ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from March 2012

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from March 2012

FUEL PRICE MAY BE ADJUSTED: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, April (ANTARA) - The House of Represetatives in a plenary meeting here on Saturday agreed to allow the government to adjust the fuel price in case the average ICP rises or declines by 5 percent within a...

OIL PIPELINE BLOWN UP BY GUNMEN IN SOUTHEAST YEMEN.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Aden, Yemen, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - A group of unidentified assailants blew up a gas pipeline on Friday night in the restive southeastern province of Shabwa, which transports gas from the oil- producing...

BATTLE TO BRING DOWN SYRIA OVER: OFFICIAL.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Damascus, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Syria's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday that the battle to bring down the Syrian state is over, while a new battle has begun to stabilize the situation, mobilize...

TUAREG GUERRILLAS FORCE MALI ARMY OUT OF MORE POSITIONS IN NORTH.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bamako, March 3 (ANTARA/AFP) - The Mali army said early Saturday it had pulled its troops out of two more towns in the country's northeast, hours after Tuareg separatist guerrillas forced them out of the...

BRAZIL'S LULA FEARS LOSING VOICE MORE THAN DYING FROM CANCER: REPORT.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Rio de Janeiro, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he was more afraid of losing his voice than dying from cancer, local daily Folha de Sao Paulo said on...

Govt Accepts Postp0ned Subsidized Fuel Price Hike
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) -The Indonesian government accepted the decision of the plenum of the House of Representatives (DPR) to cancel the subsidized-fuel price hike and for a possible adjustment ifthe price of...

PALESTINIAN KILLED IN ISRAELI FIRE IN NORTHERN GAZA.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Gaza, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - A Palestinian youth was killed shortly after he was wounded by Israeli gunfire during clashes in northern the Gaza Strip on Friday, medical sources said. Adham Abu Selmia,...

JORDANIAN, ACTIVISTS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF PELSTINIANS.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Amman, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Some 25,000 Jordanians and activists from different countries took part in a demonstration in the Jordan Valley on Friday as part of the Global March to Jerusalem. During...

APINDO CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PRODUCT DUMPING.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - The Association of Indonesian Employers (Apindo) has urged the government to conduct an investigation into allegations of the dumping of some products entering the country. "The...

ICP NOT MEETING LEVELS FOR FUEL PRICES TO INCREASE.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - The average Indonesian crude price (ICP) during the past six months has yet to meet conditions to raise prices of subsidized fuel oil as of April , 202, according to the Energy and...

POLICE UNCOVER FUEL HOARDING IN WEST SUMATRA.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Padang, W Sumatra, March (ANTARA) - WestSumatra Police have uncovered eight cases of fuel oil hoarding in West Sumatra, West Sumatra Regional Police Spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Mainar Sugainto announced...

MINISTER PREDICTS FUEL OIL SHORTAGE BY AUGUST.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Surabaya, E Java, March 30 (ANTARA) - State-owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan has predicted a shortage of subsidized fuel oil by next August due to the government canceling its plan to increase subsidized...

HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT NOT TO RESIGN OVER PLAGIARISM SCANDAL.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Budapest, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Hungary's President Pal Schmitt said on Friday in a highly awaited televised statement that he would not resign despite the plagiarism scandal of his doctoral thesis. ...

Workers Warn Govt over Hoarding of Fuel
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - A workers organization has warned the government of the possibility of speculators hoarding fuel after the House issued a decision that allows the government to increase fuel oil...

Pertamina to Cut Oil Fuel Supply: Regional Company Official Says
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Manado, North Sulawesi, March 3 (ANTARA) - Pertamina will reduce subsidized oil fuel supplies by five percent from its normal quota due to the decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Saturday, according...

POLICE SHOOT DEAD TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - Police have shot dead two suspected terrorists at Pondok Aren in the southwestern outskirts of Jakarta. "True, we have shot dead two terrorist suspects and arrested two others,"...

WAVES IN PAPUA WATERS 2.5-4 METERS HIGH.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Biak,Mar 3 (ANTARA) -The waves in the Pacific Ocean north of Jayapura on Saturday morningreached a height of 2.5 to 4 meters, the meteorology agency said. The Frans Kaisiepo Airport Meteorology, Climatology...

MALI JUNTA LEADER CONFIRMS FALL OF NORTHERN TOWN.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Bamako, March 3 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Mali's junta leader, Capt. Amadou Sanogo, on Friday confirmed the fall of the key northern town of Kidal, hours after reports of its invasion by separatist Tuareg guerrilas....

PRESIDENT TO HOLD CABINET MEETING.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will convene a cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office, here, Saturday evening. Presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha told ANTARA via a...

INDONESIA, KUWAIT UNIVERSITIES ESTABLISH COOPERATION.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Cairo, March 3 (ANTARA) - The state-owned University of Indonesia (UI) and Kuwait University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint education cooperation to begin exchanges of lecturers and...

President Will Deliver Statement on Oil Price Controversy Tonight
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTAR) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to hold a cabinet meeting and deliver an official statement at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Saturday night. Presidential...

MODERATE QUAKE SHAKES RIAU PROVINCE.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pekanbaru, Riau province, March 3 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5. on the Richter scale jolted part of Riau province at 0:58 a.m. local time on Saturday. The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics...

RUSSIA DEPLOYS S-400 MISSILES IN FAR EAST.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, March 3 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-0ANA) - S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems will be deployed in Russias Far East before the end of the year, Far East Air Force and Air Defense Force chief Col. Sergei...

SAIL MOROTAI YACHTS TO ANCHOR IN CENTRAL BANGKA.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Koba, Bangka Belitung, March 3 (ANTARA) - Some 54 yachts participating in the international maritime event Sail Morotai will set anchor in Central Bangka District, Bangka Belitung Province. "According to the...

POLICEMAN KILLED IN DAGESTAN SHOOTOUT.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Makhachkala, March 3 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-0ANA) - Unknown assailants opened fire on a police car in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, killing one police officer and injuring another, investigators...

AFTERSHOCK MIGHT OCCUR IN RIAU, WARNS EXPERT.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pekanbaru, Riau, March 3 (ANTARA) - An aftershock could strike Riau province due to a fracture at the base of Earth's plates, according to an analyst at the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics...

BATAM PORT HEAD CALLS ON ALL SHIPS TO BE ALERT FOR WEATHER.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Batam, March 3 (ANTARA) - The Sekupang domestic port head has called on all ships to be alert following the Dumai Express 2 ferry incident caused by high tides. "Ships must be aware when sailing, despite the...

BALI'S CANNED FISH EXPORTS UP 72 PCT IN JANUARY.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Denpasar, Bali, March 3 (ANTARA) - Bali province earned US$2.67 million from the export of canned fish in January 202, up 72.80 percent from the same period last year, a local official said. Compared to...

Fishermen Find Difficulties Buying Fuel in Manado
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Manado, N Sulawesi, March 3 (ANTARA) - A number of fishermen here found it difficult to purchase subsidized fuel for their fishing boats, although the House of Representatives (DPR) has voted to cancel the...

ITALIAN ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Kuta, Bali, March 3 (ANTARA) - Customs authorities at Ngurah Rai Airport on the resort island of Bali have arrested Italian Daniele Pieretto on charges of smuggling ,430 grams of hashish. "We arrested him...

GARUDA PREPARES BOMBARDIER PLANES FOR MEDAN HUB.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Medan, North Sumatra, Mar 3 (ANTARA) - State-owned airline company PT Garuda Indonesia said it has prepared Bombardier CRJ 000 planes for flights on the Medan and Makassar hubs starting in November 202. ...

News Focus - N MALUKU TO OFFER WW II REENACTMENT DURING SAIL MOROTAI.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - World War II events will be reenacted during the international maritime event Sail Morotai in North Maluku Province, offering participants and visitors a chance to glimpse a moment...

WEAKENING OF US DOLLAR CAUSES INCREASE OF OIL PRICE: ANALYST.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Yogyakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - The weakening of US dollar rate was caused the strengthening of some commodities, especially the crude oil. Head of Research and Analysis Division PT Monex Investindo Futures...

News Focus: GOVT WARNED TO WATCH FOR FUEL HOARDERS by Andi Abdussalam
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - Even though the government has delayed its plan to raise fuel oil prices on April , 202, fuel oil hoarding cases still continue to take place in various parts of the country. Police...

GRASS ISN'T GREENER ACROSS NEW BORDER FOR SUDAN REFUGEES.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com By Hannah McNeish Jamam, South Sudan, March 3 (ANTARA/AFP) - After fleeing civil strife in Sudan and risking their lives on the way, the thousands who made it across the border with South Sudan have found...

UN TO REPLACE JUDGE WHO QUIT TROUBLED KROUGE COURT.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Phnom Penh, March 3 (ANTARA/AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he will appoint a replacement for a Swiss judge who quit Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court amid a row with Phnom Penh about whether to pursue...

Feature - JAILOLO BAY'S EXOTIC MARINE SCENERY AWAIT DIVING LOVERS by Johnny Tarigan and Fardah.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - Colorful and enchanting coral reefs in various sizes are decorating the undersea scenery of Jailolo Bay marine park, which is also home to many endemic marine biota. Located in West...

MILD QUAKE HITS ACEH.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Banda Aceh, Aceh, March 3 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook Banda Aceh and its environs on Saturday night. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 07.38 p.m. was 84 km west...

President Asks Government Officials to Remain Calm
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all administration officials to remain calm, think clearly and rationally following the House of Representatives' (DPR) decision to...

IRAQ MAY SKIP "FRIENDS OF SYRIA" MEET: SPOKESMAN.
March 31, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Baghdad, March 3 (ANTARA/AFP) - Iraq may not participate in the "Friends of Syria" conference in Istanbul on Sunday as it wants to maintain its ability to serve as a mediator, the Iraqi prime minister's spokesman...

DEMOCRAT PARTY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ITS FACTION CHAIRMAN PARLIAMENT.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Democrat Party's general chairmanAnas Urbaningrum has temporarily suspended the ruling party's faction chairman in the House of Representatives (DPR) Mohammad Jafar Hafsah owing to...

UNEMPLOYED GAZANS DISCOVER "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" IN FUEL CRISIS.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com By Osama Radi, Omer Othmani Gaza, March 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Fadel Ashour, a 22-year-old man who owns a three-wheel motorcycle in the Gaza Strip, eagerly follows the news on when gas stations can have...

GRAVESTONE OF HITLER'S PARENTS IN AUSTRIA DISMANTLED - MEDIA.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Moscow, Mar 30 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-OANA) - A large gravestone at the burial place of Adolf Hitler's parents in the Austrian town of Leonding has been taken down because it had become a "pilgrimage site" for...

Pdip Member Hopes Transparent Voting on Fuel Price Hike
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - A parliament member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Rieke Dyah Pitaloka expressed hope that the decision making in the plenary session at the House of...

CNA TO SIGN COOP AGREEMENT WITH TURKISH NEWS AGENCY.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Taipei, March 30(ANTARA/CNA)- Taiwan's state-funded Central News Agency (CNA) will sign a media cooperation agreement with Cihan News Agency, a Turkish news agency based in Istanbul, at a ceremony marking...

JORDANIA DEMONSTRATIONS BURN ISRAELI, U.S. FLAGS.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Amman, March 30 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Dozens of Jordanians staged a sit-in Thursday and called for the closure of the Israeli embassy in Amman. The demonstrators, including young groups and activists, held...

INDONESIA'S POLITICAL-SECURITY SITUATION MIGHT AFFECT STOCK PRICE INDEX.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian composite stock price index might be affected by the parliament's plenary meeting on the subsidized fuel price hike as well as the current domestic political and...

STUDENTS MUD BATHING TO PROTEST FUEL PRICE HIKE.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA)- Twenty-seven students associated with Bandung's Indonesian National Students Movement have been taking mud baths during a rally against the planned subsidized fuel price hike. ...

Pks Faction Asks Government to Cancel Fuel Price Hike Plan
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) has asked the government to cancel the planned fuel oil price increase, which will be decided at the...

LEE GOV'T DRAWS FLAK TO FRESH REVELATIONS IN SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com SEOUL, March 30 (ANTARA/Yonhap)-The main opposition Democratic United Party intensified its attacks on President Lee Myung-bak Friday after the disclosure of documents alleging that his government carried out...

TENS OF THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST FUEL PRICE HIKE OUTSIDE PALACE.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Thousands of people rallied against the planned fuel price hike in front of the state palace here on Friday. The demonstrators, who were from a number of Islamic organizations, had...

NU CALLS FOR DELAY IN FUEL PRICE HIKE.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, asked the government on Friday to suspend its plan to raise fuel oil prices, citing widespread opposition by the public....

U.S. TO RETHINK N. KOREA POLICY IN CASE OF ROCKET LAUNCH.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com WASHINGTON, March 30(ANTARA/Yonhap)-The Obama administration will overhaul its approach toward North Korea if it presses ahead with a multiple-stage rocket launch next month, a senior Pentagon official said...

GARUDA PLANS TO COOPERATE WITH 1,600 CORPORATES.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta,Mar 30 (ANTARA) - National Airline Company PT Garuda Indonesia this year planned to establish cooperation with ,600 corporations to earn a total of Rp3 trillion. The company's president director...

DEMONSTRATORS PULL DOWN FENCE OF MAIN GATE OF PARLIAMENT BUILDING.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Demonstrators, mostly students and laborers, pulled down the fence at the main gate of the parliament building while protesting the government's plan to raise fuel oil prices, here on...

Demonstrators Block Toll Road to Protest Fuel Price Hike
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's plan to raise fuel oil prices blocked the toll road in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Friday. The...

THREE SUNKEN TUGBOAT STILL MISSING.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Pekanbaru, Riau Province, March 30 (ANTARA) - Hendri Tamzoni, Firdaus and Hendra of Riau, who went missing after a tugboat went down inRupat waters,Bengkalis regency since Tuesday had not been recovered, police...

Demonstrators Hurl Stones at Police
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Police officers removing pieces of cloth used to pull down fences at the parliament building were hit with stones thrown by demonstrators protesting the government's fuel oil price...

TELKOM BOOKED INCOME OF RP71.3 TLN IN 2011.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - State telecommunications operatorPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) said its income rose by 3.8 percent to Rp 7.3 trillion last year from Rp 68.3 trillion one year ...

Police Find Molotov Cocktails on Toll Road
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Security personnel found four Molotov cocktail gasoline bombs when they combed a toll road that demonstrators had blocked on Friday in protest of the government's fuel price hike...

GOVT, HOUSE AGREE ON 2012 GROWTH AT 6.5 PCT.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The government and the House of Representative's budget committee on Friday agreed to seek economic growth of 6.5 percent in the draft revision of the 202 state budget, down from the...

PGAS' PROFIT DOWN 4.9 PCT.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - State gas company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGAS) saw its net profit falling 4.9 percent to Rp5.93 trillion last year from Rp6.23 trillion a year earlier. The decline in net profit...

National Police Chief Visits Parliament Building
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo visited the House of Representatives (DPR) building here on Friday night after the security forces dispersed demonstrators who rejected...

OIL FUEL CONSUMPTION UP IN PAST THREE MONTHS: PERTAMINA.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - Oil fuel consumption has increased in the past three months due among others to the government's plan to raise the price of the commodity as of April . In January oil fuel...

FOURTEEN AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED WHILE ABOUT TO CROSS TO AUSTRALIA.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Lebak, Banten, March 30 (ANTARA) - Police in Lebak in the province of Banten, West Java, have arrested 4 immigrants from Afghanistan who were about to leave for Christmas Island in Australia. "They were...

PRESIDENT NOT TO ATTEND ASEAN SUMMIT IN CAMBODIA.
March 30, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not attend the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia and has assigned Vice President Boediono to represent him at the meeting, Julian Aldrin Pasha, said. ...

ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREE ON DRAFT FINAL STATEMENT FOR BAGHDAD SUMMIT.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com B Jamal Hashim Baghdad, March 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday concluded a meeting in the Iraqi capital after agreeing on a draft statement to be submitted to the final session of...

BRAZIL'S FORMER PRESIDEN LULA IS CANCER FREE: DOCTORS.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Rio de Janeiro, March 29 (ANTARA/Xinhua-0ANA) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shows no signs of the laryngeal cancer with which he was diagnosed last year, his physicians announced on...

FINNISH PRESIDENT REGARDS RI A FUTURE ECONOMIC COOPERATION PARTNER.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com London, March 29 (ANTARA) - Finnish President Sauli Vainamo Niinisto sees Indonesia as a future economic cooperation partner of Finland, especially in industry and trade. He made the statement when receiving...

MANDALA AIRLINES TO RESUME OPERATIONS ON APRIL 5.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Mandala Airlines will resume operation on April 5 after having stopped all flights in early 20, Sandiaga Uno, CEO of Saratoga Group (shareholder of Mandala Airlines), said here on...

G-5 STAFF OF UNIFIL VISITS POM TASK FORCE.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Operational Staff for Training (G-5) of AOR (Area Of Responsibility) of the Eastern Sector of UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon) visited POM Task Force of East Military...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEACEFUL RALLIES OPPOSING FUEL PRICE HIKE.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Seoul, March 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during his Thursday visit to Seoul, asked Indonesian protesters to conduct peaceful rallies against the government's April fuel price hike plan. ...

INDONESIA-SOUTH KOREA'S RELATIONSHIP BUILT ON TRUST.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Seoul, March 29 (ANTARA)- Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the relationship between Indonesia and South Korea was built on mutual trust and common interests. "It's all based on trust if...

4,000 TO HOLD RALLY IN JAKARTA ON THURSDAY.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Some 4,000 people are set to hold a rally in Jakarta on Thursday to oppose the government's planned April fuel price hike, according to officials at Jakarta's Metropolitan Police...

THOUSANDS OF WORKERS RALLY IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT OFFICE.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Thousands of workers from various labor unions rallied in front of the House of Representatives building in Central Jakarta on Thursday to protest the government's plan to increase...

INDONESIA, SOUTH KOREA TO INCREASE TRADE TO US$50 BILLION BY 2015.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Seoul, March 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to increase trade between the two countries to US$50 billion by 205. The agreement was announced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the...

CAP'S SALES UP 22.2 PCT.(Financial report)
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, Mar 29 (ANTARA) - Publicly listed PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical (CAP) raised its sales by 22.2 pct from .8 billion US dollars by the end of 200 to 2.2 billion US dollars in the same period of 20. CAP...

WESTWOOD VOWS TO RETAIN CROWN AT INDONESIAN MASTERS 2012.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Masters champion Lee Westwood has vowed to defend his title at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters 202 international golf tournament to be held at the Royale Jakarta Golf...

SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS STRENGTHEN JAPAN-RI RELATIONSHIP.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Japanese Ambassador Yoshinori Katori has stressed the role played by Indonesian youths who have received Japanese government scholarships in strengthening Japan-Indonesia relations....

Indonesian Parliament to Decide on Fuel Price Hike
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to decide on the controversial proposed fuel price hike during a Friday plenary meeting. This was announced following a...

HOUSE SPEAKER THREATENS TO DISMISS LEGISLATORS WHO DISRUPT FUEL DEBATE.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - House Speaker Marzuki Alie has said he will expel any legislator who breaks the rules at the plenary meeting to decide whether to implement the proposed fuel price hike on Friday. ...

It's Not Necessary to Increase Fuel Prices: Golkar Party
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Jakarta, March 29 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party expressed its stance, saying that it is not necessary to raise the subsidized fuel oil prices as planned by the government and expected to be effective on April , 202. ...

US, RUSSIA MAY COMPROMISE ON MISSILE SHIELD IN 2 YEARS.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Washington, Mar 29 (ANTARA/RIA Novosti-OANA) - U.S. President Barack Obama hopes to reach a compromised agreement with Russia on the American missile defense system in Europe next year or in 204, Josh Earnest,...

SPAIN FACES BRAIN DRAIN AS CUTS FORCE SCIENTISTS TO LEAVE.
March 29, 2012... Byline: Editor Antaranews.com Madrin, March 29 (ANTARA/AFP) - With his contract about to run out and no opportunities on the horizon in Spain, paleontologist Diego Garcia-Bellido Capdevila has started looking for work abroad. "A university...