Tokyo, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that Indonesia needed to export rice after it had achieved self-sufficiency in the staple food in 2008.

Semarang, Indonesia, Feb 1 (ANTARA0 - Forestry Minister MS Kaban said the government has set a target to finish its reforestation program on five million hectares of parched land this year.

Garut, Indonesia, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - Former Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais asked the government not to let such monopoly enjoyed by foreigners in this country go una

Bengkulu, Indonesia, Feb 1 (ANTARA) - A tectonic quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Melonguane in the province of North Sulawesi on Sunday at about 08:50:19 the Indonesian western stan

By Andi Abdussalam

Tasikmalaya, W Java, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - National political figure Amien Rais said here on Saturday that the military (TNI) and the police may not take sides and must remain neutral in the presidenti

Jakarta, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - Hanura (People's Conscience) Party leader Wiranto said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should do some "self-assessment" on his performance rather than respond to rum

Kupang, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)'s edict forbidding Muslims to abstain in the upcoming general elections is irrelevant because religion-based politics are unknown in I

Bandung, West Java, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - The Forum of the Indonesian Community's Ulema (FUUI) wants the government to ban Rotary Club and Lion's Club activities in the country because they endanger t

Tanjung Benoa, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - The commander of the US Pacific Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral John M Bird, said here on Saturday security in the Malacca Strait was improving gradually.