ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from August 2010

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from August 2010

FOREIGN MINISTERS URGED TO DISCUSS INDONESIANS' SAFETY IN M'SIA.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, August 31 (ANTARA) - The chairman of the Indonesian Citizens Association in Malaysia (Permai) Machrodji Maghfur expressed hope that the protection of Indonesians in Malaysia would...

MALANG'S BLOOD STOCK ENOUGH FOR TWO DAYS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, East Java, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The blood stock of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in Malang, East Java, is sufficient only for the next two days, local PMI spokesman June Legiawati said here...

PALEMBANG RED CROSS RUNS OUT OF BLOOD STOCK.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, South Sumatra, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The Blood Transfusion Unit of the Palembang branch of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) (UTD- PMI) has run out of blood stock for the fasting month. ...

PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS POLITICAL AFFAIRS WITH MINISTERS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, August 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting with his ministers to discuss politic, legal and security affairs here on Tuesday at the...

WHO AMBASSADOR VISITS PALEMBANG LEPROSY HOSPITAL.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Elimination of Leprosy Yohei Sasakasa visited Palembang's Dr Rivai Abdullah Leprosy Hospital to observe the hospital's...

BALI EARMARKS RP66 BLN FOR REFORESTATION OVER FIVE YEARS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Bali has earmarked Rp66 billion in its budget to reforest fallow and critical land everywhere in the province over the next fives years, a local forestry official...

POLICE WILL ACT AGAINST ANARCHIST MASS ORGANIZATIONS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, August 31 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri stated the police would take firm measures against mass organizations engaged in anarchy. "The police must...

LOW EDUCATION, POVERTY ROOT CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Papua, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Lack of family education and poverty are among the main causes of an increase in child and women trafficking cases in Jayapura, a provincial woman empowerment...

POLICE ORDERED TO CRACK DOWN ON ANARCHIC ORGANIZATIONS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Police Chief Gen Bambang Hendarso Danuri has ordered his men not to hesitate in taken actions against mass organizations which commit anarchic acts and violate the law....

MINISTER : 2011 GROWTH TARGET OF 6.3% REALISTIC.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said on Tuesday the economic growth target of 6.3 percent for 2011 is quite realistic in line with prospects for the global economy....

AHMAD YANI AIRPORT NEEDS EXPANSION.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, Central Java, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Ahmad Yani airport in Semarang, Central Java, needs to be expanded, Governor Bibit Waluyo said here on Tuesday. He said around Rp750 million fund was...

MER-C SURVEYS MT SINABUNG EVACUEES' NEEDS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - In response to the Mount Sinabung eruption that occurred on August 29, 2010 in North Sumatra, the Indonesian Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) conducted a...

News Focus: BLOOD SHORTAGES IN MANY PROVINCES DURING RAMADAN.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - As Idul Fitri, the festivity to mark the end of fasting month, is approaching, blood shortages are happening at many Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) branches in the country....

News Focus: HUMANITARIAN AID BEGINS TO FLOW TO KARO DISTRICT FOR REFUGEES.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Humanitarian aid like logistics and shelters began to flow into North Sumatra since thousands of refugees living in the vicinity of Mount Sunabung fled their homes to...

VEEP SAYS UNCERTAINTIES ARE INCREASING.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono said he had seen increasing uncertainties in the world right now, and in view of that had called for cooperation of all parties to deal with...

YUDHOYONO CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for improvement in law enforcement efforts to fulfill the community's sense of justice and security. "All legal cases...

UMM'S FACULTY OF MEDICINE CLOSED FOR M'SIANS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, E Java, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The Muhammadiyah University in Malang, East Java (UMM), has rejected Malaysian students who want to enroll at the faculties of medicine and pharmacy. "This...

GOVT TO STRENGTHEN ROLE OF POLICE, PROSECUTOR COMMISSIONS.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The government plans to strengthen the role of the National Police Commission and the Prosecutors Commission to make them more optimal in improving the quality of police...

RI GOVT DEFENDS ITS STANCE ON M'SIA.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Top security minister Djoko Suyanto defended the government's stance on the August 13 incident and measures in dealing with strategic cases with Malaysia. Speaking to...

POVERTY CAUSES INFANT MALNOURISHMENT.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Blitar, E Java, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Due to poverty, 1.5-year-old Dista Wahyu Saputro suffered acute malnourishment. He only weighs seven kilograms, which is too low for an infant his age. ...

14 WOUNDED, ONE DIES IN BUOL SHOOTING INCIDENT.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The shooting incident in Buol district, Central Sulawesi Province, on Tuesday evening, had injured at least 14 people and killed one resident. In restoring...

RI HAS AT LEAST 53,000 TONS OF URANIUM RESERVES.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has an uranium reserve of at least 53,000 tons which could be used as basic material for building nuclear power plants (PLTN), including 29,000 tons in West...

ASEAN BOOK ON POST-NARGIS RESPONSE LAUNCHED.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Six books on post-Nargis response was launched in Bangkok on Monday (Aug 30) as part of regional efforts to institutionalise good practices of the post-Nargis operation...

G0VT TO REPLACE RADAR SYSTEM AT SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT SOON.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31, (ANTARA) - The government will soon replace the radar system at Soekarno Hatta International Airport which lost its power for 30 minutes on Sunday (Aug 29). "It has been...

RI SENDS $3.3 MILLION WORTH OF ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN.
August 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - The total assistance of Indonesian aid to Pakistani flood victims is worth $3.3 million and it will be sent to the country in two stages. Coordinating Minister for...

SPECIAL TRAIN COACHES FOR WOMEN, ELDERLY DURING IDUL FITRI.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, West Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api (KA) will provide special coaches for women and elder people on long-distance economy class trains during the Idul...

PRESIDENT ADVISED TO LEAD RI DELEGATION IN TALKS WITH M'SIA.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should personally lead the Indonesian delegation in talks to ease the tensions over border issues with Malaysia scheduled for...

MV CATCHES FIRE AT TANJUNG EMAS PORT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, C Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - A motor vessel caught fire at Tanjung Emas port in Semarang, Central Java, early Monday but there was no immediate report of casualties. The fire broke out...

Govt Urged Not to Interfere in Kpk Chairman Election
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - A lawmaker urged the government on Monday to refrain from intervening in the election of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman. "I urge the government to...

SINGAPORE'S ENVOY VISITS BIAK TO EXPLORE COOPERATION.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Biak, Papua, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia Ashok Kumar Mirpuri visited Papua's Biak Numfor district on Monday to explore cooperation possibilities with the local...

M'SIA DEPORTS HUNDREDS OF INDONESIAN WORKERS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Samarinda, E Kalimantan, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Malaysia has deported at least 144 Indonesian migrant workers amid the two countries' soured relationship in the aftermath of the 13 August incident. ...

ILLEGAL HUNTERS SERIOUSLY HINDER WILDLIFE SURVEYS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The presence of illegal hunters have become a serious hindrance to conservationists in Bengkulu Province who conduct surveys of endangered species, including...

Don't Expect Too Much from Asean in Settling Dispute with M'sia
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian people should not pin much hope on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s ability to help resolve the sea border disputes between Indonesia...

FOREIGN MINISTRY REFUSES TO COMMENT ON PM NAJIB'S STATEMENT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian foreign ministry has refused to comment on a statement by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak that the protest rallies in front of the Malaysian...

FISHERIES MINISTER IN MAKASSAR FOR WORKING VISIT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad arrived in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday for a working visit. Fadel made the working visit...

MILLIONS TO RETURN HOME BY MOTORCYCLE FOR IDUL FITRI.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta metropolitan police have predicted that 3.6 million Jakartans will return to their home towns for Eidul Fitri festivities on motorcycles. "The total...

STUDENTS PRESENT PARCEL TO PRESIDENT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, West Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Tens of students grouped in the Greater Bandung Students Executive Board (BEM) symbolically presented a Idul Fitri parcel to President Susilo Bambang...

DRUG TRAFFICKERS THREATEN BATAM ISLAND.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam,Riau Islands, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Batam Island, which directly borders with Singapore, remains part of the targeted areas of drug traffickers. The anti-narcotics division of...

M'SIAN STUDENTS STAGE PROTEST AT RI EMBASSY IN KL.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Around 70 Malaysian students came to the t Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to deliver a protest note over the throwing of human faeces into...

FLASH - MISSING US MOUNTAIN CLIMBER FOUND.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Lumajang, East Java, August 30 (ANTARA) - A joint rescue team has located a US mountain climber who had been reported missing on Mount Semeru, East Java, since Saturday (August 28). The climber...

ANTI-MALAYSIAN RALLY IN BOGOR.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Ki Gendeng Pamungkas, as chairman of "Indonesian Indigenous Front", led a rally against Malaysia here on Monday. Some 20 people joined the rally where they...

US CONSUL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SINABUNG VICTIMS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - U.S. Consul General Stanley Harsha has expressed concern for the several thousand people who have been evacuated due to the eruption of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra on...

RI, M'SIA GUARANTEE EACH OTHER'S STUDENTS' SAFETY.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, East Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - National Edcucation Minister Mohammad Nuh here has given the assurance that Malaysian students in Indonesia would remain safe amid the dynamics now occurring...

News Focus: CULLING STRAY DOGS TO CONTINUE IN BALI AMIDST INT'L PROTESTS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Eliminating stray dogs to stop persistent outbreaks of rabies on the Indonesian island of Bali will continue amid international protests. Up to some 977,451 stray...

RI-VIETNAMESE TIES INCREASING: ENVOY.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The relations between Indonesia and Vietnam have turned out positive results over the last several years, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Nguyen Huu Dzung said. ...

RI, SINGAPORE EXCHANGE BORDER AGREEMENT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Singapore governments have exchanged a Ratification Agreement Charter on Fixing the Sea Boundary of the Two Countries South of Singapore. The...

GOVT TO STOP ISSUING PRIMARY FOREST UTILIZATION PERMITS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Environment Minister Gusti Muhamad Hatta said as the deforestation rate in Indonesia had reached an alarming level, the government swill stop issuing...

ANTI-M'SIAN RALLIES CONTINUE IN INDONESIA.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Anti-Malaysian demonstration continued to be staged in Indonesia on Monday. Tens of Red and White Defenders Front (LMP) activists staged a protest by...

BMKG RECORDS 267 QUAKES IN BENGKULU.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Climatology, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Kepahiang station, Monday, recorded 267 earthquakes in Bengkulu from January to August, 2010. "During that...

STRONG RI-VIETNAM RELATIONS BASED ON HISTORICAL SIMILARITES : ENVOY.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Vietnam have a strong relationship and their struggles for independence from colonialism are marked by many similarities that have created a strong bond...

PMI SETTING UP FIELD KITCHENS FOR MT SINABUNG ERUPTION REFUGEES.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is to set up field kitchens to serve Mount Sinabung eruption refugees near their camps which can serve 2, 000 people each day, a PMI...

SINABUNG SPOUTS THICK BLACK VOLCANIC SMOKE AND ASH.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N. Sumatera Aug 30, (ANTARA) - Mount Sinabung in Merdinding village, Tanah Karo district, North Sumatera, gives off thick smoke at 6.30 am while before that a five minute earth quake struck...

News Focus: SINABUNG REFUGEES NEED AID AS DISEASES BREAKING OUT.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - About 30,000 refugees from the Mount Sinabung eruption in North Sumatra that happened early Sunday are in urgent need of medicines and other humanitarian aid as various...

IPW : NEW POLICE CHIEF SHOULD BE ROLE MODEL TO SUBORDINATES.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Neta S Pane, head of Indonesia Police Watch, said that the man to be selected as the new Indonesian Police Chief should be a role model to his men. "People need a...

RI-TIMOR LESTE BORDER TALKS FAIL DUE TO DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Negotiations between Indonesia and Timor Leste regarding unresolved land border problems have so far failed due to the difference approaches used in the talks, a local...

SINABUNG REFUGEES KEEP COMING.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Thousands of refugees of from the Mount Sinabung eruption area in Merdinding village, Payung sub-district, Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra, continued...

GOVT PROVIDES RP15 BILLION FOR SINABUNG VICTIMS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The government has set aside a fund of Rp15 billion to help evacuees of Mt Sianbung eruption in North Sumatra for the coming ten days. Coordinating Minister for...

MINISTRY SENDING LOGISTICS TO MT SINABUNG REFUGEES.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Social Affairs has also sent logistics and shelters for the victims of Mt Sinabung eruption. "Logistics and shelters have been channeled through the...

RI'S CLAIM ON DAMAGES FOR TIMOR SEA POLLUTION REJECTED.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Aug 30 (ANTARA) Indonesia's claim on US$1.4-2.4 billion in damages for oil pollution in the Timor Sea caused by an explosion in the Montara oil field in Australian seas...

RI'S RICE PRODUCTION FACES RISK OF MASSIVE HOPPER ATTACKS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's rice production is running the risk of being affected by catastrophic attacks by insecticide-resistant hoppers which in China has been the cause of...

SINGAPORE, INDONESIA RATIFY SEA BOUNDARY TREATY.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Singapore, Aug 30 (ANTARA/Bernama) -- Singapore and Indonesia today ratified the treaty between the two countries relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas in the western part of the...

BANTEN EXPLORING EDUCATION, CULTURE COOPERATION WITH NETHERLANDS.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Serang, Banten, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Banten's provincial government is exploring the possibility of cooperating in the education and cultural fields with the Netherlands, a local official said. ...

LEPROSY STILL HEALTH HAZARD IN 14 INDONESIAN PROVINCES.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Leprosy is still a health hazard in 14 Indonesian province, including East Java, Central Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi where more than 1000 cases are reported...

BIRD FLU-INFECTED CHICKENS SOLD IN E JAVA.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pamekasan, E Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - A local chicken seller admitted that he sold 30 of 60 dead chickens to a wet market in Pamekasan district, East Java Province, recently. About 60 chickens...

BALINESE GAMELAN SHAKES RUSSIAN MUSIC.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The clink of Balinese traditional music, Gamelan, performed by a team from Indonesian Fine Arts Institute of Denpasar shook Russian music community, a release from the...

RI SENDS FURTHER HUMANITARIAN AID TO PAKISTAN.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has sent humanitarian aid, the second, to flood victims in Pakistan. Forty five people will be sent to Pakistan, including army troopers,...

DAN-SIBOLGA FLIGHT ROUTE TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, North Sumatra, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Three airline companies have temporarily stopped flying to Bandara Pinang Sori airport in Central Tapanuli regency following the eruption of Mount Sinabung...

KORAN READING OFFERS RELIEF FROM STRESS, PROBLEMS : TEACHER.
August 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N. Sumatera, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Muslims need to adopt the Koran therapy to overcomr stress or problems and gain peace of mind , said Islamic teacher Syahrinal Azhar Lubis here Sunday. ...

Flash: MOUNT SINABUNG IN NORTH SUMATRA ERUPTS.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra province erupted on Sunday (Aug 29) at 00.15 local time, and there was no immediate report on casualties made...

MOUNT SINABUNG IN NORTH SUMATRA ERUPT, RESIDENTS EVACUATED.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Mount Sinabung (2.460 meters above sea level) located in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra province erupted early Sunday at about 00:00 pm Western Indonesia Standard...

MOUNT SINABUNG STATUS ELEVATED TO ALERT LEVEL.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The status of North Sumatra's Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo district was raised to alert level after it erupted at 0.15 am Sunday, a vulcanologist said. "We have...

TWELVE THOUSANDS EVACUATED OVER MT SINABUNG ERUPTION.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 9 (ANTARA) - About 12 thousand local residents around Mount Sinabung which erupted at 0:15 am local time on Sunday have been evacuated to safer places, a red-cross official said. ...

ONE DIES IN MOUNT SINABUNG ERUPTION.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - One local resident was reported to have died following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra at 0.15 am local time on Sunday. ...

News Focus: DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY LACKING COMPETITIVE EDGE.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The competitive edge of the country's sugar industry is still low so that the government should focus attention on increasing it if it is willing to create sugar...

TWO KILLED IN MOUNT SINABUNG ERUPTION.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Two people in Karo district, North Sumatra, were killed in the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Sunday morning, an official said. "The two died of a heart...

MINISTER'S PLANE HAMPERED BY MT SINABANG'S VOLCANIC ASHES.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The airplane expected to fly Chief Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono could not make its flight due to thick volcanic ashes of Mount Sinabang which erupted in...

House to Summon Minister over Release of Malaysian Fishermen
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I on foreign affairs will summon Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto over the...

TRAIN HITS BUS IN PROBOLINGGO INJURING FIVE.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Probolinggo, E Java, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A train hit a bus at a railroad crossing in Malasan village, Probolinggo district, East Java, on Sunday, injuring five people. The accident occurred when...

SOME 1,000 RESIDENTS EVACUATE AFTER MT SINABUNG ERUPTS.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Langkat, N Sumatra, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Some 1,000 people in Karo district, North Sumatra, fled their home on Sunday after the 2,460-meter-high Mount Sinabung erupted earlier in the day. "They...

RI, TIMOR LESTE FAIL TO SETTLE BORDER PROBLEM.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Timor Leste during a meeting in Jakarta from August 27 to 29 have failed to settle their border problem, Kupang Military Commander I Dewa...

BALI CONTINUES ELIMINATING STRAY DOG DESPITE INT'L PROTEST.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The Bali provincial administration kept on killing stray dog despite international protests, spokesman for the administration I Ketut Teneng said here on Sunday....

TWENTY-NINE HOUSES DAMAGED IN BALI CLASH.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Singaraja, Bali, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - At least 29 houses were damaged and eight people injured after two neighborhood organizations at Pengastulan village in Buleleng district, Bali, clashed early...

Democrat Lawmaker Wants Fadel's Performance Evaluated
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A Democrat Party lawmaker asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday to evaluate Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister Fadel Muhammad's performance following...

GOVT SPEEDS UP BUILDING CIKARANG-PRIOK RAILROAD TRACK.
August 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The government is speeding up the construction of the railroad track between Tanjung Priok port and Cikarang Dry Port integrated customs area (KPPT) to smoothen the...