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Washington DC, NU Online Indonesia, which had voted in favor of the additional sanction imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Iran, also expressed support to the Iranian nuclear program for peaceful purposes. Following the issuance of the UNSC resolution, Indonesia asked Iran to convince the world that the nuclear it has been developing was intended for peaceful purposes.
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesia should remain consistent in its support for Iran after urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to impose harsh sanctions on the country over its nuclear power development program., a legislator said. "If we only ask the UNSC to refrain from imposing sanctions on Iran but do not give Iran consistent support, I think we will only be making a diplomatic courtesy gesture," Jeffrey Massie, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I from the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS), said here Saturday.
Paris, NU Online President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in an exclusive interview with France Channel 2 TV network said, " We are not worried about US military attack." The president expounded on Iran's viewpoints and dismissed West's accusation on Iran's efforts to access nuclear weapon.
Surabaya, NU Online The government will consider meeting the demand for cash compensation by victims of a mud-flooded housing complex in Sidoarjo, East Java, a minister said Thursday. The statement was made by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro following a three-hour closed-door meeting with mudflow victims from the Tanggulangin Anggun Sejahtera housing complex. Purnomo leads the government-appointed team dealing with the disaster.
Jayapura, NU Online Direct elections in Sorong regency and city in Papua went peacefully Thursday, despite protests in the Aimas and Salawati districts in the regency on Wednesday. Residents protested after discovering they were not registered to vote. No casualties were reported
Makassar, NU Online Educational activities in schools came to a standstill in Takalar, South Sulawesi, over the last two days following a strike by thousands of teachers over the sentencing of one of their colleagues. Some 4,000 teachers agreed to strike to show their solidarity and support for Syamsuddin, a teacher at a Mangarabombang State Junior High School, SMP I, who was sentenced Tuesday to three months in prison and fined Rp 5 million (US$526.31).
Caracas, NU Online The accords signed between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at unifying gas reserves in the bordering zone, emerge Wednesday as an element to favor energy cooperation among neighboring nations. Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning and the Republic"s President Hugo Chavez inked an accord related to the use hydrocarbon fields.
Jakarta, NU Online The democracy practiced in Indonesia and Tunisia can serve as an example for the West in understanding Islam, thus helping them prevent seeing at Islam from a negative and misleading perception. The West often looks at Islam as a constraint in the democratization process in predominantly moslem countries. The presence of Indonesia and Tunisia in reviving democratization will cause doubts in the West, Tunisian Ambassador to Indonesia Faysal Gouia told Antara in an interview at his office on Wednesday.
Jakarta, NU Online The Indonesian government has welcomed the creation of a Palestinian government of national unity as a follow-up to the agreement reached in the Mecca meeting last month. Indonesia is of the view that the formation of a united cabinet will increasingly strengthen Palestinians’ struggle for an independent state, the Foreign Ministry said in its official website on Tuesday
Jakarta, NU Online The spokesman of the Indonesian Education Ministry Bambang Wasito Adi said here Tuesday as the world’s fourth most populous country Indonesia is now seeking any new attempts to improve the performance of national education system. “For that reason, what we need now is that a long term strategic education plan by focusing primarily on nine year compulsory basic education,” Bambang said, adding that it is should be immediately completed.
With U.S. public opinion turning increasingly against the Iraq War, a new poll showed on Monday that four in five Iraqis have little or no confidence in the U.S.-led occupation forces. The poll of more than 2,000 people, carried out by the BBC, ABC News, ARD and USA Today, found that 69 percent of Iraqis believe that the presence of foreign forces in their country is making security worse.
Serang, NU Online A number of Islamic organizations here agreed to conduct a campaign to familiarize regional legislative and executive bodies in Banten province with Islamic Shariah with the ultimate aim to get Islamic law concepts incorporated in the province’s Medium-Term Development Plan (2007-2012), their spokesman said. Led by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, the initiative would be taken by Forum Silaturahmi Pondok Pesantren (FSPP), Korps Mubaligh Banten (KMB), Forum Ukhuwah Islamiyah (FUI) and Liga Muslim Indonesia.
