Latest Stories from ANTARA News http://www.antaranews.com Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:30:04 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269246501/tourism-to-grow-by-six-percent The United Nations-World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO) has predicted that the tourism sector in Indonesia this year would grow by six percent. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:28:21 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269246426/vp-national-exam-intended-to-raise-education-standard The objective of the National School Examination (UN) is to raise the standard of education in the country, Vice President Boediono said here on Monday. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:27:06 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269246175/floods-delay-national-exam Floods that inundated the Baleendah neighborhood in Bandung district slowed down many students who needed to reach their schools in time for the national examination on Monday morning. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:22:55 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269245999/floods-hit-nine-villages-in-morowali Floods hit nine villages in Petasi sub district, Morowali district, Central Sulawesi Province, on Sunday. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:19:59 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269238103/president-yudhoyono-leads-cabinet-meeting-over-century-case President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to hold an internal meeting with his cabinet members here on Monday about the House of Representatives` recommendation over Century bank case, a spokesman said. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:08:23 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269233085/rally-at-police-headquaters-during-susnos-questioning An action rally will be staged in front of the National Police Headquarters on Jalan Trunojoyo, South Jakarta, Monday, most likely concurrently with the time of the questioning of former chief detective General Commissioner Susno Duadji. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:44:45 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269232154/car-catches-fire-in-jakarta-dense-traffic A car caught fire at Rasuna Said Road, Kuningan, South Jakarta, amid Monday morning`s dense traffic, but the driver managed to leave the burning car on time, a policeman said. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:29:14 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269228500/earthquake-rocks-bengkulu An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked the Indonesian province of Bengkulu on Monday. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:28:20 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269228113/rp145-million-raised-for-palestinians The money that had been raised to help Palestinians overcome their suffering because of Israeli oppression had reached more than Rp145 million. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:21:53 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269167385/gen-nasutions-wife-passes-away-funeral-in-kalibata Wife of the late General Abdul Haris Nasution, Johana Sunarti Nasution, passed away at the age of 87 years Saturday night at the Gatot Subroto Army hospital, here, after a long treatment at the hospital. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:29:45 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269166970/pks-sympathizers-stage-rally-to-defend-palestinians-rights Thousands of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) sympathizers staged a rally here on Sunday in a show of support to free Al-Aqsa Mosque from Israeli occupation and defend Palestinians` rights. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269118058/minister-warns-students-against-leaked-natl-exam-materials Education Minister Mohammad Nuh called on school students and their parents here on Saturday not to trust leaked national examination materials. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:47:38 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269117968/death-rate-caused-by-cardiovascular-disease-up The death rate caused by coronary-artery disease in the developing countries by 2020 may increase by 137 percent in men and by 120 percent in women. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:46:08 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269117889/president-to-open-nu-natl-conference-in-makassar President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to open the 32nd Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) national conference here on Tuesday (March 23), South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo said. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:44:49 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269108064/hasyim-muzadi-nu-politics-is-national The general chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization, Hasyim Muzadi, said NU follows national politics and therefore efforts to sterilize NU from politics ahead of a conference have to be scrutinized. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:01:04 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269107739/another-landslide-buries-houses-in-cianjur A landslide hit Cimangu hamlet in Padajaya village, Cikalongkulon sub-district, West Java district of Cianjur on Saturday, burying four houses. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:55:39 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269100746/13-year-old-student-arrested-after-shooting-classmate Police in Musi Rawas, South Sumatra province, arrested a 13-year student on Saturday after shooting his classmate during a fight. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:59:06 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269100040/pks-mass-rally-to-support-palestine-in-jakarta Thousands of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) members and sympathizers gathered at the National Monument (Monas) here Saturday for a rally to express solidarity with Palestine. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:47:20 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269097975/govt-to-hasten-health-improvement-in-remote-areas The government plans to hasten health improvement development program in remote and border areas to provide the local people with better health care services. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:12:55 +0700 http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1269038136/hundreds-of-hectares-of-rice-fields-in-bojonegoro-inundated Hundreds of hectares of rice fields in a number of villages in at least three subdistricts in Bojonegoro regency, East Java, were inundated by the overflow of Bengawan Solo river. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:35:36 +0700