KAIMANA JOLTED BY 5.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA)- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Kaimana district in West Papua early Friday morning.
PLN TOLD TO CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON BUILDING NEW POWER PLANTS IN SUMATRA
Padang, Indonesia, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Building construction expert Prof Dr Muchlis Muchtar has asked state power firm PT PLN to conduct a comprehensive study for building new hydro-power plants (PLT
EIGHT AREAS IN E JAVA PRONE TO TSUNAMIS
Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - At least eight regions in East Java province had been declared prone to tsunamis.
UN calls on collecting $ 23.5 million for Saada war affected people
SANA'A, Sept. 03
(Saba) - The Untied Nation has called for collect $23.5 million to help over 150,000
Internally
BI MAINTAINS KEY RATE AT 6.5 PCT TO FACILITATE GROWTH
Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia has maintained its key rate at 6.5 percent to facilitate economic growth.
RIAU POLICE SEIZE BOAT CARRYING CONTRABAND FROM MALAYSIA
Pekanbaru, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Riau marine police have seized a motorized boat, the Dewi Jaya Abadi, which was carrying hundreds of boxes of illegal food from Malaysia in waters near Alai, Selatpa
GOVT ASKS FOR INCREASE IN FISCAL RISK RESERVES
Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the government had asked the House of Representatives (DPR) to increase the 2010 fiscal risk reserves now amounting to Rp5.6 trillion.
BI TO KEEP MONITORING BANK INTEREST RATES ON DEPOSITS
Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) will keep monitoring commercial banks' commitment to limit their interest rates on deposits to a maximum of eight percent, a spokesperson said.
