC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
September 5, 2007... Sydney, Sept 5 (ANTARA): Foreign Minister Nur Hassan Wirajuda said that all members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum generally felt the need to appoint an APEC executive director to support the work of its secretariat, but...

MALANG FEMALE WORKER DIES IN MALAYSIA.
September 5, 2007... Malang, E Java, Sept 5 (ANTARA): A female migrant worker from Malang, East Java province, identified as Fariyati (18) died in Malaysia and her body arrived home on Wednesday at 5 p.m. local time. Muhammad Marjoko, head of Fariyati's village...

ADB SUPPORTING RI'S FIGHTING AGAINST MALNUTRITION THRU $50M LOAN.(Website overview)
September 5, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the Indonesian government's efforts to reduce malnutrition among poor children and pregnant women to put the country on track to achieving the United Nations' Millennium...

YUDHOYONO, BUSH TO MEET IN SYDNEY.
September 5, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will hold talks with US President George W. Bush in Sydney on Saturday on the sidelines of an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a presidential spokesman...

RI, RUSSIA TO COOPERATE IN PUBLIC SECTOR MONITORING.
September 5, 2007... Jakarta, Sept 5 (ANTARA): Indonesia and Russia will sign an agreement to cooperate in public sector monitoring to develop transparency and accountability in state financial management in the respective countries, an Indonesian state audit...

MPR CHIEF VISITING CHINA.
September 5, 2007... Beijing, Sept 5 (ANTARA): Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid and a few MPR members are currently in China for a reciprocal visit. "My visit to China is at the invitation of the Chinese People's...

NUMBER OF RI MILITARY POSTS ALONG EAST TIMOR BORDER REDUCED.
September 5, 2007... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Sept 5 (ANTARA): The number of Indonesian military posts along the border with Timor Leste has been reduced from 59 to 39 following improvements in the security situation in the area. "We have cut the number of...

OVER 2,400 HA OF RICE FIELDS IN E JAVA FACING HARVEST FAILURE.
September 5, 2007... Bojonegoro, Sept 5 (ANTARA): Drought in East Java's Bojonegoro district has begun to affect agricultural fields with at least 2,400 hectares of rice fields in the sub districts of Sukosewu, Balen and Kapas facing harvest failure. Coordinator...