ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency articles from September 2009, page 5

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency archives from September 2009

TWO KPK VICE CHAIRMEN AGAIN QUIZZED BY POLICE.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) vice chairmen, Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto, came to the National Police headquarters on Tuesday to undergo...

News Focus: POLICE INTENSIFY SECURITY DURING IDUL FITRI HOLIDAYS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 15 (ANTARA) - Athough Idul Fitri, the post-fasting month festivity, happens every year in accordance with the lunar calendar, Muslims in Indonesia and other countries never...

SOME 50,000 ANTISEPTIC PACKAGES DISTRIBUTED IN JAKARTA.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The National Committee for Bird Flu and Pandemic Diseases in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has distributed 50,000 packages of antiseptics...

FLOOD KILLS 15 IN NORTH SUMATRA.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Medan, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Fifteen villagers in Muara Batang Gadis, Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra were killed after a flood swept the region early on Tuesday while 25 others were reported...

TG PRIOK CUSTOMS INTERCEPT CONTAINER-LOAD OF CHINESE COSMETICS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Customs officers at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle in a large consignment of illegal Chinese cosmetic products. The illegal...

GOVT ASKS PUBLIC NOT TO POLITICIZE KPK'S SPAT WITH POLICE.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The government has called on the public not to politicize the ongoing questioning of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders by the police in connection with...

KPK DENIES RUMORS ON LEADERS' RESIGNATIONS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Vice Chairman M Jasin here on Tuesday denied rumors about the resignation of KPK leaders in connection with various problems...

BPK TO SUMMON FINANCE MINISTER, BI GOVERNOR OVER BANK CENTURY.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - State Audit Board (BPK) Chairman Anwar Nasution said he will soon summon Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and Bank Indonesia (central bank) Acting Governor Darmin Nasution...

News Focus: IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS WARNED OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Dehydration and communicable diseases are feared to affect Idul Fitri travelers on their home-bound trips to celebrate the post-fasting Idul Fitri holidays at the end...

GOVT SENDS AID SUPPLIES TO MANDAILING NATAL.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The central government has sent supplies and a team to measure the amount of aid to be given to flood victims in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra. "The team from the...

KPK TO SET UP ETHICS COMMITTEE.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will set up an ethics committee to determine alleged violations of ethical code by suspended KPK chairman Antasari Azhar,...

PRESIDENT TO ASK MINISTER'S CLARIFICATION ON STATE SECRECY BILL.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will summon Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono in connection with developments around the state secrecy bill. "Tomorrow (Wednesday,...

GOVT PREPARES RP1.7 TLN FOR W JAVA POST-QUAKE RECONSTRUCTION.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The government has decided to allocate Rp1.781 trillion in funds for the reconstruction of houses damaged in a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that rattled part of West Java...

News Focus: PUBLIC URGED NOT TO POLITICIZE POLICE GRILLING OF KPK OFFICIALS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian public has been asked not to politicize the ongoing grilling of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders by the police in connection with...

INDONESIAN NAVY TO PRIORITIZE SWIFT PATROL BOATS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian navy will prioritize procurement of swift patrol boats to safeguard national territorial waters including those bordering other countries, its chief,...

ABOUT 200,000 INDONESIANS IN MALAYSIA COMING HOME FOR HOLIDAYS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - As many as 200,000 Indonesian living in Malaysia will travel to their hometowns in this year's Idul Fitri holiday season, an Indonesian official said. "Some...

EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR W JAVA QUAKE TO END ON WEDNESDAY.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - The government has set Wednesday as the deadline for emergency response in quake-hit areas in West Java province, a minister said. "The emergency response will end...

ANOTHER TWO ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Two Acehnese who had been proven to have marijuana in their possession and had also been trafficking the illegal commodity, had been sentenced to death by hanging...

JAKARTA CONDUCIVE AHEAD OF LEBARAN; MILY OFFICER.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Jakarta Military District Command Maj. Gen. Darpito Pudyastungkoro said security condition in the capital ahead of the post-fasting month festivities...

TWO KPK VICE CHAIRMEN NAMED SUSPECTS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Police on Tuesday named two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) vice chairmen Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto suspects in alleged bribery and abuse of...

RI, US TO STEP UP OVERALL PARTNERSHIP.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency New York, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and the United States on Tuesday agreed to step up their overall partnership. The agreement, marked with the establishment of a biomedical research and...

NUMBER OF HOT SPOTS IN OKI REACHES 741.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kayuagung, South Sumatra, Sept. 16 (ANTARA) - The number of hot spots in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) District, South Sumatra, has reached a total of 741 until mid September 2009. There were 153...

HOME MINISTER OK'S RENYAAN MBD ACTING DISTRICT HEAD.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto has officially agreed to allow Frangky Renyaan to replace Jopy Patty as acting Southwes Maluku (MBD) district head. Maluku...

Correction - HOME MINISTER OK'S RENYAAN MBD ACTING DISTRICT HEAD.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Maluku, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto has officially agreed to the appointment of Frangky Renyaan as acting Southwest Maluku (MBD) district head, to replace Jopy...

RI ENDS TERM AS UNCTAD TDB PRESIDENT.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 16 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Dian Triansyah Djani, has completed his term as president of the Trade and...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR RE-DISCUSSION OF STATE SECRECY BILL.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 19 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Wednesday called for a re-discussion of the state secrecy bill to adjust its substance to its true context so that it would be...

MALAYSIAN STUDENTS FEEL SECURE IN PADANG.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Padang, W Sumatra, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Malaysian students at Andalas University's medical faculty feel secure staying in Padang despite the present strains in Malaysia-Indonesia relations. "We...

Speaker : State Secrecy Bill Not to Disturb Press Freedom
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 17 (ANTARA) - The state secrecy bill being discussed by the House of Representatives (DPR) will not disturb the freedom of the press, House Speaker Agung Laksono said here on...

IDUL FITRI TO FALL ON SEPT. 20 : LAPAN ASTRONOMER.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 16 (ANTARA)- The first day of the Idul Fitri festivity will fall on September 20, based on astronomical calculations, according to an astronomer of the National Institute of...

ANOTHER ARMY OFFICER HURT IN PAPUA SHOOTING.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Sept 17 (ANTARA) - Timika Brigade-20 Chief of Staff Lt Col Inf Victor Deni was wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen at PT Freeport's mining area in Timika on Wednesday. A...

HEALTH MINISTRY SETS UP 700 HEALTH POSTS FOR HOME-BOUND TRAVELERS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 16 (ANTARA) - The health ministry and regional health authorities have set up 700 health posts for home-bound travelers along their routes in Lampung, on Java Island and on Bali...

HOLIDAY HOME-GOERS MAKE USE OF FIRST-AID POSTS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Idul Fitri holiday home-goers in the island resort of Bali can make use of integrated first-aid command posts at Ubung bus terminal, and Gilimanuk and Padangbai ferry...

News Feature: HARMONIOUS RELATIONS AMONG KISAR, TIMOR LESTE PEOPLE
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Ten years have elapsed since Timor Leste seceded from the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) in August 1999. But to date people in the outlying...

PRESIDENT WANTS STATE SECRECY BILL'S PASSAGE POSTPONED.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 16 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a postponement of the passage of the state secrecy bill which was originally scheduled for this September. ...

POLICE REFRAIN FROM DETAINING TWO KPK DEPUTY CHIEFS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Police questioning two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chiefs said the two would not be taken into custody although they had been named suspects in...

PRESIDENT CAUTIONS AGAINST FORCING PASSAGE OF CORRUPTION BILL.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cautioned legislators against the forced passage of the bill on corruption crimes. "Do not do it if there are still problems,"...

PRESIDENT: I CANNOT INTERFERE IN KPK-POLICE CONFLICT.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Wednesday he could not interfere in the conflict between anti-graft body KPK and the police because it had now become a...

GOVT TO RAISE COAL PRODUCTION TARGET.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The government will raise the target of coal production in 2009 from 230 million to 250 million tons, the director general of minerals, coal and geothermal, Bambang...

RI, US AGREE TO SET UP BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and US governments have agreed to cooperate and set up an Indonesia-United States Center for Biomedical and Public Health Research. The memorandum of...

ARMY OFFICER WOUNDED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PAPUA.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - An unknown armed group shot a Ford car carrying an army officer in a PT Freeport area in Timika, Papua, on Wednesday, wounding the officer. The incident occurred at...

AIR FORCE ORDERS ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The special unit of the Indonesian Air Force has ordered 35 mm anti-aircraft weapons Oerlikon Contraves made in Switzerland to maximize its air defense. "The weapon...

BALINESE HOTELS KEEP ALERT TO POSSIBLE TSUNAMI.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The Balinese Hotel Association (BHA) as a component of the international tourism industry is aware of the risks of tsunami on Bali's beaches and has therefore...

LANDSLIDE DESTROYS HOUSE IN MALANG.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Malang, E Java, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - A landslide occurred on Wednesday at 02.00 local time and destroyed a house in Dusun Wonomulyo, Argotirto village in the Sumbermanjing Wetan region of Malang...

FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENT ISLAND PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN MALUKU.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Ambon, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The food self-sufficient island program will be developed and implemented to overcome rice scarcity in the southern parts Maluku, member of a local Food Security Agency,...

TWO ANTI-GRAFT LEADERS GRILLED FOR EIGHT HOURS.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Police questioned two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto for eight hours as suspects in the case of power abuse at...

CIVIL SOCIETY SPOKESMAN ASKS REMAINING KPK LEADERSHIP TO STAND FAST.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Some civil society spokesman has called on the embattled Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) remaining leadership to stand fast and continue to preform well in...

BLACKOUT CAUSED BY DISRUPTED JAVA-BALI MARINE CABLE.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - General Manager of state power firm PT PLN overseeing Bali Arifuddin Nurdin said that the two-hour total black out in Bali Wednesday night, may have been caused by a...

DOMESTIC MOTORCYCLE SALES HIT RECORD HIGH IN AUGUST.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - Domestic motorcycle sales hit a record high of 626,353 units in August, bringing the total sales since early this year to 3,718,050 units. The figure accounted for...

RI TO CONTINUE HERCULES REJUVENATION PROGRAM.
September 15, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 16 (ANTARA) - The government has decided to go ahead with its program to rejuvenate C-130 Hercules transport planes of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU), a Defense Ministry official...

TWO COMPANIES ORGANIZE JOINT HOLIDAY TRIPS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - Two companies PT Hocim and PT Jasa Raharja in Jakarta organized a joint holiday trip for thousands of home-ward travelers. According to the Metro Jaya Traffic Police...

PIONEER PLANE DOWN IN PAPUA.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Papua, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - An AVIASTAR pioneer Twin Otter aircraft made a crash landing at Serui airport, Papua, at about 10 a.m local time on Monday. "The plane's right tire burst...

PT ASDP TO PROVIDE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WITH FREE ACCOMMODATION.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bakauheni, Lampung, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry will provide Idul Fitri holiday travelers with free accommodation at Bakauheni port starting seven days ahead of the Idul Fitri...

ASTRA DONATES RP2.51 FOR QUAKE VICTIMS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - PT Astra international has handed over an aid package worth Rp2.51 billion for victims of the recent earthquake in West Java's Tasikmalaya district. The assistance...

KOMNAS HAM: STOP SPECULATING ABOUT FREEPORT TERROR CULPRITS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Timika, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas Ham) has called on all parties to stop speculating about the identity of the perpetrators of acts of terror in the PT...

PRESIDENT HINTS COALITION MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN CABINET.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has hinted members of the party coalition supporting him would each get a post in his new cabinet. Speaking at the breaking...

JAKARTA WATER POLICE MOBILIZE 33 PATROL BOATS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 14 (ANTARA) - The director of Jakarta's water police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Edion, sent off 33 patrol boats from Pondok Duyung pier here on Monday to maintain security in...

POLICE CHIEF WARNS HOLIDAY MAKERS AGAINST TERRORISM.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kupang, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief Gen Bambang Hendarso Danuri has warned Muslim holiday travelers against bomb terror in the runup to, during and after the Idul Fitri festivities....

SAFARI GARDEN TO OBTAIN SIX AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The wildlife collection at the Cisarua Safari Garden in Bogor will soon be enriched with the arrival in the near future of six female grey kangaroos from Australia. ...

FLIGHTS IN S SUMATRA STILL NORMAL DESPITE HAZE.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palembang, S Sumatra, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - Haze that has been covering South Sumatra for the past few days has not yet disturbed airline flights at Palembang's Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II airport,...

BPOM DISCOVERS ILLEGAL COSMETICS, CANDY IN BENGKULU.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bengkulu, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) in Bengkulu has discovered illegal cosmetic and candy products for sale at various shopping centers and small kiosks in the...

JAKARTA POLICE SEIZE BOAT CARRYING EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Metropolitan Marine Police seized a fishing boat carrying 15 kilograms of explosive materials at the Kali Baru port, North Jakarta, on Monday. Three...

BRITAIN FULLY SUPPORTS PAPUA'S INTEGRATION WITH NKRI.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jayapura, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The British government fully supports Papua's integration with the Unitary State of Indonesian Republic (NKRI) and rejects secessionist efforts of any kind. The...

FOOD ASSISTANCE BEING SENT TO YAHUKIMO, PAPUA.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The central government is sending food assistance and a team to help overcome the problem of food shortage in Yahukimo district, Papua, an official said. "The food...

EL NINO'S IMPACT TO INCLUDE PROLONGED DRIER-THAN-AVERAGE CONDITIONS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept. 14 (ANTARA) - The impact of El Nino in the September- November period in 2009 is expected to include the continuation of drier- than-average conditions in Indonesia and enhanced...

News Focus: MALAYSIA URGED TO RESPECT AGREEMENT WITH RI ON MORATORIUM.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 9 (ANTARA) - Malaysian has again been urged to respect its agreement with Indonesia to suspend the dispatch of workers from Indonesia to the neighboring country. Moh Jumhur...

MERAK, BAKAUHENI NEED TO ADJUST OPERATIONS OF THEIR PIERS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bakauheni, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - PT Indonesian Ferry (IF) said Bakauheni and Merak ports needed to adjust the operation of their common piers so that the flow of ferries which connect the two points...

News Feature: IDUL FITRI, PERFECT DAY FOR FORGIVENESS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this year will soon come to an end. Ramadan will be concluded with a festivity called Idul Fitri. In this modern age where man is...

House Passes Four Bills into Law
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives in its plenary session on Monday passed four bills into law and reported the results of fit-and-proper tests it had carried out on...

House Commission to Recommend Five for Bpk Membership
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission XI at a plenary meeting here on Monday, decided to recommend only five out of seven candidates for membership in the...

POLICE TO DEPLOY 700 MEN IN C JAKARTA FOR IDUL FITRI.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - A 700-strong police detachment will maintain public order and security in Central Jakarta as part of "Operation Ketupat" during this year's Idul Fitri holiday season, a...

PRESIDENT TO MEET CEOs OF 200 US COMPANIES.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will meet with the chief executive officers of 200 big companies during his visit to the US on September 23-30, MS Hidayat said here...

PRESIDENT ASKS TNI TO INTENSIFY HARDWARE MAINTENANCE.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the military (TNI) to intensify maintainance of its hardware , saying that procurement should be done according to the...

DEFENSE BUDGET INCREASE TO PROCURE NEW WEAPONS.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the increase in the defense budget amounting to Rp7.02 billion in 2010 would be used to purchase new main weapons. Speaking at...

PRESIDENT HOPES MUHAMMADIYAH KEEPS PLAYING A ROLE IN EDUCATION.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - President Yudhoyono said he hoped Muhammadiyah would continue playing a role in the education and health sectors which have so far been the core of its movement. ...

850 FAMILIES ISOLATED AFTER LANDSLIDE.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pesisir Selatan, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - Incessant heavy rains on Monday afternoon had caused disaster in Pesisir Selatan regency, West Sumatra province, where 850 families in Jurai subdistrict became...

PRESIDENT NEVER DIRECTS POLICE CHIEF IN ANTI-GRAFT OFFICIAL GRILLING.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono never directs the national police chief with regard to the recent grilling of four anti-graft (KPK) officials, a minister said. ...

DEFENSE BUDGET RISE MOSTLY FOR PROCURING NEW WEAPONS: MINISTER.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said a Rp7.02 trillion rise in the 2010 defense budget will mostly be used to procure new armament system. Speaking at a working...

ACEHNESE MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA.
September 14, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - A Shah Alam court in Selangor had sentenced a resident of Langsat, Aceh, to death by hanging after proven guilty for possessing and trafficking 906 grams of...

'KETUPAT' OPERATION READY TO GUARD EID FITR FESTIVITIES :POLICE CHIEF.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Bogor, West Java, Sept. 13 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri has said that 'Ketupat' Operation being carried out by police simultaneously throughout the country is...

CHRIS JOHN SHOULD HAVE KILLING PUNCH TO KNOCK JUAREZ OUT.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 13 (ANTARA) - The national boxing observer, Syamsul Harahap has said the WBA featherweight champion, Chris Jhon should have killing punch to hit the American boxer, Rocky Juarez in...

PALANGKARAYA HAS SHORT OF FUND TO OVERCOME FOREST FIRE.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Palangkaraya, C Kalimantan, Sept 13 (ANTARA) - Palangkaraya municipal government has short of fund to overcome forest and land fires which caused haze in the region, the city mayor said. ...

THIRTY POLICE TO GUARD PASSENGERS AT SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, Sept 13 (ANTARA) - A total of 30 armed police personnel will be deployed to guard the flow of Idul Fitri travelers at Soekarno-Hatta airport, particularly at the departure and arrival...

IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS UP 13 PCT AT SOEKARNO-HATTA AIRPORT.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Tangerang, Sept 13, (ANTARA) - The number of passengers, mostly Idul Fitri travelers, at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Banten this year is expected to increase by 13 percent, an airport operator said....

IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS BEGIN FLOCKING TO PULOGADUNG BUS TERMINAL.
September 13, 2009... from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Sept 13 (ANTARA) - East Java-bound Idul Fitri travelers began flocking to the Pulogadung intercity bus terminal in East Jakarta on Sunday. The home-town bound passengers were seen...