Police should arrest rioters instead of activists - VP says

""I say police should take stern action because any country will not develop if its people are sluggards and bad-tempered. The rioters must be arrested instead of activists," Jusuf Kalla, who is also general chairman of Golkar Party said here Sunday when opening a national...

Indonesia can save up to Rp200 trillion in coming two years: VP

""The budget could be saved up to hundreds of trillions of rupiah in line with the use of coals to fire steam-power plants (PLTU)," Kalla who is also general chairman of the Golkar Party said here on Sunday.He made the remarks at the opening of the third regional leadership...

VP Jusuf Kalla defends attorney general over corruption scandal

""If a subordinate commits a crime it doesn't mean that the chief is guilty," he was quoted by AFP as telling ElShinta radio.Kalla praised Supandji's performance and said he was the best attorney general in the country's history."In my experience, among all the attorney...

Poor people stage protest outside VP`s residence

"Hundreds of poor people staged a protest rally against the government`s plan to raise domestic fuel oil prices at Vice President Jusuf Kalla`s private residence in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Saturday.Their proters said if the government of Persident Susilo Bambang...

Just wait for president`s return for new candidates of BI top post

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Yusuf Kalla said that the request for submission of new Bank Indonesia (central Bank) candidates from the government after the house`s rejection of the two previous candidates should wait till the arrival of President Susilo Bambang...

Veep: Indonesia no longer poor country

""The per capita income of US$2,000 is a four times increase in the last ten years," he said. According to him, the gross domestic product of Rp4,000 trillion and a per capita income of US$2,000, indicated that Indonesia was no longer a poor but a medium class developing...

Saudi Arabia deports 2,700 Indonesians

""I am happy to have returned to Indonesia on the same aircraft as the vice president. Otherwise. I would have come under extreme stress and desperation," said Nasitoh, a female worker hailing from Sukabumi, West Java.Nasitoh ran away from her Saudi Arabian employer who had...

Vice President leaves Jakarta for Mecca

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to perform `umrah` (minor hajj ritual) and to witness the Kabah washing procession in Mecca. The vice president left for Saudi Arabia from Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Cengkareng,...

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...

RI`s diplomacy in Asia Pasific to be strengthened

""Diplomacy in our national interest is not always conducted through nter-governmental lobbies. Non-governmental parties can also play a role in serving the national interest," he said. Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Tuesday officially opened the 13th OANA General Assembly...

VP Invites Mideast bizmen to invest in RI

"So far, trade relations between Indonesia and the Middle East were limited to textiles and oil, he said following the signing of an agreement between the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and the Indonesian Finance Ministry here Thursday.Indonesia- Middle East trade relations...

Legal rules in Indonesia should be dynamic, VP says

"Therefore, Kalla asked the country`s experts and legal practitioners to make legal rules with future vision."If our legal rules are complicated, they will slow down national economic development and in the long run we will be less competitive in the international community,"...