ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from December 2010

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from December 2010

HK CARGO SHIP STRANDED IN BATU ATAS COAST.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - A Hong Kong cargo ship, Janwan, ran aground in Batu Atas waters, Buton district, Southeast Sulawesi after hitting coral reef, Robertus Maturbongs, the...

EAST LOMBOK POLICE DETAIN 60 AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Dec 31 (ANTARA) - East Lombok Police detained 60 Afghanistan nationals who were about to cross to Sumbawa Island through Khayangan harbor by two buses, early...

OVER 10,000 PIG-NOSE TURTLES RELEASED INTO HABITAT.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Papua Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Some 10,908 pig-nose turtles were released into their habitat in the Wania River, Paumako harbor, Mimika Timur District, Papua Province, Thursday (Dec 30). "We...

TWO INDONESIAN SOCCER FANS DIE IN TRAIN ACCIDENT.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekalongan, C Java, 31/12 (ANTARA) - Two Indonesian soccer team's supporters died after falling from the roof of "Tawang Jaya" train on Pekalongan town's rail track, Central Java, on Friday. ...

41 IRANIANS QUARANTINED IN SUMBAWA ISLAND.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sumbawa, W Nusa Tenggara, Dec 31 (ANTARA)- Forty one illegal Iranian immigrants captured on Thursday remained quarantined at a hotel here Friday, a local immigration authority said. Head of...

MINISTER: HOUSE OF PRAYERS CONSTRUCTION ISSUE NEEDS ATTENTION.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The issue of house of prayers construction remains a problem that needs to be given attention, Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said here on Friday. He said...

DIN: INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS STILL PROBLEM IN INDONESIA.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The chief of Muhammadiyah Islamic organization, Din Syamsuddin, said problems of inter-religious relations in Indonesia have not yet been completely...

JOURNALIST ATTACKER IN PALU SURRENDERS.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - A man suspected of involvement in an attack on the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) office surrendered to police here Thursday, a police officer said....

Year-ender: RI EYEING 7.7 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2011.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government officially announced on Friday its optimistic target of attracting 7.7 million foreign tourists into the country in 2011, up about 10 percent...

Year-ender: RI JOURNALISTS STILL TARGETS OF VIOLENCE.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - About 38 hours ahead of the new year 2011, Indonesian journalists were again shocked by violence against some of their peers. This time it was an attack on the Alliance...

Formation of New Autonomous Regions Still on Hold : Minister
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The creation of new autonomous regions or the administrative redivison of existing ones remains on hold until the government has finalized a grand design for such...

54 INMATES IN BENGKULU JAILS JAILED FOR CORRUPTION.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Bengkulu province, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Some 54 inmates jailed for corruption cases in Bengkulu were up to November 2010 still serving their sentences in several penitentiaries in the area....

OBSERVER: PURWOKERTO DESERVES TO REPLACE JAKARTA AS NATIONAL CAPITAL.
December 31, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Purwokerto, C Java. Dec 31 (ANTARA) - A political observer of General Soedirman University Prof Rubijanto Misman said the city of Purwokerto, capital of Banyumas regency, has the requirements to...

IAEA READY TO HELP RI BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is always ready to help countries including Indonesia build a nuclear power plant (PLTN), a spokesman said. "Indonesia...

PRESIDENT HOLDS ALL-DAY WORKING MEETING WITH GOVERNORS.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday opened a working meeting with provincial governors that was to last the whole day at the Bogor Palace. The...

IPB HELPING MEMBERAMO RAYA DISTRICT CULTIVATE RED FRUIT.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) is helping the Mamberamo Raya district government in Papua to cultivate red fruit (pandanus conoideus), an edible crop...

KPK TO SUPERVISE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS' FUNDS SPENDING.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has declared its commitment to continuously supervise regional governments' performance because more than half of the state...

KPK VOWS TO FINISH FIRE TRUCK PROCUREMENT CASES.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has pledged to accomplish the handling of fire truck procurement cases with the alleged involvement of "big fishes". "We...

Year-ender: GROWING INTOLERANCE CHALLENGES INDONESIA'S UNITY IN DIVERSITY.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Members of minority faith groups Ahmadiyah and Christians continued to experience acts of violence and vandalism in 2010 with certain observers viewing the incidents as...

SAMOSIR HAS THREE UNIQUE LAKES FOR TOURISM.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, North Sumatra, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Samosir district head Mangindar Simbolon has said the district had three unique lakes for tourism in North Sumatra. "The lakes are unique because they...

GOVT DISCUSSES 7-8 PERCENT ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGET.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The government discussed ways to reach the 7 to 8 percent economic growth and US$1 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) targets over the next four to five...

MENTAWAI TSUNAMI VICTIMS RECEIVE Rp6.31 BILLION WORTH OF AID.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, West Sumatra, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Tsunami victims in Mentawai Islands on Thursday received a social aid package worth Rp6.31 billion from the Social Affairs Ministry. The package...

MALAYSIA DECLARES NATIONAL HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE AFF CHAMPSIONSHIP.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has declared Friday (Dec 31) a national holiday to celebrate his country's football team's success in...

PMI RESPONDS TO CLEAN-WATER CRISIS IN MT BROMO REGION.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30, (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has sent three full water tanks each with a capacity of 8,000 liters. and clean water making devices to East Java for Mount Bromo...

NO NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION ON PALEMBANG'S AMPERA BRIDGE.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Palembang Mayor Eddy Santana has issued a prohibition for the public to celebrate new year's eve on the city's lanmark Ampera Bridge. "You may celebrate...

RI STUDENT DISCOVERS FOUR NEW FRESH-WATER FISH SPECIES.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30, (ANTARA) - An Indonesian biolgy student at George Washington University in the US has discovered four new fresh water fish species in Southwest Sumatra rivers. Daniel Natanael...

PRESIDENT CHAIRS CABINET MEETING ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a closed-door cabinet meeting to discuss economics affairs at the Bogor Presidential Palace here Thursday. The...

GOVT PREPARING PRESIDENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The government is preparing two presidential instructions (Inpres) to ensure food security in anticipation of expected extreme weather changes, chief economic...

RI SEEKING TO JOIN WORLD'S MAJOR ECONOMIES CLUB.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is expecting to become one of the world's ten biggest economies in 2025 with its gross domestic product expected to reach US$3.7 to 4.7 trillion and...

MINISTER HANDS NEW PUMA HELICOPTER TO AIR FORCE.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro handed over a NAS-332 Super Puma helicopter made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia to the Indonesian Air Force at Atang Sendjaja...

RI SHOULD BUILD NUKE PLANT NOW : OBSERVER.
December 30, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Now is the time for Indonesia to build a nuclear power plant to overcome its electricity supply shortages and boost industrial development, an observer said. "If...

AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE LIFE IN RURAL COMMUNITY IN WAKATOBI.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Australian and Indonesian participants in the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP) will commence this week the Indonesian component of their exchange...

INDONESIAN STUDENTS POSITIVE ABOUT AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Newly released research from Australian Education International (AEI), the international arm of the Australian Government's Department of Education, Employment and...

AMBON TO HOST WAY MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2011.(Conference news)
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The eastern Indonesian city of Ambon is to host a World Assembly of Youth (WAY) meeting in February 2011. The Maluku branch of the Indonesian National Youth...

VP TO CAST VOTE FOR KOMODO AS WORLD WONDER.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ende, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono is to cast his vote for the Komodo National Park, the habitat of the world's biggest lizard, the Komodo, to have it...

FLOODS HIT SIX VILLAGES IN CILACAP.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cilacap, C Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Floods inundated at least six villages in Cilacap District, Central Java Province, on Tuesday (Dec 28). "Incessant heavy rains triggered the floods at several...

PAPUA POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE OUT PIG-NOSE TURTLES.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Papua, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Mimika police foiled an attempt to smuggle out 10,914 pig-nose turtles from Timika last Sunday (Dec 26). Mimika Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner...

Year-ender: GOVERNMENT SETS ANNUAL GOAL OF 1 MILLION VISITORS TO LOMBOK.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The government of Indonesia has set an annual goal of one million visitors by 2012 for the combined destination of Lombok and Sumbawa islands. This is why the...

VP : GOVT DOES NOT WANT NTT LEFT BEHIND.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has said the government did not want East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province left behind from other provinces in the country. "It...

BAPPENAS PREDICTS 2010 INFLATION AT BETWEEN 6.3 TO 7.0 PERCENT.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) predicts the rate of inflation in 2010 will be at the range of 6.3 percent to 7.0 percent. "Our challenge in the...

PRESS COUNCIL: 25 VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALIST CASES IN 2010.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers) has recorded 25 cases of violence against journalists during 2010, a spokesman said. The violence occurred in the form of...

VP BOEDIONO TO VOTE FOR SEVEN WONDERS OF NATURE.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Labuan Bajo, E Nusa Tenggara, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono is to vote the Komodo National Park in Manggarai Barat district as one of the seven Wonders of Nature, marketing spokesman...

INVESTMENTS IN MINERAL SECTOR IN 2010 REACH US$2.282 BILLION.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Investments in the mineral and coal mining sector in 2010 reached US$2.282 billion, according to the ministry of energy and mineral resources. The ministry's director...

RI TRIUMPHS OVER M'SIA BUT FAILS TO GRAB AFF TROPHY.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian soccer team won the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup's final here Wednesday evening with 2-1 but the championship trophy was grabbed by Malaysia with an...

VP'S DREAM OF VISITING KOMODO ISLAND FINALLY COMES TRUE.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Labuan Bajo, E Nusa Tenggara, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono said he could finally make his childhood dream of visiting the Island of Komodo (dragon), East Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday....

LANDSLIDE RIPS OFF HOUSE'S FRONT PORCH.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ungaran, C Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - A landslide ripped off the front porch of a house taking it along down the slope of a five-meter hill following heavy rain in the Gua Maria cave area in Delik...

KPK RECOVERED RP700 BILLION FROM CORRUPTION CASES IN 2010.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recovered state assets totaling Rp700 billion from convicted corruptors in 2010, a spokesman said. "The total...

VEEP SAYS "GARUDA" SQUAD ONLY UNLUCKY.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono highly appreciated the spectacular struggle of Indonesian soccer team against Malaysia in the AFF Suzuki Cup's final match here Wednesday night...

DPD MEMBER CONCERNED ABOUT CHILD LABOR IN W SULAWESI.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Dec 29 (ANTARA)- Regional Representatives Council (DPD) member Asri Anas said he was appalled to see many school-age children in West Sulawesi working as manual laborers in...

RI GOVT TO EVALUATE 2011 BUDGETS.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The government will make a budgetary evaluation of the ministries and state institutions in every quarter of the 2011 State Budget for smooth and efficient budgetary...

PRESIDENT HIGHLY APPRECIATES "GARUDA" SQUAD'S STRUGGLE.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Despite Indonesia's failure to grab the AFF Suzuki Cup's championship title, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono highly appreciated the Garuda (eagle) squad's spectacular...

HEALTH MINISTER TO INSPECT BALI'S BIGGEST SANGLAH HOSPITAL.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih was scheduled to make an inspection of the Sanglah general hospital on Thursday. "The health minister's visit...

JEPARA DISTRICT'S WHIRLWIND DAMAGES 49 HOUSES AND A CHURCH.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jepara, C Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - A whirlwind hit Kancilan village, Kembang subdistrict, Jepara district, Central Java, early on Wednesday, causing damage to 49 houses and six stores. The...

STRANDED TANKER TOWED TO MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Merak, Banten, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The tanker MT Melisa which was stranded since Sunday night had been pulled and brought to the middle of the sea by a tugboat. "We managed to tow MT Melisa to...

News Focus: RI LOSES AFF SUZUKI CUP WITH HIGH PRIDE by Rahmad Nasution.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Despite Indonesia's failure to grab the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup's trophy, tens of thousands of Indonesian soccer fans kept chanting for their loved team on Wednesday night....

E JAVA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH SET AT 7.3 PCT.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The East Java provincial administration is constantly trying to improve the region's bureaucratic system and infrastructure to reach an economic growth rate of...

FOREIGN MINISTER INSTALLS CHIEFS OF NEW OVERSEAS MISSIONS.
December 29, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa here Wednesday installed the chiefs of new Indonesian embassies in eight countries, a consul general in one foreign city and a...

Year-ender: 2010 TO CLOSE WITH DECLINING FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Foreign funds in the domestic portfolio investment over the last several weeks in the runup to the end of the year have been declining, yet optimism is still there where...

Feature : WHERE INDONESIANS LIVE FREELY ON MALAYSIAN TERRITORY.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Darlah is an ordinary housewife who lives in a modest house in an East Kalimnatan hamlet with her husband, Mapangara, but they both permanently enjoy...

MUKOMUKO DISTRICT TO HAVE SEA PORT IN 2011.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mukomuko, Bengkulu, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Mukomuko district government in Bengkulu province will in 2011 build a sea port with a capacity of 5,000 tons. The central government will provide Mukomuko...

KPI: HIV/AIDS CAMPAIGN LESS COMPREHENSIVE.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, C Java, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI) for Central Java felt that the campaign against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) did not cover all ordinary...

STAGE CORNER COMMUNITY AWARDED BEST THEATER GROUP IN FTJ.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Stage Corner Community (SCC), a theater group from Jakarta, is awarded the best theater group in Festival Theater Jakarta 2010. The festival lasted from...

RI REMAINS OPTIMISTIC OVER FOOTBALL MATCH WITH MALAYSIA.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is still optimistic it will make the best in the second leg of the final round of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Malaysia here on Wednesday....

RI MIGRANT WORKER RECEIVES AWARD FROM SAUDI GOVT.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Nuryati Sulapari, an Indonesian worker in Saudi Arabia, received an award from the Saudi government for her achievement of obtaining an academic degree with her earnings...

PRESIDENT WANTS STATE BUDGET FUNDS SPENT IN RESULT-ORIENTED WAYS.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked ministers and the heads of all government agencies and state institutions to develop a result-oriented mindset in the...

STUDENTS SHOW DISMAY BY STONING OWN SCHOOL.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Gorontalo, N Sulawesi, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Angry high school students pelted their own school with rocks after being unreasonably forbidden by the principal to take their mid-semester exam. The...

POLICE INCREASE PERSONNEL TO MAINTAIN AFF CUP SECURITY.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian police have decided to increase the number of personnel tasked with maintaining order and security during the second leg of the final round of the ASEAN...

PRESIDENTIAL REGULATION ON SUNDA STRAIT MANAGEMENT BEING PREPARED.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Public Works is preparing a presidential regulation on the management and development of the Sunda Strait bridge. "The presidential regulation is...

RP27 BILLION FOR PADANGPARIAMAN WORSHIP HOUSES RECONSTRUCTION.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padangpariaman, W Sumatra , Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Padangpariaman district has received a Rp27 billion grant from the West Sumatra provincial administration to reconstruct houses of worship damaged in...

Year-ender: GOVT TO FINISH 93.6 PCT OF ITS 2010 BUDGET-FUNDED PROJECTS.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The government is optimistic that it will finish about 93.6 percent of its 2010 budget-funded projects at the end of this year, and is committed to finishing all...

POLICE HANDLED 23,531 DRUG CASES DURING 2010.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The National Police have handled a total of 23,531 drug-related cases during 2010, a spokesman said. "During 2010, we handled 23,531 drug-related cases and arrested...

TEARS INTERNATIONAL TO CONDUCT FREE CATARACT OPERATIONS.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tobasa, North Sumatra, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Tears International, an NGO from the United States, will conduct free cataract operation at Toba Samosir (Tobasa) district in North Sumatra in March 2011....

PRESIDENT HANDS DIPA 2011 TO GOVT AGENCY, STATE INSTITUTION CHIEFS.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono handed 2011 Budget-funded Project Proposal Lists (DIPA 2011) to cabinet ministers, heads of state institutions and provincial...

VP TO ATTEND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN FLORES.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ende, Flores, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono is to attend a Christmas celebration organized by the Flores government and community at Flores University, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday...

LOMBOK INT'L AIRPORT TO BE OPERATIONAL LATE JULY 2011.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mataram, NTB, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Airport management company PT Angkasa Pura-I and other stake holders have reached an agreement to make Lombok International Airport (BIL) operational in late July...

KERINCI DISTRICT TO REACTIVATE AIRPORT IN 2011.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kerinci district, Jambi province, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Depati Parbo airport in Kerinci district is expected to operate again in 2011 after a one-year hiatus, an official said. "We have signed an...

NU REJECTS IDEA OF ISLAMIC STATE FOR INDONESIA.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) rejects the idea of an Islamic state for Indonesia as aspired by certain elements...

RI, CHINA NAVIES TO STEP UP COOPERATION IN MARTIME SECURITY.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Chinese navies have agreed to step up their cooperative relations in the field of maritime security, an Indonesian Navy spokesman said. The...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for timely and perfect implementation of all programs under the list of budget allocations (DIPA) of 2011. "Implement...

AUSTRALIAN REFEREE TO LEAD FINAL ROUND OF AFF CUP.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Australian referee Peter Daniel Green will lead the final match between Indonesia and Malaysia of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2010 here on Wednesday, ANTARA...

VICE PRESIDENT JOINS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN ENDE.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ende, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono in the company of his wife, Madame Herawati Boediono, attended a joint Christmas party in Ende regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The celebration was...

PRESIDENT TO WATCH AFF CUP FINAL.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to watch the second leg final bout of the Asean Football Federation (FAA) Cup between Indonesian and Malaysian teams at...

30 FISHERMEN'S HOUSES IN MARUNDA SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY STRONG WIND.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Jakarta Fishermen's Communications Forum Tiharom said some 30 fishermen's houses in Marunda, Kepu, North Jakarta, had been serious damaged by very strong...

FORESTS BIGGEST EMISSION PRODUCERS IN INDONESIA.
December 28, 2010... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Forests and peat soil are the biggest sources of gas emissions in Indonesia, as it supplied 56 percent of the national carbon emitters. "Judging from...