ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from June 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from June 2011

KPK DECLARES NAZARUDDIN SUSPECT IN BRIBERY CASE.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Busyro Muqoddas said the anti-graft body has declared Democrat Party politician Nazaruddin a suspect in a bribery case....

PRESIDENT TO INSTALL LT GEN PRAMONO EDHIE AS NEW ARMY CHIEF.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to install Lt Gen Pramono Edhie Wibowo as the new Army chief of staff (KSAD) succeeding Gen TNI George Toisutta at the...

MPR CHIEF: SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE BASED ON RI CONSTITUTION'S MANDATE.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufiq Kiemas has said Indonesia's support for the independence of Palestine is in line with the mandate of the...

BERLIN GOVERNOR PROUD OF JAKARTA-BERLIN SISTER CITY.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Berlin, June 30 (ANTARA) - Berlin Governor Klaus Wowereit said he is proud of the sister city relationship between Berlin and Jakarta as both cities have many similarities. Berlin and Jakarta...

Boxing - RI TO FIELD THREE TEAMS IN PRESIDENT CUP 2011.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian contingent which is ambitious to become the overall champion of the President Cup 2011 boxing championship will be represented by three teams, each...

CABINET SECRETARY : NO NEPOTISM IN PRAMONO'S APPOINTMENT.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam said there was no nepotism in the appointment of f President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brother-in-law as army chief of staff. "The...

MINISTER OPENS CHILD-FRIENDLY ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE.(Conference notes)
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surakarta, C Java, June 30 (ANTARA) - Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar officially opened the Second International Conference on a Child-Friendly Asia...

MINISTER: EFFORTS TO CREATE CHILD FRIENDLY WORLD FACING MANY CHALLENGES.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Solo, C Java, June 30 (ANTARA) - Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar has said efforts to create a child friendly world are still up against many challenges...

JAKARTA POLICE ORDERED TO BRACE FOR TERROR ATTACKS.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Jakarta police have been told to be ready with their weapons following indications of potential terror attacks on members of the force. "Police force members have...

NEW ARMY CHIEF TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF FORCE'S HUMAN RESOURCES.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Newly-installed army chief of staff Lieutenant General Pramono Edhie Wibowo said improving the quality of the army's human resource would be one of the priorities of...

FORESTRY MINISTRY TO PLANT 1.5 BILLION TREES IN 2011.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, Java, June 30 (ANTARA) - The forestry ministry has set itself the target of planting 1.5 billion trees this year to rehabilitate degraded forests and arid land areas, the ministry's...

RI APPRECIATES SAUDI DECISION TO STOP ISSUING MIGRANT WORKERS VISA.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia appreciates the Saudi Arabian government's decision to stop issuing visas for Indonesian migrant workers, a minister said. Law and Human Rights Minister...

POLICE NAME SUSPECT IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DOCUMENT FORGERY CASE.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Police have named a suspect in the case of the alleged forgery of a Constitutional Court (MK) document, deputy chief of the National Police's Criminal Investigation...

ABOUT 480 POLICE TO SECURE NEW TRAIN COMMUTER SYSTEM.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Jakarta Police are deploying about 480 personnel to secure the launch of a new train commuter system, Jakarta Police chief for operations Senior Commissioner Sujarno...

President Extends Kpk Chief Busyro's Term by Four Years
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a decree extending the tenure of Busyro Muqoddar as chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) by four years or...

RI TO SEND MORE SOLDIERS TO UNIFIL IN LEBANON.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will soon send 1,243 military troops to Lebanon to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The soldiers have been following a special...

PRESIDENT ADVISED TO MEET SAUDI KING.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - A party leader hoped that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would meet Saudi Arabia's King to discuss the problem of Indonesian migrant workers facing the death...

NAZARUDDIN NAMED SUSPECT FOR ALLEGEDLY RECEIVING BRIBES.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The former treasurer of the ruling Democrat Party, Mohammad Nazaruddin, has been named a suspect in bribery in connection with an athletes' village project in...

DEMOCRAT PARTY TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION AGAINST NAZARUDDIN.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The ruling Democrat Party will take further action if Nazaruddin, the party's former treasurer, continues to ignore Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summonses...

LODGINGS FOR INDONESIAN PILGRIMS IN MECCA WITHIN RING I.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - In this year's hajj season, lodging facilities for Indonesian hajj pilgrims in Mecca will be located within Ring I (farthest line is 2,500 m from the Haram Mosque), a...

NORTH TAPANULI QUAKE CAUSES RP20 BILLION IN MATERIAL LOSS.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, June 30 (ANTARA) - The material loss caused by the 5.5- magnitude quake which struck four sub-districts in North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, in mid-June this year exceeded Rp20...

GARUDA PASSENGERS ON PADANG-JAKARTA ROUTE UP 94 PCT.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, June 30 (ANTARA) - The number of passengers of state airline Garuda Indonesia from Padang, West Sumatra, to Jakarta had increased by 94 pct in the current school holidays and Isra Mi'raj...

WATER, AIR POLICE INVESTIGATE EMPTY BOAT.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yoyakarta, June 30 (ANTARA)- Yogyakarta water and air police are investigating an empty boat in Sadeng Coast, Gunung Kidul regency. "Our team is investigating intensively to find out who the...

NASDEM TARGETING OVER 50 PCT OF 2014 GENERAL ELECTIONS VOTE.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cilegon, Banten, June 30 (ANTARA) - Although a newcomer on Indonesia's political stage, the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) aspires to win more than 50 percent of the vote in the 2014 general...

RI, EU SIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT.
June 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government and the European Union have signed an agreement on certain aspects of air services. Indonesia was represented by Transportation Minister...

GARUDA RESUMES MALANG-JAKARTA FLIGHT.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, E Java, June 29 (ANTARA) - Garuda Indonesia resumed its Malang-Jakarta flight on Tuesday following 10-day suspension after navigation system at Abdurahman Saleh Airport in Malang district,...

PANJI GUMILANG QUESTIONED AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Panji Gumilang, the chief of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu, West Java, was questioned at the National Police Headquarters here on Tuesday. He...

PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE SAUDI ENVOY.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled at his office to receive Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulrahman Al Khayyath on Tuesday afternoon. ...

UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PLAY ROLE IN PREVENTING RADICALISM.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Universities in Indonesia have an important role to play in national efforts at preventing radicalism, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs...

News Focus: STRICT REGULATIONS REQUIRED TO REDUCE NUMBER OF SMOKERS.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Strict regulations and their consistent enforcement are required in Indonesia to reduce the number of smokers and protect the future of young people from the health...

BALI'S UNHUSKED RICE OUTPUT REACHES 179,540 TONS IN Q1.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, June 29 (ANTARA) - Bali's dry unhusked rice production in the first quarter of 2011 reached 179,540 tons, accounting for 22.76 percent of the target of 868,073 tons for this year....

PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO OPEN PRESIDENT'S CUP XXI.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open the amateur boxing tournament President's Cup XXI at Gelora Bung Karno indoor tennis stadium in Jakarta on...

PALEMBANG TOURISM OBJECT MANAGERS TRAINED.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, June 29 (ANTARA) - Palembang City's Culture and Tourism Office in South Sumatra trains 60 tourism object managers to give better services to tourists during the 26th SEA...

TAPANULI QUAKE LEAVES 2,511 HOUSES DAMAGED.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, June 29 (ANTARA) - The magnitude 5.5 earthquake that rocked Tapanuli district in North Sumatra province on June 14 left a total of 2,511 houses damaged until Wednesday, a local...

STRONG QUAKE ROCKS BENGKULU.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Bengkulu province on Wednesday at 11.19 a.m. but there were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage. The undersea...

News Focus: FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN RI EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - Foreign investment in Indonesia is expected to increase in the next few years as conditions for doing business in the country continue to improve and its economic...

LT GEN PRAMONO EDHIE NAMED NEW ARMY CHIEF.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - Lieutenant General Pramono Edhie Wibowo has been appointed the new army chief of staff to succeed General George Toisutta, Minister/State Secretary Sudi Silalahi said...

SBY SHOULD ERASE IMPRESSION HE IS FORMING DYNASTY : OBSERVER.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - A political observer said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs to encourage political cadres outside his own family to emerge as national leaders to wipe out the...

MALAYSIA REPATRIATES 1,576 PROBLEMATIC RI MIGRANT WORKERS.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tanungpinagu, Riau Islands, June 29 (ANTARA) - The Malaysian government in June 2011 repatriated 1,576 problematic Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) to Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands Province. ...

News Focus: WILL CANDIDATES FOR PPP TOP LEADERSHIP COMPETE FAIRLY?
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - All candidates for the post of United Development Party or PPP chairman at the party's upcoming conference in Bandung, West Java, in early July will face tight...

News Focus: WAKATOBI TO COME INCREASINGLY INTO WORLD SPOTLIGHT.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - Southeast Sulawesi's Wakatobi district which is internationally already known for its unparalleled submarine park looks set to come increasingly into the world...

RI, TIMOR LESTE COOPERATING TO KEEP BORDER REGIONS DRUG FREE.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, NTT, June 29 (ANTARA) - The police of Indonesia and Timor Leste are cooperating to prevent drug trafficking in regions along the two countries' common border. Timor Leste consul for...

OBSERVERS URGE EARLY INTRODUCTION OF WOULD-BE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - The names of would-be presidential candidates for the 2014 election need to be publicized soon so that Indonesian politics can become more rational, a political...

GOVT DENIES USING MUI'S SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT FUEL POLICY.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - The government denied on Wednesday that it had used the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) to pave the way for the implementation of its fuel subsidy policy. "The...

PRESIDENT TO INSTALL PRAMONO AS NEW ARMY CHIEF THURSDAY.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to install Lt Gen Pramono Edhie Wibowo as a new Army chief of staff replacing Gen TNI George Toisutta on Thursday. ...

JEMBER SHAKEN BY 5.1-MAGNITUDE QUAKE.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jember, East Java, June 29 (ANTARA) - Jember regency in East Java was shocked by a 5.1-magnitude quake on Wednesday at 6.35 pm. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said...

HAZE BLANKETS ROKAN ILIR DISTRICT.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Dumai, Riau, June 29 (ANTARA) - Rokan Ilir district , Riau province, was blanketed by haze on Wednesday as a result of forest and land fires in a number of areas in the province. Head of Rokan...

HUNDREDS OF TANJUNGPINANG FISHERMEN HOLD BAUXITE BARGE HOSTAGE.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, June 29 (ANTARA) - Some 150 fishermen from Kampung Melayu and Senggarang, Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands province, took a bauxite carrying boat and a tugboat hostage in...

POLICE CATCH HASHISH-LADEN TRUCK.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandarlampung, Lampung, June 29 (ANTARA) - Police in Bandarlampung city caught a truck carrying 108 kg of hashish on Trans Sumatra highway on Tuesday, a police officer said on Wednesday. The...

THOUSANDS OF HOUSES IN GORONTALO FLOODED.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Gorontalo, June 29 (ANTARA) - A flood triggered by incessant rains inundated thousands of houses in Gorontalo province on Wednesday. The flood affected the four subdistricts of Botumoito,...

PRESIDENT POSTPONES VISIT TO SEA GAMES VENUES IN PALEMBANG.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, South Sumatra, June 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has postponed his visit to the venues of the 26th SEA Games in Jakabaring, Palembang, as he has to attend a United...

GOVT SENDS EVACUATED STUDENTS BACK TO EGYPT.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government on Tuesday sent back the last batch of 25 citizens evacuated from Egypt when the country was in political crisis last January. Following...

RUYATI CASE LESSON TO ENHANCE RI-SAUDI RELATIONS: PRESIDENT.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the Ruyati case should serve as a lesson to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia about the need to enhance their bilateral relations....

ILLEGAL FISHING STILL RIFE IN WAKATOBI.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, June 29 (ANTARA) - Illegal fishing is still rife in the coastal waters of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi province, although radar and remote sensing equipment had been...

PRAMONO ALREADY PREDICTED TO ASSUME ARMY COMMANDER POST: LEGISLATOR.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 29 (ANTARA) - The appointment of the army chief of staff Lt Gen Pramono Edhi has already been predicted even since he was promoted the commander of the Army's Strategic Command...

HUGUA NOMINATED UNACLA MEMBER.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, SE Sulawesi, June 29 (ANTARA) - Wakatobi district head Hugua has been nominated as member of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) for habitats and...

INVESTOR TO BUILD RUBBER PROCESSING PLANT IN C KALIMANTAN.
June 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Muara Teweh, C Kalimantan, June 29 (ANTARA) - A national investor is planning to build a rubber processing plant in North Barito district, Central Kalimantan, this year, an official said. "The...

CHANGE SMOKING HABIT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, June 28 (ANTARA) - Changing smoking habit takes time and perseverance that can be pushed through law enforcement, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said here on Monday. "Effective...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES APTISI CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received participants of an Indonesian Private Universities Association (APTISI) national congress at the State Palace here on...

CHINESE INVESTOR TO BUILD FERRO-NICKEL PLANT IN MOROWALI.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, Central Sulawesi, June 28 (ANTARA) - Pan China International (PCI), a mining investor from China, plans to build Indonesia's biggest ferro-nickel plant in Bahodopi Block in Morowali, Central...

RI TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY OLYMPIC GAMES IN BRAZIL.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - The National Defense Forces (TNI) is preparing nine of its best shooting athletes to participate in a Military Olympic Games in Brazil on July 13-24. The team...

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AN EFFORT TO PREVENT DRUG TRAFFICKING: OBSERVER.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Community activities are one of the effective ways to prevent drug trafficking, observer from Cinta Anak Bangsa Foundation Farhan said here on Tuesday. "Simple...

MINISTERIAL DECREE ON FEMALE CIRCUMCISION TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, South Sulawesi, June 28 (ANTARA) - Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said Ministerial Decree Number 1636 of 2010 on female circumcision was not meant to ban the practice but to...

SEVEN FROM CAPSIZED BOAT SURVIVE 20-DAY ORDEAL IN SEA.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pemalang, C. Java, June 28 (ANTARA) - Seven men from a fishing boat that capsized in Pelabuhan Ratu waters last June 4 were picked up from the sea by a passing ship on Monday after they had been...

ASEAN, TIMOR LESTE TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Timor Leste Ambassador Manuel Sarrano presented his Letter of Credentials to Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Surin Pitsuwan here Monday (June 27), thus accrediting...

SOME 36 HOTSPOTS DETECTED IN SUMATRA.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Dumai, Riau, June 28 (ANTARA) - Riau province's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said it had detected at least 36 hotspots in Sumatra on Tuesday. Warih Puji Lestari of...

NINETEEN YACHTS TO TAKE PART IN DARWIN-AMBON RACE.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, June 28 (ANTARA) - Nineteen yachts will take part the Darwin-Ambon yacht race 2011 to be held in July 2011. "Until today (June 28), the participation of 19 yachts has been...

UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE MEETING IN BALI NOV 2011.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - The Sixth Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of The Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held in Bali, November 22-29, 2011. "Oda...

5.6-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES E NUSA TENGGARA.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Liwa, Lampung, June 28 (ANTARA) - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) disclosed that a 5.6-magnitude quake struck on Monday at 11.47 pm, with its epicenter located 114...

RICHARD GERE ARRIVES IN BALI.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuta, Bali, June 28 (ANTARA) - Hollywood actor Richard Gere accompanied by his wife and son, arrived in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali from Central Java where he visited and...

ACEH PARTY REJECTS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Sumatra, June 28 (ANTARA) - The Aceh Party faction in the provincial legislative assembly or DPRA has rejected an article in a draft bylaw or qanun on the organization of elections...

GOVT URGED TO TIGHTEN SECURITY ALONG RI-PNG BORDER.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Papua, June 28 (ANTARA) - A number of prominent Papua community figures in Jayapura have urged the central government to tighten security in areas along the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea...

CHINESE NATIONAL DEPORTED.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, June 28 (ANTARA) - The Palu immigration authorities on Tuesday deported a Chinese national for abusing her visa. The Chinese national, identified as Li Zhonghui, was flown to...

VP, FOUR MINISTERS TO ATTEND ALKHAIRAAT ANNIVERSARY CELBRATION.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, June 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono and four ministers are expected to attend a celebration of the 81st anniversary of Alkhairaat at Alkhairaat Islamic boarding school,...

Four Already Questioned over Mk Document Forgery
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Police have questioned four officials of the Constitutional Court (MK) in connection with the alleged forgery of an MK ruling in 2009. "We have questioned four MK...

SAUDI ENVOY RECEIVES PRESIDENT'S LETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulrahman Al Khayyath has received President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's letter for Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Azis to protest...

PRESIDENT: EDUCATION MUST CREATE RATIONAL COMMUNITY.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the country's education system must be able to create a rational and knowledgeable community to ensure the smooth process of...

SINGAPORE OFFICERS VISIT RI'S NAVAL ACADEMY.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, East Java, June 28 (ANTARA) - Some officers of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) visited Indonesia's Naval Academy and Education Development Command here on Tuesday. At the Naval...

ASEAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS HEALTHY, PEACEFUL LIVING IN ASEAN.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Dr. Makarim Wibisono, executive director of the ASEAN Foundation received Dr Bulantrisna Djelantik, a renowned Indonesian consultant on ear, nose and throat problems...

RI, MEXICO TO COOPERATE AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - The National Anti Drug Agency (BNN) is to cooperate with the Mexican government in fighting drug trafficking and abuse, the agency's deputy chief for law and...

RI ENCOURAGES ASEAN MEMBERS TO RATIFY NAGOYA PROTOCOL.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia as the current chair of ASEAN is encouraging other Southeast Asian nations to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and...

CLERICS CALLED TO LEAD FOLLOWERS TO CREATE HARMONIOUS LIFE.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on clerics, religious figures and Islamic organization leaders in the country to lead their followers to create a harmonious...

FRENCH PRIME MINISTER EXPECTED IN RI FRIDAY.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will make an official visit to Indonesia from June 30 to July 2 to issue a Joint Declaration on an Indonesia-France Partnership, a...

News Focus: RI SEEKING INCREASED HAJJ QUOTA.
June 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, June 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has asked Saudi Arabia for additional allocation of 27,000 to its hajj quota of 211,000 pilgrims this year as its would-be hajj pilgrims have...