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...

House members concerned over starvation fatality in Makassar

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) have expressed concern over the reported death from starvation of a pregnant woman and her...

RI agrees to install seven radars from US in Makassar Strait

""The purpose of installing the seven radars is to support maritme defense and security in the South East Asian region," Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono told ANTARA News on Tuesday.He said the US government was...

Wanted Makassar bomber apprehended in Gowa

Makassar (ANTARA News) - Wanted Makassar bomber Wirahadi alias Hadi (25), who escaped from Gunung Sari correctional institution here several days ago, was captured in Manuju village, Gowa district, South Sulawesi,...

Whirlwinds hit tens of houses in Makassar

"Tens of houses in Biringkanaiya sub district, Makassar, South Sulawesi province, were seriously damaged by a whirlwind early Saturday. Some of the residents whose houses were hit by the whirlwind, evacuated...

Makassar bomber escapes from prison

"Hadi who had served his sentence for only three years decided to escape to meet a request by a fellow inmate, Marcus Vally Huwae alias Ade (20) from Batu Gitung, Ambon, Maluku, who is serving a jail term of 15...

US consulate general observes regional election in S. Sulawesi

"Before making the observation, US Consulate General official Jeffrey Loree visited South Sulawesi Regional Election Commission (KPUD) to obtain various information related to the process of the first ever direct regional election in the province. In spite of the fact that...

Tourist arrivals in RI up 13 pct

""The increase in the number of tourist arrivals is quite promising as in the two preceding years only a small number of the tens of millions of foreign tourists visiting Southeast Asia came to Indonesia," Umar Kuswara, director of people`s empowerment at the Culture and...

Makassar police break up Papernas rally

"The police could only issue a permit if the Law and Human Rights Ministry had legalized the party, he said. "They wanted to use the building to declare a new party. However, they have yet to secure a permit from...

Indonesian intravenous drug users total 248,000

"Mboi said the problem became worse because they did not care about the danger of being infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. The Ministry of Health`s survey results in 2002 indicated that they did not care about the threat of infection with the virus and most of them said they...

Najib: court cases involving RI workers not being handled properly

"He said there was an impression that the Malaysian government was protecting the employers whereas in reality it was the legal processes that were not running well. Razak made the remarks at a seminar held to...

RI fourth biggest to global warming: Official

Makassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has been ranked in the fourth position in the list of the biggest contributor countries to the global warming as a result of the high level of its forest fires,...

Crashed AdamAir plane`s black box arrives in Makassar

Makassar (ANTARA News) - The black box of the Adam Air jetliner which crashed in Majene waters, West Sulawesi, on its way from Surabaya (East Java) to Manado (North Sulawesi) on January 1, 2007, arrived...

US ship hunts black box of Indonesia plane

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A US-operated salvage ship has arrived in Indonesia to hunt for the black box of a jetliner that crashed into the sea on New Year's day, killing 102 passengers, an airline official...

Search official: Fisherman finds part of jetliner

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A fisherman has discovered a piece of a jetliner missing for more than 10 days in northwest Indonesia, a military official for the country told CNN Thursday. The discovery of part of...

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