ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from May 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from May 2011

WHO CONDUCTS STUDY OF RABIES IN BALI.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, May 31 (ANTARA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with Animal Health Directorate, Directorate General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health, and Denpasar Veterinary...

PRESIDENT: DO NOT BASE DEVELOPMENT ON MARKET MECHANISM.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, W Kalimantan, May 31 (ANTARA) - Development and efforts to reduce the number of poor people should not be based only on the law of economy and market mechanism. "Do not base the...

ANOTHER PALU POLICE OFFICERS ATTACKER CAPTURED.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Police have arrested another alleged attacker of three police officers in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on May 25. "We arrested him last night," the head of the National...

RAMADHAN POHAN SUSPECTS POLITICIAN TRYING TO DAMAGE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The deputy secretary general of the ruling Democrat Party, Ramadhan Pohan, suspected that an old politician was trying to damage the party. "There is a politician...

GOVERNOR CONFIRMS PHILIPPINES INVESTOR WILL BUILD CONTAINER PORT.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mamuju, May 31 (ANTARA) - West Sulawesi Governor H.Anwar Adnan Saleh confirmed that a Philippine investor would soon follow up a cooperation on building a container port in Belang-Belang, some 50...

KPK QUESTIONS MALLARANGENG IN SPORTS MINISTRY CORRUPTION CASE.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng was grilled as a witness by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over alleged corruption in his office. "I received...

PRESIDENT TO INVITE PONTIANAK DANCERS TO PALACE.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, W.Kalimantan, May 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will invite Pontianak dancers group to perform the "Gerak Khatulistiwa" or Equator Motion dance at the presidential...

FM CANNOT CONFIRM NUNUN'S ARREST IN BANGKOK.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Spokesman to Foreign Affairs Ministry stated he could not confirmed about the issue of the bribery-case-suspect Nunun Nurbaeti being caught in Bangkok recently. "I...

MINISTER : SENDER OF SLANDEROUS TEXT MESSAGE VIOLATES LAW.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bekasi, W Java, May 31 (ANTARA) - Communications and Informatics Minister Tifatul Sembiring said the sender of text messages considered slandering President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the...

ASEAN ADVISED TO ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO S CHINA SEA DISPUTES.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - It should be one of ASEAN's important objectives with regard to the South China Sea to encourage China to agree to resolve peacefully its dispute with some ASEAN member...

News Focus: BLACK PANTS FOR TOUR DE SINGKARAK CYCLISTS.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The Tanah Datar district administration will present the "Sarawa Galembong", Minangkabau traditional black pants that have a large circumference down to the ankles and...

MPR LEADER WANTS END TO PRIMORDIAL TIES WITH MALAYSIA.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The deputy chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Hajriyanto Tohari, has called for the use of rational diplomacy instead of primordial and emotional...

HABIBIE, AMIEN RAIS TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT UN FORUM.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cairo, May 31 (ANTARA) - Former Indonesian president Bacharuddin Jusup Habibie and former chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais will become keynote speakers at an...

RI'S MUSICIANS, ACEH TSUNAMI SURVIVORS TO JOIN ASEAN CARAVAN TO JAPAN.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The ASEAN Caravan of Goodwill volunteers including Indonesian musicians and survivors of the 2004 Aceh tsunami, are all set for their mission to lift the spirits of...

US AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE MEETS INDONESIAN WOMAN LEADERS.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Initiatives Melanne Verveer accompanied by US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel held a dialog with leaders of Indonesian...

MEGAWATI SUGGESTS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - General chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri suggested that Indonesia develop alternative energy meeting Indonesia's...

MAKASSAR BECOMES NATIONAL AVIATION MAIN POINT.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Makassar, S Sulawesi, May 31 (ANTARA) - State-owned airline company Garuda Indonesia has officially named Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport a national aviation main distribution point by...

RI YOUTH ORGANIZATION WINS ASEAN BIODIVERSITY CHAMPIONS AWARD.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - The Green Community youth organization from Indonesia along with HSBC Brunei, the GMA Network's "Born to be Wild" television program in the Philippines, won the first...

ELEVEN GOVERNORS WIN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARDS.
May 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 31 (ANTARA) - Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has presented awards to 11 governors and 20 mayors/district heads for their success in promoting occupational...

AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR VISITS E JAVA TO STRENGTHEN TIES.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty is to visit Surabaya on Monday (30 May) to strengthen ties between Australia and Indonesia's second-largest city and the...

EIGHT COUNTRIES TO TAKE PART IN PARAGLIDING COMPETITION.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, C Sulawesi, May 30 (ANTARA) - Paragliding enthusiasts from eight countries have registered for participation in a tournament dubbed "Indonesia Open" to be held in Sigi District, Central...

PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN W KALIMANTAN FOR WORKING VISIT.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, Monday for a two-day working visit. The president and...

SUKABUMI POLICE ORDERED TO SHOOT DANGEROUS CRIMINALS ON SIGHT.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sukabumi, W Java, May 30 (ANTARA) - Police in Sukabumi district, West Java, have issued a shoot-on-sight order against suspected criminals who threaten the safety of on-duty police personnel and...

POLICE PROBING PURPORTED THREATENING SMS FROM NAZARUDDIN.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesian police are now investigating the source of a short text message (SMS) purportedly sent by sacked Democrat Party treasurer M Nazaruddin from Singapore...

RI EMBASSY AWAITING FUNDS FOR EVACUATING INDONESIANS FROM YEMEN.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Cairo, May 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesian ambassador to Yemen Nurul Aulia said the embassy in Sanaa is waiting for funds for the further evacuation of Indonesians in view of the worsening security...

POLICE FIND INDICATIONS OF TERRORIST DESIGNS IN PALU INCIDENT.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Police said they had found indications of terrorist intentions in last May 25's attack on police officers in Palu, Central Sulawesi. The head of the National Police's...

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May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency PAPUA'S UNIVERSITY STRIVING TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE-ENERGY-CONSCIOUS GRADUATES By : Libertina Widyamurti Ambari Jayapura, May 20 (ANTARA) - Cendrawasih University (locally known as Uncen) ,...

GREENOMICS QUESTIONS MORATORIUM MAP'S ACCURACY.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Greenomics Indonesia has questioned the accuracy of the Indicative Map attached in the Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011 on Moratorium on New Logging Concession for...

MAHFUD REPORTED NURPATI FOR ALLEGED DOCUMENT FORGERY.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mahfud MD said here on Monday he had reported former General Elections Commission (KPU) member Andi Nurpati on February 12, 2010...

MARITIME MINISTRY EARMARKS RP212 BILLION FOR FISHERMEN.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam, Riau Islands, May 30 (ANTARA) - The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has set aside Rp212 billion to improve the welfare of fishermen through several empowerment programs, a minister said. ...

News Focus: EDUCATION SYSTEM YET TO MEET WORK REQUIREMENTS.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Unemployment problem in the country is not always caused by shortage of work fields but also by lack of human resources quality. Even, many university graduates are...

Legislator Rejects Govt Plan to Raise Hajj Pilgrimage Cost
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - A legislator of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII on religious affairs said he was opposed to the government's plan to raise the hajj pilgrimage cost...

PRESIDENT : CIRCULATING TEXT MESSAGES SLANDER.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said certain text messages that were circulating containing accusations to him were nothing but slander. Before departing for...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING USED TO SPREAD SLANDER.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern over the use of information technology and social networks as a means for spreading slander and commit character...

ULIL : POLITICAL RIVALS EXPLOITING DEMOCRAT PARTY'S INTERNAL TURMOIL.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - A ruling Democrat Party functionary, Ulil Abshar Abdalla, said the Democrat Party's "political rivals" were exploiting the current problem in the party to undermine...

RI, MALAYSIA AGREE TO PROTECT TRADITIONAL FISHERMEN.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam, Riau Islands, May 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to protect their traditional fishermen who have been carried away by sea currents into each other's territorial waters. ...

Adang Says He Explained Nunun's Whereabouts to Kpk
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Adang Daradjatun said he had officially explained the whereabouts of his wife, Nunun Nurbaeti, to the Corruption Eradication...

TWENTY-ONE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DETAINED IN KENDARI.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, SE Sulawesi, May 30 (ANTARA) - Southeast Sulawesi police arrested 21 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, in a hotel here, Sunday evening. The foreigners consisted...

WALHI CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO EVALUATE OIL PALM PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, W Kalimantan , May 30 (ANTARA) - The West Kalimantan chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to evaluate the massive...

DEMONSTRATORS VANDALIZE ENTRANCE OF ACEH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 30 (ANTARA) - Some 120 demonstrators vandalized the entrance of the Aceh governor's office on Monday after they had been banned from staging a rally in the building's...

LAWMAKER WANTS MORE INDONESIAN WOMEN IN UN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 30 (ANTARA) - A member of the House of Representatives' Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf said she was hoping to see more Indonesian women join...

RI STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN US DISCUSS 21TH CENTURY VISION.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency New York, May 29 (ANTARA) - Nearly 100 Indonesian students and professionals in the United States are by the end of this week getting together in a forum in Washington DC for sharing ideas and...

RI EMBASSY IN BRATISLAVA HOLDS SEMINAR ON ISLAMIC GENDER AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN INDONESIA.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, May 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian embassy in Bratislava, Slovakia, teaming up with the Association of Slovakian Foreign Policy held a seminar entitled "Islam, Gender and Democratization in...

SEMEN PADANG PLANS TO BUILD 4TH UNIT OF INDARUNG PLANTS.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, May 31 (ANTARA) - Cement maker PT Semen Padang plans to build a fourth unit of plants in Indarung, West Sumatra, to cater to demand until 50 years ahead. The company is in the process...

4.5-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS MAURA LABUH.
May 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, May 30 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Muara Labuh in Solok Selatan district, West Sumatra, at 6.33 am local time on Tuesday. Padangpanjang...

6.3-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS LAMPUNG.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Lampung province on Sunday morning but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. The epicenter of the quake...

THREE QUAKES HIT INDONESIA ON SUNDAY.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Three earthquakes of different magnitudes hit several areas in Indonesia on Sunday morning, the National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) said. The first quake of 6.0...

THOUSANDS MARK 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF CAR-FREE DAY IN SOLO.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Solo, C Java, May 29 (ANTARA) - Thousands of residents, most of them clad in Batik, converged on Slamet Riyadi Street here on Sunday morning to mark the first anniversary of Car-Free Day. They...

PPP'S E JAVA CHAPTER BACKS SURYADHARMA'S BID FOR SECOND TERM.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bangkalan, E Java, May 29 (ANTARA) - The East Java chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) has vowed to support incumbent party chief Suryadharma Ali's bid for a second term at the upcoming...

E JAVA GOVERNOR TO RUN FOR DEMOCRAT PARTY'S PROVINCIAL CHIEF.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, May 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given the green light to East Java Governor Soekarwo's bid to run for the chairmanship of the provincial chapter of the...

CHIEF SECURITY MINISTER ASKS POLICE TO BRING HOME NAZARUDDIN.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said he had asked three state agencies to try to bring home former Democrat Party treasurer...

TWO ARRESTED FOR DISTRIBUTING PORN VIDEOS.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pacitan, East Java, May 28 (ANTARA) - Pacitan police have arrested two youths for allegedly being involved in producing and distributing porn videos that had caused unrest in the district...

THREE EX-OFFICIALS TO BE GRILLED OVER ALLEGED GRAFT CASES.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, May 29 (ANTARA) - The West Sumatra public prosecutor's office will soon investigate three former local officials suspected of involvement in graft cases. The three were...

DEMOCRAT REMAINS MOST POPULAR PARTY: SURVEY.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The ruling Democrat Party remains the most popular party and will gain the vast majority votes if general elections are held in May 2011, according to the results of a...

PPP'S BANTEN CHAPTER BACKS MUQOWAM'S BID FOR PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Banten chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) has pledged to support Akhmad Muqowam's bid for party chairmanship at the upcoming party's congress in Bandung,...

News Focus: BATAM DEVELOPS CONTEMPORARY BATIK TO SUPPORT ASEAN TRADE CENTER.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ASEAN batik trade center. On May 20 the Trade...

TRANS PAPUA ROADS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 5 YEARS.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Papua, May 29 (ANTARA) - Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu hoped two trans Papua roads linking Timika and Enarotali Paniai and Merauke - Tanah Merah - Waropko could be completed in 5 years. ...

BATAM'S WHOLESALE MARKET SUGGESTED TO BE BATIK MARKET.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Batam, May 29 (ANTARA) - Batam city councilor Rekaveny has suggested that Jodoh wholesale market in the city be developed into a batik market. "The market is not maintained properly and I think...

JAKARTA LDII CHAPTER TO PRODUCE ONE MILLION BIOPORI HOLES.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Islamic Propagation Institute (LDII) will immediately build one million water catchments or biopori to reduce the impacts of...

RI SOCIAL MINISTRY ESTABLISHES COOPERATION WITH CHARITY COMMISSION OF ENGLAND, WALES.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency London, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian social affairs ministry established cooperation with the Charity Commission of England and Wales with the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) in capacity...

ISMAFARSI STAGES ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, May 29 (ANTARA) - West Sumatra branch of All Indonesia Pharmacy Students Senate Association (ISMAFARSI) hit the streets of Padang, West Sumatra, to stage an anti-smoking rally...

GOVERNMENT PREPARES US$5 MILLION TO PRESERVE CORAL REEFS.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Wangi-wangi, SE Sulawesi, May 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government prepares US$5 million funds for sustainable preservation and management of coral reefs at the world coral triangle in...

YOGYAKARTA STUDENTS STAGE ANTI-SMOKING RALLY.
May 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Yogyakarta, May 29 (ANTARA) - Around 50 students of the Muhammadiyah University's Medical Faculty in Yogyakarta staged an anti-smoking rally on Sunday to make the public aware of the dangers of...

BABEL TO PREPARE 1,000 HOTEL ROOMS FOR "SAIL BELITONG".
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Bangka Belitung (Babel) provincial administration will prepare 1,000 hotel rooms for visitors during Sail Wakatobi Belitong (SWB) 2011 which...

MINISTRY TO HOLD BLUE REVOLUTION FORUM, EXPO.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The marine affairs and fisheries ministry will again hold a forum and expo themed Indonesian Blue Revolution or IBREF 2011. IBREF 2011 is a forum to promote a change...

FIVE FOREIGN ARTIST TROUPES TO PARTICIPATE IN BALI FESTIVAL.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, May 28 (ANTARA) - Artist troupes from five countries have confirmed their plan to take part in the 33rd Bali Arts Festival scheduled for June 10-July 9 at the Denpasar Cultural...

RI, BOSNIA TO EXCHANGE VISA-FREE FACILITIES.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali, May 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Bosnia- Herzegovina have agreed to provide visa-free facilities to each other's diplomatic and official passport holders. Indonesian Foreign...

DEMOCRAT PARTY REQUIRES CADRES TO MEET LEGAL SUMMONSES : HINCA.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Democrat Party (PD) requires all its cadres to meet legal summonses, secretary for communication division affairs of the Democrat Party's Executive Board Hinca...

RI-SAUDI SOM TO BE HELD IN JEDDA'S ROYAL GUEST HOUSE.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jedda, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia will be held at the Royal Guest House in Jedda on Saturday. The Indonesian delegates to the SOM,...

Democrat Party's Punishment of Nazaruddin Insignificant: Permadi
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The decision of the ruling Democrat Party (PD) to fire Muhammad Nazaruddin from his post as the party's treasurer is just an insignificant punishment, a Gerindra Party...

NAZARUDDIN CASE PROVES FAILURE OF CORRUPTION ERADICATION EFFORTS : MUHAMMADIYAH CHIEF.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, May 28 (ANTARA) - The alleged bribery case involving Democrat Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin is proof of the failure of corruption eradication efforts, Din Syamsuddin,...

RI OFFERS DRAFT MOU ON WORKERS PLACEMENT TO SAUDI ARABIA.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jedda, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian delegation to the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) in Saudi Arabia has proposed a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the placement of Indonesian...

News Focus: NAM DEMANDS RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN POLITICAL DETAINEES IN ISRAEL.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political prisoners including children in Israeli jails, perhaps...

C SULAWESI POLICE RAISE FLAGS HALF-MAST OVER SHOOTING.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palu, Central Sulawesi, May 28 (ANTARA) - Police sectors across Central Sulawesi raise national flags half-mast following the death of two police officers in an attack on Wednesday in Palu. "We...

SAUDI GOVT READY TO SIGN MoU ON RI MIGRANT WORKERS.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jedda, May 28 (ANTARA) - Saudi Arabia has agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia on the placement of Indonesian workers in the Middle Eastern country, a Saudi minister said....

ANTI-GRAFT BODY ARRESTS MANPOWER OFFICIAL.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested a Manpower and Transmigration Ministry official for his alleged part in a graft case related to the construction...

RI TRYING TO AVOID FIFA SANCTIONS.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is trying to avoid sanctions from the world's football governing body FIFA following its failure to set up a new national football association executive board....

SABANG TO HOST SAIL TOURISM EVENT IN SEPT.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, May 28 (ANTARA) - Sabang Municipality, Aceh Province, will host an international sail tourism event in September 2011. "We have made several preparations to welcome...

BJ HABIBIE TO RECEIVE "STAR OF SOEKARNO" AWARD.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - Prof Dr Eng BJ Habibie will receive The Star of Soekarno Award from Rachmawati Soekarno, a daughter of the country's first president, Soekarno, and rector of the...

RI TEAM FAILS TO ADVANCE TO SUDIRMAN CUP FINALS.
May 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Qindao, May 28 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian badminton team failed to reach the final round of the Sudirman Cup championship as it was beaten by Denmark 1-3 in the semifinals here on Saturday evening....

NAM REITERATES DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN POLITICAL DETAINEES.
May 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali, May 27 (ANTARA) - The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at its ongoing Bali Meeting has reiterated its demand for the release of all Palestinians being held as political prisoners by...

MARTY: RI CONCERNED ABOUT CONDITIONS OF PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS.
May 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nasa Dua, May 27 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed concern about the conditions of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. Holding the Palestinian...

NAM MINISTERS CONCLUDE BALI MEETING.
May 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Nusa Dua, Bali, May 27 (ANTARA) - Foreign ministers of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) concluded their 16th meeting here on Friday with five final documents. The documents include Bali the...

News Feature: ENU ISLET AWAITS GENTLE TOUCH OF INVESTORS.
May 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Otniel Tamindael Jakarta, May 27 (ANTARA) - As the best known "turtle island", Enu islet in Aru Islands District is awaiting a gentle touch of investors who can turn it into a marine tourism...