ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from May 2009

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from May 2009

S OF INDONESIAN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Sunday. HOSTILITY VISIBLE AT NUMBER DRAW Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri made her...

NORTH SULAWESI HIT BY MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandarlampung, May 31 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit North Sulawesi about 101 kilometers northeast of Bitung sea, at 10:34 am Western Indonesian Standard Time...

S. KOREA, INDONESIA TO COOPERATE OVER YOUTH TRAINING.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Seoul, May 31 (ANTARA/OANA/Yonhap) - South Korea is to strike a new deal on expanding youth exchange programs and cooperation in school education with Indonesia, one of the nations participating...

KPU MAY DELAY OFFICIATION OF ELECTORAL POLLS.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Abdul Hafiz Anshary said the commission was likely to delay the official announcement of the fixed voters list (DPT)...

FOUR KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT IN CILACAP.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cilacap, C Java, May 31 (ANTARA) - Four people were killed in a collision between two public buses which were heading from opposing directions on Jalan Raya Slarrang, Kesugihan sub-district,...

RI CONCERNED ABOUT N KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government on Sunday expressed concern about North Korea's nuclear test and stressed the need to preserve stability in the Korean peninsula. "We are...

NO WORKER FROM N SUMATRA KILLED IN MALAYSIAN BUILDING COLLAPSE.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - North Sumatra's Overseas Worker Recruitment Agency (BP3TKI) said no Indonesian worker from North Sumatra was killed in the collapse of a renovated Malaysian supermarket...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND ASEAN-KOREA SUMMIT.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, left for Jeju island, South Korea, to attend the ASEAN-South Korea heads of state/government...

FOREIGN MINISTRY READY TO FACILITATE MANOHARA.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is ready to facilitate if Manohara Odelia Pinot, an Indonesian who became daughter-in- law of the Klantan Sultan and managed to escape to...

MANOHARA PROMISES TO HELP OTHER 'MANOs' IN MALAYSIA.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The daughter-in-law of Klantan Sultan, Manohara Odelia Pinot, who has managed to escape and return to Indonesia, promised on Sunday to help other 'Manoharas' who got...

TWELVE KILLED IN W SUMATRA BUS ACCIDENT.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, May 31 (ANTARA) - At least 12 passengers were killed when a PO Yanti bus serving the Padang-Batusangkar route plunged into a 15 meter-ravine in Silaing, Padang Panjang city at...

MEGA-PRO TARGETING 30 VOTERS IN YOGYAKARTA.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The success team of the Megawati Soekarnoputri - Prabowo Subianto (Mega-Pro) presidential ticket said it was targeting 30 percent of voters in Yogyakarta in the...

US TO ASSIST RI IN PROCUREMENT OF SIX NEW HERCULES PLANES.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The United States government has promised to assist Indonesia in the procurement of six new C-130 Hercules cargo planes, type H and J, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono...

RI FACING DILEMMA IN HANDLING REFUGEES.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is facing a dilemma in handling foreigners who became boat people due to problems in their countries of origin, a researcher said. "On the one hand,...

KPU ANNOUNCES OVER 176 MILLION VOTERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS.
May 31, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Sunday that the number of eligible voters for the upcoming July 8, 2009 presidential elections reached 176,367,056....

FLOODS HIT FIVE VILLAGES IN TANA TORAJA.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tana Toraja, S Sulawesi, May 30 (ANTARA) - At least five villages were submerged by a 1.5-meter flood in Tana Toraja district, South Sulawesi, following incessant rain since Friday through...

WIRANTO TO RENEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITH FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, May 30 (ANTARA) - Vice presidential candidate Wiranto said here on Saturday that Jusuf Kalla and him would renegotiate contracts with foreign corporations if they won the election later...

AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM LEADERS EXPLORE ISLAM IN INDONESIA.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Some young Australian Muslim leaders have participated in a bilateral exchange program in Indonesia aimed at strengthening links and understanding of Islam in both...

S OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON SATURDAY.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Saturday. KPU: NO EARLY CAMPAIGNING The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced...

YUDHOYONO, MEGAWATI MEET AFTER FIVE YEARS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former President Megawati Soekarnoputri met for the first time after five years at the General Election Commission (KPU) office...

YUDHOYONO NOT WORRIED ABOUT EVEN SEQUENCE NUMBER.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Presidential aspirant Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who was rumored to prefer an odd electoral sequence number said he did not worry about getting an even number. In a...

News Focus: IMPORTED MILK THREATENS LOCAL PRODUCERS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Milch cow and diary farmers at home are complaining about duty-free milk imports which have caused the domestic market prices of milk to drop so low that some farmers...

RI TO INCREASE PERSONNEL IN UN PEACE-KEEPING MISSIONS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency New York, May 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia hoped that the number of the country's personnel being attached in peace-keeping missions of the United Nations could each 2,000 in 2009. Indonesia's...

FOUNDATION INITIATES MEDICINAL PLANTS CULTIVATION PROJECT IN BALI.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali Province, May 30 (ANTARA) - The Bali-India Foundation has initiated a medicinal plants cultivation pilot project in the Bedugul area, Bali province. "The pilot project in its...

SOME 61 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SSEASR IN BALI.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali Province, May 30 (ANTARA) - Around 506 participants from 61 countries will attend the 3rd South and Southeast Asia Association for Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) conference...

YUDHOYONO EXPLAINS HIS FIVE MAIN AGENDAS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono explained the five main agendas he would implement if he was reelected in the upcoming July 8 election. Yudhoyono...

ACEH GOVT URGED TO ACCELERATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, May 30 (ANTARA)- The regional government of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) needs to accelerate various infrastructural development and investment in the province, a businessman said....

INDONESIANS OF ARAB DESCENT PROTEST RUHUT SITOMPUL'S REMARKS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Arab Nationalist Brotherhood (PNAI) has protested statements by Ruhut Sitompul in a recent dialog on Metro TV, saying they tended "to smack of racism" by...

Lawyer Supports Issuance of "Perppu" on Corruption Court
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis fully supports the immediate issuance of a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on the formation of a national corruption court....

CANDIDATES MUST EXPLAIN WAYS TO ACHIEVE GROWTH TARGETS : ECONOMIST.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Presidential and vice presidential candidates who recently promised certain economic growth rates if they were elected, should explain how, in concrete terms, those...

PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASEAN-S KOREA MEETING.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave for the South Korean island of Jeju on Sunday to attend an ASEAN- South Kora meeting. Besides attending the...

JAKARTA ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL 2009 TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 4.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Jakarta Anniversary Festival (JAF) VII will take place in Jakarta Art Building (GKJ) on June 4 through 30, 2009 in order to enliven the Jakarta's 482nd Anniversary, a...

SBY'S TEAM TARGETS 80 MILLION VOTES.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - The SBY-Boediono ticket's campaign team is targeting 80 million votes in order to be able to win the presidential election on July 8 in just one round. The team's...

SIX DIE IN LANDSLIDE.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tana Toraja, S Sulawesi, May 30 (ANTARA) - A family of six was buried to death following a landslide in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, on Saturday. Four of the bodies of villagers of Rarukan,...

YUDHOYONO CALLS ON CAMPAIGNERS NOT TO DISPLAY SECTARIAN SYMBOLS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all parties campaigning for the July 8 election not to display sectarian symbols in their activities. In...

MANDIRI NUSANTARA" CATCHES FIRE IN JAVA SEA.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, May 30 (ANTARA) - A vessel named "Mandiri Nusantara" carrying hundreds of passengers from Surabaya's Tanjung Perak seaport to Banjarmasin and Balikpapan in Kalimantan caught fire...

KPU POSTPONES DECLARATION OF PEACEFUL CAMPAIGNING.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) decided to postpone the declaration of peaceful campaigning from June 2 to June 10 to be able to make better preparations. "The...

MALAYSIAN WARSHIP AGAIN TRESPASSES INDONESIAN WATERS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, May 30 (ANTARA) - A Malaysian warship again trespassed Indonesian waters on Saturday. The fast attack craft-type ship belonging to the Malaysian navy code-named KD Baung-3509 openly...

CANDIDATES' SEQUENCE NUMBERS NOT IMPORTAANT TO VOTERS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - A political observer said here on Saturday the sequence numbers of presidential candidates would have no effect on voters. "The sequence number will not affect the...

MEGAWATI SEES NO DIFFERENCE IN SEQUENCE NUMBERS.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, May 30 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri said after receiving her sequence number which is number one for the presidential election on July 8 here on Saturday that...

PRESIDENT ATTENDS MASS PRAYING EVENT AT ISTIQLAL MOSQUE.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, attended the "dzikir" or national praying function at the Istiqlal Mosque here on Saturday evening. The president on the occasion...

PRESIDENT ATTENDS MASS PRAYER SERVICE AT ISTIQLAL MOSQUE.
May 30, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, attended a "dzikir" or national prayer service at the Istiqlal Mosque here on Saturday evening. The president on the occasion was...

INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA TO IMPROVE NON-CONVENTION VESSEL STANDARDS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Members of Indonesia's shipping industry gathered in Jakarta on Thursday with officials from the Department of Transportation to discuss a new and comprehensive set of...

FORT ROTTERDAM IN MAKASSAR REGULARLY PRESERVED.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, May 29 (ANTARA) - The South Sulawesi provincial administration will make every effort to preserve the FortRotterdam in Makassar, one of the best Dutch buildings in Indonesia. "For...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS AMBON EARLY FRIDAY.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Ambon, Maluku, on Friday at 7.58 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB). The quake's epicenter was located at 3.76...

GORONTALO HIT BY 5.4 EARTHQUAKE EARLY FRIDAY.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Gorontalo (northern Sulawesi), on Friday, at 2.33 am Western Indonesia Time (WIB). The quake's epicenter was...

VP: DON'T RELY TOO MUCH ON FOREIGN LOANS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Maros, S Sulawesi, May 29 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Indonesia should try to be self-reliant and not depend too much on foreign loans. "Our nation should be built based on the...

PRESIDENT URGED TO ISSUE PERPPU ON CORRUPTION COURT.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to soon issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on the formation of a...

EXPERT DOUBTS REPORTED DISCOVERY OF UNDERSEA VOLCANO.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, May 29 (ANTARA) - A geologist of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has cast doubt on the veracity of the reported discovery of a new giant volcano in the waters off Bengkulu...

WORLD RECORD BREAKING TO MARK SAIL BUNAKEN.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, North Sulawesi, May 29 (ANTARA) - A world record breaking on diving at the presence of officials of Guinness World of Record, is expected to mark Sail Bunaken 2009 which will be organized...

BODIES OF NINE AFGHAN MIGRANTS TO BE BURIED IN ROHIL.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, Riau, May 29 (ANTARA) - The bodies of nine Afghan immigrants who died in a boat mishap in Halang Island waters, Kubu subdistrict, Rokan Hilir (Rohil) district, Riau Province, were due...

KPU OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS THREE CANDIDATE PAIRS FOR JULY ELECTION.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The General Election Commission (KPU) on Friday officially confirmed the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto, Megawati-Prabowo and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono pairs as contestants...

UNDERSEA VOLCANO POTENTIAL SOURCE OF DISASTER : EXPERT.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - An expert on geological disaster mitigation has called for a more comprehensive study of the undersea volcano reportedly found west of Bengkulu province recently, saying...

KPU ARRANGING POLICE PROTECTION FOR CANDIDATES.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPK) is initiating contact with the National Police Headquarters for the provision of security for the country's three presidential and...

MINISTER : DON'T USE KORANIC VERSES IN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Religious Affairs Minister Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni here on Friday called on all participants in the presidential election to avoid using Koranic verses in their...

COMMANDER REMINDS SERVICEMEN ABOUT TNI'S NEUTRALITY.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Defense forces' (TNI) commander General Djoko Santoso reminded members here Friday to maintain neutral ahead of the presidential election on July 8. "The task of...

DOSSIERS ON FIVE ZULKARNAEN MURDER SUSPECTS TO PROSECUTORS NEXT WEEK.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Police are to submit the dossiers on the five hitmen who carried out the high-profile murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen to the public prosecutor's office next...

MORE AFGHAN MIGRANT BODIES FOUND AFTER BOAT MISHAP.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, May 29 (ANTARA) - More bodies were found on Friday following the sinking of a boat carrying illegal immigrants from Afghanistan in Riau, Sumatra. The number of the dead bodies found...

GOVT ALLOCATES RP1.1 TRILLION TO SOLVE SIDOARJO MUDFLOW PROBLEMS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sidoarjo, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has allocated Rp1.1 trillion to solve mudflow-related problems in Sidoarjo, East Java, this year, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said here on...

GOVT PREPARING 12 STATE INTERNATIONAL MADRASAHS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is preparing 12 state international Islamic boarding schools (madrasahs) in a number of provinces in the country with a new concept. "This...

INDONESIA HOST TO 34 BILLION TONS OF PEAT CARBON SINKS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali, May 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is host to 34 billion tons of peat carbon sinks, most of which are to be found in Riau province and Kalimantan, a senior researcher said. In...

POLICE TO STUDY SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON LAPINDO CASE.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The police will study the Supreme Court's decision rejecting the civil lawsuit against Lapindo in connection with mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java. National police...

AUSTRALIA READY TO WORK WITH NEW RI MPs
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Brisbane, Australia, May 29 (ANTARA) - Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Harry Jenkins has expected to work closely with the newly- elected members of the Indonesian parliament to...

THREE KILLED IN BEKASI FIRE.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Three people were killed as a house in Bekasi town east of here caught fire before dawn on Friday. The fire was believed to have originated from a glowing candle as...

News Focus: RI PLAYING IMPORTANT ROLE IN HOLDING PEAT CARBON SINKS.
May 29, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia plays an important role in holding billions of tons peat carbon sinks which, if released, could aggravate global warming and endanger life on earth. ...

S of Indonesian Newspapers on Thursday
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Thursday. HOUSE SEES RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN The House of Representatives is welcoming a...

THREE PROTEST RALLIES AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE THURSDAY.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Three protest rallies with a potential of creating traffic jam will be staged in front of the Presidential Palace on Merdeka Utara street here on Thursday. According...

Correction: GOVT PROPOSING RP1.55 TRILLION IN BIO-FUEL SUBSIDY.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency The second paragraph of the previous story reads that.....the subsidy allocation consisted of Rp429 billion in bio-diesel subsidy and Rp1.125 trillion in bio-ethanol subsidy. It should read the...

VP INSTRUCTS INDUSTRIAL ESTATES TO BUILD HOUSES FOR WORKERS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, Banten, May 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has instructed all industrial estates and PT Jamsostek to build special housing complexes for their workers. "I have instructed...

KPU, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TEAMS DISCUSS DEBATE'S FORMAT.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) and the campaign teams of the country's three presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs met here on Thursday to discuss...

TNI NOT TO TAKE HARSH ACTION AGAINST OPM.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Djoko Santoso said the military would not take "short-shrift" action against the separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM)...

AUSTRALIA TO FUND INDON LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANTS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Brisbane, Australia, May 28 (ANTARA) - The ACT Department of Education and Training (DET), the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Catholic Education Office have pledged to provide 24,000...

VP HANDS FIRST KEY OF SPECIAL HOUSES FOR WORKERS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, May 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla handed the first key of special houses for Griya Puri SPSI workers at Sukatani village in Rajeng, Tangerang district, on Thursday. The...

SECURITY IN AMBALAT BEING MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO STANDARD PROCEDURES.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Djoko Santoso said security in Ambalat waters, East Kalimantan, is being maintained according to marine border standard...

TNI HQ ERECTING SANTIAGO MONUMENT AT MIANGAS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, May 28 (ANTARA) - The National Defense Forces (TNI) Headquarters is erecting a Santiago monument on Miangas island in Talaud district, bordering Mindanao island in the Southern...

LEMHANAS CHIEF : DIPLOMATIC APPROACH PREFERABLE TO SOLVE AMBALAT PROBLEM.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Governor Muladi said a diplomatic rather than a military approach should be preferred in efforts to settle Indonesia's dispute...

RI, AUSTRALIA COLLABORATE ON "TALE OF 1001 NIGHTS" THEATER PRODUCTION.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian and Australian artists are to work together in presenting a theater play titled "Tales of 1001 Nights" in Jakarta on May 29-30. Renowned Indonesian actor...

ICT IMPROVES INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVE POWER.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role in strengthening and improving Indonesia's industrial competitive power. "ICT plays an...

News Focus: USE OF BIOFUELS PROVES TO BE MORE COSTLY.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The mandatory use of biofuels in Indonesia to replace the country's shrinking fossil fuels is not yet running smoothly. Biofuel proves to be more expensive than fossil...

BELGIAN ENVOY ASSISTS SCHOOL DROPOUT EDUCATION PROGRAM.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Belgian ambassador to Indonesia has presented Rp20 million to the "Karya Widya" foundation which runs a farm education program for school dropouts. Balgian...

News Focus: ECONOMISTS WORRIED ABOUT RI'S RISING EXTERNAL DEBTS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Although some say Indonesia still needs foreign loans to finance its economic development, other economists express concern over the rising of the country's external...

BANKS' INTEREST RATES ON CREDITS DOWN 38 BASIS POINTS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Bank of Indonesia (BI) said interest rates on bank credits have dropped around 38 basis points in the period December 2008 - April 2009. "Private banks' response...

CANDIDATES AGREE ON THEMES MONDERATORS FOR DEBATE.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) and campaign teams of candidates for the presidential race on July 8 agreed on the themes and moderators for a scheduled debate...

AUSSIES WELCOME RI SCHOOLS SEEKING PARTNERSHIPS.
May 28, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Brisbane, Australia, May 28 (ANTARA) - Principals of 15 schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) hinted that they would welcome Indonesian schools seeking partnership programs, an...