ANTARA News - National

Separatism must be stopped: Yudhoyono

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:19:45 +0700

Separatism of any kind in Indonesia must be stopped because it poses a serious threat to national integrity, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday.

Jakarta Election Supervisory Committee receives 54 complaints

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:11:33 +0700

The Jakarta Election Supervisory Committee has announced that it received 54 complaints from local people about fraud during the Jakarta gubernatorial elections on July 11.

Nightclubs closed during Ramadhan

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:04:23 +0700

The local government of Ternate asked nightclub owners to close their joints during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.

1,082 buses provided for eid-ul-fitr holiday

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:05:17 +0700

The Surakarta Transportation Department will provide 1,082 buses from Tirtonadi Bus Terminal to cope with the increase in passengers during the Lebaran holiday season.

Xanana consolidating power in E. Timor`s parliament

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:02:29 +0700

Former Prime Minister of East Timor Xanana Gusmao was reported to be consolidating the power to lead a big coalition in that country, an observer said.

RI, Germany agreed to become strategic partners

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:21:11 +0700

Indonesia and Germany have agreed to increase their cooperation to make it more comprehensive and to become strategic partners to benefit each other.

No need to worry about govt`s Leopard purchase plan: Yudhoyono

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:16:48 +0700

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesians need not worry about the government`s plan to purchase leopard tanks from Germany because the tanks would only be used for defense purposes.

Indonesian maid becomes millionaire after inheriting employer`s property

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:40:38 +0700

An Indonesian maid, whose name cannot be revealed for security reasons, has inherited 20 million Saudi riyals after her employer`s death.

President Yudhoyono receives Chancellor Merkel

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:11:35 +0700

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a courtesy call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday evening.

President Yudhoyono to receive German Chancellor

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:07:25 +0700

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday afternoon.

CCI tells Merkel about radicalism in Indonesia

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:04:32 +0700

The Indonesian Churches Communion (CCI) discussed with German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel, during her visit to Immanuel Church, the issue of radicalism in Indonesia.

Merkel asks about atheism in Indonesia

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:50:47 +0700

German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel questioned atheism in Indonesia during her visit to the oldest Dutch Protestant church at Immanuel in Jakarta, here on Tuesday.

German Chancellor visits Istiqlal Mosque

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:41:55 +0700

German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel visited Istiqlal grand Mosque here on Tuesday as part of her two-day state visit to Indonesia.

RI govt sets 2012 haj pilgrimage costs

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:35:39 +0700

Following long discussions and deliberations, the Religious Ministry and Commission 8 of the House of Representatives set this year`s Haj Pilgrimage Cost (BPIH) at an average of US$ 3,617.

New suspect in tax graft case arrested

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:30:25 +0700

An attorney general team of investigators arrested on Monday a new suspect in a graft case with the main suspect former tax official Dhana Widyatmika.

RI, Czech agree to develop three areas of cooperation

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:40:46 +0700

Indonesia and Czech Republic on Monday agreed to develop three areas of cooperation which they believe would enhance mutually beneficial economic and investment relations.

RI to prioritize five sectors of cooperation with Latin America

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:35:52 +0700

Indonesian Economic Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa said that he would prioritize five sectors of cooperation that can be done between Indonesia and some countries in Latin America.

Attorney General`s Office team arrests 21 fugitives

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:29:11 +0700

The Attorney General`s Office (AGO) team has, up until early June 2012, caught 21 fugitives, Attorney General Basrief Arief said here on Monday.

Democrat Party ready to name professional as presidential candidate

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:50:25 +0700

The ruling Democrat Party is ready to name a professional as its presidential candidate in the election in 2014, according to party`s advisory board member Marzuki Alie.

Indonesian Health Ministry wary of mystery illness in Cambodia

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:16:02 +0700

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is wary of an undiagnosed illness that has claimed the lives of at least 50 Cambodian children.