41 countries, including Indonesia, bidding for UNESCO sites

Increasingly many choices for the tourists. "European aspirants for cultural designation include: Albania for the Ottoman settlements in Berat and Gjirokastra; Croatia for the Stari Grad Plain; Czech Republic for the spa at Luhacovice; France for fortifications built by...

NATO, US forces suffer deadliest month in Afghanistan

Rest In Peace... "Kabul (ANTARA News) - June was the deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taliban and the second in a row in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq, official figures showed Tuesday.Forty-nine soldiers from the NATO-led...

President to sign two govt regulations on education soon

The teacher is the hero without the decoration.. ""God willing, I will sign two government regulations on the funding of education and on compulsory education," the president said here on Tuesday night when opening the 20th congress of the Indonesian Teachers Association...

150 houses from Islamic Relief for Aceh`s tsunami victims

Indonesian, especially Aceh people's will always remember theirgoodness.. "Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Britain-based Islamic Relief has donated 150 houses to victims of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya Districts, and Banda Aceh city, Aceh Province.The...

Bizman suspected as legislator Royan`s briber

The high class bribe.. "Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday declared businessman Dedi Suwarsono as the person suspected to have bribed House of Rpresentatives (DPR) member Bulyan Royan in the procurement of patrol boats for the...

Three patients under intensive care died following power blackout

Hospital or electricity company to take this responsibility?.. or, three patients? of course NOT.  "The death of the three patients was confirmed by the hospital`s public relations officer, Dr.Pribakti, on Tuesday."It`s correct, three patients in the emergency ward...

Waste management confab ends with Bali declaration

"The ninth Conference of Parties (COP-9) to the Basel Convention ended here on Friday with the issuance of so-called Bali Declaration.But the declaration made no mention of crucial issues related to a ban on the import and export of hazardous waste or what among conference...

Bali developing into center of international arts conventions

"Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Bali is increasingly developing into a center of meetings and interaction among artists and culturalists from all parts of the world, a lecturer at the Denpasar-based Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI), Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia, MA, said here Friday.IAt...

Yudhoyono asks for reactivation of Posyandu and PKK

"Jambi, June 29 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the activities of integrated public health service clinics (Posyandu) and empowerment of family welfare (PKK) whose activities were slowing down early in the reforms era, should be reactivated. According to...

Forestry Minister Refutes BIN Chief`s Accusation

""The task of a minister is to assist the president in running the government. I think all ministers must support what the president had decided," the forestry minister said here on Saturday.He was responding to a statement made by State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Head Syamsir...