ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from August 2003

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SWEDISH ATTORNEY GENERAL URGED TO BE SERIOUS IN INVESTIGATING HASAN TIRO.
August 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - The Swedish attorney general has been urged to be serious in investigating Hassan Tiro and his associates in leading the separatist movement in Aceh, an integral part of Indonesia. "The Swedish...

ALI GHUFRON ONCE HELD JI MEETING IN BANGKOK.
August 1, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, July 31 (ANTARA) - One of the Bali bombing suspects, Ali Ghufron alias Muklas, 43, once held a meeting with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) members in Bangkok, a witness told the court here Thursday. The meeting was meant to discuss...

TWO REBEL LEADERS ACCUSED OF COMMITTING TERRORIST ACTS IN ACEH.
August 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, July 31 (ANTARA) - The public prosecutor has accused two rebel leaders -- Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba (56) and Nashiruddin Ahmad (48) -- of having attacked the government and committing terrorist acts in Indonesia's Aceh province. At...

FIFTH MAJAPAHIT TRAVEL FAIR IN SURABAYA.
August 1, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - The East Java tourism office is scheduled to hold the fifth Majapahit Travel Fair (MTF) 2003 here from August 4 through September 8, 2003, head of the office Harun said here Thursday. "East Java,...

INDONESIA MOST IMPORTANT MARKET FOR NEW ZEALAND.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is the most important market for New Zealand, therefore its government is very much hoping for a constant improvement in Indonesia's political, social and economic condition, New Zealand Ambassador to...

SWISS DONOR TO FINANCE REINVENTORY OF REFUGEES IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.
August 1, 2003... Ambon, July 31 (ANTARA) - A donor from Switzerland has confirmed its intention to finance the reinventory of the 1999 human tragedy victims in Ambon at some public facilities here. "Many people are still taking refuge in some public...

VP BRUSHES ASIDE FEARS MPR SESSION IS WASTE OF MONEY.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Vice President Hamzah Haz on Thursday brushed aside fears that the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which will open on Friday is a waste of money. "It is not true that the MPR annual...

IMF INTERVENTION STILL HIGH UNDER PPM, OBSERVERS SAY.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may still intervene in Indonesia's economic policies through the white paper required in the Post Program Monitoring (PPM) arrangement despite the country's decision to exit the...

RI OIL PRODUCTION IN 2004 TO REMAIN 1.15 MILLION BPD.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's oil production in 2004 is predicted to remain at the same level as in 2003 at 1.15 milion barrels per day, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here Thursday. The assumption...

FUNDS FOR JI CAME FROM AL-QAEDA, SAYS WITNESS.
August 1, 2003... Denpasar, July 31 (ANTARA) - A Malaysian witness in the Bali bombing case, Wan Min bin Wan Mat (43) who reportedly serves as Jemaah Islamiah (JI)'s treasurer, disclosed that funds for JI originated among others from Al-Qaeda. Wan Min said...

AKBAR'S PARTICIPATION IN GOLKAR CONVENTION QUITE REASONABLE, AGUM SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Medan, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - One of Golkar party's presidential candidates, Agum Gumelar, said the participation of Akbar Tanjung in his capacity as the party's general chairman in the convention to recruit presidential nominees is quite...

HOUSE RAPS POLICE FOR BUYING US PLANES.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Some legislators on Thursday criticized the Indonesian police's plan to buy an airplane and two helicopters from the United States, saying it was against the House of Representatives' political decision. Djoko...

RI, BRITISH CONSORTIUM TO BUILD POWER PLANT IN RIAU.
August 1, 2003... Pekanbaru, Riau, July 31 (ANTARA) - Five local and foreign companies which formed a Riau Power Consortium (RPC) are building a gas-fuelled power plant (PLTG) in Riau, a spokesman said Thursday. The five companies are PT Riau Investment...

INDON EXPORTS MAY RISE BY 12.8 PERCENT.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesian exports in the first half of 2003 have been predicted to increase by 12.8 percent to US$31.24 billion, the government said. A government report on implementation of the state budget in the first...

FOREIGNERS ENJOY 95 PCT OF NAT'L MARINE POTENTIAL.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Foreigners enjoyed some 95 percent of the Indonesian marine potentials while Indonesians only enjoyed the rest, a business figure said Thursday. "It's very tragic while we have wide marine areas, foreigners enjoy...

INDON STATE BUDGET DEFICIT REACHES RP2.5 TRILLION.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The realization of the state budget deficit in the first half of 2003 reached Rp2.5 trillion or 7.3 percent from the figures as stated in the 2003 state budget amounting to Rp34.4 trillion, a government statement...

PROSECUTION DEMANDS 10 YEARS FOR MAN WHO HID BALI BOMBING SUSPECTS.
August 1, 2003... Denpasar, July 31 (ANTARA) - The prosecution in the Denpasar district court here on Thursday demanded 10 years in prison for Makmuri on charges of having hidden Bali bombings suspects wanted by the police. Prosecutor Ali Pati said the...

GOVT TOLD TO PUT SUKHOI PURCHASE ON HOLD.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, 31 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) working committee to probe the controversial purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters on Thursday asked the government to put the purchase on hold because it went against budgetary...

SUSPENDED PT DI WORKERS BARRED FROM ENTERING COMPANY PREMISES.
August 1, 2003... Bandung, W Java, July 31 (ANTARA) - State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI)'s trade union called on PT DI's management to allow suspended employees to enter the company's complex to take their belongings. The trade...

FRIDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
August 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post BALI BOMB BLASTS WITNESS LINKED JI TO AL-QAEDA Al-Qaeda provided funds to Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) group which perpetrated the Bali bombings last October, the alleged treasurer of the regional terror organization told the...

FRIDAY'S EDITORIALS OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
August 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post's editorial summary: DULL CAN BE GOOD The annual session of the present People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which opens on Friday, promises to be the dullest of all since 2000. Unlike the past MPR gatherings, which were...

POVERTY NOT ONLY ECONOMIC ISSUE.
August 1, 2003... Yogyakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The results of a study made by the Rural and Regional Studies Centre (PSPK) of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) here show that the problem of poverty is a multi-dimentional issue, not only an economic problem but a...

INDONESIA'S TOP LEGISLATIVE BODY OPENS ANNUAL SESSION.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The annual session of Indonesia's top law-making body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), opened here Friday, shortly after the arrival of President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah at 9 a.m. ...

INDON SECURITY CONDITION BETTER, SAYS U.S. ENVOY.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The security condition in Indonesia has improved compared to those in previous years, US Ambassador Ralph L Boyce said here Friday. "There has beens a significant progress. Last year's (security condition) is far...

TELKOM'S MAM@ PROJECT IN MANADO BEGINS SEPTEMBER.
August 1, 2003... Manado, N Sulawesi, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The state telecommunication company, PT Telkom of Manado area office, will launch Manado Milenia (Mam@) project beginning next September or October, an official said. PT Telkom Manado area office has thus...

INDON MPR CHIEF STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman, Amien Rais, underscored here on Friday the importance of next year's general elections as the golden gate for the creation of a more democratic Indonesia, according to the...

PRESIDENT: DPA'S DISSOLUTION SHOULD NOT CREATE NEW PROBLEM.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri indicated on Friday that the government was ready to dissolve the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) in response to the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) call and hoped the...

PRESIDENT: SUKHOI PURCHASE FREE FROM PRICE MANIPULATION.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave the assurance on Friday that the purchase of four Sukhoi jet fighters and Mi-35 helicopters from Russia is free from any price manipulation. "A rumor that there has been...

DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM ANNUAL MPR SESSION, INDON OBSERVER SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - A political observer from the University of Indonesia here, Eep Saifulloh Fatah, on Friday dissuaded the public from putting much expectation on the ongoing annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)....

INDONESIA, MALAYSIA INTENSIFY COORDINATION IN SEARCH FOR ACEHNESE REBEL LEADER.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia have intensified their coordination in the search for Acehnese rebel, Sofyan Dawood, who has reportedly fled to Malaysia, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayudha has said. "We...

INDONESIA EDGES CLOSER TO GREATER DEMOCRACY, MINISTER SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda has said the international community deems that the current annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is an attempt by the country to edge closer to...

INDONESIAN ECONOMY TO GROW 3.66 PCT IN 2003 - PRESIDENT.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said here Friday the economy is estimated to grow 3.66 percent in fiscal year 2003. "Even though this falls below the 4 percent target growth rate for this year, it is...

PRESIDENT: GOVT NOT TO PROLONG MARTIAL LAW IN ACEH.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri said the government will not prolong martial law in Aceh if the Aceh Separatist Movement (GSA) rebels are willing to lay down their weapons and lead a normal life soon. "The...

CORRUPTION CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN INDONESIA, PRESIDENT SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has said corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN) continue to thrive, despite various measures undertaken by her government to eradicate the practices. "Despite numerous...

NO RELATION BETWEEN INDON MOSLEMS AND TERRORISM, PRESIDENT SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday denied any link between Islam and Indonesian Moslems, and terrorism. "Both Islam and Moslems are not linked at all to terrorist acts," she told 498 legislators...

INDONESIA GRATEFUL TO SWEDEN FOR ACTION AGAINST ACEHNESE SEPARATIST LEADERS - PRESIDENT.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has conveyed her government's gratitude to Sweden for giving serious attention and showing commitment in taking legal action against Acehnese-turned-Swedish citizens leading...

INDON PRESIDENT SIGNS EDUCATION BILL INTO LAW.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said here Friday that she has signed the bill on education into a law. "Bearing in mind the importance of education for the purpose of educating the nation, I have...

PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER MOCKERY FOR INDON EFFORT TO OPEN PEACEFUL SEA NAVIGATION.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati was very concerned over the fact that certain countries have mocked Indonesia for its effort to open its territorial sea for peaceful navigation. The Indonesian head of state expressed her...

19 PEOPLE INJURED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT NEAR JAKARTA.
August 1, 2003... Karawang, W Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - At least 19 people injured when an express train was derailed in Tanjung Baru village in Bekasi district, east of Jakarta, on Friday, a spokesman said. "All the injured have been treated at the Annisa...

INDON TELECOMM COY TAKES OVER WHOLE STAKE OF ARIAWEST.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, as of Friday (Aug 1), has taken over the whole stake of PT Ariawest International. Following the take-over, Telkom will have complete liberty to operate,...

INDON MILY CALLS ON ACEHNESE NOT TO BELIEVE REBEL LEADER'S PROMISES.
August 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Administrator of martial law in Indonesia's Aceh province, Maj Gen Endang Suwarya, on Friday called on the Acehnese not to be easily taken by promises made by leader of the separatist movement, Hasan Tiro. ...

INFLATION RATE TO REACH 7 PCT IN 2003, REPORT SAYS.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's inflation rate in 2003 is estimated to reach 7 percent, lower than the state budget target at 9 percent, report said. A government report obtained here on Thursday said, control over money supply and...

TELKOMSEL DONATES SALES REVENUES OF simPATI VOUCHERS TO ATHLETICS.
August 1, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The local office of Telkomsel, a subsidiary of Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has promised some fund donation to the provincial athletics athletes here to prepare for next year's...

GOV'T, HOUSE COMPLETED THREE IMPORTANT LAWS, SAYS PRESIDENT.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government, in cooperation with the House of Representatives (DPR), completed three new important laws in the field of politics, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said. The head of state made the...

ASEAN CONTINUES TO UPHOLD SPIRIT OF NON-INTERVENTION, SAYS MINISTER.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said ASEAN countries continued to adhere to the spirit of non-intervention in each other's domestic affairs. "ASEAN respects the sovereignty of its member countries and...

HOUSE TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has a strong mind to pass the Constitutional Court Bill as soon as possible so that the court can be set up between August 6 and 11, House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said here Friday. ...

RI'S JUNE EXPORTS VALUE HIGHEST SINCE 2001.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in June 2003 reached a total value of US$5.28 billion, up 7.33 percent from the previous month, and the highest monthly figure since 2001, a statistics official said. "The June figure was the...

RI, THE PHILIPPINES TO COOPERATE TO SEEK AL-GHOZI.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and the Philippines will work together closely to find Faturrahman Al Ghozy, an Indonesian who escaped from a Philiipine prison where he was serving a jail term for illegal possession of explosives, s...

NO REASON FOR RUPIAH TO WEAKEN, SAYS BI GOVERNOR.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said here Friday, considering the country's stable macro-eonomic conditions, there was reason for the rupiah to depreciate against the US dollar. "We are only...

RI LAUDS UN RESOLUTION ON LIBERIA.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia on Friday hailed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution which will authorize the deployment of peacekeepers in civil war-plagued Liberia. However, Indonesia would first study the situation to...

GOLKAR READY TO ACCEPT WHOEVER WINS CONVENTION.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Golkar Party is ready to accept whatever result of the party's national convention for presidential candidate election as a consequence of transparency in the election. "I am sure we can accept if a non-cadre...

FOUR MORE ACEH REBELS KILLED.
August 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aug 18 (ANTARA) - Four more rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have been killed during an army offensive against the guerrillas in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military said Friday. Contacted by Antara in Lhokseumawe,...

ACEH REBELS GOING UNDERGROUND IN BELAWAN PORT, N SUMATRA.
August 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Pressured by intensive hunts by Indonesian security forces on their own home ground, many Aceh Separatist Movement (GSA) members have reportedly escaped to the neighboring province of North Sumatra. In...

GOH CHOK TONG TO ATTEND OPENING OF S'PORE-RI GAS PIPELINE.
August 1, 2003... Batam, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will attend the opening ceremony of new natural gas pipeline from Grissik gas field in South Sumatra of Indonesia to Sakra island of Singapore. President Megawati is...

VP OKAYS DPR TO LOOK INTO POLICE CHOPPER PURCHASE.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Hamzah Haz has no objection if the House of Representatives (DPR) pursues the existing mechanism to look into the purchase by the Indonesian police last June of 17 Enstrom helicopters and two small...

RI HAILS N KOREA'S DECISION TO TALK WITH SIX COUNTRIES.
August 1, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia welcomes positively the decision made by the government of North Korea to hold six-nation talks aiming at resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff. "If it's true, we should positively hail it (the...

TOURIST FLOW FROM S'PORE TO BATAM EXPECTED TO BECOME NORMAL.
August 1, 2003... Batam, Riau, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists to Batam island is expected to have returned to normal since July after Singapore was declared free from SARS, an immigration officer said here Friday. The increasing number of...

BANDUNG STUDENTS REJECT MPR'S ANNUAL SESSION.
August 2, 2003... Bandung, W Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Tens of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) students on Friday came to some local radio stations to echo their rejection of the convening of the MPR's annual session. The student activists requested the radio...

ICRC'S INVOLVEMENT IN ERSA'S RELEASE DEPENDS ON TNI, ACEH REBELS.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday it would involve in the release of two RCTI crew members only if Indonesia and Aceh rebels agreed on its presence. "The ICRC is only able to...

MPR CALLS ON DPR TO FINALIZE DISCUSSIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL COURT.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to soon finish the discussion on the formation of a constitutional court before August 17, as mandated by the 1945 Constitution....

REFORM FACTION MEMBERS PREFER HOME TO HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - All members of the Reform faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (FR-MPR) who live in Jakarta have refused to stay in Mulia hotel for the duration of the ongoing annual MPR session. "We decide to stay at...

PDKB DISSOLVES ITS FACTION IN MPR.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Loved Nation's Domocratic Party (PDKB) has dissolved its faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and its members now join the Awakening Nation Party (PKB) faction in the Assembly. The PDKB's central...

TWO HOSTAGES ESCAPE FROM ACEH REBELS' GRIP AMID GUNFIGHT.
August 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Two of four workers of state plantation company PTPN-I Cot Girek escaped from the grip of armed Aceh separatists in a gunfight with government soldiers in Lubuk Badak village, Matangkuli subdistrict, North...

MILY BELIEVES TEUNGKU JAMAIKA HAS DIED.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Chief of the National Defence Forces (TNI) Gen Endriartono Sutarto said the military believed Aceh Seperatist Movement's (GAM) spokesman for Pasee area Teungku Jamaika (37) had been killed in a fire fight with...

TWO FOREIGN TOURISTS FOUND DEAD IN BALI.
August 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, August 1 (ANTARA) - Two foreign tourists, one from the US and the other from Denmark, died due to different causes in Bali and their bodies are being kept in the Denpasar hospital's morgue, a spokesman said on Friday. The...

MINISTER ACCUSED OF POLITICIZING TRAIN ACCIDENT.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Agum Gumelar has politicised the incident in which a Kamandanu express train serving the Jakarta-Surabaya route derailed in Karawang, West Java, early on Friday. "Pak Agum should not politicise...

GUS DUR HOSPITALIZED FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, August 1 (ANTARA) - Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was hopitalized in the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital here on Friday early morning, a spokesman said. "His high blood pressure recurred after he had taken some rest...

SOME 4,000 ARTISTS TO TAKE PART IN RIAU'S MALAY FESTIVAL.
August 2, 2003... Pekanbaru, Riau, August 1 (ANTARA) - Some 4,000 artists from 12 countries and 14 provinces in Indonesia will take part in the World Malay Culture Festival (FBMD) to be held on August here, a spokesman said Friday. "The provinces and...

AKBAR ASKS MINISTER RINI TO MEET HOUSE SUMMONS ON SUKHOI.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Speaker of the Houser of Representatives (DPR) Akbar Tanjung has asked Trade and Industry Minister Rini Suwandi to immediately meet the House's summons in a bid to end a polemic on the controverial purchase of...

TOURIST ARRIVALS IN JUNE UP 34.78 PCT.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in June climbed by 34.78 percent to 299,856 from 222,486 in the previous month, an official said. Foreign tourists had shown great interest to visit Indonesia....

RESULTS OF SWEDISH LEGAL PROCESS AGAINST HASSAN TIRO TO BE KNOWN IN NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the Swedish government will provide Indonesia with the results of legal process against Aceh separatist movement's (GSA) leader Hassan Tiro and his associates in the next three or...

BPS CONDUCTS AGRICULTURAL CENSUS 2003.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, August 1 (ANTARA) - The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) is to conduct an agricultural census during the August-September 2003 period to evaluate development of the agricultural sector in the past 10 years, a spokesman said on...

SATURDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
August 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post MEGAWATI CLAIMS SUCCESS President Megawati Soekarnoputri has claimed that her government has accomplished numerous achievements, and has lashed out at her critics saying their rap merely served the interests of certain...

SATURDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
August 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post's editorial summary: GOOD LUCK, WONDER BOY The nomination of Rudy Hartono Kurniawan as one of the seven vice presidents of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), replacing Dane Tom Bacher, is certainly good news for...

INTERRUPTIONS MARK THIRD PLENARY OF INDONESIA'S ANNUAL MPR SESSION.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Just after chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais opened the third plenary of the ongoing Annual MPR Session here on Saturday morning, a couple of legislators rushed with interruptions. The...

U.S. FREELANCE JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO 1 MONTH, 10 DAYS IN JAIL.
August 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Banda Aceh state court has sentenced American journalist, William Nessen, to one month and ten days behind bars for overstaying in Indonesia's troubled province of Aceh. The freelancer was accompanied by...

PDIP SUGGESTS CORRECTION OF MPRS DECREES THAT SMEAR BUNG KARNO'S GOOD NAME.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP) faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has suggested that decrees of the Provisional MPR (MPRS) that tarnished the good name of the country's founding...

CULTURAL APPROACH KEY TO RESOLVING ACEH CONFLICT, INDON LEGISLATOR SAYS.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The cultural and persuasive approach may be the key to the settlement of the prolonged conflict in Indonesia's Aceh province, chairman of the Golkar Party faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), KH...

WORLD BANK EXTENDS RP 50 BILLION FOR DAM IN INDONESIA'S S SULAWESI.
August 2, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The World Bank has extended a Rp 50 billion aid to help fund the construction of the Ponre-Ponre dam in Bone district, in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, a local official said here Saturday. The...

6 INVESTORS READY TO DEVELOP BUSINESSES IN INDONESIA'S W KALIMANTAN.
August 2, 2003... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - At least six Indonesian and foreign investors have expressed their readiness to develop their businesses in West Kalimantan, following an improvement in the province's security condition, a local...

FOUR MPR FACTIONS DEFEND ANTI-COMMUNISM DECREE.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The factions of Golkar Party, United Development Party (PPP), Group Representatives and Regional Representatives have rejected the idea of revoking the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) Decree No...

AMENDING CONSTITUTION SHOULD ALWAYS BE MADE POSSIBLE, PDIP FACTION SAYS.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP) faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) maintained here on Saturday that the amendment of the Constitution should always be open. "It would not be wise to...

INDON MILY DETAINS TWO ACEHNESE REBELS.
August 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military arrested two Acehnese rebels in separate places in Aceh Besar district, Aceh province on Friday. The two have been identified as Fitriadi alias Sumbing (25) and his friend Khairiyah...

STUDENTS GIVE NEGATIVE ASSESSMENT ON MEGAWATI'S PERFORMANCE.
August 2, 2003... Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - Students gathered outside the parliament building here on Saturday issued leaflets in which they gave a mainly negative evaluation of the performance of President Megawati Soekarnoputri and the House of Representatives...