Nur Wahid asks Moslems not to be provoked by inter-faith conflict

"Surabaya, (ANTARA News) - Dr Hidayat Nur Wahid, a member of the Advisory Board of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), asked moslems in Indonesia not to give up to provocations which might lead to inter-faith conflicts."The guilty must be punished. Those who are not involved...

President installs new military chief

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Friday installed Gen Djoko Santoso as the new commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), Lt Gen Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo as the new Army chief of staff and Vice...

Four national parks in Jambi to be discussed in UNFCCC

"The four are the National Parks of Kerinci Seblat, Berbak, Bukit Dua Belas, and Bukit Tiga Puluh, Director of the Indonesian Community for Conservation (KKI-Warsi) Jambi Rakhmat Hidayat said on Sunday.He said the condition of the four national parks were relatively good and...

Illegal logger Adelin`s acquittal results of conspiracy : Lawmaker

"Earlier, chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nurwahid deplored the fact in this country that the trial of logger Adelin Lis, who had caused the state to suffer big losses, was later acquitted of all charges leveled against him. According to him,...

Nurwahid deplores lack of eradication optimally

""I am very sad to learn that the suspect of illegal logging later walked out free from the court," he said. Lately a rumour was developing in the community that the authorities and law enforcers had been dictated by a ring of judicial mafia and therefore all the relevant...

KADIN calls for speedy improvement of sea-port facilities

""We want our sea transportation system to be improved, including its infrastructure as many export commodities such as coal, crude palm oil, oil and gas often get stuck due to conditions at our sea ports," KADIN Chairman MS Hidayat said here on Monday. He made the statement...

Din Syamsuddin yet to decide whether to run for presidency

""It is important to know that I haven`t yet thought of being active in joining government affairs," he said. According to him not was not the right time for him to respond to issues on his nomination for...

Envoy: Palestine, Indonesia move to concrete cooperation

"Mehdawi said although the journalists` visit was not at the invitation of Palestine, he knew that the Indonesian media always supported Palestine. Touching on the conflict between Hamas and Fatah, the Ambassador said Indonesia had offered to help resolve their dispute....

Taufik Hidayat Akbar passes qualification round of Denmark Open

"Taufik got a bye at his second match as Joachim Persson of Denmark moved on directly to the final round of the qualification round after getting promotion to the main round. Taufik had to play a rubber set before...

Businessmen worried about soaring world oil price

""The world oil price hike had caused concern because sooner or later it will affect budgets (corporate as well as state budgets)," general chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), MS Hidayat, said here on Wednesday when asked for his comment on...

Govt to improve mechanism on TKI placement in Malaysia

Batam (ANTARA News) - Head of the National Agency for Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) Placement and Protection Jumhur Hidayat said that the government is constantly trying to improve the current mechanism of TKI...

Taufik Hidayat bored by world champs

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat took a swipe at the world badminton championships Monday even before the first shuttle had been hit, branding the annual format boring. The Indonesian,...

H5N1 - Jakarta slaughters backyard fowl

" Jakarta (dpa) - Government authorities slaughtered thousands of chickens and other fowl kept in backyard farms and in cages in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Sunday, in an attempt to stop the spread of bird-flu virus that has killed at least five people in two weeks. South...

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