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RI should not become flooded by smuggled goods: minister Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:05 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Minister for Cooperatives and Small-and-Medium Scale Enterprises Suryadharma Ali said that all parties should try to prevent Indonesia from being flooded by smuggled goods as it would harm the interest of small-and medium-sized businesses. "A very important thing for Indonesia is that its markets should not flooded by smuggled goods which would affect small and medium

NU refuses to be dragged into furore over Monas incident Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:04 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The leader of the country`s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Hasyim Muzadi, said NU rejected efforts by certain organizations to involve it in the case of the Islamic Denfenders` Front (FPI) attack on a National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and Faith (AKKBB) rally at the National Monument (Monas) square on Sunday. "The PBNU regrets the use of NU`s

Indonesia`s pupulation increasing by three million each year Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:03 AM CDT Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) chief Dr Sugiri Syarif said Indonesia`s population was increasing by three million each year. He said if the population increase was not overcome, it would create problems later on. Syarif said the increase was relatively big but the growth was relatively slow thanks to the implementation of the

PLN: Beban Puncak Listrik Sudah Lampaui Kapasitas Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:02 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT PLN (Persero) mengungkapkan beban puncak listrik pada sistem kelistrikan Jawa dan Bali saat ini sudah melebihi kapasitas daya mampu yang ada. Direktur PLN Jawa dan Bali, Murtaqi Syamsuddin, sebelum rapat dengar pendapat dengan Komisi VII DPR di Jakarta, Selasa malam, mengatakan beban puncak listrik Jawa-Bali sudah mencapai 17.100 MW, sementara kapasitas daya mampu kini

Kapolda Ultimatum FPI Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:12 AM CDT Jakarta:Kepala kepolisian Daerah Metro Jakarta Inspektur Jenderal Adang Firman memberi batas waktu pada pelaku kerusuhan insiden monas agar menyerahkan diri paling lambat Selasa malam ini (3/6). "Jika batas waktu tersebut dilanggar kami akan bertindak tegas," kata Adang, Polda Metro Jaya sat ini telah mengidentifikasi 10 lebih pelaku kerusuhan di Monas minggu lalu. Keseluruhan dari mereka

Tarif Angkutan Umum di Jakarta Naik 20 Persen Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:01 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Kenaikan tarif angkutan umum DKI Jakarta rata-rata sebesar 20 persen kecuali untuk bus sedang (metromini, kopaja) yang naik sebesar 17 persen. Usulan kenaikan tersebut diserahkan Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta atas pertimbangan Dewan Transportasi Kota Jakarta (DTKJ) kepada DPRD untuk mendapat persetujuan, Senin (2/6) malam. "Tadi malam sudah saya sampaikan ke

Banser Magelang Dukung Pembubaran FPI Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:59 AM CDT Borobudur (ANTARA News) - Banser (Barisan Ansor Serba Guna) Kabupaten Magelang, Jawa Tengah, mendukung pembubaran Front Pembela Islam (FPI) karena aktivitasnya sering anarkis sehingga membuat orang lain merasa tidak nyaman. "Kegiatannya sering bertindak anarkis dan membuat orang lain tidak nyaman," kata Komandan Banser Kabupaten Magelang, Asfuri Muhsis, di Magelang, Selasa. Tindakan anarkis,

KA Jabodetabek Operasikan KRL AC Malam Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:58 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Kereta Api Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang dan Bekasi (Jabodetabek) akan mengoperasikan Kereta Rel Listrik (KRL) AC ekonomi malam hari mulai 9 Juni 2008. "Investasi untuk ini sekitar Rp400 juta. Diharapkan ada peningkatan penumpang sekitar 20 persen dari posisi saat ini sebesar 400 ribu penumpang per hari," kata Kepala Divisi PT KA Jabodetabek, Ahmad Marzuki, kepada

Anshor, Garga Bangsa Bekasi Minta Pemerintah Bubarkan FPI Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:57 AM CDT Bekasi (ANTARA News) - Sedikitnya 5.000 anggota Gerakan Pemuda Ansor (GP-Anshor) dan Garda Bangsa Kecamatan Sukarkarsa, Kabupaten Bekasi mendesak pemerintah segera membubarkan organisasi massa Front Pembela Islam (FPI). Massa FPI tidak pantas hidup di bumi Indonesia, karena melakukan tindakan anarkis dan kekerasan terhadap masyarakat di lapangan Monumen Nasional (Monas), Jakarta baru-baru ini,

Guru Ngaji di Sidoarjo Cabuli Delapan Siswa Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:56 AM CDT Sidoarjo (ANTARA News) - Delapan siswa Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran (TPQ) di Desa Buduran Kecamatan Buduran, Sidoarjo, Selasa ramai-ramai dimintai keterangan di Mapolsek setempat. Kedelapan siswa TPQ yang dimintai keterangan itu terkait kasus pencabulan yang dilaporkan dilakukan Masrus Ali (28), guru mengajinya, asal Desa Randu Broto Kecamatan Sedayu, Gresik. Informasi yang dihimpun ANTARA

Tanggul Lumpur di Titik 45 Jebol Sedalam 10-15 Meter Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:55 AM CDT Sidoarjo (ANTARA News) - Tanggul penahan lumpur Lapindo Brantas di titik 45, tepatnya di Desa Siring, Kecamatan Porong, Sidoarjo, jebol sekitar 10-15 meter dengan kedalaman empat meter. Jebolnya tanggul diawali dengan retak-retak, kemudian disusul penurunan tanah yang terjadi dalam lima hari terakhir ini, bahkan penurunannya kini mencapai dua meter. Humas Badan Penanggulangan Lumpur Sidoarjo (

Tanggal Pemilu Diminta Digeser Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:54 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Ketua Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) Abdul Hafiz Anshary menyatakan penetapan tanggal Pemilihan Umum belum bergeser dari 5 April 2009, meskipun banyak golongan masyarakat yang meminta tanggal tersebut digeser ke tanggal lain. Menurut Hafiz di sela Rakor Teknis Bendahara Partai Golkar yang dibuka Wapres Jusuf Kalla di Jakarta, Selasa. asumsi penetapan tanggal Pemilu

Ribuan Banser Tulungagung Siap Bantu Bubarkan FPI Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:53 AM CDT Tulungagung (ANTARA News) - Sekitar dua ribu personel Barisan Anshor Serba Guna (Banser) Kabupaten Tulungagung, Jawa Timur siap dikerahkan ke Jakarta untuk membantu membubarkan Front Pembeli Islam (FPI). "Kapanpun pasukan kami siap diberangkatkan ke Jakarta untuk menghadapi FPI," kata Komandan Banser Satkorcab Tulungagung, Sukarji, Selasa. Pernyataan itu sesuai hasil keputusan rapat pengurus

Malarangeng: Penanganan Bentrokan di Monas Bukan Pengalihan Isu Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:52 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Juru bicara Kepresidenan Andi Mallarangeng menolak adanya anggapan respon pemerintah atas insiden bentrokan antar organisasi masyarakat di kawasan Monumen Nasional akhir pekan lalu sebagai upaya untuk mengalihkan perhatian masyarakat atas masalah kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak belum lama ini. "Yang melakukan kekerasan kan bukan pemerintah. Pemerintah justru memberi

Try Soetrisno Masih Dirawat di RS Medistra Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:51 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Mantan Wakil Presiden (Wapres) Try Soetrisno hingga Selasa malam masih di rawat di Rumah Sakit Medistra, meski kondisinya sudah mulai membaik. "Kondisi bapak sudah membaik dan cenderung sudah sehat," kata salah seorang kerabat di kediaman Try Soetrisno,yang tidak bersedia disebutkan namanya, kepada ANTARA di Jakarta, Selasa. Mantan wakil presiden periode 1993-1998 itu

DPR Akan Gunakan Hak Angket Soal Kenaikan Harga BBM Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:50 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah menghormati rencana Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) untuk mengajukan hak angket terkait kebijakan pemerintah menaikkan harga jual bahan bakar minyak bersubsidi beberapa waktu yang lalu. Juru bicara kepresidenan Andi Mallarangeng di kompleks Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta, Selasa mengatakan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menilai penggunaan hak tersebut sesuai

Ministers to coordinate FPI`s freezing Posted: 03 Jun 2008 06:22 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto said he would cooperate with Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS in coordinating the discourse on the freezing of the Islam Defenders` Front (FPI) for its attack on a peaceful gathering at the Monas (National Monument) Square on Sunday. "The Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Ministry

Pollycarpus moved to Sukamiskin prison Bandung Posted: 03 Jun 2008 06:20 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto who is serving a 20 year-jail sentence for his role in the death of human rights activist Munir`s was moved from Cipinang prison, Jakarta, to Sukamiskin prison in Bandung, West Java, on May 23, a prison affairs official said. "Pollycarpus has been moved to Sukamiskin prison. The transfer was done at the request of his family because his wife

Malaysia ready to buy rice from Indonesia Posted: 03 Jun 2008 06:19 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Malaysia is ready to buy rice from Indonesia as part of its efforts to overcome the food crisis, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohamad Najib Tun Adbul Razak said on Monday evening. "If Indonesia has a rice surplus, I hope Malaysia can buy it," Najib told ANTARA and Bernama at the VVIP room of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport before returning to Kuala Lumpur. The

Italy rocked by Cannavaro injury Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:24 AM CDT Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro will miss Euro 2008 after tearing ligaments in his left ankle during training. The Real Madrid defender collided with Giorgio Chiellini in a practice match at Italy's base in Austria on Monday. After the incident, Cannavaro lay on the pitch for about 20 minutes before being stretchered off. Fiorentina's Alessandro Gamberini has been called up as his replacement,

Sex and the City breaks raunchy record Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:26 AM CDT Los Angeles (ANTARA News/dpa) - Spurred by thousands of enthusiastic women, the movie debut of hit TV series Sex and the City has broken the box-office record for an adult-rated comedy, according to studio figures released Monday. Earning 55.7 million dollars over the weekend, the film beat the previous record holder - the raunchy teenage sex comedy American Pie, which earned 45.1 million

Musician Bo Diddley dies aged 79 Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:26 AM CDT Musician Bo Diddley has died at the age of 79. The Grammy-winning singer-guitarist died of heart failure in Florida, his spokeswoman said. He had suffered a heart attack in August 2007, three months after suffering a stroke which affected his ability to speak. He rose to fame in 1955 when he topped the R&B charts with Bo Diddley. His other hits include Who Do You Love, Before You Accuse Me,

US embassy condemns Monas Square violence Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:27 AM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The US Embassy on Tuesday issued a statement condemning the violence against peaceful demonstrators which took place June 1, 2008 at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta. "This type of violent behavior has serious repercussions for freedom of religion and association in Indonesia, and raises security concerns," it said. "We are concerned for those who are injured and

Many still denied HIV drug access Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:28 AM CDT Millions of people with HIV/Aids in poor countries still do not have access to potentially life-saving drugs. A major report found just 31% of people in need of treatment in low and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2007. The report, by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAids and Unicef, said an extra 950,000 people in these countries received the drugs

Foreigners arrive in droves as Vietnam`s tourism booms Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:28 AM CDT Hanoi (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Vietnam welcomed 2.1 million foreign visitors in the first five months of the year, an increase of 16.6 per cent over the same period last year, according to domestic tourist agencies. In May, the country welcomed 400,000 foreign visitors, up 16.1 per cent over the May figure last year. Most foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first five months of the year came

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