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Jakarta, NU Online A legislator has expressed doubt that the extradition treaty Indonesia has signed with Singapore will enable the repatriation of Indonesian assets and corrupters from the neighboring city state. "We cannot be optimistic that the money and corrupters in Singapore can be returned to Indonesia," House of Representatives (DPR) member Yuddy Chrisnandi said Wednesday.
Tehran, NU Online Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay a visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan mid August to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Also during the trip, Ahmadinejad is scheduled to hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with presidents and senior officials of participating countries, including his Russian, Chinese, Pakistani, Tajik, Kazakh and Uzbek counterparts, to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.
Jakarta, NU Online Maintaining that the unitary state of Indonesia will not be compromised, the government will not tolerate separatist movements aimed at creating instability, an official said. Presidential spokesman Andi Alfian Mallarangeng said Tuesday that the government would take stern action against any efforts to promote separatism.
Denpasar, NU Online Police personnel in the field have so far not found any indication that another terrorist bombing attack is going to happen in Bali as intimated in a travel advisory issued by the Australian government, a police spokesman said. "We have yet to detect signs that Bali will again experience a bombing attack in the near future," Bali Police Headuarters’ public information chief, Senior Commissioner AS Reniban, said here Monday.
Tulungagung, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said that the transnational political movements could undermine the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) in safeguarding its sovereignty. These movements could also be played by outsiders in controlling the nation in nature. Hasyim called on the followers of the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization well-known as Nahdliyin not to follow any intrigoes and steps taken by players of the transnational political movements.&
Jakarta, NU Online Chief of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Louise Arbour is expected to pay a working visit here on July 9-14 at the invitation of the Indonesian government, an officer of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday. Arbour’s visit will be a support for Indonesian efforts to promote and protect the human rights, both in the national and international region, Laksmita Noviera said.
Jakarta, NU Online The framework of defence cooperation between Indonesia and Australia or `Lombok Agreement` signed in February 2006 might not benefit Indonesia if all bilateral agreements on Timor Sea should be canceled first for renegotiation with Timor Leste. Chairman of the Working Group on Timor Gap and Director of Care For West Timor Foundation, Ferdi Tanomi, made the remark here Sunday in response to Indonesia`s Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono`s statement about the formulation on the framework of the RI-Australia cooperation when receiving his Australian counterpart Brendan Nelson in Jakarta last Friday.
Jakarta, NU Online The physical clash between marines and civilian residents at Alas Tlogo, Pasuruan, East Java, last May 30 was marked by serious human right violations, Indonesia`s human righta watchdog said. "What happened (in Alas Tlogo) was a breach of the law which caused serious human right violations," National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara said here Friday as quoted by Antara news agency.
Washington, NU Online After the recent defection of prominent Republicans on the Iraq war, the big question in Washington is who might be next. More than a dozen Republican senators who are running for re-election next year head the list of lawmakers to watch. But others, too, have expressed concerns that the Republican Party has grown increasingly vulnerable on the issue. As the clock ticks toward Election Day in November 2008, voter pressure is building against any lawmaker still standing with President George W. Bush on the war.
Jakarta, NU Online General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said here Friday that he would not attend a conference taking up international khilafah, organized by Indonesian Hizbut Tahrir (HTI) on coming 12 August 2007 at the Bung Karno Sports Hall in Senayan, Jakarta. Through any pamphlets and Jumat's bulletins disseminated by HTI, it was mentioned that KH Hasyim Muzadi would reportedly give religious sermon with other Muslim leaders.
Jakarta, NU Online Muladi, governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), said Indonesia should have the courage to revoke its defense cooperation agreement (DCA) with Singapore if the two sides cannot agree on the accord`s implementing arrangements. The agreement should be revoked if Singapore is reluctant to continue discussing the cooperation agreement signed last April, Muladi said here on Thursday.
Tehran, NU Online The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the enemies are now trying to sow seeds of discords among Muslims in order to attain their goals. The Supreme Leader made the remark in a special ceremony celebrating the auspicious birth anniversary of Hazrat Zahra (AS), beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
