U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN

" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...

Passengers` laptops now subject to security checks at Soekarno-Hatta airport

"Tangerang, (ANTARA News)- The operator of Soekarno-Hatta international airport has instituted tight security checks on passengers` laptops at the airport`s entrance gates to prevent the the equipment`s misuse for negative purposes, an airport official said."We have taken the...

RI evaluating US proposal to extend period of NAMRU-2 operations

""The US government has sent us a proposal to extend the period of their NAMRU-2 operations in Indonesia. The proposal id being evaluated thoroughly," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said on her arrival at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Saturday, after attending the 61st World...

RI customs foil attempt to smuggle out 23,000 dried seahorses

"Tangerang (ANTARA News) - Indonesian customs and excise officers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle around 23,000 dried seahorses (hyppocampus) to South Korea. The merchandise, packaged in six bales, was sent by a company identified...

Yudhoyono asks Jakarta administration to improve their response to floods

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged the Jakarta city administration to increase its ability to respond to floods, to minimize the city becoming paralyzed by the floods."Today the president received a presentation on preview or evaluation of flood...

Bird flu claims two more victims in RI

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Two more Indonesians have been infected with the bird flu virus and one of them died last Saturday (Feb 2) in Jakarta, a Health Ministry official said. The victims were two women - Su (29) of Tangerang city, Banten, and Sa (38) of West Jakarta, the...

Family of Indonesian bird flu victim files police complaint

""There are indications of a failure to comply with professional and procedural standards," lawyer Nober Siregar, from the Health Legal Aid Association, told AFP.Siregar, who accompanied the brother to file the complaint, said that the hospital in Tangerang had misdiagnosed...

Airport security foils attempt to send ecstasy to Jambi

Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA News) - A joint security team of Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Airport foiled an attempt to transport 1,992 ecstasy (crystal amphetamine) pills from Jakarta to Jambi, Sumatra. "The success to stop the illicit drug shipment was thanks to two previous...

Indonesia confirms 115th human bird flu infection

"The virus is usually transmitted to humans from infected birds. Scientists fear however that the virus could mutate into a form easily transmissible between humans, sparking a global pandemic that could kill millions. The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed more than 200...

Two Indonesian workers arrive home from Iraq

Tangerang (ANTARA News) - Two female Indonesian workers who had been rescued from a conflict area in Kurdistan, Iraq, by non-governmental organization (NGO) Migrant Care arrived here on Wednesday afternoon aboard an Emirates flight. The two, identified as Ellly Anita and...