REPORTS OF ACEH GOVERNOR SUFFERING STROKE DENIED

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Banda Aceh, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) provincial administration spokesman Hamid Zein has denied reports that Governor Irwandi Yusuf was flown to Singapore for medical treatme

GOVT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING MERPATI

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Jakarta, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - The government will continue to maintain Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) although the airline is losing an average monthly loss of Rp20 billion, a minister said.

INCO'S PROFIT PLUNGES 58 PCT

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Jakarta, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) said on Thursday its net profit in the first half of 2008 plunged 58.2 percent to US$295.6 million from the same period last year

BI EXPECTS BANKS TO SUPPORT AGROBUSINESS SECTOR

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Jakarta, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) expects domestic banks to extend more loans to the agrobusiness sector which it said is one of the main engines of the national econom

PRESIDENT : RI SHOULD FIGHT FOR JUSTICE IN WTO

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Jakarta, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia should fight for justice in the World Trade Organization (WTO) so that its agricultural products would gain a proper pl

STRONG QUAKE HITS SUMBAWA

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Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted the West Nusa Tenggara town of Sumbawa at around 6 on Thursday morning, the Selaparang Meteo

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