ANTARA News - National

Malaysia deports 223 RI`s illegal workers

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:14:53 +0700

Malaysian government again deported as many as 223 migrant workers, who were not equipped with working visas, and arrived here on Wednesday night, a manpower official said.

Ex-Gorontalo governor named suspect in graft case

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:21:46 +0700

Former Gorontalo governor and marine affairs and fisheries minister Fadel Muhammad has been named a suspect in connection with the abuse of an unspent budget of Rp5.4 billion in 2001, according to a prosecutor.

Book carrying Prophet Muhammad`s picture to be investigated

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:18:47 +0700

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has said his office will investigate reports about the discovery of a book carrying a picture of Prophet Muhammad in a library of an Islamic school in Solo, Central Java.

Tens of students injured in bus accident

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:04:59 +0700

A bus carrying 25 elementary school students and teachers overturned on trans Sumatra highway on Wednesday, injuring tens of them.

Govt to provide clean water facilities in border areas

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:30:29 +0700

North Sulawesi Province Government is planning to build clean water systems in the two outer islands of Miangas and Marore, which border the Philippines.

Clemency for Corby based on humanitarian consideration

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:26:37 +0700

The Indonesian government said the clemency granted to Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was merely based on humanitarian consideration.

Govt`s clemency to Corby could create negative perception: Expert

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:00:23 +0700

The granting of clemency to Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Leigh Corby must not create a perception that the government bowed to Australia`s pressure, said Hikmahanto Juwana, an international law expert at the University of Indonesia, here on Wednesday.

Riau police seize 1 kg of marijuana

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:55:21 +0700

The police in Riau province have confiscated a kilogramme of dried, ready-to-use marijuana from the house of a suspect, identified by his initials as DW, at Jalan Pahlawan in Pekanbaru.

PTDI, Sukhoi cooperation continues despite crash

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:44:04 +0700

The President Director of state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), Budi Santoso, said the company`s plan to manufacture and supply the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft tail would continue despite the accident two weeks ago in West Java.

Transportation Minister leads transfer of Sukhoi victims

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:44:58 +0700

Transportation Minister EE Mangindaan led a ceremony transferring the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 crash victims at Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta today.

Police to give Sukhoi victims` property to family

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:20:41 +0700

The Indonesian police hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, will hand over the property of the victims of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane - which crashed into Mount Salak, West Java on May 9, 2012 - to the respective families today, according to an official.

RI, Portugal to increase two way investment

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:17:46 +0700

Indonesia and Portugal agreed to increase two way investment between the two countries, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday.

President cuts Corby`s sentence by five years

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:55:50 +0700

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cut the sentence of Australian drugs convict Schapelle Leigh Corby by five years, Minister/State Secretary Sudi Silalahi confirmed here on Tuesday.

Dahlan Iskan denies rumours of his resignation

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:58:42 +0700

Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Dahlan Iskan denied the rumours regarding his resignation from the ministerial post at the United Indonesia Cabinet II.

Social affairs minister urges families to care for elderly

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:56:02 +0700

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri has called on the community at large to participate in caring for the elderly, especially the ones who have been neglected.

Sukhoi victims` families allowed to see body remains

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:49:01 +0700

The families of the victims of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crash were allowed to see the bodies of their loved ones, placed at the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) post at Said Sukanto Police hospital in Kramat Jati sub-district, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.

Police chief visits families of Sukhoi victims at police hospital

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:51:40 +0700

Indonesia`s Police Chief General Timur Pradopo visited the families and relatives of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 victims at Said Sukanto Police Hospital in Jakarta Tuesday.

Families of Sukhoi victims undergo psychological exams

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:50:47 +0700

The families and relatives of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 victims have begun undergoing a psychological examination at the Said Sukanto Police Hospital`s ante mortem room in Jakarta Tuesday, before given the chance of looking at the remains of the victims.

Police arrest six bomb terror suspects in Ambon

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:49:35 +0700

Police have arrested six people suspected of involvement in a bomb terror in the wake of September 11 clash between two groups of residents in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon.

Two Indonesian climbers conquer mt. Everest

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:48:23 +0700

The Indonesian Seven Summit Team ended its expedition to the peak of Mt Everest (8,848 m) after two of its climbers successfully planted the country`s flag on top of the world`s highest mountain on Saturday.