ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from December 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from December 2011

POLICE DEPLOY 400 PERSONNEL TO SECURE NEW YEAR.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Gunung Kidul, Dec 30 (ANTARA)- Police ofGunung Kidul in Yoggyakarta Special District, have prepared 400 personnel to secure New Year 202. Head of Gunung Kidul police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Asep Nalaludin...

15 KILLED, OVER 20 INJURED IN BLAST IN QUETTA OF PAKISTAN.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Quetta, Pakistan, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - At least 5 people were killed and over 20 others were injured when a blast hit Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Friday night, said local media and police...

IED BLAST KILLS NATO SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kabul, Dec. 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - A soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lost his life in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan on Friday, bringing the...

FRANCE DISCOVERS 20 CANCER CASES IN WOMEN WITH PIP IMPLANTS.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Paris, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - French health agency confirmed on Friday that 20 cases of cancer were reported in women with breast implants of a French brand. As of Tuesday, "there were three cases of...

SHENZHEN FINDS CANCER-CAUSING MILDEW IN FOOD.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Shenzhen, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - The food safety regulator in the southern city of Shenzhen said Friday it uncovered carcinogenic mildew-tainted peanuts and cooking oil in the latest overhaul on food...

IRAN TO FIRE VARIOUS HOME-MADE MISSILES DURING NAVAL DRILLS.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Tehran, Dec. 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) -- An Iranian commander said Friday that Iran's Navy will fire various home-made missiles during the naval drills in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the local satellite Press...

WHO WARNS OF LAB-PRODUCED BIRD FLU VIRUS.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Geneva, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on Friday, warning that studies undertaken by several institutions which generate mutations of the H5N influenza virus...

GARUDA BHAYANGKARA CONTINGENT GIVES AID TO DARFUR REFUGEES.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian policecontingent called Garuda Bhayangkaraprovided financial assistance to African people at two IDP (Internally Displaced People) refugee camps at Abu Shouk and Al Salam...

RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII, CORPSE FLOWERS BLOOM IN LEBONG.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bengkulu, Sumatra, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Rafflesia Arnoldii and corpse (Amorphophallus titanum Becc) giant flowers are currently blooming in North Lebong sub district, Lebong District, Bengkulu Province. The two...

Year-ender: RI DEMONSTRATES CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE by Fardah.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - It might be a small step forward, but it's a victory any way for Palestine which became a full member of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) this...

PALU WOMEN RALLY TO SUPPORT TEENAGER IN SANDAL THEFT CASE.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Palu, C. Sulawesi, Dec3 (ANTARA) - Tens of women and children demonstrated outside the Central Sulawesi police headquarters here Saturday insolidarity with a 5-year-old boy detained and beaten up by police for...

TALIBAN COMMANDER DETAINED IN KABUL: OFFICIAL.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kabul, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Police arrested a Taliban commander in Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, a statement released by Kabul police said here on Saturday. "With the hectic effort of police in the...

CAMBODIA CELEBRATES SEA FESTIVAL, NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN AT COASTLINE.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Cambodia on Saturday organized a number of sports and entertainment events on Ochheuteal beach in Preah Sihanouk province to celebrate Sea Festival and New...

FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTER ARRIVES IN AFGHANISTAN.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kabul, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - French Defense Gerard Languet arrived in Afghan capital Kabul Saturday and held a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, a statement released by the Afghan Presidential Palace...

THAI PM VOWS TO BRING POLITICAL RECONCILIATION IN 2012.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bangkok, Dec. 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) -- The Thailand's government is commited to making the coming 202 a year of "smiles and national reconciliation," Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday, as...

THREE NAMED SUSPECTS OVER SHIITE BUILDINGS TORCHING.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sampang, E.Java, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Sampang police have named three people as the main suspects over last Thursday's (Dec 29) torching of a number of Shiite community buildings, and arrested one of them. "The...

DIPO DOESN'T MIND BEING CALLED 'YUDHOYONO'S BODYGUARD'.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam said as someone who voted for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) in the 2004 as well as 2009 presidential elections, he always felt obligated torepresent pro-SBY...

MINISTERS URGED TO CONSISTENTLY SUPPORT YUDHOYONO.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam has asked ministers inthe SecondUnited Indonesia Cabinet to consistently support the leadership of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono until the completion of...

PRODUCERS ASKED TO GUARANTEE FERTILIZER STOCKS.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Agriculture Ministry has asked fertilizer producers to guarantee the availability of stocks during the October - March planting season in an effort to anticipate fertilizer...

Year-Ender : PAST YEAR MARKED BY INTENSE RI-UNESCO ENGAGEMENT by Fardah.
December 31, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The year 20 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO meeting in Paris, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova visited...

Year-ender: 2011 HISTORIC YEAR FOR RI OVERSEAS MANPOWER PLACEMENT AGENCY By Andi Abdussalam.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Head of the National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) Moh Jumhur Hidayat said 20 was a historic year for the Indonesian manpower agency. He...

SAMPANG SHIITE LEADER DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ARREST OF ARSONISTS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sampang, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The leader ofSampang's Shiite community, Ustat Tajul Muluk, came to the district's police station on Friday to demand the immediate arrest of the perpetrators ofThursday's torching of a...

POLICE TO NAME KARTANEGARA BRIDGE COLLAPSE SUSPECTS SOON.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The police will soon name suspectsover the collapse of the Kartanegara bridge in Kutai Kartanegara district, East Kalimantan, which killed22 people and caused 4 others to go missing, a...

POLICE ARREST THREE ALLEGED TERRORISTS IN SEMARANG.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Semarang, Central Java, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Three people have been arrested by police anti-terror unit Densus 88 in Semarang, Central Java, for allegedly planning to conduct bombings. ANTARA learned here on...

PIRACY RATE IN MALACCA STRAIT DOWN SHARPLY : DEFENSE MINISTER.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the incidence of piracy has dropped very sharply in the Malacca Strait following increased sea security exercises including in the area. "We...

IPB TO LAUNCH AGRICULTURAL LAND MONITORING SATELLITE.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bogor, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will soon launch a satellite to monitor the conditions and topography of agricultural lands in the country, one of the institute's vice rectors...

WAVES IN LABUAN COAST REACH 2.5 METERS HIGH.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Lebak, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)said the waves in the Labuan waters, Pandeglang, on Friday night have reached a height of 2.5 meters, with the wind blowing at an...

THREE FIRMS TO HELP PERTAMINA DISTRIBUTE SUBSIDIZED FUELS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Down Stream Oil and Gas Regulating Body (PBH Migas) has appointed three distributors to accompanied Pertamina in distributing 66,000 kiloliters of subsidized fuel oilsin the country...

BANK INTEREST RATES HAVE COME DOWN: PERBANAS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Bank interest rates have gradually come down and in many cases now range between 8.0 percent and 9.0 percent, a banking industry spokesman said. "I would like to inform the public...

WAVES IN MELONGUANE WATERS THREE METERS HIGH.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Manado, N. Sulawesi, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The waves in Melonguane waters, Talaud and Tahuna regencies, Sangihe, had reached three meters high, but not yet endangering shipping. "The waves are 2 to 3 meters high....

5.3-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - USGS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sydney, Dec. 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea at 22: 25:50 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The...

PRESENCE OF U.S. AIRBASE THREATENS KYRGYZ SECURITY, SAYS PRESIDENT.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bishkek, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said on Thursday that the presence of a U.S. airbase near the capital Bishkek is dangerous to the republic. "Kyrgyzstan does not need...

PAKISTAN REVIEWING PENTAGON REPORT ON NATO ATTACK.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Islamabad, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Pakistan said on Thursday that it is reviewing a Pentagon report over the last month NATO attack on two Pakistani border posts which killed 24 soldiers. The Nov. 26...

RI INVESTIGATING NEWS ABOUT RESIDENT KILLED IN SOMALIA.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry is investigating news about its citizen working at Doctor Without Borders camp in Mogadishu, Somalia,killed by a gunman. "We are still...

ADISUTJIPTO AIRPORT RELOCATION BEING STUDIED.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sleman, Yogyakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Adisutjipto Airport relocation plan from Sleman district to Kulon Progo district is still in the stage of a feasibility study, PT Angkasapura-I spokesperson Isye Yuviana...

STUDENTS EVACUATED AFTER MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY FIRE.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, Dec 30 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti) - Students were evacuated after a fire broke out in the historic Moscow State University early on Friday, law enforcers said. Firefighters evacuated about 500 people from...

FIRE ON RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUB CONTAINED - EMERGENCIES MINISTER.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, Dec 30 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti) - A fire that broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine in dry dock on Thursday has been contained, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday. The Yekaterinburg...

PRESIDENT SIGNS INSTRUCTION ON CORRUPTION PREVENTION ACTIONS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signedPresidential Instruction No.7/20 on corruption prevention and eradication actions as a follow-up to Presidential Instruction No.9/20, Vice...

MT MARAPI SPEWS VOLCANIC ASH.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bukittinggi, W Sumatra, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Mount Marapi in West Sumatra at 9.5 am on Friday spewedvolcanic ash into the air that eventually drifted over a distance of one kilometer in nothern direction, a...

TWO ARRESTED OVER DISTRICT HEAD-ELECT'S HOUSE'S TORCHING.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Two people have been arrested in connection with the torching of the official residence of the district head-elect of Kotawaringin Barat, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday. "The two...

RI COULD BECOME PIONEER FOR MUSLIM NATIONS' PROGRESS.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Iran's Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Security Dr Abdoreza Sheikholeslamisaid Indonesia could become a pioneer for the progress of other Muslim majority nations. "Even a...

NU DEPLORES BURNING OF SHIITE SCHOOL IN SAMPANG.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - The executive board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has deplored the burning of a Shiite boarding school in Sampang on the island of Madura in East Java recently. "No religion condones...

35 KILLED IN AIR RAID ACROSS TURKISH-IRAQI BORDER: OFFICIAL.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Ankara, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Governor's Office of Turkey's southern border province Sirnak said Thursday an air raid across Turkish-Iraqi border killed 35 people and wounded another one, Turkish...

IRAN DISMISSES U.S. WARNINGS OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Tehran, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - A senior Iranian military commander dismissed on Thursday the U.S. warnings over Iranian threats to close Strait of Hormuz. Deputy Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution...

KIM JONG IL AWARDED TITLE OF "DPRK HERO".
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pyongyang, Dec. 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - The title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)" was awarded to late leader Kim Jong Il, the official KCNA announced Friday, citing a decree by the...

CSPI TO BE IN 3.830-3.850 RANGE BY YEAR END.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) is expected to be in the range of 3,830-3,850 points at the end 20, an analyst said. The CSPI would be in that range because funds...

INVESTMENT IN 2011 EXPECTED TO SURPASS TARGET: GITA.
December 30, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 30 (ANTARA) - Trade Minister/Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) Chief Gita Wirjawan said he believed this year's investment would reach Rp250 trillion or surpass the target set at Rp240 trillion....

PRESIDENT TO INAUGURATE ABD SALEH AIRPORT IN MALANG.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Malang, E Java, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to inaugurate Abdurachman Saleh airport in Malang district, East Java, in mid January 202. Before being inaugurated, the...

RESIDENTS FIND ANCIENT BRONZE JAR.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Lahat, S Sumatra, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Residents of the Pasar Lama sub-district in South Sumatra province are reported to have discovered an undated ancient bronze jar while digging a house foundation, on Wednesday...

ISRAEL APPROVES NEW JERUSALEM HOMES, TOURIST CENTER OVER 1967 LINES.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jerusalem, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - A Jerusalem planning committee on Wednesday greenlighted plans for building 30 housing units in the city's southern Gilo neighborhood and a cultural center near the Old...

ABBAS SPOKESPERSON CONDEMNS ISRAEL'S NEW SETTLEMENT EXPANSION PLAN.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Gaza, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - A spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday condemned Israel's decision to build 30 new housing units in the Gilo settlement near Jerusalem. "The...

A WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION IN YANGON ENVIRONS, MYANMAR.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Yangon, December 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - An explosion happen in a warehouse in Yangon environs Mingalartaungnyung township, Myanmar, 5 kilometres east of downtown at around 02:00 local time on Thursday. The...

PENTAGON WARNS IRAN AGAINST BLOCKING OIL PASSAGEWAY.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - The Pentagon on Wednesday warned Iran against any attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil route. "This is not just an important...

ELDERLY WHO EAT BETTER STAY MENTALLY SHARP: STUDY.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, Dec 29 (ANTARA/AFP) - Elderly people with higher levels of certain vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids in their blood score better on mental acuity tests than those who eat junk food, a study released...

DEFENSE MINISTRY TO COMPLETE CLEANUP OF FORMER U.S. BASES THIS WEEK.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-The defense ministry said Thursday it is scheduled to finish cleaning up former U.S. military bases returned to South Korea by the end of this week. The ministry said 6 former...

S. KOREA TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR 'HALLYU,' LURE MORE FOREIGN TOURISTS NEXT YEAR.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-South Korea plans next year to increase efforts to promote the overseas boom of Korean pop culture while pushing policies aimed at luring 20 million foreign visitors in 2020, the...

S. KOREA'S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GROWS 5.6 PCT IN NOVEMBER.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-South Korea's industrial output growth slowed in November, stoking worries that the nation's economy is losing steam due to rising global uncertainties, a government report showed...

SAMSUNG'S GALAXY NOTE DEVICE HITS 1 MLN SALES MARK.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANATARA/Yonhap)-Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest handset maker, said Thursday its global sales of Galaxy Note devices surpassed million in just two months. Samsung said the...

S. KOREA'S CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS HIT 13-MONTH HIGH.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)- South Korea's current account surplus rose to its highest level in 3 months in November on sustained export growth and will likely exceed its full-year target, the central bank...

S. KOREAN BORN SHORT TRACKER AWARDED RUSSIAN CITIZENSHIP.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-South Korea's three-time Olympic short track champion Ahn Hyun-soo, who is currently training in Moscow, has been awarded Russian citizenship, officials here said Wednesday. In...

CHINA-N.KOREA TRADE HITS RECORD US$4.67 BLN.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, Dec. 29 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-China's trade with North Korea jumped 73.5 percent on-year to a record US$4.67 billion in the first 0 months of this year due primarily to soaring imports from the neighboring...

PYTHON ATTACKS AUSTRALIAN INFANT.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sydney, Dec 29 (ANTARA/AFP) - An Australian infant was attacked by a python which wrapped itself around his body and attempted to suffocate him, his terrified mother said Thursday, recalling his "blood-curdling...

LEBANESE PM DOWNPLAYS COMMENTS OF AL-QAIDA INFILTRATION.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Beirut, Dec. 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday downplayed the comments that al-Qaida members have infiltrated the Lebanese territory under the guise of Syrian opposition....

3 INJURED IN CLASHES AS DEMILITERIZING EFFORTS CONTINUE IN YEMENI CAPITAL.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sanaa, Dec. 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - At least three people were wounded Wednesday in fresh clashes between Yemeni government forces and opposition militia as a national military committee continued to remove...

MINISTER ADMITS OVERCROWDED PRISONS.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Legal and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin admitted here on Thursday that most correctional institutions in Indonesia were overcrowded. Syamsuddin said the overcrowded prisons...

MODERATE QUAKE HITS N MALUKU.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - A moderate quake with the strength of 5.5 on the Richter scale hits North Maluku province here on Thursday at 00.33 local time. According to information from the Meteorology,...

FLOODS INUNDATE 873 HOUSES IN JAMBI.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jambi, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by the overflowing of Batanghari river as a result of incessant rain on Wednesday night through Thursday inundated around 873 houses in Tanjung Jabung Timur (Tanjabtim)...

Year-ender: 2011 RECORDS CONDUCIVE MACRO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS By Andi Abdussalam.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's macro economic conditions which were recently awarded the investment grade status have been viewed to be relatively conducive to economic developments in 20. During the...

W KALIMANTAN RECEIVES 984 TRANSMIGRANT FAMILIES.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - West Kalimantan province has received 984 of the targeted ,284 transmigrant families in 20. "Overall, 24,672 families comprising 529,072 people have been moved to...

FIRST LADY SUFFERING FROM TYPHOID FEVER.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - First Lady Ani Yudhoyono is diagnosed to have typhoid, a serious infectious disease that causes fever, presidential medical team spokesman Aris Wibudi said here on Thursday. "The...

RUSSIA, EGYPT DISCUSS INVESTIGATION OF NATO OPERATIONS IN LIBYA.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, Dec. 28 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Egypt may join Russia in demanding an investigation of NATO operations in Libya, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amrsaid said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters...

TWO SHIITE MUSLIM HOMES IN SAMPANG TORCHED.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sampang, E Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The homes of two Shiite Muslims in Sampang, Madura, East Java Province, were torched by a Sunni Muslim crowd while police have evacuated a number of Shiite residents to a safe...

MOBS BESIEGE SHIITE LEADER'S RESIDENCE IN SAMPANG.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Sampang, East Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Mobs wielding sharp weapons besieged the house of a local Shiiteleader in Sampang onMadura island, East Java, Thursday morning, following the torching of a Shiite school,...

THREE POLICE OFFICERS BEING PROBED OVER MESUJI SHOOTING INCIDENT.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bandarlampung, Sumatra, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Three police officers who shot local residents in an incident in Mesuji, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, last November are currently undergoing an internal legal...

MOSLEM DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST CONSTRUCTION OF CHURCH.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Around 3,000 people from various Moslem organizations on Thursady staged a demonstration that blocked the Cikarang Barat toll road exitto protest the construction of...

JAKARTA POLICE BUST DRUG TRAFFICKING RING.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Jakarta police have busted a methamphetamine trafficking ringby arresting nine people who were about to distribute 6 kilograms of the drug in the capital. "The suspects planned to...

PBNU HOPES NO MORE RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN 2012.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The executive board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) hopes inter-religious relations in the country will be better and not be marred by any more conflictsin 202. PBNU chief KH Said Aqil...

Feature:NETHERLANDS BEING PROMOTED AS INDONESIAN CULINARY HUB By Eliswan Azly.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian food is no longer a novelty to many Dutch people as they are quite familiar with such dishes as "Nasi Goreng" (fried rice), "Gado-gado" (vegetable salad with peanut sauce)...

OVER 3.2 M VOTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACEH GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Aceh province'sIndependent Election Commission (KIP) saidas many as 3,202,390 voters will take part in the upcoming simultaneous polls for governor/vice governor. "The...

ITB ESTABLISHES COOPERATION WITH GERMAN UNIVERSITIES.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com London, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - A delegation of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) led by Rector Prof. Akhmaloka established cooperation with various German universities includingTechnischen Universitat...

THREE POLICE OFFICERS COMMITTED VIOLENCE IN BIMA INCIDENT.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - Three police officers proved to havecommittedphysical violence against local residents during a clash with demonstrators in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, last Saturday (Dec 24), the force's...

18 YEARS IN JAIL FOR KILLING MNC EMPLOYEE.
December 29, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kediri, East Java, Dec 29 (ANTARA) - The panel of judges eventually sentenced two murder suspects for killingPit Ardianto Sam Andi (36), a surveyemployee of MNC Finance to 8 years imprisonment. "The accused...

Year-Ender: RI DEMONSTRATES STRONGER COMMITMENT TO NUKE-FREE WORLDby Fardah.
December 28, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Dec 27 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when speaking at an International Defense Dialog in March 20 said a real push towards nuclear disarmament by the nuclear powers has given a good...

SUKARWO RETICENT ABOUT POSSIBLY REPLACING ANAS.
December 28, 2011... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Nganjuk, East Java, Dec 27 (ANTARA) - Soekarwo, the leader of the Democrat Party's East Java chapter, was on Tuesday reticent when asked by reporters about his readiness to be appointed as the ruling party's...