Children feel 'hurt' on their national day

" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The request...

Garuda death-flight pilot 'deliberately crashed plane'

Marwoto Komar was the  pilot of a plane that crashed in the city of Yogyakarta last year, killing 21 people , including five Australians. " PROSECUTORS will argue today that Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar deliberately crashed the Boeing 737-400 that ended up in a fireball...

17.8 hectares mangrove forest being rehabilitated

"Mangrove forest functions to restrain tidal wave. Recently Jakarta mangrove forest is 376.52 hectares located in Angke Kapuk North Jakarta and Kepulauan Seribu district, 14 hectares of it has been scraped by sea water. Because of that, Jakarta Provincial Government through...

Indonesia's Bumi wins battle to Australian Herald

As private multinationals continue struggle for the control os strategic raw materials, Indonesian Bumi wins biding over Chinese and  Australian Heral Resource to control zinc and lead at Dairi mines. According to this FT article, "Zinc and lead prices have...

KPK asked to bug phones of House inquiry committee members

"A number of legislators called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to bug the telephones of all members of the House`s Fuel Oil Price Hike Inquiry Committee to prevent them from deviating from their intended mission under pressure from external parties. The...

Air Quality in Jakarta Goes Up

Beside to combat air pollution, The Jakarta Car Free Day, hopefully it will encourage policy reform on transport management. In the future Jakarta transport will be developed in balancing between mass public vehicle...

Outlying Kisar island no longer isolated

"Kisar and its neighbor, Wetar, are two of Indonesia`s 92 outlying islands, bordering Timor Leste and Australia. Therefore, Indonesian Navy spokesman Commodore Bambang Susanto said recently the Navy would continue to safeguard the country`s two southernmost islands. ...

Pertamina considering building refinery with Kuwaiti investor

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is looking into the possibility of cooperating with a Kuwaiti investor to build an oil refinery to better ensure domestic fuel oil supplies. "We have...

Indonesia students grab 5 gold in HK International Math Contest

Congratulations! Show to the world, Indonesia known not only as the terrorist's or the corruptor nest.."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Eight elementary school students representing Indonesia in "The 12th Po Leng Kuk Elementary International Contest for Math" held in Hong Kong July...

Indonesia set to execute mother-son murderers: official

The law must continue to be upheld!Preview:Sumiarsih and Sugeng were sentenced by the death sentence because of being proven killed Lt col in March Purwanto and his family's four members in Surabaya on August 23...

Anger grows over Indonesia’s power crisis

"Companies operating in Indonesia have criticised the government over power cuts and Jakarta’s attempts to deal with them, including an edict forcing factories to move production to weekends from next week. A series of potential blackouts are scheduled for this week and...

Vitaly Pisarenko to conduct piano recital in Indonesia

"Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Vitaly Pisarenko (21), first winner of the 8th Franz Liszt Piano International Competition in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on April 11, 2008, will be visiting Indonesia for a piano recital performance in three big cities, Yogyakarta, Semarang, and...

News focus: RI, Timor Leste express remorse over Dili atrocities

"The two governments expressed their regret in a joint statement signed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his Timor Leste counterpart Ramos Horta, and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in Bali on Tuesday. Both governments signed the 14-point joint...

Australian paedophile suspect arrested in Indonesia

Watch your lovely childs..."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An Australian man wanted for paedophilia has been arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali and will be sent back to Australia, police said Wednesday. Paul Francis Callahan was arrested Saturday at the house he...

Govt ready to explain fuel oil price hikes to house`s inquiry committee

Bullshit...both of  you!"Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The government was ready to explain the reason for the fuel oil price hikes late in May, 2008 to the House`s Inquiry Rights Committee. "The government is ready to clarify why the subsidized oil prices have to be raised,"...

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