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resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that Indonesia and Brazil need to develop the potentials they have in common in order to contribute to the solution of global problems such as the present world financial crisis. "Indonesia and Brazil are not merely a natural partner but also a partner in seeking for important contributions and solutions to global issues," the president said after a bila

Indonesia`s people, from the country`s westernmost Sabang (Aceh Province) to easternmost Merauke (Papua Province), were beginning to feel that the country was becoming safer, according to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his annual address to parliament ahead of independence day on Aug. 17, here on Friday. Security is a significant factor for the success of the "Visit Indonesia Year" aimed

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left on Tuesday morning for the island resort of Bali where he would receive a Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) report on gross human rights violation in East Timor in 1999. Boarding special Garuda Indonesia jetliner Boeing 737-500, the president left Halim Perdanakusuma military air base and at 11.30 the head of state is scheduled to have a meeting wi

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Indonesian counterpart pledged cooperation on biofuels during talks here Saturday in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices.Lula and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed off on an agreement to share knowledge on biofuel technology after meeting at Jakarta's presidential palace.The Brazilian leader called spiralling global commodity

Indonesians` confidence in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s leadership proves to be still high as shown by the results of a World Public Opinion poll held in 20 countries, presidential spokesman Andi Malarangeng said. "The poll showed that public confidence in Yudhoyono`s leadership and his popularity are still very high compared with the public confidence and popularity enjoyed by the leade

  Denpasar (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially kick off the 30th Bali Cultural Fiesta (PKB) on June 14, 2008. "The head of state to be accompanied by a number of ministers will watch cultural attractions involving thousands of artists from Bali as well as other regions," Organizing Committee Chairman of [...]

  Denpasar (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially kick off the 30th Bali Cultural Fiesta (PKB) on June 14, 2008. "The head of state to be accompanied by a number of ministers will watch cultural attractions involving thousands of artists from Bali as well as other regions," Organizing Committee Chairman of [...]

Bontang, E Kalimantan - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had been installed as honorary member of the Indonesian Marine Corps in appreciation for his undivided attention to and care for the development and growth of the Navy`s elite force. The installation was conducted by Navy Chief of Staff Fleet Admiral Sumardjono on board the warship KRI Soeharso-990 [...]

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his working visit to East Kalimantan Province was scheduled to have a close look at a joint exercise of the Indonesian Military at Sangatta, on Sunday. The Head of State, to be accompanied by Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Djoko Santoso, would follow the joint military exercise from warship KRI Soeharto-990. On Sunday afternoon, President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday met with top foreign oil and gas company executives at the State Secretary Office in Central Jakarta.The closed-door meeting started at 2 p.m. and was attended by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Forestry Minister Malam Sambat Kaban, State Minister of State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil, State Ministe

Communications and Informatics Minister Muhammad Nuh said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla have risked their political careers for the sake of the people by increasing fuel oil prices."If our leaders only think of their political careers, they would not increase fuel oil prices as such a measure would be disliked by everybody," the minister said at a function to fa

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday he preferred to risk unpopularity by raising fuel prices than to leave the country’s economy in jeopardy. “I’ve received messages from the public demanding the government delay the increase until next year’s presidential election, but I’ve responded that if that was my consideration then I would be wrong. I [...]

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference and Exhibition (APCONEX) 2008 on Financial Transformation at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) here on Wednesday. The theme of this year`s APCONEX, organized by the National Banks Association (PERBANAS), is "Toward A Less Cash Society." The conference which will run until May 9 is to present at least 60 speakers and being attended by around 800 participants from more than 15 countries.Indonesia News Blog:

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to ask the United Nations (UN) to take initiatives to deal with the impact of the current surges in world crude oil and food prices which was causing economic difficulties, especially in developing countries. "I very much hope that the UN will take proactive steps by marshaling global awareness and responsibility to manage the economy of the world and all countries in view of the current surges in oil and food prices," the President said in a press statement at his office here on Thursday. The current world crude oil and food price hikes had severely affected the financial conditions of many developing countries and would make the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target for 2015 set by the UN very difficult to achieve, he said. Therefore,

The National Survey Institute (LSN) said the popularity of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla has gone down. LSN executive director, Umar S. Bakry, said that in September 2007, the notoriety of Yudhoyono-Kalla regarding political issues is 40.9 percent. “But it decreased in January to 34.6 percent,” he said in a press conference in Jakarta, TuesdayIndonesia News Blog:

Dakar, Senegal - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will always adhere to the existing laws in connection with the House of Representatives` refusal of the government`s candidates for the post of Bank Indonesia governor, a minister said. “The President will always adhere to the existing laws,” Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa told reporters on the sidelines of the [...]

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s visit to Iran has elicited various comments from different figures including legislator Mutammimul Ula who described the president`s visit to Iran as a strategic sojourn. The member of the Commission I at the House of Representatives (DPR) from the Prosperous Justice Party said on Monday that the president`s visit to Iran had a strategic meaning as it constituted a reciprocal one which deserved high appreciation in the diplomatic etiquette. The Indonesian head of state visited Iran on March 11, 2008, as part of his trips to several countries till March 20, 2008, including to Dakar, Senegal, to attend the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit on March 12-15, 2008. During his trips, the president was also scheduled to visit Sout

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono paid Rp127 million for his private annual tax of 2007 at the Finance Ministry`s Directorate General of Tax and Excise here on Saturday."The amount of tax which I pay this year is not much higher than the that of the previous year because the president`s salary is not rise from year to year," Yudhoyono said after paying his tax.Accompanied by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa on the occasion, the head of satiate said his previous private tax was Rp115 million but the increase this year was from his pension allowance. "Lat year I paid Rp115 million," the president said, adding that he always tried to pay his tax on time. He also called on the Directorate General of Tax and Excise to take stern action agai

Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was here Thursday expected to receive Prince Andrew who visits Indonesia as a British special envoy for international trade and investment mission. Prince Andrew who has been in Indonesia since March 3 has met with a number of cabinet ministers including Trade Minister Mari Pangestu, and Energy and Mineral Resources [...]

Prosperous Justice Party`s President Tifatul Sembiring said the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the next two years should focus on poverty eradication. "In 2007, the condition of micro economy is too sluggish and could be fully generated, but the macro economy is good as could be seen from rising price index and stable exchange rate," he said here on Sunday. The stable macro condition, he added, was good to improve the economy in Indonesia. Hence, strong will from the government was badly needed to materialize it. "The government should take side with small people. Therefore focus should be made a priority such as poverty eradication for Susilo`s government," he said.In addition, the government should also give more priority on serious effort to combat corruption.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has formally invited Kevin Rudd to attend key United Nations climate change talks in Bali next month, after congratulating him on his election win.Presidential spokesman Dino Djalal said Yudhoyono was the first foreign leader to call the Labor leader, and spoke to him shortly after his victory speech on Saturday night."I think that is important and reveals how much Indonesia Australia relations have evolved," Djalal said."We congratulate the people of Australia for this successful election."Rudd told the president - who made the phone call from his son's birthday celebrations - that the Australia-Indonesian relationship would be a "priority" for his government, Djalal said.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Indonesia's president says the death sentence for three Islamic militants on death row for the Bali bombings must be carried out, hinting in a television interview that he will not grant them clemency. Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Mukhlas, also known as Ali Gufron, were sentenced to death for the October 12, 2002 resort island bombings in which more than 200 people, including 88 Australians, died. They face execution by a firing squad after the country's Supreme Court rejected their final appeal. The three have refused to seek clemency to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, saying they want to die as martyrs.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Presiden Yudhoyono Luncurkan Album Lagu CiptaannyaJakarta (ANTARA News) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mengatakan ia tidak pernah berniat mengalbumkan lagu hasil ciptaannya, namun lebih karena dorongan teman-teman dan Persatuan Artis Pencipta Lagu-Lagu dan Penata Musik Rekaman Indonesia (Pappri)."Tidak ada niatan sama sekali mengalbumkan lagu saya, apalagi meluncurkan secara formal seperti ini," kata Presiden Yudhoyono dalam sambutannya pada peluncuran album lagunya berjudul "Rinduku Padamu", di Jakarta International Expo, Minggu malam.Presiden pada peluncuran itu didampingi Ibu Ani Yudhoyono, disaksikan sekitar 1.500 orang tamu undangan termasuk sejumlah menteri kabinet dan perwakilan negara sahabat. Album yang terdiri atas 10 lagu itu dilantunkan artis-artis terkemuka.Ketua Pappri Dharma Oratmangun, menyanyikan lagu "Rinduku Padamu, "Kasih" (Gee Foregia), "Mengarungi Keberkahan Tuhan (Ebiet G Ade), "Hening" (Widi AB Three), "Selamat Berjuang" (Dea Mirella), "Kawan" (Kerispatih),

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, including First Lady Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono and several ministers, performed morning prayers at his camp in the Pluncing square, Siman Village, Kepung sub distrrict, Kediri district, early Thursday.The president and his entourage spent the night in the area where hundreds of people who left their homes around Mount Kelud are taking refuge.After the prayers led by a lecturer of the Islamic Institute of Kediri, the president gave a chance to the refugees to shook his hands.The president was scheduled to visit the refugee tents in the area.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that the Palestinian government under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas can take wise steps in dealing with its domestic problems so that all components of Palestine society can unite in striving to achieve independence. "Indonesia hopes he (President Mahmoud Abbas) can overcome Palestine`s internal problems so that all components in Palestine society can unite and enjoy stronger cohesion," President Yudhoyono said at a joint press conference after holding a bilateral meeting with Abbas at the Merdeka Palace here on Monday.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

The level of public satisfaction in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's performance has gone down from 80 percent in November 2004 to only 54 percent this October.However, based on a survey carried out by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), the President is still more popular compared to other national figures.It is interesting to take notice that the lowering positive sentiment for the President is not in line with the decline of sentiment for him.If a presidential election were held now, based on the survey of 1,300 respondents throughout Indonesia, it is estimated that Yudhoyono would still obtain 35.5 percent support.Megawati would obtain 28 percent, Wiranto seven percent, Amien Rais 6.5 percent, Hidayat Nur Wahid fivr percent, Jusuf Kalla four percent and former Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso only one percent.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a meeting with World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick on Tuesday agreed that World Bank and United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNDOC) personel will visit Indonesia to further develop technical assistanceunder the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative.The meeting took place in the UN Headquarters on the sidelines of the United Nations' 62nd General Assembly, said a joint statement issued after the meeting.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said Indonesia did not want to be trapped in the dichotomy of climate change discussions between two interests in the world. President Yudhoyono made the statement after listening to a report from Indonesian representatives about the preparation of the country`s participation in the 62nd UN General Assembly at UN Plaza`s Millennium Hotel in New York Sunday night. The Indonesian head of state admitted that there were two opinions about the meaning of climate change. He said that the first opinion was that the climate change did not pose a threat, and the second one was that it was a real threat to the world.Therefore, Yudhoyono added that Indonesia did not want to be trapped in the dichotomy. "In fact we have been suffering from the result of climate changes," Yudhoyono said, referring to droughts, floods, landslides, and tidal waves (tsunami) which had hit several parts of the country. Consequently, the president said the Indonesian govern

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said regional administrations should make spatial allocations for modern and traditional markets in their respective jurisdictions that will ensure the latter`s survival. "Governors, district heads and mayors should determine proper locations for modern and traditional markets," the head of state said when delivering the government`s explanations on its policies on regional development to a plenary session of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the parliament building here on Thursday.The President made statement in response to DPD Chairman Ginandjar Kartasasmita`s complaint about the disappearance of traditional markets.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Visiting Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono addressed a UNESCO Regional Conference in Support of Global Literacy here on Tuesday, focusing on Indonesia`s success in speeding up illiteracy eradication programs."I am committed to continuing the task of overcoming illiteracy. I dream that any time in the future all Indonesian households will become smart ones and Indonesia will become a prosperous nation in the world," she said before 150 delegates from 22 Asia Pacific countries.As a big country, Indonesia which is made up of more than 17,000 islands, now had a population of 245 million, 43 million of them aged between 4 and 15, she said.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Former France soccerstar Zinedine Zidane meets Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono on friday in Jakarta. Zidane come to Indonesia to hold coaching clinics for children and to open a factory operated by French food giant Danone. Zinedine Zidane kicked a ball around with the Indonesian president. “I am very pleased to have your visit today. You are a great man, Mr. Zidane, You are very famous here in Indonesia” Yudhoyono said to Zidane, who was dressed in a traditional Indonesian batik shirt and jeans. (more…)

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered security personnel to investigate an "unscheduled dance" which was allegedly performed by sympatisers of outlawed South Maluku Republic (RMS) on the sidelines of the 14th National Family Day (Harganas) commemoration ceremony here on Friday. "I want the performers of the dance be investigated," President Yudhoyono said after the dance was performed by some 30 persons. At 10.30 a.m. after Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu gave his progress report in the Harganas event at Merdeka square, about 30 people, clad in Maluku traditional costume, came right out of the blue and performed "Cakalele dance" which was not sceduled by the committee. Startled by such an "illegal activity," the head of state then said that if the dance was conducted with certain purposes, social and moral sanctions should be imposed against the perfomers.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949 in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian retired military general and statesman as well as the sixth President of Indonesia, and the first to be elected directly by voters. Yudhoyono won the presidency in September 2004 in the second round of the Indonesian presidential election, in which he defeated incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was sworn into office on 20 October 2004, together with Jusuf Kalla as Vice President. Javanese do not have surnames in the Western sense. The name Yudhoyono was not inherited either from his father or his mother. While Susilo Bambang uses Yudhoyono in naming his children, it is not a descended family surname. In Indonesia, he is referred to in some media as Susilo and is widely known in Indonesia as SBY. Abroad, he is referred to as Yudhoyono, a name that he chose for his military name-tag, while in formal meetings and functions he is addressed as Dr Yudhoyono. Susilo is apparently de

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the celebration of the Buddha`s Day of Enlightment (Waisak) at Borobudur temple in Magelang district, Central Java, on Friday night.On the occasion, the President was accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik and Religious Affairs Minister M. Maftuh Basyuni.One of the highlights of the celebration at Borobudur temple was collaborative dance-drama called Imaging Buddha". The event involved dancers from Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.Borobudur Photos from Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristupa/353635504/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/temka/16619365/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/dokosic/195277487/):

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to launch Bali`s tourism logo when he opens the 29th Bali Arts Festival on June 16. "The launching of the logo will be crowded as it will involve hundreds of artists and in the presence of 14 foreign ambassadors and 10 Indonesian cabinet ministers," Bali Governor Dewa Beratha said on Wednesday. He expressed hoped the branding would enhance the province`s tourism image in international fora, and also hoped that tourists would consider Bali as a safe and comfortable place for a vacation.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on May 21st urged all people in the country to observe the “three dont’s”, they being: Don’t be too free-living.Don’t be materialistic.Don’t slander people. He said these things while addressing leaders of the Rabithah Ma’ahid Islamiyah (RMI), an association of Islamic boarding schools.More..

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, di Istana Negara, Jakarta, Rabu, melantik tujuh menteri dan pejabat tinggi baru setingkat menteri hasil reshuffle kabinet yang telah diumumkan pada Senin (7/5) lalu.Keenam menteri baru serta Jaksa Agung baru Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu (KIB) yang dilantik adalah Meneg BUMN Sofyan Djalil, Menkominfo Mohammad Nuh, Jaksa Agung Hendarman Supandji, Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa, Menhub Jusman Syafii Djamal, Menteri Negara Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal Muhamad Lukman Edy serta Menkum dan HAM Andi Mattalata.Dalam acara pelantikan yang dimulai tepat pukul 13.00 WIB dan disaksikan segenap anggota KIB lainnya itu, Presiden Yudhoyono memimpin pembacaan sumpah jabatan enam menteri negara dan Jaksa Agung.Seusai pembacaan sumpah jabatan, acara pelantikan ditutup dengan dikumandangkannya lagu kebangsaan "Indonesia Raya" dan dilanjutkan dengan pemberian ucapan selamat kepada menteri yang dilantik oleh presiden.Turut hadir menyaksikan acara itu adalah

Communications and Information Minister Sofyan Djalil replaces Sugiharto as state enterprise minister, while Yusman Syafei Djamal was appointed transport minister, replacing Hatta Rajasa, Yudhoyono said in a televised speech today.Indonesia failed to meet its $337 million asset-sale target last year and no sales have occurred this year. The change may help Yudhoyono, halfway through his five-year term, to keep an election pledge of creating more jobs in Asia's third-most populated nation. More than half of Indonesians in a March survey said they were dissatisfied with his performance.Yudhoyono promoted Hendarman Supandji as the Attorney General from a deputy, while Rajasa was named the state secretary to replace Yusril Izha Mahendra.Related: IHTMonsterandCritics: The outgoing officials were Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin; State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra; Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto; and Minister for Disadvantaged Regions Saifullah Yusuf. The firs

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked religious community across the country to shun conflict by building tolerant and peaceful life in their respective areas. Yudhoyono made the statement in a function to lay the first corner stone for the construction of Ittihadul Ummah Islamic boarding school in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday.The president added that his call was not merely addressed to Muslim and Christian community in Poso alone but to all people and public elements across the country. Yudhoyono noted that different groups of religions and beliefs should not prevent his countrymen from living in peaceful coexistance within one nation.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he is fed up with deadly violence at a state school that trains civil servants.Speaking during a ceremony at Jakarta's main Istiqlal mosque, Mr Yudhoyono said the violence can no longer be tolerated.He says he is considering taking "a fundamental action" against the Institute of Public Administration in West Java.

The level of the public’s satisfaction with the performance of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla has plunged from 80 percent two and a half years ago to 49.7 percent.“This is the lowest level of the public’s satisfaction wuth SBY-JK’s performance since two and a half years ago,” said Syaiful Mujani, Director of the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) yesterday (27/3). According to him, the main source of Yudhoyono-Kalla’s popularity decrease was the public’s negative sentiments over national economic conditions compared to last year.If economic conditions do not improve, it is predicted that Yudhoyono’s popularity will continue decreasing.Syaiful also mentioned that dissatisfaction about Yudhoyono was mainly located in Java, noted as the supporter basis in the last general election.“Outside Java, SBY is in fact still powerful,” he said. The survey also examined political parties’ popularity.In the polling, the Indonesian Democratic Pa

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says there should be equal rights for his country's ethnic Chinese minority following decades of discrimination.In a speech at a Lunar New Year ceremony the President said all all citizens were equal before the law.He says that means everyone, including those of Chinese descent, has equal rights and responsibilities as Indonesian citizens.Public displays of Chinese culture and religious practices were banned under the three-decade rule of former dictator Suharto, who stepped down in 1998.President Yudhoyono says it is not the time to discriminate against people based on their ethnic group.

A group of Muslim clerics including Abu Bakar Bashir, who once was jailed for links to the 2002 Bali bombings, were thwarted yesterday in a bid to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over implementing Islamic law.The clerics instead left a letter at the presidential palace demanding Yudhoyono introduce strict Islamic sharia laws in Indonesia.Yudhoyono has sought to tread a delicate path, avoiding offending Muslim sensibilities without angering the West over what some countries perceive as lenient treatment of Bashir.