tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from http://tips4travels.com/en Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:28:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/anti-terror-exercises-launched-in-indonesia.htm JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian police and the military launched a series of anti-terror exercises on Saturday, a week ahead of a visit to the country by US President Barack Obama.The exercises were expect... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police-tighten-surveillance-in-southern-aceh.htm The Jakarta Post | Sat, 03/13/2010 11:30 AM | National Police in South Aceh, Aceh, say they have intensified their surveillance to prevent terror suspects from going out of the province through the w... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/security-risks-seen-over-obama-visit-to-indonesia.htm JAKARTA: Indonesia's police chief said yesterday he could not rule out a potential security risk for US President Barack Obama's planned visit this month, as more suspected militant violence hit the p... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/obama-delays-visit-to-indonesia-australia.htm President Barack Obama, will delay his three-stop visit to Asia and Australia until March 21 to focus on the final push to rescue health care legislation, a senior official said Friday.Obama, who was ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/art-advocates-seek-better-ways-to-fund-cultural-activities.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 03/13/2010 10:22 AM | National Artists, government officials, businesspeople and members of the public met to discuss strategies on how best to fund Indonesia’s ar... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/abu-jibril-an-inured-overlooked-hardl-iner.htm Rendi A. Witular , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 03/13/2010 10:19 AM | National “Beware of terrorists among us” reads a welcome banner upon entering the Witana Harja housing complex in Pamula... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/students-to-sing-obama&rsquos-favorite-song-in-welcome.htm The Jakarta Post | Sat, 03/13/2010 10:15 AM | National JAKARTA: Students of Besuki Elementary School in Menteng, Central Jakarta, will sing one of Barack Obama’s favorite songs should the US presid... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/antigraft-body-questions-actor-over-ad-project.htm The Jakarta Post | Sat, 03/13/2010 10:14 AM | National JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned actor Herman Felani on Friday as a witness in a corruption case implicating city... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/century-ex-owners-to-be-tried-in-absentia.htm The Jakarta Post | Sat, 03/13/2010 10:13 AM | National JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court will on March 18 try in absentia Hesyam Al Waraq and Rafat Ali Rizvi, former majority co-owners of B... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/magnitude-6-quake-strikes-indonesia&#039s-papua.htm Jakarta - A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said. The quake t... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/govt-temporarily-stops-blt-program-for-poor.htm Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - Coordinating Minister for the People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said here on Friday the government would temporarily stop the cash handout program (BLT) for the poor this ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/bodies-of-two-terror-suspects-kept-at-aceh-hospital.htm Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - The bodies of two terror suspects killed during a shootout in Leupueng, Aceh Besar, on Friday are currently being kept at the Zainoel Abidin Hospital in Banda Aceh, ANTARA l... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-police`s-war-on-terror-criticized.htm Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian police`s war on terror in the country has sparked public criticism after lots of main terror suspects are more frequently shot dead than captured. Ima... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indigenous-people-start-mapping-territory.htm Adianto P. Simamora , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 03/13/2010 9:18 AM | National Indigenous people have begun mapping their customary land across the country in an effort to gain recognition ami... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/pertamina-fuel-oil-depot-receives-bomb-threat.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas company Pertamina`s fuel oil depot at Plumpang, North Jakarta, received a bomb threat on Friday. The bomb threat was received by a Pertamina employee via a s... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/presidential-aide-seeking-meeting-with-megawati.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A special presidential aide, Velix Wanggai, said he was seeking an opportunity to meet former President Megawati Soekarnoputri as part of efforts to maintain cordial relations... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/east-timor-threatens-to-scuttle-gas-development.htm East Timor 's president Jose Ramos-Horta says his country is serious about making sure its interests are not ignored in the development of the Greater Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/obama&#039s-visit-to-conservative-indonesia.htm When Barack Obama arrives in Indonesia this month he will find a country far different from the one he lived in. When he moved there at the age of 6, in 1967, the country's economy was verging toward ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/obama-to-visit-guam-indonesia-australia-in-late-march+.htm WASHINGTON, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—U.S. President Barack Obama will leave on March 21 for a visit to Guam, Indonesia and Australia, the White House said Friday. Obama was initially scheduled... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/navy-preparing-successor-of-kri-dewaruci.htm Surabaya, E Java, (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Navy Headquarters is planning to procure a new training ship to replace the aging KRI Dewaruci. The statement was made by Navy Chief of Staff Admiral ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/kpk-questions-indonesian-movie-star.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned movie star Herman Felani here Friday in an advertisement corruption case. Accompanied by his lawyers, Felani ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/ri-tightens-security-in-all-land-sea-border-regions.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has tightened security in all its land and maritime border regions following the discovery of terrorist activity led by a militant previously known to be operating in... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/president-obama-delays-trip-to-indonesia-and-australia-health-care-reform-likely-reason.htm (RTTNews) - According to a Twitter post from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama is delaying his upcoming trip to Indonesia and Australia from March 18 to March 21. The P... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police-arrest-student-for-various-crimes.htm Andi Hajramurni , The Jakarta Post , Makassar, South Sulawesi | Fri, 03/12/2010 10:07 PM | National Makassar police said Friday they arrested Ashari Setiawan, member of the local chapter of the Islam... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/group-says-papuan-separatists-in-indonesia-becoming-more-radicalized.htm Indonesians Looking Forward to Obama's Visit A new report documents a surge in separatist violence over the past year in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua. The report links the violence to mil... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/blackout-prevents-lion-air-from-landing.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 9:15 PM | National A Lion Air commercial plane failed to land at Fatmawati Soekarno Airport in Bengkulu on Friday evening due to a blackout that affected ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/kelantan-prince-seeks-justice-in-indonesia.htm KUALA LUMPUR: After winning a defamation suit against his Indonesian wife and mother-in-law here, Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra is now taking the fight to Ja... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police-claim-victory-over-terrorists-in-aceh.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 7:35 PM | National Aceh Police chief Insp. Gen. Adityawarman said Friday security authorities had restored order in Lamkabeu village in the Aceh regency o... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-police-kill-2-suspected-militants.htm BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police killed two suspected Islamist militants in a firefight in remote Aceh province Friday during the latest in a series of raids made since an extremist trai... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/student-arrested-for-allegedly-provoking-riots-in-makassar.htm Andi Hajramurni , The Jakarta Post , Makassar, South Sulawesi | Fri, 03/12/2010 6:56 PM | National The Makassar Police arrested on Friday Ashari Setiawan alias Kamma Cappi, 34, a member of the local ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-press-must-expand-freedom-of-expression.htm Fri, 03/12/2010 5:55 PM | National Journalists gathered to discuss the book on press freedom by American author Lee Bollinger at Hotel Aryaduta, Central Jakarta, Friday, urged Indonesia’s media peo... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesia&#039s-foreign-currency-rating-raised-by-s&ampp.htm FRANKFRUT (MarketWatch) -- Indonesia's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings was raised on Friday to BB from BB- by Standard Poor's Ratings Services, which said the improving gover... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/moderate-quake-hits-timor-leste.htm A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 2 rocked Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste on Friday, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported. The quake struck at 04:04 a.m. Jakarta time Friday (2... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/general-practitioners-need-bigger-role-more-skills.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 5:11 PM | National General practitioners pushed Friday for a bigger role in community health, while admitting the need for self-improvement in the job. W... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesia-hospital-to-be-built-in-gaza.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on he construction of Indonesian hospital at Gaza Strip, Palestine, will be be signed soon this month.Minister/State Secretary Sudi Silalahi... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police`s-way-of-handling-terrorists-disturbs-public.htm Padang, West Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The police`s way of handling terrorists at Pamulang, 30 km southeast of Jakarta, last Tuesday, has disturbed the public`s justice sentiment, an academician said. I... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/bird-flu-still-rampant-in-jambi-province.htm Jambi (ANTARA News) - Bird flu had remained a serious threat in Jambi province because 2,000 chickens had died over the past month, a local health official said. Almost all districts and towns in Jam... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-landslide-kills-seven.htm A rain-triggered landslide has killed at least seven villagers and left three missing on Indonesia's main Java island, a Red Cross official says.Rudi Syahriar says at least 10 people were buried u... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/microsoft-latest-technology-to-be-implemented-for-wakatobi-biodiversity-research.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 3:43 PM | National Biodiversity research in Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, will be enhanced by the latest technology provided by Microsoft.The comp... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/teachers-provided-with-knowledge-on-environment.htm Fri, 03/12/2010 3:34 PM | The Archipelago TIMIKA: In a bid to help improve the teachers' awareness of the environment, a three-day workshop on environmental education was held starting Tuesday in Mim... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/human-resources-mobility-in-store-for-asean.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 3:07 PM | National A number of high-ranking education officials from Southeast Asian countries gathered Thursday in Jakarta to discuss steps to inch the r... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/us-secret-service-checks-strategic-locations-in-bali-ahead-of-obama-visit.htm Ni Komang Erviani , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar, Bali | Fri, 03/12/2010 2:55 PM | National United States Secret Service started to check a number of strategic locations in Bali on Friday ahead of US ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/cia-in-singapore-philippines-indonesia-and-malaysia.htm Media agency Mediaedge:cia (MEC) announced today that following a media review they have been selected as media agency of record by Wrigley in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. The a... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesia-lagging-behind-in-agribusiness-development.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is lagging far behind other Asian countries in agribusiness development, Vice President Boediono said here Friday. Compared with other Asian countries such as Thail... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/slain-ji-leader-buried-in-indonesia.htm Slain Islamist militant leader Dulmatin has been buried in his Indonesian home village, surrounded by a large crowd of mourners and hundreds of police standing guard.The crowd of more than 2,000 on Fr... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/speaker-refuses-to-quit-over-chaotic-session.htm Fri, 03/12/2010 2:18 PM | National JAKARTA: House Speaker Marzuki Alie of the Democratic Party on Thursday refused activists' demands for him to resign over a recent plenary session he chaired that e... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/house-asks-ministry-to-warn-freeport-over-permit.htm Markus Makur , The Jakarta Post , Timika | Fri, 03/12/2010 2:18 PM | The Archipelago Legislators have urged the Forestry Ministry to formally warn PT Freeport Indonesia over its failure to meet regul... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/taxi-drivers-protest-rival&#039s-extra-cars.htm Fri, 03/12/2010 9:18 PM | Bali Hundreds of taxi drivers staged another protest at the Bali administration and the provincial council on Thursday, demanding the revocation of of 250 additional license... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/japan-urges-bali-authority-to-protect-its-citizens.htm Fri, 03/12/2010 2:18 PM | Bali DENPASAR: The Japanese government has strongly urged the Bali police and authorities to protect Japanese residents living and holidaying on the island. Deputy Director... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesia-crackdown-may-have-foiled-major-attack.htm Jakarta - The killing of a fugitive bomb-maker this week and a recent crackdown on terror suspects may have prevented a major attack in Indonesia, analysts said. Indonesian anti-terrorism police kille... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/ri-png-open-border-post-at-sokau-wutung.htm Port Moresby (ANTARA News) - Indonesian and Papua New Guinean (PNG) governments have agreed on Friday to open an official border post at Sokau-Wutung between the two countries. The agreement to open ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/more-dead-victims-in-cianjur-landslide.htm Bandung (ANTARA News) - A joint rescue team on Friday morning found another dead victim in the landslide location in Ciawi Tali hamlet, Sukamekar village, Cianjur district, West Java. Up till now, se... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-central-bank-raises-gdp-outlook.htm (RTTNews) - Indonesia's central bank raised its economic outlook for 2010. The Bank Indonesia now forecasts the economy to expand 5.5% to 6% this year. Earlier, the central bank had projected the eco... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-banks-raise-loan-growth-target-to-23.8-this-year.htm Indonesian central bank (Bank Indonesia) Deputy Governor Muliaman Hadad said domestic banks are more optimistic to face the country's economic condition this year, which prompts them to set loan targe... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesian-producers-oppose-govt&#039s-power-price-hike-plan.htm Indonesian business groups came out against the government's plan to raise electricity rates by an average of 15 percent, arguing that the increase would hurt manufacturers, the Jakarta Globe reported... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/australian-support-to-reduce-poverty-in-indonesia.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Australia will provide A$215 million to support the Indonesian Government`s efforts to lift its people out of poverty, said an embassy media release on Friday. About half the ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/president-yudhoyono-has-bilateral-meeting-with-png-leader.htm Port Moresby (ANTARA News) - Visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a bilateral meeting with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare here on Friday. The bilateral meeting... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/philippine-president-commends-indonesian-cops-over-death-of-bali-bombing-mastermind.htm COTABATO, Philippines, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday commended Indonesian counter-terrorism experts for neutralizing a mastermind of the Bali bombings. T... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/another-victim-uncovered-in-cianjur-landslide.htm The Jakarta Post | Fri, 03/12/2010 10:38 AM | National A joint search team dug another dead victim out of the rubles in a landslide in Sukanagara, Cianjur, West Java, on Friday, raising the death tol... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/impeachment-agenda-remains-alive-in-the-house.htm Hans David Tampobolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 10:21 AM | National Departing from their initial denial, major parties at the House of Representatives have opened up the possibil... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/bali-bomber-seeks-guantanamo-release.htm Hambali, the alleged Bali bomb mastermind who is suspected of links to al-Qaeda, has filed a petition seeking his release from Guantanamo where he has been detained for more than three years.Considere... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/yudhoyono-holds-bilateral-talks-with-papua-new-guinea&#039s-somare.htm The Jakarta Post | Fri, 03/12/2010 9:28 AM | National President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is meeting with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare at a hotel in Port Moresby on Friday morning.T... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/indonesia-raises-economic-growth-forecast-to-5.5-6.htm March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s central bank raised its 2010 economic growth forecast to as much as 6 percent from an earlier forecast of as much 5.5 percent as consumer spending accelerates... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/firm-open-expected-or-indonesia-stocks.htm (RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market has finished higher now in five straight sessions, gathering more than 105 points or 3.9 percent on its way to a fresh two-year closing high. The Jakarta Compo... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/general-electric-commits-to-help-improve-indonesia&#039s-rural-health.htm General Electric (GE) announced Thursday it will help the Indonesian government improve the country's rural health environment through its global healthcare innovation push called healthymaginat... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/moderate-earthquake-hits-eastern-indonesia&#039s-maluku.htm An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Indonesia's Maluku province at 20: 16 Jakarta time (1216 GMT) on Thursday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/more-dead-victims-found-in-cianjur-landslide.htm The Jakarta Post | Fri, 03/12/2010 7:43 AM | National Search workers have found more dead victims in a landslide that hit a village in Sukanagara in Cianjur, West Java, bringing the total death to ni... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/ago-sacks-two-prosecutors.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Attorney General`s Office has sacked two of its prosecutors for violating the code of ethics, a spokesman said. One of the two prosecutors was discharged dishonorably and ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/dulmatin`s-relatives-view-his-body-at-police-hospital.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Members of the family of Dulmatin alias Joko Pitono, a most wanted terrorist who was shot dead in Pamulang near Jakarta Tuesday, came to a police hospital here Thursday to see ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police-searching-for-bombs-made-by-dulmatin.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police are currently still conducting a search for bombs believed to have been assembled by top terrorist Dulmatin and his group before he was killed in a shootout last Tuesday... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/president-to-attend-first-anniversary-of-upi.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to attend the first anniversary of the Indonesian Defense University (UPI) on March 17, 2010, which will be enlivened by an interna... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/australia-supports-poverty-eradication-in-indonesia.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Australia will provide 215 million Australian dollars to help the Indonesian government to free from poverty. Australian Charge d`Affaires for Indonesia Paul Robilliard said t... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/deadly-landslide-hits-w-java`s-cianjur.htm Cianjur, W Java (ANTARA News) - A landslide destroyed four houses and buried the people inside in the West Java district of Cianjur on Thursday. The landslide hit Ciawitali hamlet, Sukamekar village,... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/no-preparations-for-boediono-replacement.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A top Golkar Party functionary denied here Thursday the party leadership had ever discussed a scenario to remove Vice President Boediono from his post for his alleged involvemn... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/new-bali-property-added-to-global-exchange-network.htm MIAMI - (Business Wire) Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), has added the Peninsula Bay... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/dulmatin`s-body-brought-to-pemalang.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The body of suspected terrorist Dulmatin, on Thursday night at around 08:45 pm, was finally brought by his family from Sukanto Police Hospital, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, to hi... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/bloody-indonesia-festival-pits-men-horses-in-battle.htm del.icio.us The remote Indonesian island of Sumba has just wrapped up its pasola festival, an annual event that pits hundreds of spear-wielding horsemen in a series of violent battles. It is the nigh... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/more-legislators-implicated-in-bribery-case.htm Bagus BT Saragih , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 10:55 PM | National The fallout from the indictment on a vote-buying case in the House of Representatives has led to four more legislat... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/un-and-timor-leste-will-work-together-closely-on-remaining-tasks-says-envoy.htm The United Nations and the Government of Timor-Leste will be consulting closely on how the world body can best support the country?s efforts to secure a stable and prosperous future between now and 20... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/farming-for-alternative-livelihoods.htm Young unemployed men are finding opportunities in a project that also aims to introduce sustainable farming methods to Indonesia's agricultural sector. A year ago, 17-year-old Mohammad Maghfur was ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/icg-urges-indonesia-to-open-dialogue-with-papuans.htm A leading conflict prevention group yesterday urged the Indonesian government and separatists in the resource-rich province of Papua to enter negotiations to settle their differences.Poorly-armed guer... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/firms-given-two-years-to-come-clean.htm Adianto P. Simamora , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 8:09 PM | National The government has warned companies operating without environmental standards to start complying with environment... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/farming-for-alternative-livelihoods.htm CIANJUR, 11 March 2010 (IRIN) - Young unemployed men are finding opportunities in a project that also aims to introduce sustainable farming methods to Indonesia's agricultural sector. A year ago, 1... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/fx-harsono&#039s-rebellious-critical-voice-against-&#039big-power&#039-in-indonesia.htm SINGAPORE — On a large black cloth, rows of traditional Indonesian theater Wayang masks with their bottoms half severed stand upward, looking inward toward their cut jaws that seem to emit silen... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/jakarta&#039s-smuggle-law-years-away.htm INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise to introduce laws punishing people-smuggling with five-year jail terms was largely for political effect and could be years from being passe... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/democrat-party-defends-yudhoyono`s-announcement-in-australia.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s surprise announcement on Dulmatin`s death before the Australian prime minister and MPs was defended by the chairman of the Democrat Party f... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/watchdog-urges-police-to-stop-killing-terror-suspects.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) has urged Indonesian Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri to stop shooting dead terror suspects with an excuse of fighting back. I w... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/govt-preparing-economic-talks-with-us-president-obama.htm Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government was still preparing economic talks between Indonesia and the United States in the context of US President Barack Obama`s upcoming visit to Indonesia. The econo... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/ri-asks-australia-to-be-balanced-on-extradition.htm Port Moresby (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has asked Australia to be balanced on the extradition of the two countries` criminals convicted in both states, an Indonesian minister said. We... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/police-collect-evidence-on-pks&#039s-misbakhun-case.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 7:40 PM | National The National Police said Thursday they had collected evidence on the alleged fictitious letter of credit (L/C) issued by the Prosperous... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/dulmatin-to-be-buried-in-hometown.htm The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 6:37 PM | National Dulmatin, one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists who was killed in a raid in Pamulang, South Tangerang, on Tuesday, is schedule... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/dulmatin&#039s-wife-kids-leave-home-in-sukoharjo.htm Suherdjoko | Thu, 03/11/2010 6:00 PM | National Wife of dead terrorist Dulmatin, Istiada, and her six children have left their home in Tulakan hamlet, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java.A neighbor said ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/malaysia-to-stage-cultural-performance-in-jakarta.htm Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/Bernama) - Malaysia is scheduled to present a cultural show at the Best of Asean Performing Arts (Bapa) at Dewan Usmar Ismail in Jakarta Thursday. Culture and Arts directo... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/us-indonesia-in-a-tentative-embrace.htm By Sara Schonhardt JAKARTA - Indonesia is weighing the pros and cons of a new strategic partnership with the United States ahead of President Barack Obama's visit scheduled for March 20. The tw... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/asean-education-officials-meet-in-jakarta-to-discuss-action-plans.htm High ranking education officials from Southeast Asian countries meet Thursday in Jakarta to discuss a number of issues and future plans, including harmonization of higher education in Southeast Asi... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/damages-during-deadly-raids-in-pamulang-to-be-compensated.htm Multa Fidrus , The Jakarta Post , Tangerang | Thu, 03/11/2010 4:46 PM | National The police will pay for the compensation to all damages caused by Tuesday’s deadly raids at the Multiplus internet c... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/waste-composting-project-blazes-cleaner-path.htm JAKARTA, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Battling the pain from a boil on his left thigh, 45-year-old Inggit Tukino pulled his two-wheeled cart through the overcrowded alleys of a slum in Rawabebek, Penjaringan ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/obama&#039s-visit-to-indonesia-expected-to-bring-positive-impact.htm The United States President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia scheduled in mid-March is expected to bring internationally positive impact to the country, a prominent political observer said on Thursda... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/house-still-waits-for-law-enforcement&rsquos-&#039positive&#039-response-on-bank-century.htm Hans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 4:08 PM | National One of the House of Representatives deputy speakers, Priyo Budi Santoso from the Golkar Party, says that there ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:21:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/indonesia-news/german-arrested-for-marijuana-possession.htm Ni Komang Erviani , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar | Thu, 03/11/2010 3:53 PM | National Ngurah Rai Airport Customs and Excise Office in Bali has arrested a 51-year-old German citizen for marijuana posse... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:21:00 +0100