ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from March 2009, page 4

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from March 2009

INDONESIANS IN JIANGSU URGED TO USE VOTING RIGHT.
March 21, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nanjing, China, March 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesian citizens living in the province of Jiangsu, China, who have been registered as permanent voters were appealed to use their voting right in the...

NURWAHID: DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE SHOULD NOT BE POLITICIZED.
March 21, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, March 21 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid called on all parties to avoid politicizing the direct cash assistance (BLT) program and raising the...

GERINDRA PLEGES NOT TO SELL STATE ENTREPRISES.
March 21, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, March 21 (ANTARA) - Vice Chairman of the Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Hasyim Djojohadikusumo pledged not to sell state entreprises to foreigners,if his party was given...

MEGAWATI HOPES TO WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ONE ROUND.
March 21, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, March 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Democratic Party- Struggle (PDIP) Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri said the party must do all it can to win the presdeintial election in July in...

WEST SUMATRA GOVERNOR LAUNCHES MOBILE BOOK-STORES.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, March 20 (ANTARA) - West Sumatra governor Gamawan Fauzi here on Thursday launched the operation of mobile book stores as an effort to create proportional books availability...

AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS 1010 FOR INDONESIA'S FUTURE LEADERS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's future leaders can start to apply to study in Australia in 2010 under the prestigious Australian Leadership Awards scholarships, Australian Embassy...

AUSTRALIA HELPS TRAIN BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS IN PAPUA.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - More than 100 technical facilitators, who have graduated from a basic infrastructure course funded by Australia, will be deployed to rural villages to help build...

S OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Friday. FEARS INTENSIFY OVER POTENTIAL VOTER LIST FRAUD Concern intensified...

PKS STAGES ELECTION CAMPAIGN AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN JAKARTA.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA)- Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was slated to hold legislative general elections campaign at five different locations here on Friday (March 20) by featuring the...

TWO PROTEST RALLIES TO HIT JAKARTA.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Two groups of protesters and supporters of several political parties will stage rallies at a number of points in Jakarta with the potential of causing traffic jams...

FOUR RI STUDENTS WIN "ALLISON SUDRADJAT AWARDS 2009".
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Brisbane, March 20 (ANTARA) - Four Indonesian students in Australia have won the prestigious "Allison Sudradjat Award 2009" (ASA 2009), according to information from the Australian Agency for...

FORMER OPM FIGURE IN NETHERLANDS TO VISIT PAPUA.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, March 20 (ANTARA) - Nicolaas Jouwe, a former Free Papua Organization (OPM) figure who has been living in the Netherlands for years, is to visit his birthplace in Papua in the next few...

VP DEDICATES LARGEST LPG FILLING STATION.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla inaugurated state oil and gas company PT Pertamina's largest LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) station at the Tajung Priok LPG Depot, North...

KALLA: BELUM ADA KOALISI, HANYA KOMUNIKASI POLITIK.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, 20/3 (ANTARA)- Ketua Umum Dewan Pimpinan Pusat Partai Golkar, M Jusuf Kalla, mengatakan, hingga saat ini belum ada satupun parpol yang membicarakan soal koalisi, namun yang ada baru...

INDONESIAN WARSHIP TO HELP PATROL SOMALIAN WATERS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesian warship KRI Diponegoro-365, which is part of the Indonesian Maritime Task Force in the Garuda Contingent XXVIII-A in Lebanon, will carry out brief petrol...

BOY WITH SCALY SKIN FOUND IN GORONTALO.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Gorontalo, March 19 (ANTARA) - After the reported discovery of a child with monkey-like physical features in Tilangobula, Bone Bolango district, Gorontalo province, local media attention is now...

SECURITY IN LEBANON WELL MAINTAINED : ENVOY.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Lebanese Ambassador to Indonesia Victor Zmeter said the security situation in Lebanon, including in the South, was well- maintained after the recent Israeli...

KALLA : NO COALITIONS YET, ONLY POLITICAL COMMUNICATION.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party Chairman Jusuf Kalla who is concurrently vice president, said not a single political party had so far discussed forming a coalition with other parties....

TNI CHIEF SEES OFF KRI DIPONEGORO TO LEBANON.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) General Djoko Santoso saw Indonesian warship KRI Diponegoro-365 off here on Friday. The warship would leave...

HOME MINISTER INSPECTS ELECTION PREPARATIONS IN MAKASSAR.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, March 20 (ANTARA) - Home Affairs Minister Hardiyanto arrived here Friday to inspect preparations for the upcoming legislative elections , especially logistics matters, in South...

THOUSANDS ATTEND DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAMPAIGN RALLY.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Thousands of people attended a campaign rally of the Democrat Party (PD) at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium in Senayan, south Jakarta, here on Friday. The...

BALI PUBLIC ASKED TO KEEP MOTOR VEHICLES HOME FRIDAY.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, March 20 (ANTARA) - The public in Bali has been asked not to use motor vehicles for four hours, from 10 am to 2 pm on March 21, 2009, when the world will observe "World Silent...

RI, PACIFIC ISLANDS DISCUSS WAYS TO COOPERATE.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali Province, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's marine resources and fisheries ministry and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) met in Nusa Dua recently to discuss ways in...

YUDHOYONO ADMITS MANY THINGS STILL NEED IMPROVEMENT.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Democratic Party (PD) Advisory Council Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said although he had done a lot during his 4.5 years as president, there were still many...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PREPARING "GOLDEN BRIDGE" FOR COALITION.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - A Democratic Party (PD) executive said his party would prepare "a golden bridge" for a coalition with other parties to support the reelection of President Susilo...

SOME 117 INDONESIANS DIED IN MALAYSIA IN 2008.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Dai Bachtiar said a total of 117 Indonesians passed away in Malaysia in 2008, most of whom died in occupational accidents....

INCREASED USE OF LOCAL FOOTWEAR TO CREATE 100,000 JOBS : MINISTER.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - By increasing the use of locally made shoes to a certain level, the Indonesian public will be able to help create job opportunities for some 100,000 additonal...

PRABOWO PROMISES CHANGE FOR THE PEOPLE.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, March 20 (ANTARA) - Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party leader Prabowo Subianto said his party would bring about change for the people if it won the legislative...

RI SENDS 13O MARINES TO GUARD AMBALAT WATERS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sidoarjo, E Java, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has assigned 130 marine troops to guard the Ambalat waters in the border areas between Indonesia and Malaysia. Commander of the Indonesian...

YUDHOYONO APPEARS AT DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAMPAIGN RALLY.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his capacity as the DemocratIc Party (PD)'s advisory board chairman appeared at the party's campaign rally here on Friday. ...

AGO FORMULATING DEADLINE FOR DEATH-ROW CONVICTS' JUDICIAL REVIEW REQUESTS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - The Attorney General's Office will formulate the deadline for the submission of judicial review requests by death-row convicts to follow up the issuance of a...

TRANSPORT MINISTER: JAPAN HELPS INCREASE CAPACITY OF KNKT.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal said Japan wished to help increase the capacity of the National Committee of Transportation Safety (KNKT) to enable...

RI, A'LIA SIGN FISHERY AGREEMENT.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali, March 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on maritime and fishery issues here on Friday evening. The agreement covers four main...

WILD ELEPHANTS IN BENGKULU UNDER THREAT OF EXTINCTION.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Mar 20 (ANTARA) - Wild elephants in Bengkulu province are under threat of extinction because illegal loggers and land squatters have begun to operate in areas close to the Seblat...

THREE KILLED IN SURABAYA FIRE.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, March 20 (ANTARA) - Three people were killed as fire razed a house here on Friday, police said. All the dead victims, identified as Tan Tan Chen Yeung, Kiki Hermawan and...

WORLD WATER DAY: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) -- Everybody on this planet, including students at schools in North Jakarta, agrees without hesitation that water is an essential part of human lives, and getting a...

VOTES FOR ISLAMIC PARTIES PREDICTED TO DROP.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Islamic parties are predicted to lose a lot of votes in the upcoming legislative election this year because they failed to raise economic and public welfare issues,...

MANY PRODUCTS FROM MALAYSIA, THAILAND AND CHINA DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, March 20 (ANTARA) - Imported food, beverages, and medicinal herbs from Malaysia, Thailand, China and Singapore, accounted for the vast majority findings of the Drugs and Food...

IRANIAN ULEMAS VISIT BOGOR.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, March 20 (ANTARA) - A 10-member Iranian ulema delegation visited Bogor city on Friday as part of efforts to maintain good communication with local ulemas. The delegation in...

GOVERNOR ASKS FOR REVIEW OF KARIMUNJAWA NATIONAL PARK STATUS.
March 20, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, C Java, March 20 (ANTARA) - Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo called for a revision of the status of Karimunjawa Island in Jepara Regency, as a national park. "With its status...

S OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON THURSDAY.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Thursday. INSPECTOR GENERAL HERMAN MEETS POLITICAL PARTIES Former East Java...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS GORONTALO.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted southeast Gorontalo, at 00.08 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB) on Thursday. The quake's epicenter was...

RI COMMITTED TO SOUTH-SOUTH TECHNICAL COOPERATION.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is committed to fostering technical cooperation among developing countries (South-South) to anticipate the possibility of assistance from the developed...

ASEAN COMMITTED TO FIGHTING CHILD SEX TOURISM.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, March 19 (ANTARA) - Participants of the Southeast Asian Conference on Child Sex Tourism have committed to freeing the region's tourist resorts from all forms of child sex...

YUDHOYONO TO CAMPAIGN IN SENAYAN ON FRIDAY.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in his capacity as the Democratic Party (PD)'s advisory board chairman, will join a PD campaign rally at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium in...

RI, BANGLADESH TO COOPERATE IN FIGHTING MONEY LAUNDERING.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Bangladesh have agreed to cooperate in the prevention of and fight against money laundering and the funding of terrorism, an official said. ...

JAKARTA TO TURN OFF LIGHTS FOR 'EARTH HOUR'.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - Jakarta will join the "Earth Hour" global campaign by having a power blackout in some parts of the city for one hour on March 28, 2009, from 8.30 to 9.30 pm Western...

MILITARY CHIEF COMMISSIONS TWO WARSHIPS.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, March 19 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander General Djoko Santoso commissioned two warships, the KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda-367 and KRI Kura-830, at Malahayati...

GOVT ALLOCATES RP200 BILLION FOR BIRD FLU RESEARCH.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, East Java, March 19 (ANTARA) - The government has allocated Rp200 billion in funds to finance research on bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) and efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread...

PKS OPTIMISTIC TO FINISH THIRD IN UPCOMING ELECTIONS.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, March 19 (ANTARA) - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is optimistic it will emerge from the upcoming legislative election as the country's third biggest party. "We are optimistic...

GOVT TO AUCTION RP2 TRILLION WORTH OF DEBENTURES.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - The government will auction two rupiah- denominated state debentures worth Rp2 trillion on March 24 to meet some financing targets in the 2009 state budget, a...

GOLKAR WISHES TO REASSUME ROLE OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPERATOR.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ende, March 19 (ANTARA) - The Golkar Party wishes to reassume its former role as operator of national development through the legislative election on April 9 this year, its chief adviser, Surya...

PDIP, PPP AGREE TO STEP UP POLITICAL COOPERATION.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDIP) and the United Development Party (PPP)have agreed to intensify their political cooperation and commit jointly to...

RI, A'LIA TO TAKE JOINT ACTIONS AGAINST ILLEGAL FISHING.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, March 19 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Australia will implement an action plan to eradicate illegal fishing activities and conduct joint patrols on their common sea borders. The...

MORE STATE-OWNED COMPANIES TO BE RESTRUCTURED.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - The number of state-owned companies to be restructured and put under the management of PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (PPA) has increased to 14. "Fourteen...

PKS CHIEF: 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "GRAVE" FOR MANY POLITICIANS.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, March 19 (ANTARA) - A party leader said here on Thursday the presidential election this year would be a "grave" for many aspirants because most of them were now in their late fifties or...

KPK PROBING GRAFT INVOLVING NATUNA OIL PRODUCTION SHARING FUNDS.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating an alleged corruption case involving oil production- sharing funds in Natuna district, Riau Islands,...

CHEAP HAIR CUT HIGHLIGHTS PKS OPEN CAMPAIGN IN BANDUNG.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, W Java, March 19 (ANTARA) - A low cost hair cut highlighted the opening general elections campaign staged by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), which took place in Gasibu Mini square,...

THREE STRONG QUAKES ROCK THREE PROVINCES ON THURSDAY.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, March 19 (ANTARA) - Three strong quakes hit three provinces in Indonesia on Thursday till 10:00 West Indonesian Standard Time (WIB). The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics...

IDEALLY RI NEEDS 52 CORVETTES, SAYS DEFENSE MINISTER.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Mar 19 (ANTARA) - Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said ideally Indonesia has 52 corvettes to guard its territorial sea, but due to limited financial capacity, this ideal number of...

RI, CHINA AGREE TO SOLVE THE MNA-XIAN DISPUTE.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Beijing, March 19 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Chinese governments agreed to seek an early solution to the dispute between Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) and Xian Aircraft Industry Co. Ltd....

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR SETTLEMENT OF FIXED VOTES LIST.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 19 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the settlement of the problem of permanent voters list (DPT) in such a good manner. The head of state invited Home...

AMIEN RAIS EXPLAINS PAN CADRES' ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatrta, March 19 (ANTARA)- The National Mandate Party (PAN) chief patron, Amien Rais in the party's open campaign here on Thursday elaborated the achievement of several PAN cadres...

FAKE MONEY CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL JAVA UP.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, Mar 19 (ANTARA) - The circulation of fake money in Central Java in 2008 had increased significantly compared to that in 2007. According to senior cashier of the Bank Indonesia...

RI EMBASSY IN MANILA FACILITATES REPATRIATION OF INDONESIAN SEAMEN.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Mar 19 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian embassy in Manila facilitated the repatriation of 30 Indonesian ship crew members by their Taiwanese fishing boat through Aparri port, North Luzon, the...

EVEN MAJOR PARTIES CANNOT WIN PRESIDENTIAL RACE ALONE : SULTAN.
March 19, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Mar 19 (ANTARA) - Presidential hopeful Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X said the existence of numerous parties in Indonesia would make it very difficult for any of the major parties to...

WEDNESDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Wednesday. BADAWI, SBY DISCUSS FRIENDSHIP AND CRISIS Before stepping down from office later...

TAUFIQ KIEMAS TO INVITE CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRAT PARTY.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - Taufiq Kiemas, chairman of the Central Advisory Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) will invite the chairman of the Democrat Party (PD) at...

ACHEHNESE DRUG GANG BUSTED.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), March 18 (ANTARA/Bernama) -- Police arrested three Indonesian nationals and seized cannabis weighing 5,500gm worth RM15,900 from them in Seri Kembangan near here...

LANDSLIDE LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN JAYAPURA.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, March 18 (ANTARA) - Flash flood accompanied by huge landslide in Papua provincial city of Jayapura has killed at least four people, Jayapura police spokesman Adjunct Senior...

FLASH FLOOD, LANDSLIDES IN JAYAPURA LEAVE FOUR DEAD.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, March 18 (ANTARA) - A flash flood and huge landslides in Papua's provincial capital of Jayapura killed at least four people on Wednesday morning, police said. The disasters...

PRESIDENT RECEIVES KONI MEETING PARTICIPANTS.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the participants of a National Sports Committee (KONI) annual meeting at the State Palace here on Wednesday. On the...

PRESIDENT HOPES SPORT VALUES CAN BE APPLIED IN ELECTION.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that sport values and rules can be applied in every aspect of life, including in general election. "It is...

ACEH SHORES UP COORDINATION TO SUPPORT ELECTION.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, March 18 (ANTARA) - The Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) provincial administration continues to shore up coordination and build synergy to ensure the smoothness of the legislative...

SOME 100 MILLION INDONESIANS LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - Around 100 million Indonesians living in roughly 30,000 villages have difficulty in getting access to basic sanitation facilities, according to a discussion in a...

SIDOARJO MUD FLOW VICTIMS RALLY OUTSDIE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of Sidoarjo mud flow victims staged a rally outside the presidential palace here on Wednesday to demand government-sanctioned compensation payments from...

FLOODS INUNDATE EIGHT VILLAGES IN MOROWALI.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, March 18 (ANTARA) - Floods have inundated at least eight villages, in Petasia sub district, Morowali District, Central Sulawesi, over the past three days, following incessant heavy rains...

BATAM IMMIGRATION DETAINS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam, Riau Islands, March 18 (ANTARA) - Batam immigration officers detained four illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday. "They entered Batam through a public seaport...

GOVT TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AGENCY.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, East Java, March 18 (ANTARA) - The government plans to establish a national epidemiology and surveillance agency to speed up a risk detection of disease extraordinary happening and...

MEGAWATI STILL UNABLE TO MEET SBY.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI- P) Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputry is still unable to meet Democratic Party's Advisory Board chairman Susilo...

US EMBASSY OFFICIAL VISITS PAPUA KPU OFFICE.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, March 16 (ANTARA) - A political officer at the United States Embassy in Jakarta, Mathew Cenzer and his assistant Delly Tjahjana, visited the Papua office of the General Elections...

WIRANTO: RI PEOPLE YET TO BECOME MASTER IN OWN COUNTRY.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ketapang, March 18 (ANTARA) - Hanura (People's Conscience) Party leader Wiranto said the Indonesian people had never been master in their own country because their leaders had not listened to...

MP SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS FOR CORRUPTION.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - Bulyan Royan, a member of the House of Representatives, received a six-year prison sentence here on Wednesday for corruption. "The defendant was proven guilty...

GOVT TO REQUIRE CIVIL SERVANTS TO USE DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
March 18, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will soon make it obligatory for civil servants, military and police personnel to use domestic products in an effort to improve the...