ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from March 2009

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from March 2009

PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN LONDON.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, March 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived in London on Monday evening after an 18-hour flight, to attend the G-20 Summit. Members...

S OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Tuesday. CHRISTIAN DISTRICTS WIN FIGHT TO DELAY POLL DATE The General Elections...

INDONESIAN FORESTS SUFFERING FROM 'CHRONIC AILMENT': MINISTER.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Muaro Bungo, Jambi, March 31 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister Ms Kaban said that Indonesian forests were experiencing a chronic 'ailment' or serious damage which needed a long time to cure. ...

PRESIDENT SUBMITS TWO NAMES TO SUCCEED MIRANDA GOELTOM.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent a letter to the House of Representatives (DPR) to propose two names as candidates of senior deputy governor of Bank...

RI, CROATIA HOLD JOINT COMMISSION MEETING IN ZAGREB.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Croatia held their First Joint Commission Meeting on Economic and Technical Cooperation in Zagreb, Croatia, recently. The Indonesian delegation...

Update - DEATH TOLL OF SITU GINTUNG TRAGEDY RISES TO 99.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, Banten, March 31 (ANTARA) - Rescue workers found another body on Tuesday at the location of the Situ Gintung Dam tragedy, increasing the death toll to 99. Rescue worker Hendri...

MINISTER PROPOSES FORMATION OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - Communication and Information Minister M Nuh here Tuesday proposed the establishment of an Indonesian Creative Industry Development Center (ICIDEC) to help small-...

PRESIDENT TO MEET BRITISH PM GORDON BROWN.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, March 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street, London, on Tuesday at 1 pm...

TANJUNG PERAK POLICE FOIL FERTILIZER SMUGGLING ATTEMPT.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabya, East Java, March 31 (ANTARA) - Police at Surabaya's Tanjung Perak Port on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 4,000 tons of fertilizer worth Rp25 billion to Vietnam. A port...

POLLS IN E FLORES, LEMBATA POSSIBLY DELAYED UNTIL APRIL 14.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), March 31 (ANTARA) - The NTT provincial General Elections Commission (KPU) and the East Flores and Lembata district KPUs in a plenary meeting here on Monday...

AT LEAST 900 FLOOD VICTIMS STILL IN REFUGEE CAMPS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, West Sumatra, March 31 (ANTARA) - At least 900 victims of floods which affected a number of settlement areas in Tanahdatar District, West Sumatra Province, early Monday, were still...

PRABOWO CLAIMS GERINDRA'S BRAIN IS HIS BROTHER.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Advisory Board Chairman Prabowo Subiyanto said he was only a "wayang" (puppet in Javanese traditional shadow plays) in...

KNPI TO MONITOR ELECTIONS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) will monitor the April 9 legislative elections at polling stations as part of its efforts to help make the polls a...

MINISTER : INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY VERY PROMISING.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - Communication and Information Minister Muhammad Nuh has said investment in Information Technology (IT) was very promising and therefore many Information and...

TENS OF CHICKENS DIE SUDDENLY IN JEMBER.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jember, East Java, March 31 (ANTARA) - Tens of chickens have died suddenly at Gebang, Patrang sub district, Jember District, East Java, over the past one week. The sudden deaths of the...

DKP, AGO TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION IN DEALING WITH FISHERY CRIMES.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - The marine and fisheries ministry (DKP) and the Attorney General's office (AGO) have agreed to intensify cooperation in dealing with fisheries-related crime. ...

KPU STOPS PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL BALLOT PAPERS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) has since Tuesday stopped processing requests for additional ballot papers for the April 9 legislative elections, KPU...

SOME 72 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS LEAVE FOR JAPAN.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - Some 72 Indonesian university students will leave for Japan on Wednesday (April 1) to continue their study with scholarships from the Japanese education, science,...

BACHIR CONVINCED PAN TO WIN ELECTIONS IN JAKARTA.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - National Mandate Party (PAN) Chairman Soetrisono Bachir said he was confident his party would win the majority of votes in the legislative elections in Jakarta on...

SCIENTIST FEARS TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN AT OTHER RI DAMS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, W Java, March 31 (ANTARA) - A scientist at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has expressed fear tragedies like the Situ Gintung dam burst in Tangerang will recur at other...

YUDHOYONO ORDERS PD LEGISLATOR TO MEET KPK SUMMONS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - The chairman of the Democratic Party (PD)'s advisory board Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed a PD legislator suspected of involvement in a corruption case to...

YUDHOYONO TO ATTEND NAT'L CAMPAIGN OF DEMOCRATS PARTY IN SURABAYA.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, March 31 (ANTARA) - Chief patron of the Democrats Party, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also the President of Indonesia, is scheduled to attend national campaign of the...

POLLS IN E FLORES, LEMBATA ARE EXTENSION ELECTIONS.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 31 (ANTARA) - General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Abdul Hafiz Anshary asserted that the upcoming legislative elections in East Flores and Lembata districts of East Nusa...

50 PEOPLE HOMELESS AFTER FIRE DESTROYS NINE HOUSES IN BANJARMASIN.
March 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, March 31 (ANTARA)- At least nine houses caught fire here Tuesday (March 31) night leaving 50 people homeless, but there was no immediate report on casualties. ...

HEALTH MINISTER ASKED TO GIVE HIGHER CARE ON PONARI'S HEALING PRACTICES.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, March 30 (ANTARA) - Health Minister was expected to give higher care on the welfare of the people especially in the field of health following the death of another patient of Ponari, a...

HOME MINISTER ASKS REGIONAL HEADS TO SMOOTHEN BLT DISTRIBUTION.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mataram, March 30 (ANTARA) - Home Minister Mardiyanto asked all regional heads to smoothen the distribution of direct assistance cash(BLT) to help the poor people meet their basic needs. ...

YUDHOYONO: PRO-PEOPLE PROGRAM NOT ONLY DIRECT ASSISTANCE CASH.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, March 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said such pro-people programs implemented by the government were not merely direct assistance cash (BLT). "Many people talk...

S OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON MONDAY.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Monday. TRUE ALLIANCES YET TO BE SEEN AS PARTIES CLOSE RANKS President Susilo...

LANDSLIDE BURIES FOUR HOUSES IN TANAH DATAR.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tanah Datar, March 30 (ANTARA) - A landslide triggered by hours of incessant rain from Sunday night through Monday morning buried four houses at Tanah Datar district in West Sumatra. The...

Update - DAM BURST DEATH TOLL RISES TO 98.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, March 30 (ANTARA) - The death toll in last Friday's Situ Gintung dam burst in the Cireundeu area in southwest Jakarta rose to 98 late Sunday. The latest data was collected at 7...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR LONDON.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono left Jakarta on Monday for a three-day visit to London to attend G-20 summit. Boarding special...

SUSPECTED BIRD FLU SUFFERER IN BANDUNG HOSPITALIZED.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, March 30 (ANTARA) - A suspected bird flu sufferer, identified as Rajim (50) of Sarijaya village in Majalaya subdistrict, was admitted to the Hassan Sadikin hospital here at 8 local...

ALL RESERVOIRS IN JABOTABEK SAFE : OFFICIAL.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The conditions of all 189 reservoirs in Jakarta and in its satellite towns of Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek), including Situ Gintung, are actually safe, a...

POLICE URGED TO INVESTIGATE SITU GINTUNG TRAGEDY.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) Presidium chairman Neta S Pane called on police to investigate the Situ Gintung dam collapse which killed at least 98 people and caused...

TIFATUL ASKS PKS CADRES TO PUSH FOR CHANGE.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) president Tifatul Sembiring in a campaign rally here on Monday asked the party's cadres across to country to push for change toward...

PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN G-20 SUMMIT IS HONOR, RESPONSIBILITY.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's participation in the upcoming G-20 Summit is an honor and at the same time a responsibility to the international world,...

CHINA ASKS INDONESIA TO MAINTAIN ASEAN REGIONAL SECURITY.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Beijing, March 30 (ANTARA) - China has asked Indonesia to jointly step up security in ASEAN region, especially during the global financial crisis which led to a significant change in the field...

PACT ON RI, A'LIA EEZ BORDERLINES NOT YET RATIFIED.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, March 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Australia have not yet ratified a pact signed by the foreign ministers of both nations in 1997 on the borderlines of their exclusive...

RI, AUSTRALIA DRAFTING TUNA CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, March 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Australia are drafting an action plan for the conservation and management of tuna in the Idian Ocean, an Indonesian fisheries official said....

PAN TO COMMUNICATE WITH GOLKAR, PDIP SOON.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Depok, March 30 (ANTARA) - National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Soetrisno Bachir will soon communicate with the leaders of Golkar Party, Jusuf Kalla, and Indonesian Democratic Party of...

CANADA OPENS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDONESIANS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, March 30 (ANTARA) - Canada has opened job opportunities for foreign workers including from Indonesia, in the formal sector, a Canadian immigration lawyer, Louay Alghoul, said here on...

POLICE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE RI STUDENT'S DEATH IN SINGAPORE.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The National Police Headquarters has been urged to investigate the death of an Indonesian student, David Hartanto, at Nangyang Technological University in Singapore...

PRESIDENT PROPOSES TWO CANDIDATES FOR BI SENIOR DEPUTY GOVERNOR.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has written a letter to the House of Representatives (DPR) proposing two candidates for Bank Indonesia (BI) senior deputy...

TWO SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, March 30 (ANTARA) - Local police arrested two people suspected of trafficking in shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) in a raid here at the weekend. The two suspects were...

BIGEYE TUNA POPULATION THREATENED BY UNSUSTAINABLE CATCHING METHODS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The population of bigeye tuna is facing threats as a result of unsustainable catching methods, a senior fisheries official said. "Based on data made available...

W SUMATRA FLASH FLOOD CAUSES RP15.3 BILLION DAMAGE.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Agam District, W Sumatra, March 30 (ANTARA) - Flash flood which hit three sub-districts of Agam district in West Sumatra province early Monday caused material losses of about Rp15.3 billion, a...

ERRANT PLASTIC SURGEON SUSPENDED FOR FOUR MONTHS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Mar 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Physicians' Association (IDI) has forbidden one of its members, a plastic surgeon, to practice for four months for "violating profesional discipline"...

FORESTRY MINISTER DEDICATES INDONESIA'S FIRST RURAL FOREST.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Muara Bungo, Mar 30 (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister MS Kaban has dedicated and at the same time handed Decree No 109/Menhut-II/2009 on the location and management of the Hutan Desa Dusun Lubuk...

BNI'S PROFITS UP 36 PCT.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Mar 30 (ANTARA) - Bank BNI last year booked a net profit after tax Rp1.2 trillion, up by 36.1 percent compared to the Rp898 billion booked in 2007. BNI president director Gatot M...

NEWS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency JKT NEW US PRESS ATTACHE PLEASED TO WORK WITH INDONESIAN MEDIA Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - New US Press Attache, Paul Belmont, said he was pleased to work with the Indonesian mass media and...

GOVT LACKS SUPPORT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, Mar 30 (ANTARA) - The government lacked support for the development of renewable energy in Indonesia, which is apparent in the disbursement of a budget of Rp75 billion, which is...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR G20 IN LONDON AMIDST ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Dubai, Mar 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Indonesia still amidst campaigns to attend the G20 conference in London. "While the country is nearing the general...

PADANG RECEIVES EQUIPMENT TO HELP BLIND CAST THEIR VOTES.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, March 30 (ANTARA) - The local General Elections Commission (KPU) in Padang, West Sumatra, received 1,942 units of templates to help the blind cast their votes in the legislative...

SOLOK CITY RUNNING SHORT OF 2,963 BALLOTS.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, March 30 (ANTARA) - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Solok City, West Sumatra, is currently facing a lack of around2.963 ballots for the legislative election and till now the...

RI, SRI LANKA SIGN AGREEMENT ON FREE VISA FACILITY.
March 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Sri Lanka signed an agreement on a free-visa facility for diplomatic and official passport holders on Monday. The signing was done in Sri Lanka by...

SUNDAY'S HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Sunday: CANDLE-LIT DINNERS OR AN EARLY NIGHT OFF FOR EARTH HOUR For the first ever Earth Hour in Jakarta,...

DEATH TOLL IN SITU GINTUNG DAM BURST RISES TO 96.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, March 29 (ANTARA) - The death toll in the Situ Gintung dam burst in the Cirendeu area southwest of Jakarta rose to 96 on Sunday afternoon. South Tangerang Mayor H Soleh said on...

YUDHOYONO ASKS POLITICAL PARTIES IN ACEH TO MAINTAIN SECURITY.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, March 29 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Democratic Party's Advisory Board Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appealed to all political parties in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province to preserve...

PKS CAMPAIGN IN BANDUNG SUPPORTS YUDHOYONO'S RE-ELECTION.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, March 29 (ANTARA) - The open campaign conducted by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in Bandung on Monday, was also aimed at socializing the planned coalition with the Democrats...

RIAU PROVINCE SHORT OF 67,200 BALLOTS.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, March 29 (ANTARA) - Riau Province was short of 67,200 ballots for the legislative general election in Indragiri Hulu district, because of the floods which attacked the region several...

YUDHOYONO CALLS ON PEOPLE NOT TO MISUSE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, March 29 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Board of Patrons of the Democrats Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the National Self- Reliant Community Empowerment Program (PNPM)...

WALHI MULLING OVER LAW SUIT AGAINST GOVT ON SITU GINTUNG DISASTER.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Environmental Watch (Walhi) is considering filing a law suit against the government for ignorance in care and inspecting the condition of Situ...

Update - LAKE GINTUNG DEATH TOLL RISES TO 97.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, March 29 (ANTARA) - The death toll of the Situ Gintung dam in the Cireundeu area southwest of Jakarta which burst in small hours of last Friday, rose to 97 on Sunday evening. ...

VP: CONSTRUCTION OF LOMBOK TOURIST RESORT TO START IN MAY.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, March 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla on Sunday instructed relevant agencies to start the construction of the Lombok tourist resort in May 2009. "By...

News Focus: AID FOR LAKE VICTIMS FACING AID DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Various humanitarian assistance has been flowing to the victims of the Gintung dam tragedy which killed at least 97 people and caused 102 others gone missing in...

NORTH SUMATRA'S TOBACCO EXPORTS UP 15.25 PCT.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, May 29 (ANTARA) - North Sumatra tobacco exports in January 2009 increased 15.25 percent from last year's 13.760 million US dollars in the same period. "But compared to the export in...

BANTEN HEALTH SERVICE SENDS ANOTHER 100 BODY BAGS GINTUNG DISASTER SITE.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Serang, Banten, March 29 (ANTARA) - The health service office of Banten province was still sending 100 body bags on Sunday to the site of the Situ Gintung tragedy because over 100 victims were...

5.4 STRONG QUAKE STRIKES MALUKU.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta,Mar 29(ANTARA) - The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency disclosed that an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale had struck Maluku at about 3 a.m on Sunday. The agency said...

CHINA BIGGEST EXPORTER TO NORTH SUMATRA.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, Mar 29 (ANTARA) - China this year has become the main exporter of goods to Indonesia reaching 46,01 million US dollars, accounting for 30.44 percent of North Sumatra total imports in...

TPN/OPM HOLDS POLICEMAN FOR SEVEN HOURS IN SUPRIORI.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Mar 29 (ANTARA) -- The separatist Free Papuan Movement (TPN/OPM) on Saturday (Mar 26) took hostage Police Second Brigadier Jhon Krey, member of Supiori police station for seven hours....

MISSING IN LAKE GINTUNG DISASTER NOW 132 PERSONS.
March 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, Mar 29 (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry's crisis control center announced on Sunday night following the burst of the Situ Gintung dam in Gintung area, Ciputat subdistrict, South Tangerang,...

SATURDAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Saturday. CIREUNDEU TSUNAMI An already soggy Friday morning was quickly soaked in tears as...

News Focus: OVER 200 DAMS AROUND JAKARTA NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - The collapse of the Gintung reservoir which killed at least 50 people on Jakarta's outskirts on Friday has prompted many quarters to urge the authorities to pay...

YOUNG RI MUSLIM LEADERS MAKING FRIENDSHIP VISIT IN AUSTRALIA.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - A delegation of young Indonesian Muslim leaders from Lombok, East Kalimantan, Yogyakarta and Jakarta will depart for Australia on Sunday under a bilateral exchange...

AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN JAKARTA TO PARTICIPATE IN EARTH HOUR.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer on Friday welcomed Jakarta's participation in Earth Hour, 8:30-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2009, and announced...

FORMER US VP TO SPEAK AT MANADO BUSINESS GATHERING.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, March 28 (ANTARA) - Former US Vice President Al Gore is expected to be a keynote speaker at a business gathering to be held by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in...

GOVT URGED TO INSTALL EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS AT JAKARTA LAKES.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said the government must install disaster early warning systems for people living around lakes in Jakarta and its...

GOVT URGED TO IMMEDIATELY DEAL WITH DAM DISASTER.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Ginanjar Kartasasmita has urged the central government and Banten provincial administration to immediately overcome...

LANDSLIDE BURIES THREE HOUSES IN BANJARNEGARA.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banjarnegara, March 28 (ANTARA) - A landslide triggered by hours of incessant rain buried at least three houses at Pasegeran village in Banjarnegara district, Central Java, at 5 on Friday...

ONE-HUNDRED PMI WORKERS HELPING DAM COLLAPSE VICTIMS.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, Banten, March 28 (ANTARA) - The Banten branch of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) said it had deployed 100 rescue workers to help victims of the Situ Gintung Dam tragedy which killed...

FIFTY-SIX LAKES AROUND JAKARTA VANISHED IN PAST FIVE YEARS.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, March 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said a total of 56 lakes in Jakarta and its satellite towns of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) had...

VP TO CHAIR COORDINATION MEETING ON LOMBOK INT'L AIRPORT.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mataram, March 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to chair a coordination meeting on the Lombok International Airport (BIL) and tourism development projects here on Sunday...

GOVT VERIFYING DAM BURST DAMAGE TO PEOPLE'S HOMES.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, March 28 (ANTARA) - The government is still waiting for the results of a verification of the damage done to residents' homes by Friday's Situ Gintung dam burst before disbursing...

JAPANESE RED CROSS SENDS FAMILY KITS TO DAM TRAGEDY VICTIMS.
March 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, March 28 (ANTARA) - The Japanese Red Cross in cooperation with Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) had sent "Family Kits" to Situ Gintung dam tragedy victims at Cireundeu village in Ciputat,...