Senin, 07 April 2008

Berita Aktual

Berita Aktual

YLKI Ingatkan Operator Soal Iklan

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:21 PM CDT

Jakarta: Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia (YLKI) mengingatkan para pelaku usaha agar hati-hati ketika beriklan untuk memasarkan produk. Karena iklan adalah kontrak antara pelaku usaha dan calon konsumen. "Jadi hati-hati saat menjual produk. Berdasarkan iklan itu, pelaku usaha harus membuktikan apa yang ditawarkan," kata Staf Bidang Pengaduan dan Hukum YLKI Sularsi kepada Tempo akhir pekan lalu

RI to build four nuclear power plants until 2025

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:19 PM CDT

Solo, Central Java (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government is planning to build four nuclear power plants (PLTNs) until 2025 to meet domestic demand for electricity, Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said here Wednesday. "If one PLTN has a capacity to produce 1,200 MW, we will be needing four nuclear power plants by 2025 to meet domemstic need for electricty," the minster

"Indiana Jones" most anticipated summer movie

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:17 PM CDT

Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - The fourth installment of the Indiana Jones adventure films is the most hotly anticipated movie of the summer in the US, according to a poll by online movie-ticketing company, Fandango. Starring Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was picked as the top movie choice of the summer by 82 per cent of Fandango customers. "It's the season's

Boediono elected BI governor

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:15 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI for financial affairs decided during its internal meeting on Monday to elect Boediono as the new governor of Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) following a closed-door vote. "Forty-five lawmakers voted for Boediono as new BI governor, and only one rejected him. This is democratic process we have passed through and that

Pemerintah Akan Turunkan Tarif Internet

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:11 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah melalui Dirjen Postel Departemen Komunikasi dan Informatika (Depkominfo) akan menurunkan tarif "leased line" internet dalam waktu dekat ini. "Kita akan menurunkan tarif internet, tetapi untuk `leased line`," kata Dirjen Postel Basuki Yusuf Iskandar usai menghadiri pertemuan Menkominfo Muhammad Nuh dengan para "blogger" (pembuat situs pribadi/blog) di kantor

Pemerintah Akan Negosiasi soal Film Fitna dengan YouTube

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:09 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah akan melakukan negosiasi kembali dengan situs YouTube agar film Fitna dihilangkan dari situs tersebut. "Besok kita lakukan negosiasi lagi dengan mereka, besok kita akan kontak mereka. Kita berharap besok ada solusi," kata Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika (Menkominfo) Muhammad Nuh usai bertemu dengan para "blogger" (pembuat situs pribadi/blog) di kantor

Sikapi Fitna, Hanung Bramantyo di antara Marah dan Memuji

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:08 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menyikapi film "Fitna" buatan anggota parlemen Belanda, Geert Wilders, yang menimbulkan kontroversi dan reaksi yang luas, maka sutradara Hanung Bramantyo mengaku punya pendapat antara marah dan memuji. "Sebagai orang Islam, saya marah dan tersinggung karena tayangan itu melukai hati umat Islam, tapi sebagai sineas saya memujinya," ujar Hanung dalam acara Dialog

Sikapi Fitna, Hanung Bramantyo di antara Marah dan Memuji

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:06 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menyikapi film "Fitna" buatan anggota parlemen Belanda, Geert Wilders, yang menimbulkan kontroversi dan reaksi yang luas, maka sutradara Hanung Bramantyo mengaku punya pendapat antara marah dan memuji. "Sebagai orang Islam, saya marah dan tersinggung karena tayangan itu melukai hati umat Islam, tapi sebagai sineas saya memujinya," ujar Hanung dalam acara Dialog

Kadin Dukung Boediono Jadi Gubernur BI

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:05 PM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Kadin) Indonesia mendukung disetujuinya Menteri Koordinator (Menko) Perekonomian, Boediono, sebagai Gubernur Bank Indonesia (BI) oleh Komisi XI DPR RI. "Kadin mengharapkan Boediono bersama pemerintah segera merumuskan strategi moneter dan fiskal guna mengantisipasi dampak gejala resesi ekonomi global terhadap perekonomian nasional," kata Ketua

Kosgoro 1957 Usulkan Soeharto Jadi Pahlawan Nasional

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 05:04 PM CDT

Medan (ANTARA News) - Hasil rapat Musyawarah Besar (Mubes) Kosgoro 1957 kedua, 3 hingga 6 April 2008, di Balai Sidang Jakarta (JCC), menetapkan 20 keputusan yang salah satunya mengusulkan mantan Presiden RI periode 1966-1998, HM Soeharto, menjadi pahlawan nasional. Hal tersebut dinyatakan Wakil Seketaris Jenderal Kosgoro 1957, Leo Nababan, di Bandara Polonia Medan, usai mengikuti kampanye calon

Boediono undergoes fit-and-proper test in parliament

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:30 AM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Boediono, the government`s sole candidate for the post of Bank Indonesia (BI) governor, underwent a `fit-and-proper` test at the Parliament building here on Monday. During the test, he presented his views on running the central bank before members of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission XI (which deals with banking affairs) Boediono said he would focus on two

BI sees possibility of hiking interest rate in coming months

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:29 AM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Bank Indonesia (BI), the country's central bank, may hike the key interest rate in coming months if consumer inflation stays high, BI senior deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said Monday. Last Thursday the central bank kept its key rate, called the BI rate, unchanged at 8.0 percent for the fourth straight month, as widely expected. Analysts said pressure has been mounting

Colin Farrell prepares to play in Bosnian movie

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:27 AM CDT

Sarajevo (ANTARA News/Dpa) - Irish actor Colin Farrell arrived this weekend in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo to start preparations for a movie by Oscar- winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic, Bosnian media reported Sunday. Farrell is to play the male lead in the movie titled Triage, based on the book by US journalist Scott Anderson, which follows the memories of war photographer Mark Walsh, who

Australian father has child with his daughter: report

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:26 AM CDT

Sydney (ANTARA News) - An Australian woman who had a child with her father pleaded for acceptance of their illicit love as the couple and their baby girl appeared on national television after being convicted of incest. Jenny Deaves was 31 when she was reunited with her father John Deaves, who separated from her mother three decades before. Shortly afterwards, she had considered embarking on a

Anti-Quran film insult all religions, says World Churches Council

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:24 AM CDT

Geneva (ANTARA News) - The World Council of Churches has reviled an anti-Quran film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders as an insult to all religions and an attempt to incite hatred. "We believe this film does not represent the view of the Dutch people or Christians regarding Islam," Rima Barsoum, the WCC coordinator for Christian-Muslim relations, was quotyed by IINA as telling IslamOnline.net. "

Adam Air Kembali Didemo

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:22 AM CDT

Jakarta:Ratusan karyawan PT Adam Sky Conectoin Airlines tumpah ruah di Jalan Gedong Panjang Raya No. 28, Jakarta Barat. Mereka menuntut menejemen Adam Air membayar tunggakan gaji bulan Maret dan kejelasan status. Andi Naldi, karyawan Adam Air kantor Bandara Soekarno Hatta menjelaskan, tuntutan itu saat ini tengah dibicarakan oleh perwakilan karyawan dengan menejemen Adam Air. "Hari ini katanya

Colin Farrell Siap Bermain Dalam Film Perang Bosnia

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:18 AM CDT

Sarajevo (ANTARA News) - Aktor Irlandia Colin Farrell, Sabtu, tiba di ibukota Bosnia, Sarajevo, bagi persiapan untuk membintangi sebuah film besutan Danis Tanovic, sutradara Bosnia yang pernah meraih Piala Oscar, media Bosnia melaporkan Minggu. Farrell akan bermain sebagai aktor utama pria dalam film yang bertajuk "Triage" tersebut, yang diangkat dari buku tulisan wartawan AS, Scott Anderson.

Tiga Serdadu AS Tewas, 31 Luka Akibat Serangan di Baghdad

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:14 AM CDT

Baghdad (ANTARA News) - Tiga tentara Amerika Serikat tewas dan 31 lainnya luka-luka dalam dua serangan dengan roket atau bom-bom mortir di Baghdad, Ahad, seorang pejabat militer AS menyatakan. Dalam serangan atas Zona Hijau pemerintah dan kawasan diplomatik yang dijaga ketat, dua prajurit AS tewas dan 17 lainnya cedera. Sedangkan serangan lainnya di salah satu pangkalan AS di ibukota Irak,

Rupiah Melemah Akibat Aksi Beli Greenback Spekulatif

Posted: 07 Apr 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Kurs rupiah, Senin, melemah karena pelaku pasar kembali membeli dolar AS, setelah melihat mata uang asing itu menguat di pasar regional terhadap mata uang Jepang, Yen. "Kenaikan dolar AS di pasar regional terhadap yen memicu pelaku pasar berspekulasi membeli dolar yang mendorong mata uang asing itu menguat terhadap rupiah," kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk,