ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from October 2011

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from October 2011

BOGOR TO ESTABLISH ANTI-DRUG AMBASSADORS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, W Java, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - The West Java rainy town of Bogor will establish anti-drug ambassadors involving around 2,000 students and teenagers, organizer of anti-drug campaign spokesman...

PRESIDENT TO SHARE RI'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE AT UNESCO MEETING.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will share Indonesia's experience in maintaining cultural diversity for the sake of unity at the upcoming UNESCO General Assembly in...

PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH WORLD LEADERS DURING G20 MEETING.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said when attending the G20 meeting in Cannes, France, later this week he expects to hold private meetings with world leaders such as...

BENGKULU'S PANJANG BEACH NEEDS MORE, BETTER FACILITIES.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Panjang beach in Bengkulu province needs more and better facilities in order to attract more domestic and foreign tourists, a tourism observer said. "Panjang beach...

KOMODO RECEIVES OVER 100 MILLION VOTES VIA SMS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Support for Komodo Island to become a New7Wonders of Nature site has reached more than 100 million votes cast through cellular text (SMS) messages to the...

News Focus: GORONTALO ASPIRES TO BECOME WORLD-CLASS CORN PRODUCING REGION.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Gorontalo is preparing itself to host a World Maize Conference (WMC) in 2012 which it sees as a forum that will bring it one step closer to its goal of becoming a...

BALI COURT TO START TRIAL OF AUSTRALIAN BOY.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - A court a Bali will start the trial of an Australian boy being detained for drug possession next Tuesday (November 1) at 9 AM local time, the boy's attorney M...

SENIOR POLITICIANS' CHANCE ENDS WITH 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PRIYO.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - A Golkar Party executive said here on Monday that the presidential election in 2014 would be the final chance for senior politicians to run and try to win it. ...

GOVT BEGINS DENYING SENTENCE REMISSIONS TO CONVICTED CORRUPTERS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - The government has begun tightening the requirements for convicted corrupters to obtain jail term remissions, Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin said. "It...

PRESIDENT ASKS VP, GOVERNOR TO OVERCOME FLOODS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on Vice President Boediono and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo to immediately overcome the floods inundating parts of South...

PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR FRANCE.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First lady Ani Yudhoyono left for France here Monday for a four-day working visit in Paris and Cannes from October 31 to November...

JAKARTA TO BUILD ANOTHER DAM TO ADDRESS FLOOD PROBLEM.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has said the capital city will build another dam to overcome a chronic flood problem in the Pondok Labu area and its surroundings. "We...

RATTAN FARMERS TO STAGE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST EXPORT BAN.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Hundred rattan farmers, workers and collectors of Kotawarining Timur district in Central Kalimantan plan to conduct a rally against the government's...

Cti Permanent Secretariat to Be Established in Manado
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif C. Sutardjo has officially announced that Indonesia will set up a building to house the regional secretariat of the Coral...

INDONESIA OPTIMISTIC TO BECOME OVERALL CHAMPION AT 26TH SEA GAMES.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesian vice president Boediono expressed his optimism that the country would come out as the overall champion at the upcoming 26th Southeast Asian Games. "I am...

POLICE READY TO BE AUDITED OVER FREEPORT FUNDS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA)- Police said here on Monday they were ready to be audited and transparent with regard to allegations they had received US$14 billion from PT Freeport Indonesia to secure...

News Focus: ASEAN MOVES CLOSER TO ADOPTION OF COMMON VISA.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - The 19th ASEAN Summit to be held in Bali on November 17-19, 2011, is expected to discuss among other things the proposed common ASEAN visa system as part of the ASEAN...

SMALL MT LOKON ERUPTIONS STILL POSSIBLE.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Manado, N. Sulawesi, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi province still has the potential of producing minor outbursts after its eruption at 17.19 local time on Wednesday (Oct 26), a...

GOVT URGED TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF JAKARTA FLOODS.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Public policy observer Andrinov Chaniago has urged the government to mitigate the impacts of big floods which usually occur every five years in Jakarta. "Natural...

NO BRUNEI BADMINTON PLAYERS AT 26TH SEA GAMES.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Brunei Darussalam will be the only country not taking part in badminton compettions in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on November 11 to...

RI CORE SOCCER PLAYERS FOR SEA GAMES STILL KEPT SECRET.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - The chief coach of Indonesia's under-23-years-old (U-23) national soccer team, Rahmad Darmawan, is still keeping secret the names of core players to be fielded in the...

Govt Urged to Audit Pt Freeport Indonesia
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - A non-governmental organization (NGO) here has urged the government to conduct an audit on PT Freeport Indonesia's finances in connection with the company's failure to...

SIX SE ASIAN LEADERS TO ATTEND SEA GAMES OPENING IN PALEMBANG.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Six South East Asian heads of state/government and about 6,000 athletes from 11 countries are to attend the opening of SEA Games XXVI in Palembang, South...

MINISTER, GOVERNOR VISIT FLOOD-AFFECTED PONDOK LABU.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo visited the flood-affected Pondok Labu area, South Jakarta, Monday, to get first...

BAKRIE TELECOM TO ORGANIZE INT'L CARBON EMISSION REDUCTION CONFAB.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - Publicly-listed telecommunication company PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk plans to organize an international conference on the global telecommunication industry's...

FREEPORT READY TO SETTLE ITS LABOR DISPUTE IN COURT.
October 31, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Papua, Oct 31 (ANTARA) - PT Freeport Indonesia said it was ready to refer its dispute with workers affiliated to the All-Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) to the industrial relations court...

GOVERNOR TO LEAD VOTING FOR KOMODO IN NEW7WONDERS COMPETITION.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya will lead the voting for Komodo to support its nomination as one of New7wonders of Nature during the...

PAPUA CASES MUST BE SOLVED SOON: PKS.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) President Luthfi Hasan Ishak said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should solve recent cases in Papua quickly because they had...

MOST OF BALI HOSPITALS NOT READY TO HANDLE BIRD FLU.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Most of the hospitals in the resort island of Bali have not yet ready to handle the referral of patients infected with bird flu virus, a local health official has...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS BENGKULU.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Bengkulu at 6.52 on Sunday evening but it did not have potential to trigger a tsunami. Meteorology,...

POLICE ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN EAST JAVA.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ponorogo, E Java, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Police in Ponorogo, Central Java, arrested 11 Afghan and Turkish illegal immigrants when they were traveling in a car on Sunday. "We arrested them because...

RATU ATUT ELECTED BANTEN GOVERNOR.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Serang, Banten, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Ratu Atut Chosiyah-Rano Karno pair gained 2,136,035 or 49.64 percent of votes or the winning pair in the gubernatorial election which took place on October 22 as...

SE SULAWESI CAN BECOME CATTLE PRODUCTION CENTER.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kendari, SE Sulawesi, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Deputy Agriculture Minister Rusman Heriawan said South East Sulawesi had the potential to become a cattle production center. "As a province which is...

MINOR QUAKE JOLTS ACEH.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sigli areas in Banda Aceh and Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on Sunday. The Meteorological, Climatological and...

GORONTALO READY TO ORGANIZE WMC-2012.
October 30, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Gorontalo, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - Gorontalo provincial government is ready to organize World Maize Conference (WMC-2012), Gorontalo Corn Information Center chief Mulyadi Mario said here on Sunday. ...

EARTHQUAKE JOLTS AMBON.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale shook Ambon, Maluku Province, on Saturday at 6.50 am local time. The quake's epicenter was located at 2.91...

GOVT ISSUES ACTION PLAN FOR GAS EMISSION REDUCTION.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - The government has issued an action plan for nationwide greenhouse gas emission reduction to achieve the emission reduction target of 41 percent in 2020, an official...

News Focus: EXPORT BAN TO DISADVANTAGE RATTAN FARMERS?
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - The government will stop raw rattan exports amid a 'war' between rattan industries and rattan producers over whether the exportation of the commodity needs to be halted....

News Focus: OVER 100 WOULD-BE HAJJ PILGRIMS FAIL TO MAKE JOURNEY.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - The number of Indonesian would-be hajj pilgrims who failed to leave for Saudi Arabia since the first batch of their departure on Sunday (Oct.2) so far has reached more...

News Focus: E JAVA BEEFS UP IMMUNIZATION TO FIGHT DIPHTHERIA by Fardah.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - East Java Governor Soekarwo on October 7, 2011, declared an extraordinary situation (KLB) for diphtheria in all parts of the province where 352 diphtheria cases with 11...

OVER 90 PCT OF RI HAJJ PILGRIMS ARRIVE IN SAUDI.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mecca, S.Arabia, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Up to Saturday morning Saudi Arabian time, the number of Indonesians who have arrived here for the hajj pilgrimage has reached 183,427 or over 90 percent of the...

PRESIDENT CONVENES MEETING ON PREPARATIONS FOR G-20, SEA GAMES.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday convened a meeting to discuss preparations for summits he will attend and the 26th SEA Games to be held in Jakarta and...

RI FM MEETS MYANMAR'S RIGHTS COMMISSION CHIEF.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - On the first day of his 3-day visit in Myanmar on Saturday, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty M Natalegawa met the chairman of the country's Human Rights National...

PRESIDENT THANKS GOLKAR FOR CRITICISMS, INPUTS.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has thanked the Golkar Party for all the criticisms it had addressed and the inputs it had given to the government so far. He...

RI IMMIGRATION READY TO IMPLEMENT COMMON ASEAN VISA SYSTEM.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's immigration service is ready to implement the proposed common ASEAN visa system and only needs to add more immigration checking counters to the 44 existing...

NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING KOMODO ISLAND UP.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Komodo National Park has increased since Komodo became a finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature competition, East...

SEVEN DIE IN TRAIN-CAR COLLISION IN NORTH SUMATRA.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, N Sumatra, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Seven people were killed when a train collided with a car at Deli Muda Hilir village, Perbaungan sub district, Serdang Bedagai District, North Sumatra, on...

RI, JAPAN SCIENTISTS FIND TWO ACTIVE FAULTS IN WEST JAVA.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian and Japanese scientists have succeeded in gaining more knowledge on the characteristics of the Cimandiri and Lembang faults in West Java in a recent joint...

THIRTY SUSPECTED DIPHTHERIA CASES IN LUMAJANG.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Lumajang, E Java, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Lumajang District, East Java Province, recorded some 30 cases of suspected diphtheria in the January-October period in 2011, a local health official said. ...

TERNATE RESIDENTS PROTEST HOUSE BUILDING ON BURIAL LAND.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ternate, North Maluku, Oct. 29 (ANTARA) - A group of residents of Ternate, North Maluku, have urged the city's authorities to take firm action against people who had illegally built houses on land...

GOLKAR WANTS ALL SIDES TO STOP UNDERMINING EACH OTHER.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie has called on all parties to think positively and not to smear or undermine each other. "There is no need for us to smear each...

PRESIDENT TO MAKE 5-DAY WORKING VISIT IN FRANCE.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave for France on Monday (Oct 31) for a five-day working visit. In Paris, President Yudhoyono would fulfill the...

RI'S FM TO MEET SUU KYI IN MYANMAR.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa is scheduled to meet with opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday (Oct 30), a press release...

UNGA ENDORSES SE ASIA NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONE RESOLUTION.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last Friday (Oct 28) authorized the drafting of a resolution called Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone...

News Focus: PRESIDENT TO ATTEND SEA GAMES OPENING CEREMONY REHEARSAL.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct. 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his intention to watch a general rehearsal of the 26th South East Asian Games (SEA Games) opening ceremony in...

ARCHEOLOGISTS TO STUDY C JAVA PREHISTORIC STONE MOUNDS IN 2012.
October 29, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Klaten, C Java, Oct 29 (ANTARA) - The Central Java Archeological Office (BP3) will starting next year study a concentration of prehistoric stone mounds that were found near the Merak Temple...

GOVT CONTINUING EFFORTS TO HELP FREEPORT RESUME PRODUCTION.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - The government is continuing itsefforts to make it possible for PT Freeport Indonesia to resume its production activities, Energy and Mineral Resources Deputy Minister...

NEW7WONDERS PRESIDENT VISITS KOMODO ISLAND.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - President of the New7Wonders Foundation Bernard Webber and Komodo Ambassador M Jusuf Kalla visited Komodo Island in West Manggarai District, East Nusa...

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR AUSTRALIA-RI YOUNG MUSLIM LEADERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - In its media release on Friday, the Australian Embassy is calling for applications for the 2012 Australia-Indonesia Exchange Program for young Muslim leaders. ...

RI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITING MYANMAR.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Marty M Natalegawa is visiting Myanmar from October 28 to 30, 2011 with the main purpose of gauging the country's readiness to chair ASEAN two...

RI'S JOURNALISTS JOIN TRAINING ON NATURAL DISASTER REPORTING.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesian journalists will be provided with training on natural disaster reporting through a joint Australia-Indonesia initiative this Disaster Risk Reduction month. ...

SINGAPORE TOURISTS TO BALI UP 25.85 PCT.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Bali, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - A total of 68,145 Singapore tourists visited Bali up to August 2011, up 25.85 percent from 54,147 in last year's same period. "The significant increase sends...

TNI NOT VIOLATE DEMOCRACY IN ERADICATION OF TERRORISM.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono said TNI involvement in the eradication of terrorism did not violate the principles of democracy. "The...

VP REMINDS INDONESIAN YOUTH TO AVOID EXCLUSIVE ATTITUDES.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bandung, W Java, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has reminded Indonesia's young people to avoid narrow and exclusive attitudes that could disturb the foundation of the nation. "The...

FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO JOIN SRIWIJAYA INT'L EXPO.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - A number of countries have registered themselves to participate in the Sriwijaya International Expo 2011 to be held here on November 11-22, 2011 coinciding...

PAPUA CONFLICT CHALLENGE FOR INDONESIA.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Depok, W Java, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty is of the opinion that the conflict in Papua is a bid challenge for the Government of Indonesia in overcoming it....

WWF LAUNCHES CORAL TRIANGLE BOOK.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched a new book titled "The Coral Triangle", 272-page masterpiece of images and essays that showcase the incredible...

TONY BLAIR SUPPORTS REDD PLUS PROGRAM IN C KALIMANTAN.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair visited Central Kalimantan to demonstrate his support for a REDD+ (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and...

FLOODS INUNDATE 1,150 HOUSES IN SOLOK, W SUMATRA.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Arosuka, W Sumatra, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Floods inundated at least 1,150 houses in two sub districts in Solok District, West Sumatra, following the overflowing of the Batang Lembang River on...

Feature: PARAGLIDING, HUMAN CLOSE TO FLYING SENSATION EXPERIENCE.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - Have you ever imagined how is it to soar up in the sky like an eagle flying freely into the great blue sky and the horizon right in front of your eyes? It is a little...

News Focus: RI CAN BE EXAMPLE OF INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's inter-religious harmony and tolerance which have often cited as an example to the rest of the world are in fact an important pillar supporting its existence...

BRITISH SHIP STRANDED IN ACEH SEAPORT.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Banda Aceh, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - A double-screened British ship was stranded at Aceh seaport on Thursday because its engine and screen were broken, said Head of Ulee Leu port T Naziruddin on Friday....

MT MARAPI PRODUCES RUMBLING SOUNDS.
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bukittinggi, W Sumatra, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - Mount Marapi in Tanah Datar and Agam districts, West Sumatra province, rumbled again at 23.00 local time on Thursday night causing worry among people...

House Finally Passes Social Security Agency Bill
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) finally passed the social security agency (BPJS) bill into law at a plenary session here on Friday. Finance Minister Agus...

President Proposes Four Nominees for Bi Deputy Governors
October 28, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has proposed four nominees to the House of Representatives (DPR) to replace two deputy Bank Indonesia governors who will end their...

SOME 2.3 MILLION INDONESIANS VISIT SINGAPORE LAST YEAR.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Surabaya, E Java, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - Some 2.3 million Indonesians visited Singapore last year, making Indonesia the biggest source of foreign tourist arrivals in the island state. "Up till now...

UNDIP TO TAKE PART IN UN SESSION SIMULATION.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Semarang, C Java, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - A 15-member delegation of Diponegoro University (Undip) in Semarang will next year participate in the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN), simulation...

PLN TO BUILD THERMAL POWER PLANT IN W SULAWESI IN 2014.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Mamuju, W Sulawesi, Oct 26 (ANTARA) - State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) plans to build a thermal power plant with a capacity of 2x25 megawatts at Bambu village in West...

MINISTER OPENS INT'L CONFERENCE ON ASEAN'S SOCIAL WELFARE.(Conference news)
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri opened an international conference on issues related to ASEAN social welfare at Jakarta Conversion Center here on Thursday....

POLICE SEND 140 PERSONNEL TO SUDAN.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian police on Thursday sent 140 personnel to Darfur to help prevent widespread armed conflict and create peace in the wake of referendum in southern Sudan. ...

PRESIDENT CALLS CABINET MEETING.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Thursday is scheduled to hold a cabinet meeting at 14.00 at the presidential palace. Presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin...

JAKARTA GOVT TO ALLOCATE RP12 TLN FOR THE POOR.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta city administration plans to allocate Rp13.3 trillion in funds for the promotion of the poor's living standard under the draft 2012 provincial budget. ...

VP LAUNCHES NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROMOTE READING CULTURE.
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono here Thursday launched a national movement to promote a reading culture at the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII). Flanked by...

House Passes Financial Services Authority Bill
October 27, 2011... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian House of Representatives passed the Financial Services Authority (OJK) bill into law here on Thursday thereby adding it to the frame of regulations and...