President Yudhoyono postpones Europe trip: spokesman

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has postponed an official visit to Europe amid nationwide protests against a hike in fuel prices by his administration, a spokesman said Monday."The president took the decision to postpone his trip to...

US Travel warning`s lifting to increase tourist visiting to Indoensia

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The lifting of a US travel warning on Indonesia is expected to help increase the number of US tourist arrivals in the country in 2008, a presidential spokesman said."The lifting of the travel warning is something we have been waiting for a long time,"...

Myanmar PM`s Indonesia visit postponed: officials

"Indonesia's ex-president Suharto is currently in hospital critically ill following multiple organ failure on Friday. Doctors said Sunday that his condition had stabilised after he was hooked to a ventilation machine.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cut short an official...

President Yudhoyono shocked after hearing Benazir Bhutto`s death

""Of course he (President) was shocked and condemned the terrorists," Dino Patti Djalal, presidential spokesman told Antara here on Thursday night.The head of state expressed a hope that such fatal accident will not harm democracy in Pakistan, which is now unstable especially...

President Yudhoyono receives Iranian vice president

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Iranian Vice President/Environment Minister Fatemeh Vaiz Javadi at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bali on Thursday morning. Fatemeh`s 30-minute meeting with the Indonesian leader took place on the sidelines of the 13th Conference of...

Yudhoyono delays Europe visit over air ban: spokesman

""The president wants to make sure that... before he makes the trip to Europe that the airline ban is lifted. That's politically appropriate and psychologically appropriate too," Yudhoyono's spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said. Djalal told AFP that a visit to several European...

RI, China agree Myanmar crisis cannot be solved through pressures

"Speaking to the press after attending the closed-door meeting between Yudhoyono and Jiabao, Dino said the two leaders hoped that Yangon would exercise self-restraint and promote dialogs with the opposition to overcome the internal political crisis in that country. "China and...

RI, China agree to expand trade ties

"The Indonesian and Chinese governments agreed to promote their economic and political relations.This was disclosed in a closed-door meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the 13th Asean summit in Singapore...

Indonesia launches three video clips on climate change conference

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Government has launched three video clips for the promotion of the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC), which will be held in Bali, December 3-14, 2007. "These video clips are produced to promote the Bali Conference...

Indonesia expects Myanmar to respect ASEAN charter

"Myanmar and Indonesia alongside other countries in the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are due to sign the charter on Nov. 20 at a meeting in Singapore.The charter should transform the association into a regional body and give it a legal identity,...

Draft ASEAN Charter ready for signing in S`pore: minister

"The signing of the ASEAN Charter was expected to encourage efforts to turn the Association of Southeast Asian Nations into a more solid regional grouping based on three pillars, namely ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-cultural Community, he...

President receives US ambassador

"In the meeting Ambassador Cameron took the opportunity to ask about Myanmar, he said. In response, President Yudhoyono explained the moves Indonesia had made and the communications that taken place between the two countries` governments with regard to political development...