ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) back issues from June 2009:
CRUISE SHIP CATCHES FIRE IN PADANG.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Padang, June 1 (ANTARA): The cruise ship "Lautan Mega" caught fire in Pisang island waters, Padang city, West Sumatra province Monday. The 26.8 meters long and 6 meters wide basically fiber vessel caught fire due to a short circuit at the guest hall when two crew members tried to fire the ...
JAKARTA TO HOST INT'L KITE FESTIVAL IN JULY.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): At least 200 kites of various types, shapes, colors, and sizes will participate in the Jakarta International Kite Festival (JIKF) 2009 at Ancol Dream Land, north Jakarta, in July 2009. "Various kinds of traditional and modern kites will decorate the sky above ...
ACADEMIC OBSERVER PROPOSES PANCASILA AS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS' MAIN THEME.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): A noted academic observer of political affairs called on the country's presidential candidates to make Pancasila, Indonesia's state philosophy, the main theme of their campaigns and debates ahead of their race in July. Prof Dr Azymardi Azra, director of the ...
SOLVE AMBALAT DISPUTE THROUGH INTENSIVE DIPLOMACY : LEGISLATOR.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The government should speed up the settlement of Indonesia's dispute over the n Ambalat Block with Malaysia through intensive diplomacy, a legislator said. "The Indonesian government should not keep silent or remain indifferent but continue to conduct good ...
PRESIDENT READY TO ISSUE 'PERPPU' ON CORRUPTION COURT.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The president is ready to issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu), if the House of Representatives (DPR) fails to pass a bill on the formation of a national corruption court (Tipikor) into law until the deadline. "Now deliberations on the bill on ...
MEGAWATI-PRABOWO CAMP DEPLORES POSTPONEMENT OF PEACEFUL CAMPAIGN DECLARATION.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The camp of the Megawati Soekarnoputri-Prabowo Subianto ticket deplores the General Elections Commission (KPU)'s decision to postpone a function where all presidential candicates would formally vow a peaceful campaigning period. "The postponement disadvantages the ...
VP: RI TO ACT FIRMLY IF AMBALAT WATERS REALLY TRESPASSED.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Vice President M Jusuf Kalla said Indonesia will take firm measures if foreign incursions into national territory in Ambalat waters really happen. "Concerning Ambalat, we will take stern actions if there really are foreign incursions. If foreigners disturb our ...
News Focus: RI INTENSIFYING SECURITY IN AMBALAT FOLLOWING M'SIAN INTRUSIONS By Eliswan Azly.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government is exercising more caution in maintainig security in national waters in the Ambalat block following manouvers by Malaysian warships encroaching on Indonesian territory. "We will have to increase our vigilance and control over the waters ...
AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA UNDERTAKE FOURTH COORDINATED FISHERIES PATROL.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Australia and Indonesia have successfully undertaken the fourth coordinated fisheries patrol targeting illegal fishing in the Arafura Sea, Australiam ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer said. The seven day operation from May 24 to 30, 2009 demonstrated a ...
RI EXPECTING INCREASED ASEAN-S KOREA RELATIONS IN 21ST CENTURY.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeju, June 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia is expecting increased relations between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and South Korea in various sectors to achieve a new stage of regional relations in the 21st century. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in ...
ANTARA CALLS WORLD THROUGH WWW.ANTARANEWS.COM.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Indonesia's state-owned news agency LKBN ANTARA introduced new news portal www.antaranews.com on Monday. The company's president director, Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf, said in line with retail business strategy that had been set Antara was developing retail contents in ...
JK-WIN TICKET'S CAMPAIGN TEAM LARGEST IN NUMBER.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Of the three presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs, the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto (JK-Win) duo has the largest central campaign team as it consists of 800 people. a General Elections Commission (KPU) official said. KPU member Syamsulbahri said here Monday, ...
THREE INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS KILLED IN SELANGOR SUPERMARKET COLLAPSE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Kuala Lumpur, June 6 (ANTARA): Three Indonesian male migrant workers who were killed when the Jaya supermarket in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, collapsed Thursday,will soon be flown to Indonesia if the Malay university hospital managed to finish conducting an autopsy today. "The families of two ...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ADVISE AGAINST SYMBOLIC CAMPAIGNS.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Religious leaders called on presidential and vice presidential candidates here on Monday to conduct qualitative campaigns and avoid issues that were of mere symbolic significance. "It would be better if campaigns touch on issues such as poverty and unemployment ...
US PLAN TO ASSIST RI WITH HERCULES PLANES NEEDS CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Medan, June 1 (ANTARA): The United States government's plan to assist Indonesia with six Hercules C-130 cargo planes, types H and J, for Indonesia's military combat equipment, needs to be carefully considered to prevent later problems. "We have to learn from past experience, to prevent ...
MALARANGENG REJECTS LEGISLATORS' SUGGESTION TO RESIGN.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeju , South Korea, June 1 (ANTARA): Presidential spokesman Andi Malarangeng rejected suggestions by a few legislators that he should resign from his present job, saying whether he would continue or quit was up to the president as his direct boss. "Evaluating my work, my performance as a ...
S KOREA'S LEADER WELCOMES YUDHOYONO'S PRESENCE AT SUMMIT.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeju, S Korea, June 1 (ANTARA): South Korean President Lee Myun Bak warmly welcomed the presence of his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the ASEAN-South Korean Summit on Jeju island. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Yudhoyono here on Monday, Myun Bak expressed sincere ...
MANOHARA YET TO REPORT TO RI POLICE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): Indonesian police have so far not received any formal complaint from Indonesian model Manohara Odelia Pinot about the alleged physical abuse she suffered in Malaysia, a spokesman said. "We have so far not received any formal report on the case. Moreover, it ...
RI, VIETNAM AGREE TO CONDUCT JOINT SEA PATROLS.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeju, S Korea, June 1 (ANTARA): The governments of Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to conduct joint sea patrols to prevent illegal fishing by Vietnamese fishermen in Indonesian waters. The agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting between Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...
PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT HEIGHTENED TENSIONS BETWEEN TWO KOREAS.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeju, South Korea, June 1 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the heightened tensions between South Korea and North Korea following the latter's nuclear and missile-firing tests. "President Yudhoyono has expressed concern about the underground nuclear ...
DEATH TOLL IN AFGHAN MIGRANT BOAT ACCIDENT REACHES 19.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Pekanbaru, June 1 (ANTARA): The death toll in the recent Afghan immigrant boat mishap in Halang Island waters, Kubu sub district, Rokan Hilir (Rohil) district, Riau Province, has risen to 19. The boat carrying 36 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan capsized in the waters in Riau, Sumatra, ...
LIPI TO HOST INT'L WORKSHOP ON RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is to host an international workshop on development of research on renewable energy sources here next June 9-11, a spokesman said Participants from Britain, the Netherlands, France, Japan, India, Pakistan, and Egypt are ...
KPU WANTS BETTER ELECTION PROCESS.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Banjarmasin, June 1 (ANTARA): The upcoming July presidential election is expected to run in a better way than the recent legislative elections, General Elections Commission (KPU) Chairman Hafiz Ansyari said. Ansyari made the statement at a function to give technical counseling (bintek) and ...
M'SIANS TAKE ANCIENT MALAY MANUSCRIPTS FROM RIAU ISLANDS.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Pekanbaru, Riau, June 2 (ANTARA): A number of Malaysian academics have over the past three years moved some 60 ancient Malay manuscripts from Riau Islands province to their country, a culturalist said. "Academics from a noted university in Malaysia have hunted ancient manuscripts and taken ...
THIRTEEN W SUMATRA COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORT JK-WIN TICKET.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Padang, W Sumatra, June 2 (ANTARA): Some 13 community groups in West Sumatra jointly supported the presidential and vice presidential candidates Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto (JK-Win) who will compete in July 8, 2009 presidential race. The 13 community groups with thousands of members have been ...
KPU DISCLOSES THREE CANDIDATE PAIRS' CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): The General Elections Commission (KPU) here Tuesday disclosed the amounts of campaign funds each of the three presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs had received and reported to the commission. The Megawati Soekarnoputri - Prabowo Subianto pair had ...
JAPAN WEEK" TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RI-JAPAN TIES.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): A cultural exchange program called "Japan Week" will be held here this year to mark the 50th anniversary of Japan-Indonesia diplomatic ties. The Japan Week was expected to strengthen friendship between the two nations, Kainchi Kuroda of the Japanese embassy said ...
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS WEST SUMATRA TUESDAY.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Padang, West Sumatra, June 2 (ANTARA): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted West Sumatra on Tuesday at 8.32 am local time. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 3.25 degrees southern latitude, and 100.09 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km below sea level, ...
News Focus: AMBALAT HEATING UP WHILE TALKS STILL ON HOLD.
Jun 02, 2009 ... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - With tensions over a near-standoff in the disputed Ambalat block on the border between Indonesia and Malaysia in the Sulawesi Sea still high, and negotiations to solve the border dispute at a halt, analysts have advised Jakarta not to be misled ...
PALESTINIAN PREMIER THANKS INDONESIAN MINISTER FOR MEDICAL AID.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Bogor, W Java, June 2 (ANTARA): Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has thanked Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari for the Indonesian people's medical assistance for Palestinians following the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. "In addition, the Palestinian premier also ...
PRESIDENT HAS RIGHT TO DECLARE WAR OVER AMBALAT : PD EXECUTIVE.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Based on the Constitution, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has the right to declare war against Malaysia which has frequently trespassed Indonesian waters in the disputed Ambalat area, a Democratic Party (PD) executive said. "The president has the right to ...
PRESIDENT RETURNS FROM SOUTH KOREA.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived home here on Tuesday from a three-day state visit to Jeju Island, South Korea, for an Asean-South Korea summit. He arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport at around 4.20pm, accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, four ...
HOUSE SPEAKER HOPES NO MORE DUPLICATIONS IN VOTERS' LISTS.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono hoped that no duplications in fixed voters' lists (DPT) would again happen for the upcoming July 8, 2009 presidential polls. The House Speaker made the remarks on Tuesday in reply to a question over the many DPT ...
PRESIDENT: NO COMPROMISE ON RI BORDER IN AMBALAT.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jeju, S Korea, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would not accept any compromise on the Indonesia-Malaysia border in the Ambalat block because the area clearly belongs to Indonesia. "We cannot accept Malaysia's claim over the Ambalat waters because we believe they ...
RI TO SUPPORT UN STEPS ON PYONGYANG'S NUCLEAR PROBLEM.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jeju, S Korea, June 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia will support whatever steps the United Nations is to take with regard to the recent nuclear tests by North Korea, President Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday. "I trust the UN which will take correct steps or issue a new resolution so long as it will ...
SECURITY SITUATION IN AMBALAT AREA STILL TENSE.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Until Tuesday morning, the security situation in the disputed area of Ambalat was still marked by high tension following a number of border violations by Malaysian warships, an Indonesian navy officer said. Commandant of Indonesian warship "KRI Untung Suropati", ...
News Focus: GOVT URGED TO INTENSIFY DIALOGUE TO SETTLE AMBALAT ISSUE.
Jun 02, 2009 ... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Following Vice President M Jusuf Kalla's remarks on the need to take stern actions against foreign warships encroaching on Indonesian waters in the Ambalat area, some elements in the country have called on the government to intensify dialogue with ...
SHOCK-THERAPY OVER AMBALAT NEEDED.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Indonesia needs to give a diplomatic shock-therapy to Malaysia which is once again doing provocative acts in the Ambalat Block in both countries' border areas, a researcher said. Director of the Nation Institute Research Viktus Murin said the shock-therapy could ...
GOVERNMENT NOT FIRM ON AMBALAT ISSUE: LEGISLATOR.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): House Commission I member for foreign affairs Cahyo Kumolo said that Indonesia was not firm in efforts to solve the disputed Ambalat Block in the border areas of the two countries. "Indonesia has given warnings to Malaysia several times. Both nations are friendly ...
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES READY FOR DEBATES OUTSIDE KPU'S SCHEDULE.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): The presidential and vice-presidential candidates who will compete in the July 8, 2009 race are ready to hold public debates outside the schedule set by the General Elections Commission (KPU), a spokesman said. "We are ready to particiapte in public debates ...
YUDHOYONO, KALLA COORDINATE LEAVE SCHEDULES FOR CAMPAIGNING.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla have coordinated with each other on the schedules of their leaves to campaign for the July 8 presidential election. Minister/State Secretary Hatta Radjasa said here on Tuesday he would submit the ...
I CARE ABOUT MANOHARA CASE," PRESIDENT SAYS.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jeju, S Korea, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he always paid attention to the fate of Indonesian citizens, including former model Manohara Adelia Pinot who had a problem with her husband, Prince Tengku Fakhry of Kelantan, Malaysia. "I am always cautious about ...
News Focus: MANOHARA MAY TAKE HER CASE TO INTERNATIONAL COURT.
Jun 02, 2009 ... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Lawyers of Manohara Adelia Pinot, wife of Klantan Prince Tenku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, who managed to escape to Indonesia, after reportedly being abused by her husband, will report her case to an international court. "We will take the case to an ...
PRESIDENT RETURNING HOME FROM SOUTH KOREA.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jeju, South Korea, June 2 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday left Jeju Island, South Korea, after a three-day visit to attend a summit commemorating the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-South Korea relations. President Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono departed from Jeju ...
RI WAITING FOR MALAYSIA'S CONFIRMATION TO CONTINUE AMBALAT TALKS.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): The Indonesian government is still waiting for confirmation from Malaysia about the continuation of negotiations on the two countries' borders in the disputed Ambalat block in the Sulawesi Sea, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Teuku Faizasyah said here on ...
THREE ELEPHANTS DIE OF SUSPECTED POISONING IN RIAU.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Pekanbaru, June 2 (ANTARA): Three elephants were found dead in a forest concession area of PT Rimba Peranap Indah (RPI), a subsidiary of PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), probably of poisoning, a local official said. "The company must be responsible for the safety of those elephants ...
RI SENDS 10 TEACHERS TO RITC 2009.(Conference notes)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Sorowako, South Sulawesi, June 2 (ANTARA): Ten Indonesian teachers participated in The Regional Innovative Teachers' Conference (RITC) for Asia and the Pacific, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27-29, 2009. The RITC 2009 was sponsored by Microsoft, Nuryadi, an elementary school teacher of ...
AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN YOGYAKARTA.(Conference news)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA): Thirty Australians and Indonesians are participating in a "Hearts and Minds, the Australia-Indonesia Youth Leadership Conference" being held in Yogyakarta from 1 to 9 June 2009. Participants at the conference are aged between 21-28 years and have demonstrated ...
JK-WIN SUCCESS TEAM TO FIGHT FOR ELECTION VICTORY.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Sungailiat, June 3 (ANTARA): The success team of the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto (JK-Win) presidential ticket in Bangka district is determined to fight for the duo's victory in the July election, a spokesman said. "JK-Win is an ideal duo for president and vice president in the 2009-2014 period and ...
MINISTER LAUNCHES FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR KOTABARU DISTRICT.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Kotabaru, S Kalimantan, June 3 (ANTARA): National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo officially launched a free 12-year compulsory education program for Kotabaru district here on Wednesday. "The free education program is like a birthday gift to Kotabaru district which celebrated its 59th ...
YUDHOYONO TO START CAMPAIGN IN MERAUKE.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jayapura, June 3 (ANTARA): Presidential hopeful Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono will stage their first election campaign in Merauke, Papua on June 12, 2009. Democratic Party's Regional Executive Board chairman Lukas Enembe here on Wednesday said the first campaign of ...
MILAN POLYTECHNIC, TRISAKTI UNIVERSITY TO COOPERATE IN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Milan Polytechnic University of Italy and Jakarta-based Trisakti University are to cooperate in the field of architecture and building development, an Italian official said. "Our higher learning institute in Italy and Trisaksi University have signed a memorandum ...
FLOOD HITS BALEENDAH, BANDUNG.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bandung, West Java, June 3 (ANTARA): Flood inundated hundreds of houses at Baleendah, Bandung District, as Citarum river overflew, here on Wednesday. Some local residents were surprised that rains still fell until early June. "There is usually no more flood in May, and it was hardly flood ...
SAIL BUNAKEN LARGEST MARITIME EVENT IN ASIA.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Sail Bunaken 2009 which will involve 24 warships and 150 sail boats as well as cruise ships from 26 countries will be the largest maritime event ever organized in Asia. "This will be the largest maritime event ever held in Indonesia and Asia," Aji Sularso of the ...
PRESIDENT CHAIRS MEETING ON SECURITY SITUATION.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a meeting on Wednesday with National Defense Forces (TNI) leaders and related officials to discuss the domestic security situation in the past few weeks. "I would like to have an explanation from the coordinating minister ...
DPR URGES GOVT TO TAKE ACTION ON AMBALAT ISSUE.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The House of Representatives (DPR) has urged the government to take resolute action against Malaysian warships violating Indonesia's Ambalat waters. "The DPR has asked the government to send a protest note and ask Malaysia about its idea on Ambalat border and use ...
JK-WIN CAMPAIGN TEAM DENIES POLITICIZING RELIGION.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The national campaign team of the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto (JK-Win) ticket stated it had never politicized religion to win people's sympathy ahead of the upcoming presidential election. "There is no politicization of religion. It so happened that the wives of our ...
PRESIDENT CALLS FOR MORE INTENSIVE AMBALAT TALKS WITH MALAYSIA.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Foreign Affairs Ministry to intensify its negotiations with Malaysia over the Ambalat issue. The president made the request at a meeting with National Defense Forces (TNI) leaders and related officials at the ...
INDONESIA SUPPORTS PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The government of Indonesia extended its support to any efforts made by the Pakistani government to constantly combat terrorism and militancy in that country. The support, according to a release from the Indonesian embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday, was given by ...
JK-WIN TEAM NOT SURE OF VICTORY IN ONE ROUND.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): The national campaign team of presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla dare not speculate that its candidate would be able to win the election on July 8 in one round. The team's deputy head of image building, Indra Jaya Piliang, said here on Wednesday he could not yet ...
TNI TO HELP SECURE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, June 3 (ANTARA): The military (TNI) will help secure the implementation of presidential elections in Indonesia on July 8. "The TNI is ready to secure the presidential and vice presidential election," TNI commander General Djoko Santoso said after holding a ...
News Focus: TEAM OPTIMISTIC KALLA-WIRANTO PAIR CAN SETTLE AMBALAT DISPUTE.
Jun 03, 2009 ... By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The national campaign team of the Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto presidential and vice presidential candidate pair has expressed optimism that with the two leaders heading the government, the Ambalat dispute with Malaysia can be settled peacefully. "We are ...
TENS OF THOUSANDS AT SUNDA KELAPA PORT LOSE JOBS.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Tens of thousands of workers at Jakarta's Sunda Kelapa port lost their jobs after the global financial crisis at the end of 2008 caused a halt to most sea transportation activities, staple food shipping in particular. The condition forced many of the workers to ...
A'LIAN HOME MINISTER VISITING RI FOR TALKS.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Australian Home Affairs Minister Bob Debus will outline his government's strengthened border protection measures in the 2009-10 budget when he leads a senior Australian delegation to Indonesia on Wednesday (June 3). Members of the high-level delegation, which ...
TIES BETWEEN INDONESIAN, MALAYSIAN NAVIES REMAIN GOOD: NAVAL OFFICER.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA): Ties between the Indonesian and Malaysian navies remain good despite the two countries' dispute over the gas-and oil-rich Ambalat block off the East Kalimantan coast, an Indonesian naval officer said. "Relations between the two countries' armed forces, the navies ...