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13 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIAN PUPPET SHOW MEETING

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Jakarta, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - Thirteen countries in Asia will attend an "Asian Puppet Show Meeting" to be held in Yogyakarta, Central Java next month.

MORE THAN THOUSAND WORKERS LAID OFF

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Jakarta, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - A total of 1,396 workers in Indonesia had been laid off while companies in five provinces have asked for permit to lay off 20,930 of their workers, the ministry of manpower said here on Monday.

MIGRANT WORKERS TOLD TO PROMOTE THEIR QUALITY

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Kuwait City, Nov 23 (ANTARA) - The Head of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers has called on the Indonesian migrant workers in the formal sector abroad to promote the quality of their performance.

GOVT TO INTERVENE IN PREVENTING LAY-OFFS, MINISTER SAYS

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Jakarta, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will intervene in business in an effort to prevent lay-offs resulting from the weakening global economy, finance minister Sri Mulyani said here on Monday.

ANAS PAINTING EXHIBITION CYOVERS MANY GENERATIONS

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Bandung, W Java, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - A Yanas painting exhibition "Culture Change Memorabilia Flash Back of 60's Woodstock Festival", would be held in the French Cultural Center (CCF) auditorium and Galerie Esp'Art in Bandung on November 5 to 13, 2008.

MINISTER: BROADCASTING WORLD MUST BE READY TO SWITCH TO DIGITAL SYSTEM

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Nusa Dua, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - The broadcasting world was expected to get ready to migrate from the analog to the digital system, a minister said.

SIX INDONESIAN SAILORS SURVIVE SHIPWRECK IN NORWAY

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London, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - As many as six Indonesian sailors, along with seven others of other nationalities, were saved when their Bahama-flagged ship sank in Osloj'rd waters, Norway, recently, according to an Indonesian embassy official in Oslo.

Al-Assaf arrives in Muscat

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Muscat, November 24, SPA -- Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf,
Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Muscat
tonight to lead his country's delegation to the 78th meeting of the
Financial and Economic Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council

As many as 2, 912 Iraqi pilgrims cross Jadidat Arar entry point

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Arar, Saudi Arabia, November 24, SPA -- The number of Iraqi pilgrims
who crossed Jadidat Arar on their way to Holy Sites in Makkah
amounted to 2, 912 pilgrims.

They were provided with the best of services and facilities for
smooth and easy movement.

MWL Chief receives Head of Bosnian Hajj Mission

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Makkah, November 24, SPA -- Secretary General of Muslim World League
(MWL) Dr Abdullah Al-Turki received here today Head of the Bosnian
Hajj mission Sheikh Mursal Mahmoud Tawfeeq.

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