President, ASEAN military chiefs attend breakfast meeting

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 03/31/2011 8:57 AM | World

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday began the day with a joint breakfast with military chiefs of 10 ASEAN member states, at the State Palace in Jakarta.

The breakfast banquet was held as part of the 8th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM), which is an annual event.

A similar banquet was held last year in Hanoi, as Vietnam chaired the ASEAN in 2010. This year, Indonesia holds the chair post.

The meeting, the rest of whose sessions will take place at the Sultan Hotel in Jakarta, covers defense and security issues in Southeast Asia, tempointeraktif.com reported Thursday.

This year, the meeting is expected to conclude with commitments to continuing and enhancing ASEAN countries’ partnerships in tackling terrorism in the region.

Yudhoyono is scheduled to lead a Cabinet meeting at his office after the breakfast, but the agenda of this meeting had not been made public at the time of the report.

Bahasyim to attend 4th hearing after consecutive delays

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 01/17/2011 9:47 AM | National

Bahasyim Assifie, a defendant in a Rp 64 billion (US$ 7.1 million) money-laundering and corruption case, is scheduled to stand trial at South Jakarta district court today, after the hearing has been postponed three times.

The court has adjourned previous hearings because of Bahasyim’s ill health and prosecutors’ failure to prepare the indictment.

On Jan 13th, Attorney General chief Basrief Arief demanded a clarification from prosecutor Fachrizal on the reasons for the repeated delays.

Fachrizal has not yet provided a response.

SBY to attend India’s Republic Day

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 01/06/2011 10:46 AM | National

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will act as an honorary guest at the ceremony held in connection with the Republic Day of India, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said in Jakarta on Thursday.

“The President will conduct a state visit to India. The Indian government has invited him as their honorary guest for the Republic Day celebration on January 26,” Marty said after a presidential meeting to discuss preparations for the visit.

Yudhoyono will also attend several signing ceremonies, including those on partnership agreements on extradition as well as agreements in the field of economics and trade, he added, as reported by Antara.