ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from April 2012

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from April 2012

RI STILL BOWING TO MARKET MECHANISM: ICHSANUDIN.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Surabaya, E Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - Public Policy analyst Ichsanudin Noersy said that Indonesia up to now was still bowing to the free market mechanism so far voiced by western countries like the United States....

20 KILLED, 30 INJURED IN ROAD MISHAP IN NORTHERN INDIA.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com New Delhi, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - At least 20 people were killed and 30 others injured in a major road mishap in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town Sunday, a senior police...

FRENCH REPORTER WOUNDED, MISSING IN COLOMBIA.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bogota, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - A French journalist who was wounded and apparently kidnapped in Colombia after clashes between rebels and the Amy was still unaccounted for on Sunday, Colombia's Ministry...

5 KILLED IN ETHIOPIA ATTACK.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Addis Ababa, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - At least five people including a Pakistani were killed in a latest attack by gunmen in West Ethiopia, local police reported on Sunday. The assailants killed one...

SHOOTOUT CLAIMS 2 LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA ANTI-RHINO POACHING OPERATION.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Johannesburg, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - A policeman and a game ranger were killed in an exchange of gunfire during an anti-rhino poaching operation in South Africa's Kruger National Park, authorities said...

2012 WORLD MINNAN CULTURE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF AT NCKU.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Taipei, April 30 (ANTARA/CNA)- Taiwan's largest-ever Minnan culture festival kicked off on Apr. 28 at Cheng Kung Hall, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) where international academic forums on the Minnan...

TAIWAN'S CHINA POLICY MAY CAUSE REGIONAL DEFENSE CHANGES.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Taipei, April 30 (ANTARA/CNA)- A former Taiwanese diplomat said Sunday that President Ma Ying-jeou's China policy could lead the United States and Japan to alter their defense strategies in the Asian ...

LABOR RIGHTS 'SPORTS GAME' TO KICK OFF ON LABOR DAY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Taipei, April 30 (ANTARA/CNA)- A Labor Day protest held in the form of a sports game will kick off in Taipei on May to call attention to issues such as higher living costs, low wages and long working hours,...

MOM's STRESS DURING PREGNANXY CAN AFFECT BABY'S IRON STATUS : STUDY.(Medical condition overview)(Report)
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down...

FIVE MORE DIE IN VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN'S KARACHI.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Islamabad, April 30, (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Police in the Pakistani southern port city of Karachi Sunday faced stiff resistance from heavily armed men, who used rockets and hand grenades, killing at least five...

JAPANESE FM CONCLUDES VISIT TO NEPAL.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kathmandu, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiri Gemba has concluded his two-day official visit in Nepal and returned to Japan on Sunday. During his visit, first after a decade, he...

TOURISM POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE NTT ECONOMY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, April 30 (ANTARA) - The tourism sector has potential to improve and speed up the economic development in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, according to local Youth Forum Chairman...

N. KOREA HAS LOST OF KEY MINERAL DEPOSITS.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, April 30 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-North Korea has ample key mineral deposits such as anthracite coal, magnesite and uranium, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan reported Monday. The North is estimated to have...

NATO SOLDIER KILLED IN S. AFGHANISTAN.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kabul, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - One NATO soldier was killed on Monday in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance confirmed on Monday. "An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)...

RI, LATVIA TO IMPROVE BILATERAL RELATIONS.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Latvia have agreed to improve bilateral relations in the fields of economy, politics, and social culture, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa. "The...

EAST NUSA TENGGARA GOVERNMENT MUST FOCUS ON TOURISM.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, April 30 (ANTARA) - The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government should have done more to develop the tourism sector, which offers a promising potential for the welfare of 4.6...

ATTENTION NEEDED FOR TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Banda Aceh, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Acehnese government has said that the tsunami early warning system, which has been installed in a coastal area, needs special attention for improvements in the future. ...

POLAND HOPES TO INCREASE BUSINESS COOPERATION WITH RI, SAYS AMBASSADOR.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The government of Poland hopes to improve business relations with Indonesia, said Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Brigadier General (Retd.) Grzegor Wisniewski here on Monday. "Our...

News Focus - TOURISM MUST BE NTT ECONOMIC PILLAR By Otniel Tamindael.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Endowed with the prehistoric Komodo dragons on Komodo island and the three-coloured crater lakes of Kelimutu on Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is known with its tourism...

ASEAN ROADSHOW TO JAPAN ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Tokyo, April 30 (ANTARA) - ASEAN achieved another milestone in strengthening one of its most important and dynamic bilateral relations following the successful conclusion of a roadshow to Japan from 25 - 28 April...

STUDENT MOVEMENT REJECTS BILL ON HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bandung, West Java, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Bandung Student Movement on Monday stated its opposition to a bill pertaining to institutes of higher education that is expected to be passed into law in August 202. ...

RUPIAH SLIGHTLY STRENGTHENS AGAINST DOLLAR.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's rupiah strengthened slightly against the dollar on Monday morning after US gross domestic product (GDP) data signaled a slowdown in the US economy in the first quarter of...

News Focus - GOVT HOPES FOR PEACEFUL LABOUR RALLIESBy Andi Abdussalam.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The government hopes that the rallies which are to be held by about 70,000 workers throughout the country to observe International May Day on Tuesday will be conducted in a peace and...

TNI TO SEND ANOTHER WARSHIP TO LEBANON.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta,April30 (ANTARA) - The National Defense Forces (TNI) will soon send another Indonesian warship for the world peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations to Lebanon. "We will soon...

FAMILIES OF DEAD MIGRANT WORKERS TO MEET RIGHTS BODY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Mataram, W. Nusa Tenggara, April 30 (ANTARA) - The family members of three Indonesian migrant workers who were shot dead on March 22 in Malaysia will meet the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM),...

KOALA TO BE CLASSIFIED AS VULNERABLE IN AUSTRALIA.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Canberra, April 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke said Monday that koala in New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory will be classified as...

ELNUSA ASKS CENTRAL BANK TO LIQUIDATE ESCROW ACCOUNT.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian oil and gas firm Elnusa intends to submit the decision letter of the South Jakarta District Court, while at the same time urging the central bank to instruct Bank Mega...

RUSSIA SAYS SUDAN SANCTIONS A POSSIBILITY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, April 30 (ANTARA/AFP) - Russia signalled its agreement Monday with a US-backed UN Security Council resolution on Sudan's border conflict with the breakaway South that provides for sanctions if the...

EX-PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF TO RUN FOR TOP OFFICE.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, April 30 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-A former chief of staff to President Lee Myung-bak announced Monday his intention to run for the top office and demanded a change in how the ruling Saenuri Party selects its...

GARUDA'S INCOME UP 23 PCT IN FIRST QUARTER.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta,April 30 (ANTARA) - The income of national airline company PT Garuda Indonesia in the first quarter this year increased by 23 pct to 77.45 million US dollars (Rp6.45 trillion) from last year's first...

REVENUES FROM MINERAL SECTOR TO COVER INCOME DEFICIT: MINISTER.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa has declared that state revenues will not decline if the government raises the tax-free income ceiling to Rp24 million per annum, because the...

INDONESIA KEEN TO TAP EUROPEAN UNION MARKET.(Industry overview)
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30, 202 (ANTARA) - The Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif C. Sutardjo attended the opening of Frozen Seafood International Exhibition "European Seafood Exposition" (ESE) in Brussels,...

RUPIAH STRENGTHENS FIVE POINTS AGAINST DOLLAR ON MONDAY EVENING.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The rupiah strengthened five points against the dollar on Monday evening as a report indicated a slowdown in the US economic recovery. The local unit traded at Rp9,80 in the...

News Focus - VP'S REMARKS ON MOSQUE LOUDSPEAKERS DRAW CRITICISM Andi Abdussalam.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - Many have expressed objections to Vice President Boediono's call for regulation of the use of loudspeakers at mosques during azan. "I object to the Vice President's statement. It...

PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES WORKERS ON MAY DAY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has congratulated all workers in connection with the celebration of International May Day on May , the presidential spokesman for political...

PRESIDENT HOPES MAY DAY RALLIES RUN PEACEFULLY.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that workers in Jakarta and the rest of the country would stage peaceful rallies to mark the International Labor Day or May Day...

JAPAN TO PRESENT MEDALS TO TWO INDONESIANS.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Japanese government will award medals to two Indonesians for their meritorious services in cementing relations between the two countries. The medals of merit for the 202 spring...

FORMER SENIOR TAX OFFICIAL NAMED SUSPECT IN GRAFT CASE.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Attorney General's Office has named a former secretary of the directorate general of taxes as a new suspect in an alleged graft case in connection with procurement of information...

News Focus - SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN SEVERAL AREASBy Bustanuddin.
April 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 30 (ANTARA) - The Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) established by the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) will provide scholarships to prospective university students studying four...

SURABAYA FEVER WINNER OF WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE INDONESIA.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Yogyakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Surabaya Fever emerged as the champion of Women's National Basketball League Indonesia 202 after beating Tomang Sakti Mighty Bees Jakarta 8-58 here on Saturday. Surabaya Fever...

10 POLICEMEN DEAD IN ROADSIDE BOMBING IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Maidan Shar, Afghanistan, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Ten Afghan policemen were killed late Friday in a roadside bombing in the country's eastern province of Wardak, said a provincial official on Saturday. ...

SAUDI ARABIA RECALLS AMBASSADOR, CLOSES EMBASSY IN EGYPT.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Riyadh, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Saudi Arabia announced Saturday to recall its ambassador in Egypt and close its embassy in Cairo and consulates in the Egyptian cities of Alexandria and Suez, the official...

TENT COLLAPSE IN MIDWESTERN U.S LEAVES ONE DEAD, MORE THAN 100 INJURED.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - One person was killed and more than 00 others were injured Saturday when a large tent collapsed in stormy weather in downtown St. Louis, a city in the U.S. state of...

US SUPPORTS INCREASED SECURITY AT INDONESIAN PORTS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) -The U.S. Embassy is working in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation to support port security with more than $ million in training and equipment, the US embassy...

D8 SECRETARY GENERAL VISITS OIC HEADQUARTERS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) -Dr. Widi A. Pratikto, the Secretary General of D8, paid an official visit to the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 22-23, in line with the Memorandum of...

AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE KILLED IN FLOODS, MUDSLIDES IN HAITI.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Santo Domingo, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - At least 0 people were killed and many others missing in flooding and mudslides caused by days of downpours that have swepted through much of Haiti, the country's...

CAR SHOW MODELS DENOUNCED FOR REVEALING ATTIRE.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Beijing, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Beijing authorities have issued a "serious reprimand" for an ongoing car exhibition that has stirred controversy for its scantily-clad models. The Beijing's Capital...

RI SEEKING TO ATTRACT MORE SAUDI TOURISTS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Cairo, April 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry in association with the Indonesian consulate general in Jeddah held a tourism exhibition in Jeddah on April 26-27 to attract more...

LONDON APARTMENT BLOCK SET TO HOST MISSILES FOR OLYMPICS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com London, April 29 (ANTARA/AFP) - Residents of a London apartment block have been told that surface-to-air missiles were likely to be installed on the building to help combat airborne terror threats to the Olympic...

LEGISLATOR BACKS LIMITATION OF SUBSIDIZED FUELS SOLD TO MOTORISTS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, April 29 (ANTARA) - Deputy chairman of the South Kalimantan provincial legislative assembly (DPRD) H Riswandi has expressed support for the limitation of subsidized fuels sold to...

FUEL CRISIS WORSENS GAZAN FISHERMEN'S SUFFERING F.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com By Omer Othmani, Osama Radi, Saud Abu Ramadan Gaza, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - The 60-year-old Gazan fisherman Mahmoud al-Issi failed this time to catch enough amount of fish he used to do using his small...

5 TALIBAN MEMBERS KILLED, 21 DETAINED IN OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kabul, April 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Five Taliban fighters were killed and 2 others detained during operations within the past 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday morning. "Afghan police, Army...

MINISTER HOPES FARMERS TO RETURN TO ORGANIC FERTILIZERS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Denpasar, Bali, April 29 (ANTARA) - Agriculture Minister Suswono has expressed hope that all Indonesian farmers will return to organic fertilizers to restore soil fertility. "Farmers have so far used inorganic...

TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: E KALIMANTAN GOVT MUST LIMIT MINING PERMITS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Balikpapan, E Kalimantan, April 29 (ANTARA) - The East Kalimantan provincial government must limit the issuance of mining permits to avoid further environmental damage in the area, chairman of the Tour and Travel...

SAR TEAM RESCUES MOUNTAINEER IN MERAPI.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Boyolali, C Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - A joint team of rescue workers successfully evacuated 9-year-old mountaineer Jumiko Apriansyah ofYogyakarta who slipped from Mount Merapi's crater on Saturday night. ...

C SULAWESI PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE CATCHES FIRE.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Palu, C Sulawesi, April 29 (ANTARA) - The Central Sulawesi provincial public works office on Jl. Mohammad Yamin here caught fire on Sunday morning. The source of the fire which broke out at around 08.30 a.m....

FOUR KILLED IN W SUMATRA FIRE.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Painan, W Sumatra, April 29 (ANTARA) - Four people were killed and five others seriously injured after a fire ravaged three houses at Pasar Tarusan area in Pesisir Selatan district, West Sumatra, before dawn on...

W KALIMANTAN POLICE SEIZE 94 ECSTASY PILLS.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pontianak, W Kalimantan, April 29 (ANTARA) - Police in West Kalimantan province seized 94 ecstasy pills from a suspected narcotic trafficker in the provincial capital Pontianak last Friday, a spokesman said on...

BALI'S METAL HANDICRAFT EXPORTS PLUNGES 50 PCT IN JANUARY.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Denpasar, Bali, April 9 (ANTARA) - Bali saw its metal handicraft exports plummeting 50.44 percent to US$409,265.8 in January from US$828,822.28 a month earlier. The metal handicraft exports also fell 2.72...

AROUND 575 KM OF ROADS IN MAMUJU FOUND DAMAGED.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Mamuju, W Sulawesi, April 29 (ANTARA) - Around 575 kilometers of roads or about 5 percent of the total length of roads in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province weredamaged, an official said. "The length of roads in...

STUDENTS ESEMKA CAR TO UNDERGO SECOND TEST.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Solo, C Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - Vocational school students' car production 'ESEMKA Rajawali' is now undergoing improvement to meet the government's road worthiness regulation before undergoing a second emission...

HATTA RADJASA: INDONESIA NEEDS FOUR MILLION BUSINESSMEN.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Surabaya, April 29 (ANTARA) - Minister Coordinating the EconomyHatta Radjasa said Indonesia needs at least four million businessmen to support the national economy for a more prospective future. After opening...

ONE KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Banyumas, C Java, April 29 (ANTARA) - A Toyota pickup minivanplunged into a ravine in Dawuhan Wetan village, Kedungbanteng sub-district, Banyumas district on Sunday night, causing the death ofone of its...

MAY DAY MUST BE OBSERVED ORDERLY: MINISTER.
April 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 29 (ANTARA) - Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar called on the public on Sunday to observe the May Day on May orderly and peacefully. "In essence, the government hailed and...

LEBANESE NAVY SEIZES SHIP TRYING TO SMUGGLE ARMS TO SYRIA.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Beirut, April 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - The Lebanese Navy, incoordination with the maritime force of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), seized on Friday a ship trying to smuggle a large cache of...

U.S. NOT PLANNING TO SEND MONITORS TO SYRIA.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, April 28 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-0ANA) - The United States has no plans to send its monitors to Syria as part of a UN-backed peace plan to end the 4-month conflict there, State Department spokeswoman...

SATELLITE MONITORING FINDS 103 HOT SPOTS IN SUMATRA.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Medan, N Sumatra, April 28 (ANTARA) - The Medan office of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), Friday, found 03 hot spots in Sumatra Island through the satellite monitoring of National Oceanic and...

PAKISTANI PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BUILDING MUTUAL TRUST WITH U.S.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Islamabad, April 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - The Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday told a top visiting U.S. diplomat that building the mutual trust between the two countries is the key to the bilateral...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ASKS YOUNG ANIMATORS TO REMAIN CREATIVE.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Batam, Riau Islands, April 28 (ANTARA) - For young Indonesian animators to become more successful, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked them to remain creative. "We are all proud of the young...

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LEAVES BATAM FOR JAKARTA.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Batam, Riau Islands, April 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage left Hang Nadim International Airport here for Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma military airbase at am local time on...

News Focus - TAX-FREE CEILING RISE EXPECTED TO REDUCE WORKERS' BURDEN By Andi Abdussalam.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - The progressive 5 to 35 percent income tax imposed on people who earn between Rp5.8 million and over Rp200 million per year is a burden to many small workers in this country of 237.6...

PORTUGAL, UAE SIGN AGREEMENTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESEARCH COOPERATION.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Lisbon, April 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Portugal and the United Arab Emirates on Friday signed agreements on renewable energy and scientific research cooperation. The agreements were signed on the first day of...

SUDAN DENIES ANY RELATIONS WITH ARMED CLASHES IN SOUTH SUDAN.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Khartoum, April 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Sudan on Friday said it did not have any relations with the armed clashes in South Sudan, refuting claims by Juba that rebels backed by Khartoum were launching attacks on...

UN SAYS 30 CEASEFIRE MONITORS TO BE DEPLOYED TO SYRIA BY APRIL 30.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com United Nations, April 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - The UN anticipates that 30 of up to 300 members of the UN ceasefire monitoring team for Syria will be on the ground by April 30, the deputy UN spokesman, Eduardo...

UKRAINE SEEKS EXTERNAL HELP TO INVESTIGATE BOMB ATTACKS.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kiev, April 28 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-0ANA) - The Ukrainian Security Service has asked international organizations to help investigate Friday bomb attacks on the eastern city of Dnepropetrovsk, the Security Services...

FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN LAMONGAN.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Lamongan, E Java, April 28 (ANTARA) - Five people were killed when a Volvo sedan rammed into two motorbikes along a road in Pucangron village, Kalitengah sub-district, Lamongan district, East Java province on...

GOLKAR EXPECTS MORE VOTES FROM JAVA IN 2014 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Semarang, Central Java, April 28 (ANTARA) - One of Indonesia's largest political parties, Golkar, has set itself a target of winning more votes in Java in the next general elections in 204. "God willing we...

DOZENS OF TEAMS TAKE PART IN REGIONAL ROBOT CONTEST.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Semarang, Central Java, April 28 (ANTARA) - Dozens of teams from higher educational institutions in Central Java and Yogyakarta took part in the regionalIndonesia Robot Contest and Indonesia Smart Robot Contest...

BADMINTON: TONTOWI-LILIYANA MORE CONFIDENT AFTER ALL ENGLAND.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian mixed double playersTontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir admitted they felt more confident after winning the All England championship recently. The pair on Saturday defeated...

COACHING NEEDED TO BE SPREAD MORE EVENLY: BADMINTON COACH.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Palembang, S. Sumatra, April 28 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian legendary badminton player, Christian Hadinata said, Indonesia needs to spread athletes coaching more evenly, because so far more outstanding athletes have...

AUTOMOTIVE: RIO HARYANTO RANKED SIXTH IN BAHRAIN.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Semarang, Central Java, April 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian racer Rio Haryanto hailing from Solo, Central Java, was ranked sixth in the second race of the third series of GP2 Series in Sakhir International Circuit in...

MAGNITUDE 4.5 QUAKE JOLTS SUKABUMI, WEST JAVA.
April 28, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sukabumi, West Java, April 28 (ANTARA) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shooked Sukabumi in West Java at 9.3pm on Saturday. The Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency recorded the quake's epicenter was at...

PRESIDENT CONFIRMS AILING HEALTH MINISTER GETS BEST TREATMENT.
April 27, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April 26 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed, the ailing Health Minister Endang Sedyaningsih has received best treatment in hospital, the presidential special staff, Daniel...

PAKISTAN SECURITY FORCES KILL SUICIDE BOMBER IN SW QUETTA.
April 27, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Islamabad, April 27 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Pakistani security forces killed a suicide bomber and injured two others on Thursday evening minutes before they could attack a pilgrims' bus in southwestern provincial...