Minister sees off employees going on home-bound Idul Fitri trip

Purnomo Yusgiantoro. Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro saw off around 700 employees of his office and their families who embarked on a trip to their home towns or villages to celebrate the post-fasting holiday...

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Bodies of nine speed boat accident victims found

Sampit, Central Kalimantan  (ANTARA News) - The bodies of nine people who drowned after a speed boat with 40 passengers on board capsized in Central Kalimantan on Wednesday (Aug 24), have been found, a police officer said. The speed boat...

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World Quds Day is Day Of Muslims call for justice, independence

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/IRNA-0ANA) - Malaysian Ulama Association president Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin said on Friday that the World Quds Day is the day of Muslims' call for justice and independence. Talking to IRNA, Shamsuddin said the Middle East...

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Starving Sri Lankan immigrants finally disembark from boat

Illegal imigrant from Sri Lanka in Tanjungpinang, Kepulauan Riau. Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) - After stubbornly refusing to disembark from the MV Alicia since July 10, 2011, 84 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants on Friday...

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PLN exploring gas supplies from Australia, PNG

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is looking into the possibility of gas supplies from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Qatar to meet its gas needs, its president director said. "We will select ...

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Garuda recruits stewardesses iIn Korea

Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesian flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia has recruited a number of stewardesses in Seoul, South Korea, Garuda`s Vice President Corporate Communications, Pujobroto, told ANTARA News from Surabaya, East Java,...

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Bali imports capital goods worth $44.6 mln

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Bali imported a variety of capital goods worth US$44.6 million in the first five months of 2011 to boost its economic growth. The capital goods mostly consisted of manufactured products, Jeffrey Kairupan, official...

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Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency

New Delhi (ANTARA) - Sri Lanka today announced the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago to confront the threat from the Tamil Tigers. The announcement was made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament saying, "I am...

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Iran backs restoration security in Iraq

Tehran (ANTARA News) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq. President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman...

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President asks farmers to make Indonesia rice center

Baturraden, C Java (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed on Thursday to all farmers to work hand in hand to make Indonesia the world`s rice production center. He made the appeal moment before he broke the fast along with farmers...

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Telkomsel dispatches 5,000 Idul Fitri travelers for free

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Some 5,000 Idul Fitri travelers are joining free `mudik` (home-bound trips) program of cellular phone operator PT Telkomsel this year, an executive of the company said. As part of the program, PT Telkomsel dispatched 1,000...

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RI team in Kenya to help Somalian famine refugees

Jakarta  (ANTARA News) - A team of Indonesian humanitarian workers from ACT (Quick Response Action) is currently in Kenya to help Somalian famine refugees staying in a camp at Dadaab near the border with Somalia. Imam Akbari, the team leader,...

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Travelers at Kupang airport to peak at D-day minus 4

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - The flow of Idul Fitri travelers at Kupang`s El Tari airport is expected to take place on D-Day minus three or minus four, assistant manager of El Tari airport Edi Chahyono said. "We base our prediction...

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Travelers at Makassar Port peak on D-day minus 5

Makassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Idul Fitri travelers flowing through Makassar seaport of South Sulawesi peaked on Thursday with four motorized ships serving them, a port official said. "Today four ships docked at the piers of the Makassar...

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Mustafa Abubakar running normally in chief`s absence

ustafa Abubakar. Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The State Ministry for State Enterprises (BUMN) is continuing to run normally although its chief, Minister Mustafa Abubakar, is being treated in hospital, a minister said. "Although State Minister...

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Asean Foundation, Health Ministry Discuss Traditional Medicines Meeting

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - ASEAN Foundation Executive Director Dr. Makarim Wibisono and two officials of the health ministry discussed a plan to organize the Third ASEAN Conference on Traditional Medicines in Indonesia, from October 31 to November 3,...

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Soekarno-Hatta Airport sets up 8 health care posts

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Jakarta`s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has set up eight health care posts on its premises for the benefit of Lebaran holiday travelers, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The ministry`s disease control and environmental...

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PT Timah`s profit up 113.98 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Timah Tbk. (TINS) booked a net profit of Rp689 billion in the first semester this year which was an increase of 113.98 percent from Rp322 billion in the same period last year. Corporate secretary Rielisa Fitria said in...

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Susi Air plane fails to land as smoke blanked the airport

Smoke blanked the airportMuara Taweh, C Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - A Susi Air plane failed to land at Beringin Muara Teweh Airport in North Barito district, Central Kalimantan, as thick smoke blanketed the area on Thursday. The plane...

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Dead or alive: Libya offer $1.7 mln for Kadhafi

Benghazi, Libya (ANTARA News/AFP) - Libyan businessmen have offered two million dinars ($1.67 million, 1.2 million euros) for the capture of Moamer Kadhafi, dead or alive, the head of the rebel National Transitional Council said on Wednesday. "The...

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Istiqlal Grand Imam meets Moroccan ulema in Rabat

London (ANTARA News) - The Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Prof Dr Ali Mustafa Yaqub held a meeting with several prominent ulema of Morocco in Rabat, Morocco, recently. Also present at the meeting arranged by the Indonesian embassy in Rabat were...

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Foreign investors to shift funds to Asia

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Economist Guntur S. Siboro predicted here on Tuesday that the current financial crisis in the US and Europe would encourage foreign investors to shift their funds to Asia. Thanks to its better economic growth, Asia, particularly...

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Rocket fire rocks Israel-Hamas truce

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (ANTARA News/AFP) - Four rockets fired from Gaza slammed into south Israel late Monday, without causing casualties, police and the army said, undermining a truce between Palestinian militants and the Jewish state. ...

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Hatta sees off 5,000 Idul Fitri travelers

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - General Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Hatta Rajasa bode farewell on Tuesday to 5,000 Idul Fitri travelers who left for Java and Sumatra to celebrate the post-fasting festivities in their home towns. "On the...

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Almost 5,200 kids fall from windows in U.S. annually

Beijing (ANTARA News/Xinhuanet-OANA) - In the U.S., the rate of injuries related to children and teens falling out of windows declined over a 19-year period, although not nearly as fast as in some cities with comprehensive prevention programs, researchers...

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President resumes second day safari in West Java

Cianjur, W Java (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono continued his second day Ramadhan safari activities in a number of regions in West Java and Central Java on Tuesday. On the second day the president is scheduled to visit a number...

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RI supports Libyan choice

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia appreciates and supports the choice that has been made by the people of Libya, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Tuesday. The minister made the statement in response to the latest development...

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Pertamina optimistic Senoro project completed in 2014

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas company PT Pertamina believed the construction of the Donggi-Senoro liquefied natural gas plant in Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi, would be completed according to schedule in 2014. Pertamina`s upstream...

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Egypt recognises Libya rebel government

Cairo (ANTARA News) - Egypt on Monday recognised Libya`s rebel National Transitional Council as the legitimate government as rebels closed in on Moamer Kadhafi`s Tripoli compound, Egypt`s Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr said. "It pleases me at this...

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19 NATO tankers set ablaze in Pakistan: officials

Quetta, Pakistan (ANTARA News/AFP) - Gunmen on motorbikes in southwestern Pakistan on Monday set ablaze at least 19 oil tankers carrying fuel for US-led NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said. The gunmen fired at the tankers as they...

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Company`s failure to keep promise triggers Tiaka riots

Palu, C Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The riots on Monday in Tiaka Island, Central Sulawesi, was triggered by the failure of an oil consortium to keep its promise to the local residents, police said. "The company has promised the locals in the past to...

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Local to replace foreign pilots in Garuda

Emirsyah Satar. Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - Twenty-three graduates of the Bali International Flight Academy (BIFA) are ready to replace Garuda`s foreign pilots whose contracts will expire at the end of this year. "The newly...

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Seven rockets hit Israel after Gaza factions agree truce

Jerusalem (ANTARA News/AFP) - Seven rockets from Gaza hit Israel on Monday just hours after militant factions agreed an informal truce after four days of deadly cross-border violence in which 15 Palestinians and an Israeli died. The truce was hammered...

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Two civilians killed, 4 injured in mine blast In S. Afghanistan

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - Two civilians were killed and four others injured Monday morning when a mine exploded in Gereshk district of southern Helmand province, spokesman for provincial government Daud Ahmadi said. "An...

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Smes contribute to national economic growth

Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA News) - The presence of various small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia will contribute to positive national economic growth, a businessman said. Former Young Indonesian Businessmen Association (Hipmi) chairman...

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Minister proposes 80 pct discount for smes

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Businesses Sjarifuddin Hasan said he would propose a 80 percent tax discount for small and medium entrepreneurs. "Looking ahead, small and medium entrepreneurs must be given...

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Indonesian Mily Contingent Advised To Be Alert

Cairo (ANTARA News) - Indonesian military`s Garuda contingent is advised to increase alertness in guarding their jurisdiction in the Lebanon-Israel border in the event of war threats. The message was conveyed by the United Nations Interim Force...

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Son Of N.korea`s Kim Absent From Russia Trip: KCNA

Seoul (ANTARA News/AFP) - North Korean`s heir apparent appeared to be absent from the entourage on leader Kim Jong-Il`s trip to Russia, according to a list announced by the North`s state media during the rare visit. Korean Central News Agency confirmed...

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3 Killed, 17 Injured In Hospital Blast In North China City

Taiyuan (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - Three people were killed and 17 others injured, two severely, after a blast ripped through a boiler room in a hospital in northern Chinese city of Changzhi Friday, local authorities said. A person was killed instantly...

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Indonesian Observers "a Must" For Disputed Area Near Preah Vihear Temple: Cambodia

Phnom Penh (ANTARA/Xinhua-OANA) - Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Saturday evening issued a statement rejecting a Thai media report that the Indonesian observers may not be needed to deploy in the newly defined demilitarized zone surrounding the...

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Indocement aims to produce 25 mln tons per year

Kotabaru, S Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Cement maker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk has set its production target for 2016-2017 at 25 million tons to meet growing domestic demand. The company`s production currently stood at 18.6 million tons...

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Govt pays serious attention to dams

Hatta Rajasa. Purwakarta, W Java (ANTARA News) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said the government is paying serious attention to dams and will always try to increase their functions. "Dams are currently used...

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Red Arrow acrobatic plane crashes in Britain

London (ANTARA News) - A Red Arrow plane from Britain`s Royal Air Force crashed on Saturday during an acrobatic air display over the southern English coast, police said, although the fate of the pilot remained unclear. Witnesses described seeing...

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Govt to chase all wanted corruption suspects: Patrialis

Padang, West Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Minister of Law and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar said the government would keep chasing all corruption suspects on the wanted list. "We will chase all that have been able to flee abroad," he said here on Saturday. He...

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VP breaks fast at DPD chairman`s residence

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Boediono, along with other top officials broke the fast at Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Chairman Irman Gusman`s residence on Jalan Denpasar here on Saturday. Boediono in the company of his wife Herawati...

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Nazaruddin`s request for barter impossible to meet: Mahfud

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Constitutional Court (MK) chairman Mahfud MD said it was quite obvious that graft suspect Nazaruddin`s apparent wish to barter his sentence for his wife`s freedom was impossible to meet. "It is quite obvious Nazaruddin...

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