ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from December 2010, page 7

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RI TO NEED 1,000 APPRAISERS BY 2015.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bekasi, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Appraisal Society (MAPPI) said Indonesia will need an estimated 1,000 certified appraisers in 2015 to support national economic growth. "Right...

SEVEN VILLAGES STRUCK BY FLASH FLOODS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Serang, Banten, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Seven villages in Padarincang subdistrict, Serang regency, Banten, had been seriously submerged by flash floods due to the overflow of Cikoneng river on Monday. ...

RI TOURISM TO EMPHASIZE ECO-CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS IN 2011.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's tourism is to be promoted in 2011 with emphazis on the country's eco-cultural attractions in the hope it will draw 7.3 - 7.6 million foreign visitors, a...

PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO PRIORITIZE COMPLETION OF TANAH AMPO PIER.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Karangasem, Bali, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to prioritize the completion of Tanah Ampo pier at Labuhan Amuk, Karangasem district, Bali province. "To...

NAVY ACADEMY GOVERNOR RECEIVES FOREIGN DEFENSE ATTACHES.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Governor of the Indonesian Navy Academy Commodore Ade Supandi has received in audience the defense attaches of a number of countries in Indonesia. During the...

VP ON WORKING VISIT TO ACEH.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono began a working visit in Aceh on Monday by officially closing the Wirakarya National Scouts Camp 2010 in Pidie distrcit. Later, he is...

News Focus: BANKS' INTERMEDIARY ROLE INCREASING.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The banking community's performance in fulfilling its intermediary role - extending credit to business or industry - has improved and the trend is expected to continue...

BENGKULU'S FORT RENOVATION CONTINUES.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Bengkulu's provincial administration is continuing the renovation of ancient Fort Marlborough which was halted some time ago. Governor Agusrin Najamudin said here on...

PRESIDENT PRAISES NATIONAL TEAM'S PERFORMANCE AT ASEAN CUP.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Karangasem, Bali, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has praised the national football team's performance at the ASEAN Football Championship. The president made the...

News Focus: RI'S POSITION SEEN AS MAIN CATALYST OF CHANGE AT CANCUN.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is being seen as having put a high stake in the success of the on-going 16th conference of the parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on...

RICE PRICES IN BOGOR RISING.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Due to short supply from production areas as a result of bad weather, rice prices in the West Java town of Bogor are rising. At a number of traditional markets...

News Focus: BENGKULU STRIVING TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian province of Bengkulu is blessed with abundant tourist objects, consisting of natural, historical, and cultural attractions. That is why the provincial...

MAGNITUDE-5.1 TEMBLOR JOLTS TIMOR ISLAND.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara at 09.55. a.m at local time. The epicenter of the...

PLAN TO TAX JAKARTA'S SMALL FOOD VENDORS POSTPONED : GOVERNOR.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 06 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta city government's plan to impose a 10-percent sales tax on small food vendors starting in 2011 has been postponed as its implementation needs be restudied,...

NORTH BARITO'S COAL PRODUCTION REACHES 1,837,832 METRIC TONS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Muara Taweh, C.Kalimantan Dec 06 (ANTARA) - Coal mining companies in North Barito district, Central Kalimantan, up to November 2010 produced a total of 1,837,832.93 metric tons despite some...

FOUR AFGHAN ILLEGALS REARRESTED AFTER ESCAPING FROM DETENTION.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, Riau, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Four illegal Afghan immigrants who escaped from the Immigration Detention Center in Pekanbaru were arrested by Police at the request of the local Immigration...

YOGYAKARTA TO OFFER VOLCANO TOURS IN MOUNT MERAPI AREA.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Yogyakarta administration and the local travel agents' association are preparing a tourism package offering volcano tours to tourists, an official said. "We are...

WALHI DENOUNCES PRIVATE COMPANIES IN RI DELEGATION AT CANCUN.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has denounced the inclusion of some private forestry companies in the Indonesian delegation at the climate change...

NAVY TO TEST RUSSIAN COMBAT TANKS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) plans to try out the capability of 17 amphibious tanks BMP-3 recently delivered from Russia to complete its marine unit's weaponry....

GOVT BELIEVES BUDGET SPENDING COULD REACH 90 PERCENT.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - The government is optimistic budget spending in 2010 would reach 90 percent although according to the finance ministry it had so far reached 72.6 percent or Rp817...

PRESIDENT: GOVT CONTINUES TO ASSIST DISASTER-HIT REGIONS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Karangasem, Bali, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government will continue to assist regional governments in carrying out post-disaster reconstruction efforts. But...

ONE KILLED IN BANTEN FLASH FLOODS.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Serang, Banten, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Flash floods submerged several thousand houses in seven villages of Padarincang subdistrict, Serang district, Banten province, and killed a local resident on...

HUNDREDS OF HOUSES IN MAMUJU INUNDATED.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mamuju, W Sulawesi, Dec 6 (ANTARA)- Hundreds of houses in Korossa subdistrict, 120 kilometers from Mamuju, West Sulawesi, had been flooded following incessant long rain in the area. Hundreds of...

TRANS SULAWESI HIGHWAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY INUNDATION.
December 6, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pangkep, S Sulawesi, Dec 6 (ANTARA) - Heavy rains in Pangkep district, South Sulawesi province, in the last few days had caused serious floodings and serious damage to the trans Sulawesi highway....

PRESIDENT VISITS BALI.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 5 (ANATARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on a six-day working visit in Bali for a series of activities, including attending the annual Bali Democracy Forum (BDF). The...

VICE PRESIDENT OPENS ICMI CONGRESS.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono is scheduled to open the Fifth Congress of the Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals Association (ICMI) at the Bogor Palace here on Sunday...

HABIBIE GETS AWARD FROM MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL ORGANIZATION.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 5 (ANATRA) - Former president BJ Habibie receives an award from the Indonesian Muslim Intellectual Association (ICMI) for his contribution to the organization and the country....

FLOODS HIT TENS OF HOUSES IN BANYUMAS.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Purwokerto, C Java, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Floods inundated tens of houses at five villages in Banyumas district, Central Java, on Sunday due to the overflowing of Bener river. "We cannot yet...

CHRIS JOHN RETAINS WBA WEATHERWEIGHT TITLE.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - World Boxing Association (WBA) weatherweight super champion from Indonesia, Chris "The Dragon" John, successfully retained his world title after winning on points against...

GARUDA RESUMES JAKARTA-MALANG FLIGHT.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Garuda Indonesia resumed its Jakarta- Malang flight on Sunday shortly after Abdul Rachman Saleh airport in Malang, East Java, was reopened. "Our service for the...

RI HAS POTENTIAL TO JOIN TOP FIVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC POWERS.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said resource-rich Indonesia with a population of 240 million has great potential to become a new global...

TWENTY-EIGHT AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS ESCAPE FROM DETENTION HOUSE.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, Riau, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Twenty eight Afghan immigrants managed to escape from an Immigration Detention House in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, by digging under it, and off they go. "The 27...

3,000 BENGKULU RESIDENTS HAVE HIV.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Around 3,000 residents of Bengkulu Province had HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The...

HUMAN SMUGGLING SYNDICATE MIGHT ASSIST IMMIGRANTS TO ESCAPE: OFFICIAL.
December 5, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, Riau, Dec 5 (ANTARA) - Human smuggler is suspected to have a role in the incident of escaping immigrants from the Immigrant Detention House of Pekanbaru, Riau Province. "I suppose...

THAILAND HOPES RI PLAYS ACTIVE ROLE IN GLOBAL ISSUES.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 04 (ANTARA) -- The Thai government hoped Indonesia as next year's ASEAN chairman, takes active part in solving various world issues, such as acting as mediator in the Korean Peninsula...

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TO BE BUILT IN PANGKALPINANG.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pangkalpinang, Babel, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Starting next year, the Pangkalpinang city administration will build an international standard school in a bid to create competitive human resources in this...

LAMPUNG SELATAN ANTICIPATING BIRD FLU OUTBREAK.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kalianda, Lampung, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Lampung Selatan district's administration continues to anticipate a possible outbreak of bird flu at the end of this year. "We are preparing 85 liters of...

HIV/AIDS RELATED CURRICULUM TO BE APPLIED IN PANGKALPINAG.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pangkalpinang, Babel, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Pangkalpinang's Education Office in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province will support the application of HIV/AIDS related curriculum at the local schools. "We...

WWF : RI SHOULD FIGHT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REDD+ AGREEMENT.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cancun-Mexico, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)- Indonesia expects the Indonesian delegation at the climate change conference in Cancun to fight for a comprehensive agreement on...

News Focus: 'WARTEG' OWNERS REJECT 10-PCT TAX PLAN.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - 'Warteg' owners are opposed to a Jakarta regional government plan to impose a 10-percent sales tax on their businesses in 2011, especially on those with an annual...

News Focus: BABEL RECOGNIZES EDUCATION INSTRUMENT FOR REDUCING POVERTY.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The Pangkalpinang city administration in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province recognizes that education is the strongest instrument for reducing poverty. Realizing that...

ILLEGAL LOGGING THREATENS BIAK UTARA NATURE RESERVE.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Biak, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Biak Utara nature reserve, Biak Numfor district, Papua province, is being threatened by illegal logging done by people living around the area for supporting their lives,...

US OFFICIAL TO SEEK AID FOR BORODBUDUR CLEANUP.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Magelang, C Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Visiting US Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs Judith McHale said she would help find a way for the US government to provide assistance for the job of...

CAR MAKERS NOT WORRIED ABOUT SUBSIDIZED GAS USE LIMITATION.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Car makers are not worried about the government's plan to limit consumption of subsidized gasoline as of January 1, 2011. One of them said here on Saturday that it...

EXPERT CALLS ON GOVT TO CONSIDER YOGYAKARTA PEOPLE'S ASPIRATIONS.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - A constitutional law expert has called on the government to consider the aspirations of the people of Yogyakarta who want Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X to be automatically...

ABG 2010 TORCH HANDED TO MUSCAT ORGANIZERS IN BALI.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - A torch carrying the flame to ignite a cauldron marking the opening of the 2010 Asian Beach Games (ABG)) in Muscat, Oman, next December 8, was handed to a...

RI TO MAKE SMALL AIRCRAFT TO CONNECT REGIONS.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesia plans to produce the prototype of a small capacity aircraft for air travel to and from regions inaccessible by land in 2013. "I have coordinated with the...

INDRAMAYU POLICE NAB 44 ILLEGAL IRANIAN IMMIGRANTS.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Indramayu, W Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indramayu Police on Saturday arrested 44 illegal Iranian immigrants at the Karangsong fish auction site after having an argument with the aliens over their...

TERROR SUSPECT FADLI SADAMA BACK IN JAKARTA FROM MALAYSIA.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tengerang, Banten, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian terror suspect Fadli Sadama who was caught in Malaysia recently and subsequently extradited to Indonesia is reported to have already arrived in...

BI TO LAUNCH NEW BANKING ARCHITECTURE.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Purwakarta, West Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia plans to issue a new Indonesian Banking Architecture (API) this month which is the continuation of the earlier API, in line with new...

FLASH FLOODS SUBMERGE HUNDREDS OF HOUSES IN BANDUNG.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Flash floods inundated about 200 houses along the Citepus river bank in Pajajaran village, Cicendo subdistrict, West Java city of Bandung, on Saturday. The floods...

YOGYAKARTA AIRPORT NOW OPERATING UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Adisutjipto airport in Yogyakarta , about 35 kilometers south of Mount Merapi,is now operating normally until late at night. "After being reopened following its...

MT MERAPI COLD LAVA FLOODS BURY BRIDGE IN C JAVA.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Boyolali, C Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Mount Merapi cold lava floods have paralyzed access roads to Tlogolele village, Selo subdistrict, Boyolali districti, on Saturday, local residents said. ...

BOGOR HOSTS ICMI'S FIFTH CONGRESS.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The West Java city of Bogor will host the fifth congress of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) due to be kicked off on Sunday. Before...

FADLI PLANNED 'MUMBAI-STYLE' TERROR ATTACK : POLICE.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Indonesian terror suspect Fadli Sadama who was recently nabbed by the Malaysian police had allegedly planned to plot a 'Mumbai style' terror attack in Pekanbaru, Riau...

ICMI'S NEW LEADER MAY BE POLITICAL OR NON-POLITICAL FIGURE.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The fifth congress of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) is to elect a new leader without any special preference for either a political or...

Update: FADLI HAD LINKS WITH M'SIAN, THAI TERROR NETWORKS.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, 4/12 (ANTARA) - Indonesian terror suspect Fadli Sadama was suspected of having links with a Malaysian terrorist network and the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) in South...

FOREIGN TOURISTS AGAIN FLOCK TO MT BROMO.
December 4, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Probolinggo, E Java, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - A number of foreign tourists were seen staying at some hotels around the Mount Bromo resort areas in Probolinggo district, East Java, on Saturday. Adi...

EARTHQUAKE STRIKES PADANG CITY.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - A strong quake struck Padang city on Friday at 10.07 am, but its epicenter and magnitude still unknown. Padang residents were shocked by the tremor, and...

PRESIDENT BESTOWS FOOD RESILIENCE AWARD TO SULTAN.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bestowed a National Food Resilience Award to Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X at the State Palace here Friday. ...

UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA HOLDS CULINARY FESTIVAL.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Depok, W Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - As part of the 100 Percent Love Indonesian Products Campaign, the University of Indonesia (UI) is organizing a culinary festival from December 2 to 4, 2010. "The...

RI DELEGATION PURSUES FUNDING AGREEMENT IN CANCUN MEETING.(Conference news)
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cancun, Mexico, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, is hopeful that the meeting will agree on the provision of new funds...

FORMER RI PRESIDENT RECEIVES LONG TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri received Long Time Achievement Award for politics at the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Cambodia,...

MOUNT MERAPI'S DANGER STATUS LOWERED TO ALERT LEVEL.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) on Friday morning lowered Mount Merapi's danger status' from beware to alert level. Based on...

PRESIDENT : HARD WORK STILL NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said food resilience was not yet achieved evenly in the regions so that hard work was still needed to reach food self-sufficiency. ...

VP ASKS MEDIA TO HELP FIGHT HIV/AIDS.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Vice-President Boediono has asked the media to play a role in the national efforts to eradicate HIV/AIDS which is taking an ever increasing toll in the country. "I...

FAMILY INFORMED OF MIGRANT WORKER'S DEATH ONLY AFTER FOUR MONTHS.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Lombok Barat, W Nusa Tenggara, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The family of a male worker from West Lombok who died in Saudi Arabia last August was informed about the fact only after his body had lain in a...

FIVE FOREIGN ENVOYS PRESENT CREDENTIALS.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the credentials of five newly accredited foreign ambassadors at the State Palace here Friday. The five new ambassadors were...

INDONESIA MONITORING WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The government is monitoring and studying the contents of secret documents of the US government spread in the Wikileaks website, especially those related to Indonesia, a...

News Focus : RI MIGRANT WORKERS NEED TO BE BETTER PREPARED.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The fact that Indonesia as one of the most populous countries in the world is routinely sending migrant workers abroad to work in the informal sector is like the...

MERAPI'S DANGER STATUS LOWERED.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Mount Merapi's danger status has been lowered following its declining activity. The head of the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency here, Surono,...

RI SEEN AS CATALYST FOR CHANGE AT CANCUN.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Despite the tense and difficult situation at the negotiation tables, many parties have welcomed Indonesia's position at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at...

THAILAND HOPES RI ACTIVE ON GLOBAL ISSUES.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The government of the Kingdom of Thailand hopes that Indonesia will participate actively in helping to solve issues on the global level, like becoming a mediator in the...

PRESIDENT TO MEET S KOREAN COUNTERPART IN BALI.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to meet South Korean President Lee Myung Bank on the sidelines of the 3rd Bali Democracy Forum on December 9-10 in Bali. "I just...

RI, MALAYSIA TO INCREASE COOPERATION IN FIGHTING TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to increase cooperation in dealing with transnational crimes including terrorism and narcotic drug trafficking, and in monitoring...

C SULAWESI TO BUILD 10 CLEAN WATER FACILITIES IN 2011.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, Central Sulawesi, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Central Sulawesi public works agency planned in 2011 to build a clean water supply infrastructure in various locations of the regency. "Such clean...

INDONESIAN STAR OF MERIT FOR MALAYSIAN NAVY CHIEF.
December 3, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The government has awarded the Indonesian navy star of merit Bintang Jalasena Utama to Malaysian Navy Chief Admiral Dato Sri Abdul Aziz Bin Hj. Jaafar for his services in...

IRAN ARRESTS ELEMENTS OF RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS: MILITER.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tehran, Dec. 2 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Iran's intelligence minister said Thursday some of the perpetrators of the recent terrorist attacks which killed an Iranian academic and injured another have...

News Focus: STRENGTHENING ROLE OF TEENAGERS IN HALTING HIV/AIDS.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - The spread of HIV/AIDS virus among the people from productive age group remains high in Indonesia. In the East Java district of Jember, for instance, 69 percent of its...

STRONG WINDS DAMAGE TENS OF HOUSES IN PAGARALAM.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pagaralam, S Sulawesi, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - Strong winds have been blowing through Pagaralam city in South Sumatra over the past two days damaging tens of houses. The strong winds dislodged and...

Legislator Concerned about Leakage of Data on Indonesia
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission-I Teguh Juwarno was concerned about the leakage of data on Indonesia. "We are deeply concerned about the...

MPR VICE CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR WISE HANDLING OF YOGYAKARTA ISSUE.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Vice Chairman Lukman Hakim Saefuddin said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should be wise in relation with the special status of...

BENGKULU OFFERS TOURISM OBJECT TO NETHERLANDS.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - Lebong district Cultural Tourism and Transportation Services in Bengkulu province will offer the Netherlands tourism object and cooperation in the development of ancient...

FIRST LADY OFFICIALLY OPENS SIKIB EXPO 2010.
December 2, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - First Lady Ani Yudhoyono officially opened the SIKIB Expo 2010 at the SMESCO Convention Center here Wednesday. The four-day exhibition was aimed at promoting programs...