British envoy meets Yogyakarta governor

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - British Ambassador to Indonesia Charles Humfrey met with Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X here on Monday to obtain first-hand information on post-2006-earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction program in the region. "The British...

British company to exploit gold deposits in Jambi

Jambi (ANTARA News) - A British company, Sumatra Coover and Gold Ltd, will cooperate with a local partner, PT Nusa Palapa Minerals, to exploit gold deposits in three districts in Jambi province, a provincial mineral resources official said.Head of Jambi`s Mining Office...

India to favour France for 1.5 bln euro war plane contract: Thales

New Delhi (ANTARA News) - India's government will announce this week it will favour France for a contract worth up to 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) to upgrade its Mirage fighters, an official from the French defence firm Thales said Wednesday.The announcement of a...

ANTARA elected OANA president

"The OANA general assembly is being attended by 22 delegations from OANA member agencies, including Bernama (Malaysia), Kyodo (Japan), Itar-Tass (Russia), Kuna (Kuwait) and Irna (Iran) as well as observers from the Middle East News Agency, AFP, AMAN, Pajhwok Afghan News and...

IRNA asks OANA to raise fund for journalist training

"The seminar, held by ANTARA as host of the 13th OANA general assembly, featured Prof Oliver Boyd-Barrett PhD from Ohio University and Prof Alwi Dahlan from the University of Indonesia Prof Barrett at the seminar presented a paper on the Future of National News Agencies in...

News agencies urged to adapt to media convergence era

"ANTARA President Director Ahmad Muchlis Yusuf said the news agency had no other choice but to look at the market potentials and demand for its products to withstand competition in the era of media convergence. So far, there has been tendency to develop a combination of...

Minister says 24 Indonesian islands disappeared

"Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi said four islands disappeared when the massive tsunami devastated Aceh on December 26, 2004, the state-run agency reported. Twenty other islands in Sumatra's Riau province and in the Seribu island group in Jakarta Bay...

Indonesian youth complete US English access program

"On the occasion, Ambassador Hume said he was very proud of the first graduating batch of Access students. "They have shown how much they value hard work and education. They want to get ahead in life, and they realize that English skills can help them find good jobs," he...

Mt Merapi spews hot clouds

""Large volumes of lava earlier oozed along two kilometers to Gendol river (Sleman district in Yogyakarta)," head of the investigation and development of volcano technology in Yogyakarta, Subandriyo, told ANTARA News here Tuesday night. He pointed out that the hot clouds...

Oil prices to remain high until 2015: former OPEC chief

""It is difficult to predict how long oil prices will remain high. But investment made (in the oil sector) in 2003 or 2004 will probably start paying off and have a stabilizing effect on oil prices in 2015," former mining minister and OPEC secretary general Soebroto said in...

RI-Australia security cooperation ratified

""This is another milestone in the strengthening of relations between the two neighboring countries," Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said in his speech at a function of the signing of the draft law. The draft law was signed at about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday after intensive...

Power blackout mars IAPC opening session attended by Yudhoyono

"ANTARA reported that moments after the power failure, presidential security guards formed a cordon around the head of state whose position in the room was only illuminated by a small light from his cellphone. The President who sat next to Bali Governor Dewa Beratha was still...