Government Focus Wrong - Not Cutting Poverty
INDONESIA - A group of economists has criticized the government for failing to implement an effective and pro-poor economic policy despite improving the country's macro economic situation.

Bird flu crossing to pigs on Bali an 'old isolated case'
INDONESIA - The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said yesterday.

Bird Flu Virus Infects Pigs in Bali
BALI - The Team of Veterinary Faculty at Udayana University found evidence that avian influenze (AI) virus has infected pigs in Bali. Wider scale research is now in the process.

San Miguel to put up hitech feed mill in Manado
INDONESIA - Food and agribusiness giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is reportedly planning to establish a modern feed mill in Manado, Indonesia in a bid to produce cheaper feed products for Mindanao's animal and halal poultry industries.

Indonesian pigs test negative for bird flu
INDONESIA - Fresh tests on pigs from Indonesia's Sumatra island, where five people have been confirmed infected with bird flu, did not show any trace of the H5N1 virus, a senior government official said on Friday.

Swine H5 Antibodies Found in Karo Indonesia
INDONESIA - Ten of 11 pigs in the district where the infected people lived were found to have avian flu antibodies in their blood, Apriantono told reporters in Jakarta today.

Tests show Sumatra pigs carry bird flu virus
SUMATRA - Pigs have tested positive for bird flu in the same village on Indonesia's Sumatra island where five people have been confirmed infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, a minister said on Thursday.