ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) back issues from October 2008:
RAMADHAN IS PRACTICE FOR LIFE : NOTED PREACHER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Ramadhan is a practice for life as it trains man to control his or her passions and desires, said noted preacher Zainudin MZ in his sermon at the Idul Fitri service at the Dian Almahri mosque in Depok on Wednesday. Zainudin said Muslims were supposed to be a better ...
EASTERN FIGURE CALLS ON PEOPLE NOT TO SUPPORT SBY-JK WITHOUT RESERVE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, oCT 1 (ANTARA): Figures grouped in the Eastern Region Economic Awakening Movement (Tata KTI) have called on the people not to hastily give their support to the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)-Jusuf Kalla (JK) ticket in the 2009 presidential election. "Let us first evaluate the ...
JICA NOT TO CHANGE POLICY ON INDONESIA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The president of the new Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Sadako Ogata, said here on Wednesday he does not intend to change the agency's aid policy on Indonesia and even plans to visit the country in connection with the Japanese aid program in the ...
MARI ALKATIRI GREETS PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ON IDUL FITRI.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Former Timor Leste's prime minister Mari Alkatiri came to an open house at the State Palace here on Wednesday to greet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the occasion of the Islamic holy day of Idul Fitri. He arrived at the palace in the company of his wife at ...
THOUSANDS ATTEND IDUL FITRI SERVICE AT ISTIQLAL MOSQUE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Thousands of people gathered in Indonesia's largest mosque, Istiqlal, here Wednesday to perform Idul Fitri prayers after one month of fasting. The mosque was filled to capacity (200,000 people) after people had waited to enter it since 5 am in the morning. Security ...
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO PERFORMS IDUL FITRI PRAYER AT ISTIQLAL MOSQUE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla performed Idul Fitri prayer at Jakarta's main Istiqlal Mosque on Wednesday to mark the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting month. The prayer, attended by a number of cabinet ministers among ...
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LEADS PANCASILA SANCTITY DAY COMMEMORATION.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono acted as inspector of ceremony to observe Pancasila Sanctity Day at Lubang Buaya Pacasila Sakti Monument in East Jakarta at the early morning of Wednesday. The ceremony was also attended by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, the United ...
GUS DUR VISITS PRESIDENT AT STATE PALACE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Former president Abdurrahman Wahid who is popularly known as Gus Dur, came to the State Palace here on Wednesday to convey a post-fasting month Idul Fitri greeting to President Suslo Bambang Yudhoyono. Gus Dur, who is Indonesia's fourth president, was the first ...
PRESIDENT CALLS ON DEVELOPED NATIONS TO SOLVE GLOBAL MONETARY CRISIS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the United States and other developed countries to bear responsibility for the solution of the global monetary crisis. The president made the call at the State Palace after performing Idul Fitri prayers with Vice ...
QUALITY OF RI MUSLIMS' RELIGIOUS FAITH NOW IN WORLD SPOTLIGHT.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): As Muslims make up the majority of the Indonesian population, the quality of their religious faith is currently in the world community's serious spotlight, former Constitutional Court chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie said. Jimly made the statement in his sermon after ...
BALI I BOMBER CONVINCED DEATH SENTENCES NOT TO BE CARRIED OUT.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Cilacap, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Imam Samudra, one of the convicted Bali I bombers, said he was convinced he and his two associates - Amrozi and Nuhlas -- would never be executed. He made the remark to newsmen after performing Idul Fitri prayers at the Batu correctional institute in Nusakambangan, ...
RAMADHAN'S SPIRIT MUST MAKE RI A DEVELOPED NATION : MINISTER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): The minister of religious affair, Maftuh Basyuni, on his preach after the Ied pray in Istiqlal mosque here Wednesday said that the spirit of ramadhan must make Indonesia a more developed nation. If the spirit were kept in the hearts of every moslem in Indonesia, he ...
INDONESIANS OBSERVE IDUL FITRI IN PEACE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA): Millions of people in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, peacefully took part in morning prayer on Wednesday before celebrating the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting month with family and friends to mark the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday. Mosques in ...
TRAIN RAMS INTO CAR IN KLATEN, FOUR KILLED.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Klaten, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Five people were killed and two others injured when a 'Pramek" train rammed into a Toyota 'Avanza' van at a railway crossing in Ketandan village, Klaten district, Central Java, on Thursday. Information obtained from the site of accident said the three dead victims ...
EIGHT INJURED WNEN TRUCK CAPSIZES IN SARANGAN.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Surabaya, Oct 2 (ANTARA): As many as eight people sustained light injuries when a truck capsized on the Cemnoro Sewu road in Sarangan village, Magetan district, on Thursday. "The truck with passengers from Solo capsized when trying to take a sharp bend," Adi, a police officer on duty at ...
FOUR ACCUSED RI FISHERMEN OBSERVE IDUL FITRI IN DARWIN.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Brisbane, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Four of five Indonesian fishermen who are seeking justice at the Hight Court of Darwin over fish poaching charges joined other Indonesian Muslims in celebrating Idul Fitri in Australia's Northern Territory. "Yesterday, they also attended a get-together at the ...
FORMER FINNISH PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGES KALLA'S DEDICATION TO ACEH PEACE.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Paris, France, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari acknowledged the dedication of Vice President Jusuf Kalla in pushing the creation of peace in Aceh through the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Helsinki. "I extend my thanks as it was only through the ...
VP: PEACEFUL WORLD IS OUR DREAM.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Paris, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Vice President Jusuf Kalla said a peaceful world has come up as a dream and should be achived for all of peoples. He made the remark in his speech on the occasion of handing over the Felix Houphouet-Boigny peace appreciation to former Finnish President Matti ...
FIRES GUT PANDAN SARI MARKET OF BALIKPAPAN.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Balikpapan, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Fires gutted Padan Sari market of Balikpapan, on Thursday evening at about 22:00 local time. The fires, which quickly spread, burned around 65 shops left behind by the traders in the market as they Information obtained from Andi Azis, the head of the fires ...
WILD ELEPHANTS STILL THREATENING TWO VILLAGES IN SOUTH ACEH.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Tapaktuan, Sept 02 (ANTARA): A herd of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephantis maximus sumatranus) which recently destroyed crops on plantations of residents of Jambo Dalem and Pinto Romba villages in South Aceh district are reported to be still roaming near the villages. "Estimated to consist ...
IDUL FITRI SEEN AS GOOD MOMENTUM TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN ACEH.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Banda Aceh, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Idul Fitri holiday to mark the end of the month-long Islamic fasting period is expected to become a good momentum to maintain peace, Nanggroe Aceh Darrusalam (NAD) Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar said here on Thursday. "I hope all parties will make use of this ...
OVER 100,000 FLOCK TO JAKARTA'S RAGUNAN ZOO.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): More than 100,000 people from Tangerang, Bekasi, and Bogor (Jabotabek) flocked to Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta on the second Lebaran holiday on Thursday, the zoo management's spokesman, Marzuki, said. He said the number of visitors to Ragunan Zoo was predicted to ...
HEALTH MINISTRY HELPING DOCTORS IN AMBON TO BECOME SPECIALISTS.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Ambon, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Health Ministry is now providing educational assistance for specialist doctors in Ambon, provincial capital of Maluku, in an effort to meet the need for specialist doctors in the province, a health service official said. "The Ministry of Health's commitment was ...
GOVT STILL HAS TO SOLVE TWO SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN NTT : OBSERVER.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government still has two serious problems to solve in East Nusatenggara (NTT), namely the problem of ex-East Timor refugees and the border with Timor Leste, an observer of international affairs said. Contacted through his cellular ...
EXTRA-FLIGHTS STILL SEEN OPERATING AT NGURAH RAI AIRPORT.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Denpasar, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Extra international and domestic flights catering Idul Fitri travelers were still seen in both departures and arrivals at Ngurah Rai international airport, on Thursday, an official at Lebaran Command Post at the airport said. "Extra flights for both domestic and ...
TENS OF THOUSANDS VISIT JAYA ANCOL DREAM LAND ON THURSDAY.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Tens of thousands of holiday makers poured into Jaya Ancol Dream Land recreation center in North Jakarta on the second day of Idul Fitri on Thursday. Most of the holiday makers spent time sitting on the beach while others went swimming. Almost all open spaces in ...
RI SHIP PICKING UP BOAT ACCIDENT SURVIVORS IN MALAYSIA : ENVOY.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Bogor, W Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government has sent a ship to Malaysia to pick up Indonesian workers (TKIs) who survived a boat accident in Malaysian waters near Port Klang, Selangor, on Monday, Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Dai Bachtiar said here on Thursday. After ...
NUMBER OF DOMESTIC TOURISTS TO TANAH LOT INCREASES FOUR-FOLD.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Denpasar, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The number of foreign, domestic and local tourists visiting the tourist resort of "Tanah Lot" in Bali's Tabanan district during the current Idul Fitri holidays has increased four-fold, a Tanah Lot official said. "The increase in the number of visitors has taken ...
News Focus: RI IDUL FITRI HOLIDAY MAKERS THRONG RECREATION CENTERS.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, Oct 2 9ANTARA) - Entering the second day of Lebaran, the period of post-fasting month festivities, on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of Indonesian holiday makers thronged popular recreation centers such the Jaya Ancol Dream Land and Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Tanah ...
LITTLE ACTIVITY AT JAKARTA TRAIN, BUS STATIONS ON THURSDAY.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Jakarta, Sept 02 (ANTARA): There was little activity at Jakarta's bus and train stations on Thursday, the second Idul Fitri day, compared to the few days leading up to the first day of the festivity. The railway and inter-city bus stations were no longer packed with people going to their ...
ALMOST NO TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL JAKARTA STREETS ON THURSDAY.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Jakarta, Sept 2 (ANTARA): Traffic in Jakarta's main streets, including the Sudirman and Thamrin boulevards in central Jakarta , on the second day of Idul Fitri holiday season on Thursday was almost non-existent. "The streets are even more empty than on other national holidays when Jalan ...
DENPASAR'S STREETS STILL ALMOST DESERTED ON THURSDAY.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Denpasar, Sept 02 (ANTARA): Denpasar's streets on the second day of Lebaran on Thursday are still almost free from vehicular trafffic. The city's main thoroughfares like Jalan Gajah Mada, Jalan Puputan and Jalan Diponegoro look almost deserted with only few cars or other vehicles seen ...
SEARCH CONTINUING FOR TWO LOCAL TOURISTS AT GLAGAH INDAH BEACH.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Yogyakarta, Sept 02 (ANTARA): Search and rescue teams are still trying to find two local tourists who were overwhelmed by waves when they were swimming at the Glagah Indah Beach in Kulonprogo district, Yogyakarta Special Region, on Wednesday. Coordinator of the Glagah Indah Beach Search ...
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR "SILATURAHMI".
Oct 02, 2008 ... Bogor, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Thousands of people flocked to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's private residence in Cikeas, Bogor, on Thursday for "Silaturahmi" (strengthening kin and community ties) with the head of state and his family members. On the second day of Islamic Idul Fitri ...
ACTING DISTRICT HEADS ADVISED NOT TO RUN IN REGIONAL ELECTIONS.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Manado, Oct 2 (ANTARA): A number of North Sulawesi provincial councillors have asked the acting district heads of Bolmong Selatan (Bolsel) and Bolmong Timur (Boltim) not to run for office in regional elections. "The local people have entrusted the Bolsel and Boltim district ...
JAKARTA AIRPORT CUSTOMS FOIL JEWELRY SMUGGLING ATTEMPT.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Tangerang, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta international airport have detained a Chinese national for trying to smuggle in an assortment of jewels estimated to be worth Rp4 billion. The Chinese man, identified by his initials WC (46), arrived in a China ...
HOLIDAY MAKERS FLOCK TO TANGERANG's CANKIR ISLAND.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Tangerang, Oct 2 (ANTARA): A multitude of people flocked to Cangkir Island, a tourist spot in Tagnerang district, Banten Province, on the second Idul Fitri holiday on Thursday to enjoy the beauty of marine life in Java Sea waters. "Almost every year we spend our holidays in Cankir Island ...
SINGAPORE TO OPEN CONSULATE GENERAL IN BATAM.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Batam, Oct 2 (ANTARA): The Singapore government plans to open a consulate general's office in Batam in Riau Islands province in December, a Singaporean diplomat said. "Batam in Riau Islands province is located near Singapore and therefore we deem it necessary to open a consulate general's ...
AROUND 25,000 PEOPLE FLOCK TO SURABAYA ZOO.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Surabaya, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Around 25,000 people from every corner of East Java flocked to the Zoo in Surabaya (KBS) on the second Islamic Idul Fitri holiday on Thursday. "At least 8,000 people thronged the zoo on the first day of Idul Fitri on Wednesday, and according to our experience in ...
ACCIDENT INSURANCE CLAIMS REACH RP9.8 BILLION IN W KALIMANTAN.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Pontianak, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The West Kalimantan office of state-owned insurance company PT Jasa Raharja received accident compensation claims for a total of Rp9.8 billion since January this year, the office's chief said. "There was an increase by 20 percent in the accident insurance claims ...
HUNGARIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACH PUPILS BATIK PAINTING TECHNIQUES.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA): Public schools in Hungary teach their pupils Indonesian batik painting techniques as the craft was introduced in the East European country as early as the 17th century, Indonesian diplomats in Hungary learned. The disclosure was made by Atilla Birkas, an official ...
W NUSA TENGGARA OPTIMIZING VCT CLINICS TO COPE WITH HIV/AIDS.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, Oct 3 (ANTARA): The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial administration continues to optimize the functions of Voluntary Counsellings and Testing (VCT) clinics to cope with HIV/AIDS, a health official said. "The VCT clinics must work optimally. VCT team must not ...
TATA KTI TO CONDUCT ROAD SHOW ON DEVLOPMENT, LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): A number of Eastern Indonesia figures grouped in the Eastern Indonesia Economic Awakening Movement (Tata KTI) have completed formulating the concept of their vision and mission on national development and leadership in the future, and intend to publicize it through ...
COUPLE ON MOTORCYCLE FATALLY HIT BY TRAIN.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Purwakarta, Oct 3 (ANTARA): A man and his wife on a motorcycle were killed after a train hit them at a railway crossing in Wanakerta, Purwakarta, West Java, at around 7.30am on Friday. Karya bin Nalim (39) and wife Yati Sulisna (32) from Cobogo Hilir, Plered, Purwakarta, and their ...
SOME BOAT ACCIDENT SURVIVORS MEET WITH FAMILIY MEMBERS.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Medan, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Some of the 103 survivors of the wooden boat that capsized in West Port Klang, Malaysia, recently have met with their families. North Sumatra police spokesman Senior Commissioner Baharuddin Jaffar said here on Friday the survivors who had met families were mostly ...
HOUSEWIFE HELD FOR MAKING FIRECRACKERS.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Jombang, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Police arrested a housewife in Sawiji village, Jogoroto, Jombang, East Java, on Friday after she was found blending materials to make firecrackers. In the midst of Idul Fitri celebrations Sut, the housewife, had to part with her husband and children to stay in a ...
THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS ARRIVE AT MERAK PORT.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Merak, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Thousands of motorcyclists have arrived back at Merak port in West Java after enjoying Idul Fitri holidays with family members in their home villages in Sumatra. They disembarked from their vessels and would soon continue to go to various cities in Java. Some of them ...
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY ALREADY ENJOYED IN 23 PROVINCES.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Pamekasan, 3/10 (ANTARA): Head of engineering division of the National Atomic Energy Agency Bambang Galung said that the benefits of nuclear energy is now already enjoyed by people in 23 provinces in Indonesia. "This actually means that nuclear energy is highly beneficial to the Indonesian ...
81 KILLED IN WEST JAVA TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN PAST WEEK.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Bandung, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Eighty-one people have died in traffic accidents in the past week of the Idul Fitri holiday season in West Java province, the West Java police spokesman Senior Commissioner Dade Achmad said here on Friday. He said the police until now had recorded a total of 85 ...
MINISTER: TOURISM ALREADY RESTORED IN INDONESIA.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Denpasar, Oct 3 (ANTARA): Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said here on Friday that tourism had been restored in Bali. "The number of tourists visiting Kuta Beach is proof that nationally the tourism sector has started improving," he said when visiting the beach and a ...
SURVIVORS OF BOAT ACCIDENT IN M'SIA ARRIVE IN TANJUNG BALAI.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Medan, North Sumatra, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): Some 103 survivors and 12 dead bodies of victims of a boat accident which happened in Malaysian waters last Tuesday (Sept. 30) arrived at Teluk Nibung seaport, Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, on Friday. The victims, mostly Indonesian migrant workers, ...
HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): The following are headlines in several major Indonesian newspapers published ...
AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN TERRITORY RESPONDS TO PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH JOINT FISHING ZONE.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): An Australian Northern Territory government official is reported to have responded positively to an East Nusatenggara (NTT) community figure's proposal to establish a Joint (Indonesian-Australian) Fishing Zone (JFZ) in the Timor Sea to prevent ...
TRUCK-CAR COLLISION KILLS THREE IN CENTRAL JAVA.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Semarang, Central Java Province, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): A collision between a truck and an Izusu Panther car killed three persons and injured three others in Demak, Central Java Province, on Friday. The traffic accident happened at around 5 am local time, according to R Susetyo, a local ...
DEAD BOAT ACCIDENT VICTIMS TO BE RETURNED AFTER IDENTIFICATION.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Medan, North Sumatra, Oct. 3 (ANTARA): The repatriation of dead victims of a recent boat accident in Malaysia will be done after Malaysian authorities have completed identifying them, a local manpower official said. "Those who arrived in Indonesia this morning are survivors of the ...
DEFENSE MINISTRY, TNI SHOULD MAKE RI MILITARILY RESPECTED NATION: LEGISLATOR.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The Defense Ministry and the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) should take the initiative to make Indonesia a militarily respected nation and stop using their dependence on the state budget as an excuse for their low performance, a legislator said. "This is ...
POLICE: 427 KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DURING PAST 10 DAYS.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): A total of 427 people died and 1,408 others were seriously and lightly injured in traffic accidents across the country during the past 10 days - a period marked by Idul Fitri exoduses from big cities to home towns or villages, police said. The figures were ...
POST-IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS' FLOW THROUGH PULOGADUNG TO PEAK SATURDAY NIGHT.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The number of post-Idul Fitri travelers arriving at Jakarta's Pulogadung Bus Terminal began to rise at noon on Saturday with the flow expected to peak at night or on Sunday (Oct 5), a terminal officer said. "As people have to return to school or work on Monday (Oct ...
HUNDREDS OF RI, FOREIGN ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN JOGJA JAVA CARNIVAL.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Yogyakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): Hundreds of Indonesian and foreign artists are to participate in a Jogja Java Carnival to be held on Oct 25 as part of actvities to mark the 252nd anniversary of Yogyakarta city, "This event will take place in Yogyakarta for the first time. A number of artists ...
THOUSANDS STILL TAKE TRAINS AT SENEN TO HOME TOWNS ON SATURDAY.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): As many as 9,120 passengers from the regions got off trains, and 7,194 boarded trains to their home towns and villages on the ocassion of Idul Fitri, at Jakarta's Senen railway station on Saturday afternoon. "We expect 11,000 - 12,000 passengers to arrive today, an ...
RAILWAY COMPANY INSTRUCTED NOT TO NEGLECT ECONOMY-CLASS PASSENGERS.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Yogyakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal instructed the management of state owned railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) not neglect economy-class passengers during this year's Idul Fitri homecoming season. "All passengers should be transportable. If ...
MILITARY TO MARK 63RD ANNIVERSARY IN SURABAYA ON OCT 14.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) will conduct its 63rd anniversary at Dermaga Ujung Naval Base in Surabaya, East Java, on October 14, 2008 instead of on October 5 due to the Idul Fitri holidays, a spokesman said. Head of TNI headquarters' public ...
BADMINTON- TAUFIK TO PLAY LEE CHONG WEI IN MACAU OPEN FINALS SUNDAY.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): Fourth seed Taufik Hidayat is to play world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the Macau Open gold grand prix men's single finals on Sunday. Taufik advanced to the finals after beating Kuan Beng Hong of Malaysia in the semifinals 21-11, 21-12. Lee Chong Wei ...
SOME 10,000 POST-IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS EXPECTED AT GAMBIR STATION SATURDAY.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Jakarta, Oct 4 (ANTARA): As many as 10,000 post-Idul Fitri travellers are expected to arrive at Jakarta's Gambir railway station on Saturday. They would come from West Java, Central Java, and East Java. "The returnees will begin arriving at Gambir station at noon and the flow will reach ...
POST-IDUL FITRI TRAVELERS CAUGHT IN HUGE TRAFFIC JAM ON NAGREG HIGHWAY.
Oct 04, 2008 ... Bandung, Oct. 4 (ANTARA): A flow of post-Idulfitri travelers headed to Bandung stagnated on the Nagreg highway and became a 7-km queue toward Tasikmalaya at 4 am on Saturday. The motor vehicles in the flow carried people returning to Bandung and other big cities in West Java after spending ...