ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from April 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from April 2011

HOUSE SPEAKER LEADS PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO IRAQ.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Marzuki Alie is leading an Indonesian parliamentary delegation to Iraq to discuss efforts to increase cooperation in the energy sector between the two...

RI, TAIWAN AGREE TO IMPROVE PROTECTION FOR INDONESIAN WORKERS.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The governments of Indonesia and Taiwan have agreed to provide better protection for Indonesian workers (TKIs) in Taiwan, a manpower official said. The agreement to...

News Focus: CHINESE PM'S VISIT FOSTERS BILATERAL TIES.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The two-day visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Indonesia on April 29-30, 2011 will further foster Jakarta-Beijing bilateral ties as both...

VP HAS LUNCH WITH CHINESE PM.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has lunch with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at Grand Sahid Hotel here on Saturday. The luncheon was preceded with a bilateral...

REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY, P-TO-P CONTACTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN ASEAN SUMMIT.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - ASEAN's efforts to build one community and establish more people-to-people contacts in the region are among the topics to be discussed at the 18th ASEAN Summit to be...

TWENTY THOUSAND EAST JAVA WORKERS TO OBSERVE MAY DAY.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, April 30 (ANTARA) - A total of 20 thousand workers coordinated by East Java's Social Insurance Action Committee (KAJS) will observe May Day or International Labor Day on May 1,...

News Focus: POLICE READY TO MAINTAIN SECURITY ON MAY DAY.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Regional Police are ready to maintain security in the capital city during the observance of International Labor Day or May Day on Sunday when thousands of...

VP HOPES CHINA TO INCREASE DIRECT INVESTMENT IN RI.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia hopes China will increase its direct investment in Indonesia to promote common welfare in line with the increasing trade between the two countries, Vice...

BIRD FLU IN NORTH SULAWESI NEEDS OPTIMAL HANDLING.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, N. Sulawesi, April 30 (ANTARA) - The rapid spread of bird flu (H5N1) in North Sulawesi should be tackled optimally as it is disturbing the local community, a poultry breeder said. "The...

LANDSLIDE KILLS WOMAN IN GARUT.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Garut, W. Java, April 30 (ANTARA) - A housewife, identified as Kokom,28, was killed in a landslide in Cigulawing village, Garut district, West Java at about 11:30 am on Saturday, a Garut...

RI SHORT OF ONE MILLION POUCHES OF BLOOD YEARLY.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, West Java, April 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has a shortage of about one million pouches of blood every year, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) chairman Jusuf Kalla said here on Saturday. "At...

JAKARTA POLICE READY FOR ANY POSSIBLE TERROR ON MAY DAY.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Jakarta police are to stand by to deal with any possible terrorist activity during the commemoration of Labor Day on May 1. "We have prepared a maximum security to...

INCREASING ACCEPTANCE OF RULE OF LAW CONCEPT IN ASEAN :.
April 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency STUDY Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - ASEAN member countries are increasingly accepting the concept of the rule of law for human rights, according to a study conducted by the association's Human...

News Focus: GOVT NEEDS TO TIGHTEN CONTROL OF IMPORTED FISH.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The government needs to tighten control of imported fish to prevent the entry into the domestic market of illegal fish, protect local consumers from bad quality and...

NII WANTS TO DIVIDE NKRI.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, April 29 (ANTARA) - The movement of certain groups and organizations to establish an Indonesian Islamic State (NII) is aimed to disrupt he Unitary State of the Indonesian Republic...

BEWARE OF NII MOVEMENT.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, April 29 (ANTARA) - Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has warned the people in the resort island to beware of a movement that wanted to establish an Indonesian Islamic State (NII)....

RI'S FURNITURE IMPORTS FROM CHINA UP MORE THAN 50 PCT.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Chinese furniture and handicraft goods are flooding the domestic market, the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Producers Association (ASMINDO) said noting the import...

RUPIAH'S STRENGTHENING THREATENS NATIONAL FURNITURE INDUSTRY.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The rupiah's strengthening may threaten domestic furniture and handicraft industries, the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Producers Association (ASMINDO) warned,...

RI'S ECONOMY TO EXPAND 6 PCT: BI OFFICIAL.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Deputy Bank Indonesia Governor Ardhayadi Mitroadmodjo expects the Indonesian economy to expand 6-6.5 percent in 2011 and 6.1-6.6 percent in 2012 on improving export...

AMBASSADOR YURI THAMRIN TO ATTEND WILLIAM-KATE WEDDING.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, April 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ambassador to Great Britain and Ireland Yuri Octavia Thamrin is one of the 1900 people invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at...

PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE CHINESE PRIME MINISTER JIABAO.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Merdeka Palace here Friday, is to receive a courtesy call by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The official welcoming...

DEFENSE MINISTER ORDERS INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO PLANE CRASH.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has ordered an intensive investigation into a glider plane accident which killed two people in Yogyakarta Thursday. "There...

MINISTER CALLS ON PUBLIC TO SUPPORT SIX PRIORITY FORESTRY POLICIES.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has called on all elements of society to help make the implementation of its main priority policies for forest preservation and...

News Focus: RI, SOUTH PACIFIC NATIONS TO BOOST ECO-TOURISM.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - In line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Indonesia has offered its expertise in eco-tourism development to small South Pacific island states which have...

News Focus: NII MOVEMENT HAS NO ROOM TO FLOURISH.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The alleged reemergence of the outlawed Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movement will have no room to develop and be successful in the country. As widely reported by...

RI OBSERVERS TEAM FOR THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER STILL DISCUSSED.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The idea of deploying an Indonesian observers team to the border area being disputed by Cambodia and Thailand continues to be discussed, an Indonesian minister...

VP ORDERS SPEEDY SETTLEMENT OF GAYUS CASE.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has asked for the speedy settlement of the judicial mafia case of Gayus Tambunan, chief political and security minister Djoko Suyanto said. ...

MAY DAY MOMENTUM FOR IMPROVING FISHERMEN'S WELFARE.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTAR) - The People's Coalition for Fishery Justice (Kiara) said May Day was expected to serve as a momentum to improve the welfare of marginalized fishermen. "The rallies on...

GOVT MUST DARE ACT FIRMLY AGAINST NII : LEGISLATOR.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, April 29 (ANTARA) - The government should dare to take the firmest possible actions against activists of the Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movement, a legislator said. "The the NII...

Labor Confederation Urges Govt to Endorse Social Insurance Bill
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - The Confederation of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (KSBSI) has called on the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to pass into law the Social...

CHINA TO SUPPORT RI IN ASEAN-EAST ASIA COOPERATION FORUM.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - China is prepared to strengthen coordination and to support Indonesia as the chairman of ASEAN in the ASEAN-East Asian cooperation forum. The Chinese preparedness...

Minister Criticized over Ri-China Trade Imbalance
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party Faction (FPKS) in the House of Representatives (DPR) Mustafa Kamal has expressed disappointment over the Indonesian trade...

SAIL MOROTAI 2012 TO BOOST TOURISM IN EASTERN INDONESIA.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Sail Morotai 2012 which is part of Sail Indonesia, is expected to boost tourism in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the marine sector. The international event...

INVESTIGATION INTO PLANE CRASH CONTINUES : AIR FORCE CHIEF.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, E Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Imam Syufaat said that an investigation into the recent plane accident in Yogyakarta was still underway. The Air Force...

Soccer: ACEH UNITED TO RECRUIT ACEHNESE GRADUATED FROM PARAGUAY.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, April 29 (ANTARA) - The management of the Aceh United (AU) soccer club wishes to recruit several Acehnese children who graduated from a training program in Paraguay to strengthen its...

STRONG QUAKE ROCKS ACEH.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, April 29 (ANTARA) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale jolted the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh at 3.55 pm on Friday. The Aceh Meteorological, Climatological...

News Focus : WHY JUSTIN BIEBER WAS NOT DETERRED BY RI BOMB SCARES.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - World pop star Justin Bieber performed last week in Bogor, West Java, while the media rap continuing stories on the recent bomb scares. The Canadian teenager...

RI AIR FORCE TO GET 16 BRAZILIAN FIGHTER PLANES.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, East Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - Sixteen Brazilian Super Tucano EMG- 314 fighter planes are to be delivered to Indonesia in 2012 to complete the country's weapon system, Air Force Chief of...

RI, CHINA AGREE TO HOLD PERIODIC LEADERS' MEETINGS.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao agreed to initiate periodic meetings between the leaders of the two countries. ...

RI CHAIRS ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono here Friday chaired the fifth Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural...

ROYAL WEDDING NO MONEY MAKING EVENT : BRITISH ENVOY.
April 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 20 (ANTARA) - The wedding of Prince William and Catherina Elizabeth Middleton is not a money making event , said British Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Hatfull here Friday. "The...

PRESIDENT TO OPEN IPA CONVENTION NEXT MONTH.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open a convention and exhibition of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) on May 18, 2011. IPA President Ron...

PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to receive UNDP Administrator Helen Clark at the presidential palace complex here Thursday. In the meeting, they are...

News Focus: RABIES CASES INCREASING IN VARIOUS RI REGIONS By Otniel Tamindael.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Several parts of Indonesia are running the latent risk of a rabies outbreak but the past few months have seen a sharp rise in rabies infection cases in Bali. As of...

RI'S BRUSSELS EMBASSY HOLDS DISCUSSION ON ASEAN.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian embassy in Brussels in cooperation with noted think-tank Friends of Europe organized a policy debate on "Making Sense of The Asian Century: Indonesia's...

UNDP: REDD'S IMPLEMENTATION NEEDS SUPPORT OF ALL PARTIES.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The implementation of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program needs support from all parties, according to Administrator of the...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR SAVE-ELECTRICITY-FUEL MOVEMENTS IN REGIONS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all regional heads to join a movement to save fuel and electricity to support national energy resilience. "I hope all...

STOP THREATS TO NKRI SOVEREIGNTY, PRESIDENT WARNS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a halt to all kinds of threats to the sovereignty of the Unitary State of Indonesian Republic (NKRI). "Any kind of...

SEVEN MORE TERROR SUSPECTS NABBED IN ACEH.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Special Detachment 88 anti-terror squad of the National Police arrested seven people suspected to be members of the Pepi Fernando-led terror network in Nanggroe...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO RECEIVES UNDP ADMINISTRATOR.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Merdeka Palace on Thursday received a courtesy call of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator, Helen Clark....

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL YET TO CONFIRM DETAINED FISHERMAN'S STATUS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C. Sulawesi, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Philippine consulate general in Manado has so far not yet recognized the citizenship status of Reynanti, 33, a self-confessed Filipino who strayed into...

THREE KILLED IN TANATORAJA LANDSLIDE.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makale, South Sulawesi, April 28 (ANTARA) - A landslide triggered by incessant rain killed three people and injured four others in Tanatoraja district, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday. Sarto...

News Focus: STATE LOSES RP311 TLN TO KALIMANTAN RESOURCE EXPLOITATION.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Long ago, the four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan island whose total land was about 550,000 sq km, were covered with vast forests and rich in mineral resources, a...

PRESIDENT OPENS MUSREMBANGNAS 2011.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened National Development Planning Meeting 2011 (Musrembangnas 2011) at a star- rated hotel here on Thursday. In the company of...

MINING SECTOR CITED AS BIGGEST POLLUTER.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The mining sector is the biggest contributor of waste and pollution and therefore the government needs to demand the sector's strong commitment to the conservation of...

MUI URGES GOVT TO FIRMLY DEAL WITH NII.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Amidhan has urged the government to take firm action against radicalism and the Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movement. ...

DELTOMED PLANTS 5,000 TREES IN MT MERAPI AREA.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sleman, Yogyakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - PT Deltomed Laboratories in collaboration with the Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, has planted 5,000 tree seedlings in Srunen...

BENGKULU'S BKSDA URGED TO PROBE FOUR SUMATRAN ELEPHANT DEATHS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, April 28 (ANTARA) - ProFauna, an animal protection charity in Indonesia, has urged Bengkulu's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) to investigate the death of four Sumatran...

TRAINER PLANE CRASHES KILLING TWO.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sleman, Yogyakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - A trainer aircraft crashed on a sugar cane plantation area near Adisutjipto airbase in Wotgaleh village, Berbah subdistrict, Sleman district, Yogyakarta, at...

PRESIDENT : GLOBAL CLIMATE TREATY STILL ELUSIVE OBJECTIVE.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Thursday that despite the long time spent and enormous efforts made by the international community to forge a common...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO MEET GLOBAL PROBLEMS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for changes in lifestyles to meet global challenges. In his address as a keynote speaker at the Business Forum for the...

PRESIDENT : BUSINESS ENTITIES MUST PLAY ROLE IN ENVIRONMENT PRESERVATION.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that all stakeholders in the business sector and components in business entities had a role to play in the preservation of the...

MUI NOT TO ISSUE 'HARAM' EDICT ON NII.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Amidan said the council would not issue an edict (fatwa) declaring as illegal radicalism in Indonesia such as allegedly...

RI, CHINA EXTEND MARINE COOPERATION.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and China have extended cooperation in the marine and fishery fields to boost the development in the marine and fishery technology field. The...

PRESIDENT, UNDP CHIEF DISCUSS FOOD RESILIENCE.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed global issues, including the food and energy crises with the administrator of the United Nations Development Program,...

MINISTRY DENIES BANNING WORKERS TO STAGE MAY DAY RALLIES.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Manpower Ministry denied on Thursday it had banned workers from organizing rallies in observing the May Day event on May 1. "The ministry never banned...

ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY MEETING TO OPEN FRIDAY.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The 5th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) meeting will open here on Friday to discuss environmental, educational and health issues. "The aim of the meeting is...

MINISTRY: GAYO'S SAMAN DANCE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY UNESCO.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Saman dance from Gayo, Aceh Province, has been registered with and will soon be recognized by UNESCO, according to the culture and tourism ministry. "The type...

NEW CUSTOMS DIRECTOR GENERAL EXPECTED TO DARE ARREST SMUGGLERS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - A legislator of the House's Commission III has expressed hope that the new director general of customs and excise would have the courage to arrest smugglers and to...

RI BIGGEST MIGRANT WORKER SUPPLIER TO TAIWAN : OFFICIAL.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is the biggest migrant worker supplier to Taiwan so far, the chief of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Workers Overseas (BNP2TKI), Moh...

AMBON IMMIGRATION DEPORTING 15 FILIPINOS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Ambon immigration office in Maluku province is once again deporting 15 Philippine nationals through the Manado, North Sulawesi's immigration, an immigration...

WHO SUPPORTS JAKARTA CITY'S NO-SMOKING PROGRAM.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the Jakarta city government's no-smoking areas program as stipulated in Jakarta governor's bylaw No. 88, 2010 banning...

DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER URGES GOVT TO ROOT OUT NII NETWORKS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Deputy House of Representatives Speaker Priyo Budi Santoso has urged the government to immediately root out NII (Indonesia Islamic State) networks suspected to have...

MARTY: THAILAND REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Thursday the Thai government had reiterated its seriousness in continuing the settlement of its border...

THAILAND HAILS ASEAN CHAIR'S ROLE IN RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Thai government hails the role of Indonesia as the ASEAN chair in helping solve its border dispute with Cambodia, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said. The...

WORLD'S LONGEST KORAN TO BE DISPLAYED AT MTQ.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jambi, April 28 (ANTARA) - The longest Koran in the world, the work of Krinci artist Iskandar Zakaria, will be displayed at the Koran reading contest on May 6, 2011. "It will be displayed at...

IPPMI URGES INCO TO BUILD FACTORY IN MOROWALI.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, S Sulawesi, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Makassar chapter of the Association of Indonesian Youths and Students (IPPMI) has urged the nickel mining company PT Inco to build a factory in...

NINE HOUSES BURIED AFTER LANDSLIDE IN AGAM.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, April 28 (ANTARA) - Heavy down pours in Agam regency, West Sumatra, since 4 pm have buried nine houses in a landslide inTanjung Sari village, Tanjung Raya sub-district, at 5 pm....

TENS OF TKIs REPATRIATED FROM MALAYSIA PER MONTH.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, W Kalimantan, April 28 (ANTARA) - Head of the West Kalimantan manpower and transmigration agency Jakuri Suni said tens of Indonesian migrant workers (TKIs) are repatriated from Malaysia...

TAIWAN THREATENS TO DEPORT 11,180 INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS.
April 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Taiwan is threatening to deport 11,180 problematic Indonesian migrant workers for fleeing their employers' houses and overstaying their permits, a spokesman said. ...

VP OPENS PEOPLE'S EMPOWERMENT MEETING.
April 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 27 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono on Wednesday opened a national working meeting here to familiarize the National Program for Rural Self-empowerment (PNPM) in 2011 budget year....

News Focus: FORESTRY MINISTER PLEDGES PRO-PEOPLE, PRO-GROWTH POLICIES by Fardah.
April 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 27 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has joined the world in celebrating the International Year of Forest 2011 as declared by The United Nations General Assembly to celebrate people's action to...

JAKARTA POLICE TO DEPLOY 6,000 MEN ON LABOR DAY.
April 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, April 27 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police are to deploy 6,000 officers to maintain public order and security during Labor Day rallies in Jakarta on May 1, a spokesman said here...

MINISTER OPENS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR IN BANDUNG.
April 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, West Java, April 27 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi opened an international business and public management seminar at the Widyatama University campus in Bandung, West...