ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from August 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from August 2011

PRABOWO VISITS SENIORS ON IDUL FITRI.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Retired lieutenant general Prabowo Subiantoro, a former vice presidential candidate, visited some of his seniors to exchange Idul Fitri greetings here on Wednesday. ...

VP EXCHANGES IDUL FITRI GREETINGS WITH PUBLIC.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Vice President and Mrs Herawati Boediono received people from all walks of life at an open house held on the occasion of Idul Fitri at their official residence here on...

PRESIDENT, VP ATTEND IDUL FITRI PRAYER SERVICE AT ISTIQLAL MOSQUE.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono attended an Idul Fitri prayer service at the Istiqlal grand mosque here at 7 on Wednesday morning. ...

MILY COMMANDERS PERFORM IDUL FITRI PRAYERS AT HQ.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Commander of the National Defense Forces (TNI) Admiral Agus Suhartono and the chiefs of the navy, army and air force performed Idul Fitri prayers at the TNI Headquarters...

PRISONERS GET SENTENCE REMISSIONS ON IDUL FITRI.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - A total of 44,423 Muslim prisoners in Indonesia received sentence reductions on the occasion of Idul Fitri that falls on Wednesday, August 31. The head of the...

GOVT TO TRY FORGING UNITY ON IDUL FITRI'S DATE.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said the government would make efforts to unite the views of Islamic organizations regarding the exact date of Idul Fitri next...

IDUL FITRI PRAYERS ACROSS INDONESIA POCEED SAFELY.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANARA) - Idul Fitri prayers took place safely and orderly across Indonesia on Wednesday morning, National Police Chief Gen Timur Pradopo said. "The Idul Fitri prayers across...

VP HOLDS OPEN HOUSE FOR CABINET MINISTERS.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono after attending an Idul Fitri prayer service with President Yudhoyono at Istiqlal grand mosque on Wednesday held an open house for cabinet...

MEGAWATI HOLDS OPEN HOUSE FOR IDUL FITRI WELL-WISHERS.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri held an Open House at her Teuku Umar residence to receive people who wanted to convey their Idul Fitri greetings to her on...

THOUSANDS PACK AMBON'S AL-FATAH GRAND MOSQUE FOR IDUL FITRI PRAYERS.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Thousands of Muslims in Ambon, Maluku, packed the city's Al-Fatah grand mosque for an Idul Fitri prayer service on Wednesday. An extremely large number of...

NEVER FORGET NATION'S RELIGIOUS IDENTITY, QURAISH SHIHAB SAYS.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Muhammad Quraish Shihab in his Idul Fitri sermon at Istiqlal grand mosque here on Wednesday morning reminded Indonesian Muslims not to forget the nation's religious...

JK HOLDS OPEN HOUSE FOR IDUL FITRI WELL-WISHERS.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Former vice president Jusuf Kalla held an open house to receive Idul Fitri well wishers at his residence in Jalan Haji Bau here on Wednesday. After...

IDUL FITRI WELL-WISHERS COME TO PALACE SINCE MORNING.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Several groups of Idul Fitri well wishers who want to greet the President have arrived outside the State Palace fence since early morning although the palace was to be...

MAHFUD CHAMPIONS BAMBANG WIDJOJANTO AS KPK COMMISSIONER.
August 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 31 (ANTARA) - Constitutional Court chairman Mahfud MD said if it was up to him he would pick Bambang Widjojanto to fill the position of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) member....

IDUL FITRI MOMENTUM FOR SELF-EVALUATION.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Idul Fitri, the Arabic meaning of becoming holy again, is a good momentum for self-evaluation by individuals, citizens of the nation, and especially the nation's...

MANY INDONESIAN MUSLEMS PERFORM IDUL FITRI PRAYERS ON TUESDAY.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Many Indonesian Muslems across the country conducted Idul Fitri prayers to mark the end of the fasting month on Tuesday. Thousands were seen attending the prayer...

MUSLIMS IN LOMBOK TIMUR MAKE DEVOTIONAL VISITS TO CEMETERIES.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Lombok Timur, NTB, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Muslims in Lombok Timur district, West Nusa Tenggara, packed cemeteries on Monday to offer prayers for their dead relatives. They made the devotional visits...

MUSLIMS NEED TO TAKE MIDDLE POSITION : MUHAMMADIYAH LEADER.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Muslims need to take a middle position in maintaining balance and fairness in their lives as members of their respective families, societies, nations and as citizens...

MAGNITUDE 6.8 QUAKE SHAKES EAST NUSA TENGGARA.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale shook East Nusa Tenggara at 2.57 pm local time on Tuesday. The epicenter of the quake was...

News Focus: PUBLIC CEMETERIES LIKE RECREATIONAL PARKS DURING IDUL FITRI.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Deserted and scary on ordinary days , many public and family cemeteries across Indonesia have since Monday become much like recreational parks. On Monday and Tuesday,...

SAR TEAMS RECOVER TWO MORE BODIES FROM WINDU KARSA SHIPWRECK.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two more passengers of KMP Windu Karsa that capsized in Southeast Sulawesi waters recently....

CONVICTED CORRUPTERS DON'T DESERVE SENTENCE REDUCTIONS : BUSYRO.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Busyro Muqoddas said convicted corrupters did not need to be given nor did they deserve sentence remissions. He made...

News Focus: DIFFERENT DATES OF IDUL FITRI NO MATTER FOR DEBATE.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA)- The exact date of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar, and the first day of Syawal for the observance of Idul Fitri or Lebaran vary from year to year. But...

DIFFERENT IDUL FITRI DATES SHOULD NOT CAUSE CONFLICT.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The different dates of the Idul Fitri or Lebaran festivity should not cause conflict among Muslims, Muhammadiyah General Chairman Din Syamsudin said here on Tuesday....

News Focus: TO PLAY IRAN, RI SOCCER TEAM SHOULD FOSTER SPIRIT.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian senior soccer team completed its three try-out matches which were all conducted in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan 2011 (1432-H) before playing...

PRESIDENT SKIPS IDUL FITRI EVE PRAYERS.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did not attend the opening of the national Idul Fitri eve prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque here on Tuesday evening. "Earlier a banner...

SOPUTAN, KARANGETANG MOUNTAINS STILL IN ALERT STATUS.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, North Sulawesi, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Mount Soputan in South Minahasa and Mount Karangetang in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, continue to be in an alert status, a geological agency official said. ...

News Focus : SOME INDONESIAN MUSLIMS PERFORM IDUL FITRI PRAYERS TUESDAY.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Some Indonesian Muslims performed Idul Fitri prayers to mark the end of the fasting month on Tuesday although the government has declared Wednesday as the date for Idul...

OVER 150 POLICE DEPLOYED IN BEKASI TO SECURE TAKBIRAN.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cikarang, W Java, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Bekasi district police on Tuesday night deployed 150 personnel to secure convoys of cars and motorcycles marking the eve of Idul Fitri festivities...

NINETEEN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS AHEAD OF IDUL FITRI.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have noted a decline in the number of home-bound travelers killed in road accidents ahead of the Idul Fitri festivity this year to 19...

MONAS SQUARE PACKED WITH PEOPLE FOR IDUL FITRI EVE.
August 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 30 (ANTARA) - Monas Square in Central Jakarta was packed with people observing the eve of Idul Fitri, the festivity marking the end of the fasting month, on Tuesday evening. ...

W KALIMANTAN HOME-BOUND TRAVELERS ADVISED TO WEAR FACE MASKS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sungai Raya, W Kalimantan, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Home-bound travelers in West Kalimantan have been urged to wear face masks to protect them from respiratory problems caused by the pervasive haze from...

JASA RAHARJA PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR DRIVERS, PASSENGERS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Kapuas, C Kalimantan, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - PT Jasa Raharja insurance company has set up a free medical service post at Kuala Kapuas bus terminal, Kapuas District, Central Kalimantan Province,...

PMI PROVIDES MEDICAL CHECK-UPS FOR DRIVERS, HOME-BOUND TRAVELERS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)'s Bengkulu branch is providing free medical checkups for home-bound travelers and drivers at several bus terminals, seaports, and...

MOST KOTAWARINGIN TIMUR HOTSPOTS LOCATED IN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sampit, C Kalimantan, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Most of the 188 hotspots detected in Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan, from August 19 to 26, 2011, were located in oil palm plantations, a...

MUSLIMS IN JAYAPURA MAKE DEVOTIONAL VISIT TO CEMETERIES.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Papua, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Muslims in Papua provincial city of Jayapura make devotional visit to the cemeteries of loved ones on Monday, a day ahead of Lebaran festivity. The Abepantai...

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITAL IN MEDAN PUT ON STANDBY.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Community health centers and Dr Pirngadi Regional General Hospital in Medan have been put on standby for 24 hours a day before the Idul Fitri Muslim festivity....

60 YACTHS ENTER WAKATOBI AT CONCLUSION OF SWB.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Up to the conclusion of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (SWB) 2011 in Wakatobi on Monday, 60 rally participants moored in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. ...

MUHAMMADIYAH IDUL FITRI PRAYERS AT 69 LOCATIONS IN JAKARTA.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta branch of Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah has decided that it would hold Idul Fitri prayers at 69 locations in Jakarta on...

News Focus: DRIVERS', PASSENGERS' HEALTH BECOMES CONCERN DURING IDUL FITRI EXODUS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Various Indonesian regions have taken a number of steps to anticipate the health risks of home-bound travelers and bus drivers during the Idul Fitri exodus or known as...

DEAD VICTIMS OF "WINDU KARSA" NOW TEN.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kolaka, SE Sulawesi, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A joint SAR team of the Kolaka national SAR agency and Emergency Response Group (ERG) PT.Antam with the help of locals had been diving in the location where...

SOME MUSLIMS IN BANYUMAS TO CELEBRATE IDUL FITRI SEPT 1.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banyumas, Central Java, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A small group of Muslims in Banyumas, Central Java, will celebrate the end of fasting month on Thursday, September 1, their spokesman said. "Based on...

MT LOKON'S ACTIVITY DECREASING.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, N.Sulawesi, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The activity of North Sulawesi's Mount Lokon is believed to have begun to decrease after its eruption on Sunday (Aug 28). "Mount Lokon's activity has begun...

News Focus: INDONESIAN MUSLIMS CELEBRATE IDUL FITRI ON DIFFERENT DAYS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Muslims celebrate Idul Fitri on different days with the second largest Muslim organization Muhammadiayah observing the end of Ramadhan on Tuesday (Aug. 30)...

US JOURNALISM PROFESSOR SHARES KNOWLEDGE WITH INDONESIAN REPORTERS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - On August 18-23, Dr. Janet Steele, a journalism professor at The George Washington University, shared her expertise with Indonesian reporters during a three-day workshop...

SOME 44,652 CONVICTS TO GET REMISSION.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - As many as 44,652 people of the total of 133,379 convicts across Indonesia are expected to get remission on the occasion of this year's Eid Fitr festivity, an official...

News Focus: HOLIDAY TRAVELERS STILL PACKING FERRY PORTS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - It is only one day again for Muslims to observe Idul Fitri or Lebaran holiday festivity but thousands of home-bound travelers are still crowding a number of ferry ports....

TRAVELERS STILL KEEP COMING TO TANJUNG EMAS PORT.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Home-bound Idul Fitri travelers still kept coming to Semarang's Tanjung Emas port, Central Java, on Monday, a command post coordinator said. Eka Pijambada, head of...

MT LOKON SHOWING DECLINING ACTIVITY MONDAY.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, N. Sulawesi, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Mount Lokon is showing signs of decreasing activity with only one eruption from its Tompaluan crater happening on Monday morning since Sunday (Aug 28) when...

News Focus: HOME-BOUND IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS CARRIED BY WARSHIPS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) -In addition to buses, airplanes, trains and private cars, home-bound Idul Fitri travelers also use warships to celebrate the day with relatives or old friends in their...

AROUND 93,000 TRAVELERS CROSS TO BAKAUHENI FROM MERAK.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Merak, Banten, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A total of 93,832 holiday travelers crossed from Merak ferry port in Banten to Bakauheny port in Lampung on Sunday, two days ahead of Idul Fitri or Lebaran...

KUPANG TO WATCH CRESCENT FOR DETERMINING FIRST DAY OF SYAWAL.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The Board of Calculation and Sighting of the Moon of the Ministry of Religious Affairs for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) will watch the position of the...

NUMBER OF TRAVELERS IN MERAK PORT REDUCED.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Merak, Banten province Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Situation in Merak port connecting Java island to Sumatra a day before Eid Fitr festivity is quiet without the presence of significant number of homecoming...

PENGALENGAN RESIDENTS SHAKEN BY MAGNITUDE-4.9 QUAKE.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, West Java, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A magnitude-4.9 quake shook several regions in West Java on Monday causing panic among local residents. Some residents in Pengalengan , South Bandung, ran...

BAKAUHENI PORT STILL PACKED WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bakauheni, Lampung, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - Bakauheni ferry port in Lampung on Monday was still packed with incoming home-bound Lebaran holiday travelers from Merak port in Banten. As of Monday...

KALIDERES BUS TERMINAL SEEN DESOLATE ON MONDAY.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - This year's Lebaran holiday exodus at Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta peaked on Saturday but on Monday the station looked rather deserted. "From morning until...

AIR FORCE HERCULES HELPS TRANSPORT HOLIDAY MAKERS.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - A Hercules transport plane has been deployed to take members of the army and their families especially in remote areas home on the occasion of Idul...

IDUL FITRI DATE SET AT AUGUST 31.
August 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has decided to set the date of Idul Fitri, the festivity marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, at August 31. Religious Affairs...

FORTY-EIGHT RESCUE WORKERS TO BE STATIONED ON GUNUNG KIDUL BEACHES.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Gunung Kidul, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - A Search and Rescue (SAR) team in Gunung Kidul district, Yogyakarta province, will field 48 personnel to a number of beaches during the post-fasting month...

FATMAWATI AIRPORT UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE LEBARAN TRAVELERS.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Bengkulu's Fatmawai airport was not able to accommodate the surge in the flow of Idul Fitri travelers because it only has a capacity of 400 persons, the port's chief...

CHINA TO INVEST RP22 TLN IN W SULAWESI.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mamuju, W Sulawesi, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - China plans to invest Rp22 trillion in a number of projects in West Sulawesi province, Governor H.Anwar Adnan Saleh said. "Thank God, West Sulawesi is the...

FERRY FIRM BEGINS PUTTING INTO SERVICE ADDITIONAL SHIPS.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bakauheni, Lampung, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry has put into operation additional ships to transport cargo vehicles from Merak port to Panjang harbor, a PT ASDP official said. ...

AC MILAN TEAM TO ARRIVE IN INDONESIA THURSDAY.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - AC Milan Glorie soccer team is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on Thursday (Sept 1) for a charity match against the All Star Legend on Sunday (Sept 4) in the Bung Karno...

ULEMAS CALL ON MUSLIMS TO TOLERATE BEGINNING OF IDUL FITRI.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) called on Muslims to have respect, tolerance and sincerity in facing differences on the beginning of Idul Fitri this year, MUI...

WHITE SMOKE GUSHING OUT OF MOUNT MARAPI AGAIN.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bukittinggi, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Thick and white smoke starts gushing out again from the crater of Mount Marapi in W Sumatrareaching up to 100 meters high. The white smoke started to burst out at...

PEOPLE ASKED TO AWAIT GOVT'S DECISION ON IDUL FITRI DAY.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Religious Affairs asked the people to wait for the government's decision on Idul Fitri days which it would decide at its meeting on August 29, 2011. ...

MAROWALI POLICE CHIEF GRILLED OVER TIAKA SHOOTING.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Morowali Police Resort in Central Sulawesi Adj. Snr. Comr. Suhirman was questioned on Sunday in connection with shooting incident in a riot at an...

SOME 700 HOMEWARD TRAVELERS ABOARD WARSHIP ARRIVE AT SEMARANG.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, C Java, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Some 700 homeward travelers aboard the Indonesian warship KRI Banjarmasin 592 arrived at Tanjung Emas port in Semarang on Sunday from Tanjung Priok port in...

SEARCH FOR MISSING PASSENGERS OF SUNKEN MOTORBOAT CONTINUES.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, SE Sulawesi, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Rescue workers on Sunday continued their search for missing passengers of an overcrowded ferry which sank off the Kolaka town in Southeast Sulawesi province...

PASSENGERS ON FERRY BOATS FROM BATAM INCREASING.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam, Riau Islands, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - The number of home going travelers sailing on ferry boats from Batam continued to increase substantially two days ahead of post-fasting Idul Fitri...

KALLA VISITS SURVIVORS OF ILL-FATED FERRY.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kolaka, SE Sulawesi, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla on Saturday visited survivors of an overcrowded ferry boat which sank off the Kolaka town in Southeast...

NAVY PREPARING FIVE WARSHIPS TO CARRY HOMEWARD TRAVELERS.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is preparing five warships to carry homeward travelers to celebrate post- fasting month Idul Fitri festivities in their home...

SEMEN PADANG HOSPITAL STARTS OPERATING IN 2012.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - The general hospital PT. Semen Padang in the area of Padang Bypass, West Sumatra, will go into operation in March 2012, as the seven-floor building is still...

JAKARTA GOVERNOR THREATENS TO REVOKE PERMITS OF BUSES VIOLATING TARIFFS.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has threatened to revoke the operation permits of buses violating the upper limit of bus fares for Idul Fitri holiday makers. "Buses...

OVER 2,600 SEA-BORNE HOMEWARD TRAVELERS ARRIVE AT BELAWAN PORT.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - More than 2,600 sea-borne homeward travelers from Jakarta and Batam arrived at Belawan port in Medan at 06.30 p.m. on Sunday. They disembarked from MV Kelud...

PROBLEMATIC TKIs BREAK FAST WITH AMBASSADOR.
August 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cairo, Aug 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Gatot Abdullah Mansyur broke the fast with Indonesian migrant workers (TKIs) who were mostly problematic domestic helpers, at the...

POLICE ANTICIPATE TERRORIST ATTEMPTS TO USE BAKAUHENI-MERAK FERRIES.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bakauheni, Lampung, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief Gen Timur Pradopo said he had issued an instruction to watch out for terrorists, attempting to cross over by public ferry boat from...

PRESIDENT VISITS BUMN MINISTER AT MEDISTRA HOSPITAL.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono visited ailing State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar at the Medistra Hospital in South...

LEBARAN HOLIDAY EXODUS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - This year's Lebaran holiday exodus is predicted to reach its highest point on Saturday, or three days before Idul Fitri. Mulitudes of cars and motorcycles carrying...

PRESIDENT PAYS RP23 MILLION IN TITHES.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - President and First Lady Ani Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono fulfilled their religious obligation of tithe (zakat) giving by handing Rp23,315,365 to the National Tithe...

News Focus: CCTV CAMERAS USED TO MONITOR LEBARAN EXODUSES.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been placed at a great number of strategic locations for the security agencies to monitor the flows of this year's Idul...

HOLIDAY EXODUS AT KALIDERES TERMINAL TO PEAK SATURDAY.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - This year's Lebaran holiday exodus at Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta is to reach the highest point on Saturday. "We predict that holiday travelers departing...

MARINE HIJACKS EXECUTIVE TRAIN: NAVY SPOKESMAN.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - A member of the Indonesian Navy's Marine Corps hijacked a Malang-Jakarta bound Gajayana executive train on Saturday morning. Navy spokesman Commodore Untung Surapati...

TRAIN LOCOMOTIVES TO BE GUARDED BY POLICE : OFFICIAL.
August 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - As of Saturday (Aug 27) until seven days after Idul Fitri, train locomotives will be guarded by police, a spokesman of state-owned railway company PT KAI, Sugeng...