ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from July 2003

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from July 2003

CAK NUR OKAYS GOLKAR'S PRES. NOMINATION.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 30 (ANTARA) - Prof.Dr. Nurcholish Madjid, a noted Moslem intellectual, has expressed his readiness to be a presidential candidate in the 2004 general elections and says that will use the Golkar party as his political vehicle for...

IN ONE MONTH OF INTEGRATED OPERATIONS, 796 GAM MEMBERS PARALYZED.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, 30/6 (ANTARA) - During the one month of integrated operations in restive Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province, at least 796 members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had been paralyzed, caught, surrendered or killed by...

PK CHAIRMAN TO LAUNCH GNPP MOVEMENT.
July 1, 2003... Semarang, June 30 (ANTARA) - A National Care Peasants Movement (GNPP) is scheduled to be launched by Chairman of the Justice Party (PK) Dr. Hidayat Nurwahid in a ceremony in the Regency of Grobogan near here on Tuesday, July 1. Speaking to...

MILY TROOPS AGAIN KILL TWO ACEH REBELS.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Jun 30 (ANTARA) - Military troops again shot dead two members of the Aceh separatist movement (GSA) in gunfights in some districts of the troubled Aceh province on Sunday. Armed contact which occured East Aceh district at...

PT EXXONMOBIL SACKS 1.000 CONTRACT WORKERS.
July 1, 2003... Lhok Sukon, Jun 30 (ANTARA) - A least, 1,000 contract workers of an American oil company in Indonesia PT ExxonMobil Indonesia were dismissed on Monday. The dismissal however drew protest from the company's contract workers who later staged...

SUSPECTED COLLECTOR OF "GAM" DONATIONS ARRESTED IN MEDAN.
July 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, June 30 (ANTARA) - Policemen on Monday arrested a man at his home in Marelan area here for allegedly collecting here to support the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels. The man, only identified as Z alias Sidon, 45, was...

GOVT URGED TO INVESTIGATE INDON HOUSE HELPER'S SUICIDE.
July 1, 2003... Medan, Jun 30 (ANTARA) - The government of Indonesia through its embassy in Singapore has been urged to investigate the death of Saminten, an Indonesian house helper, who had reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in that country. ...

NTT COOPERATING WITH AUSAID ON HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
July 1, 2003... Atambua, E. Nusa Tenggara, June 30 (ANTARA) - The Community Resource and Training Center for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and East Timor Border Areas has worked on a cooperation with the Australian AusAid to develop human resources in the region....

POLICE CLAIM BOMBS BELONG TO SEPARATIST MOVEMENT.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, June 30 (ANTARA) - Police claimed here on Monday that the two bombs that blasted here on Monday belonged to the Aceh separatist movement. "Based on their types or structures the bombs that exploded in the Kampung Baru market and...

FIREFIGHTS STILL CONTINUE IN ACEH.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, June 30 (ANTARA) - Firefights still continued until the 41st day of the implementation of combined operations to settle separatist problems in Aceh on Monday. Aceh Military Emergency Operations spokesman Col Ditya Soedarsono...

LAKE TOBA FESTIVAL TO PERFORM COLOSSAL OPERETTE.
July 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, June 30 (ANTARA) - The 13rd Lake Toba Cultural and Arts Festival, due to be held from July 3 - 6 in the North Sumatra town of Parapat, will feature a colossal operette. The operette, called "Arga Do Bona Napinasa", will...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 1, 2003... Kompas ISRAEL WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM GAZA STRIP Israel officially withdrew its troops from Gaza Strip on Sunday night. Israel has also promised to pull out its forces from Bethlehem city on Wednesday. The Jakarta Post ACEHNESE FLEE...

TUESDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post editorial summary: TOWARD A BETTER POLICE FORCE A housewife complained that the officers at a police station in Surabaya, East Java, asked for Rp 5 million in "administration fees" when she requested to have the dossier of...

INDON COURT SENTENCES JI-SINGAPORE CHIEF T0 1.6 YRS IN JAIL.
July 1, 2003... Pekanbaru, Riau, July 1 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced the head of the Singapore branch of the alleged terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), to 18 months in jail for falsifying immigration documents, sources said Tuesday....

HOUSE TO HOLD SPECIAL PLENARY TO PASS BILL ON CONSTITUTION COURT.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, Akbar Tandjung, admitted here Tuesday the House would not be able to conclude its deliberations on the bill on the Court on Constitution at the current session...

HOUSE SPEAKER SAYS BILL ON PRES'L ELECTION TO BE PASSED ON JULY 7.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's House of Representatives has set a target to pass two laws on politics on July 7, Speaker Akbar Tandjung disclosed here on Tuesday. The two political bills are those on the presidential election and on...

ACEH POLICE BURN 18 TONS OF GANJA.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - Police precincts in Aceh simultaneously burned about 18 tons of dried ganja on Tuesday in a bid to free Indonesia's westernmost province from the dangers of narcotics. "The police will continue the fight...

INDON GOV'T TROOPS CONTINUE TO BOMB REBEL BASE IN N ACEH.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military has continued to bombard a base of the separatist movement around the hills of Krueng Tuan in Nisam subdistrict, North Aceh district, it was reported here on Tuesday. Spokesman of...

16 FOREIGN AIRLINES FLY TO BALI.
July 1, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, July 1 (ANTARA) - At least 16 foreign airlines have been flying to Denpasar, capital of Indonesia's island resort of Bali, an Indonesian official said here Tuesday. The 16 airlines have for the past few months been bringing...

PRESIDENT ASKS EX-REBELS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO RETURN TO INDONESIA.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said Tuesday members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) who have recently surrendered to the authorities, should encourage their friends to do the same. The head of...

POLICE WHO MISUSE POSITIONS SHOULD BE PUNISHED - INDON PRESIDENT.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the Indonesian Police to punish severely police officers found to have misused their positions or have turned from protectors of the people to perpetrators of crime...

48,247 ACEHNESE HAVE FLED VILLAGES TO ESCAPE ARMED CONFLICT - OFFICIAL.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - Some 48,247 of the 4.1 million people living in Indonesia's troubled Aceh province, have fled their villages to escape the ongoing armed conflict between government troops and rebels, a local government...

ACEHNESE REBEL SHOOTS CIVILIAN.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - A suspected rebel shot a civilian in Matang Cane in northern Aceh on Monday, it was reported on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Usman B (60), was shot in the mouth. Usman, a former village...

INDONESIA RISKS LOSING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OVER SUKHOI FURORE.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The heated controversy between the Indonesian government and the House of Representatives over the purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters may result in the loss of business opportunity with Russia, a business leader observed...

PROF YAUMIL AGUS ACHIR PASSES AWAY.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Head of Indonesia's National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) Yaumil Agus Achir passed away on Tuesday in the National University of Singapore's hospital. The BKKBN's deputy chairman, Siswanto Agus Wiyoto,...

RCTI" REPORTER AND CAMERAMAN GO MISSING IN ACEH.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, JuLY 1 (ANTARA) - A reporter and cameraman of private TV station, RCTI, have reportedly gone missing since June 29 on their way from East Aceh town of Langsa to North Aceh town of Lhokseumawe. The two journalists, identified...

TWELVE ACEHNESE REBELS ARRESTED, FOUR KILLED.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - Twelve armed Acehnese rebels were arrested as government soldiers raided Aceh Seperatist Movement (GSA) positions in several districts in Aceh on Sunday and Monday. During the raids, three separatist rebels...

ACEH MARTIAL LAW ADMINISTRATOR APOLOGIZES TO FAMILIES OF RAPE VICTIMS.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Martial Law Administrator of the Aceh province, Maj Gen Endang Suwarya, issued an apology here on Tuesday for the ill-conduct of three government troops, who had allegedly raped four women in North Aceh...

POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORT ON MILY TRAINING GROUND FOR ACEH REBELS IN WEST JAVA.
July 1, 2003... Bandung, W Java, July 1 (ANTARA) - The West Java provincial police have deployed a team to investigate a report on the existence of a military training ground for Aceh rebels in Sadakeling Mountain in Sukawangi subdistrict, Garut district. ...

MEGAWATI HOLDS LIMITED CABINET SESSION.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The limited cabinet session which is presided over by President Megawati Soekarnoputri has been underway at the State Palace here since 15.30 hours Tuesday. Up to 19.00 hours Tuesday evening, the limited cabinet...

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INCREASD COOPERATION IN FIGHTING TRANSNAT'L CRIMES.
July 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, July 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri here Tuesday called on all parties in the country to increase cooperation against transnational crimes, including drug trafficking, terrorism, women trading and money...

SBI RATE EXPECTED TO FALL FURTHER THIS WEEK.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The interest rate on Bank Indonesia promissory notes (SBI) for one month is expected to fall further during the weekly auction on Wednesday, a senior central bank official said. "I believe it (the SBI rate) will fall...

IBRA: 22 FORMER BANK ONWERS SIGN AGREEMENT ON APU SCHEME.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with 22 former indebted bank owners on the extension of the Deeds of Indebtedness (APU) scheme. "At 11.00 p.m. (on...

BI TO MAINTAIN MECRO-ECONOMY, RUPIAH'S STABILITY.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) or central bank Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said the bank would carry out its main duty in maintaining Indonesia's macro-economy and the rupiah's stability in the new spirit of the central bank...

EASTERN EUROPE POTENTIAL MARKET FOR INDON FURNITURE.
July 1, 2003... Bandung, W Java, July 1 (ANTARA) - Eastern Europe is considered a potential market for Indonesian furniture as the commodity is in great demand there, Chairman of the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industries Association M Jalal Kamal said...

THIRTY-FOUR BALI BOMBING SUSPECTS NOW BEHIND BARS.
July 1, 2003... Denpasar, July 1 (ANTARA) - Police have so far arrested a total of 34 suspects in the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing case following the recent capture of Jhoni Hendrawan alias Gembrot, 35, a spokesman said here Tuesday. Jhoni was arrested...

PRESIDENT MEGAWATI TO OPEN MTQ COMPETITION.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to open the 20th Holy Qur'an Reading competition (MTQ) in Palangka Raya, capital of the Province of Central Kalimantan, on Wednesday afternoon. The MTQ...

BALI'S NON-OIL/GAS EXPORTS PRACTICALLY STAGNANT.
July 1, 2003... Denpasar, July 1 (ANTARA) - Bali's non-oil/gas exports appeared to be practically stagnant under the current unfavourable socio-political circumstances in the world. Nevertheless, Bali's foreign exchange earnings from the non-oil/gas sector...

TELKOMGLOBAL OFFERS DOUBLE DISCOUNTS.
July 1, 2003... Pontianak, W Kalimantan, July 1 (ANTARA) - TelkomGlobal-107 is offering 17 percent double discounts to its customers for long distance calls to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, China, Taiwan, Hongkong and South Korea. The double discounts...

INONG BALE CAPTURED WHILE ON PREGNANCY CHECKUP.
July 1, 2003... Bireun, July 1 (ANTARA) - Five Aceh separatist women fighters (Inong Bale) have been captured while descending from their hideout in the mountain for a pregnancy checkup. Some of the women's separatist soldiers were captured on Monday and...

AMIEN SUPPORTS POLICE'S PLAN TO BUY SECURITY EQUIPMENT.
July 1, 2003... Baubau, SE Sulawesi, July 1 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais has expressed support for the National Police's plan to buy security equipment and operational tools which are expected to make the police...

RI TOLD TO IGNORE BAN ON USE OF EX-GERMAN WARSHIPS.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia should ignore a German ban on the use of ex-German warships to support military offensive in the strife-torn province of Aceh, a senior naval officer said. "So far I have not received an order from the...

GOVT TO MAINTAIN NATIONAL LAND AGENCY.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The government has decided to maintain the National Land Agency (BPN) despite mounting calls for the dissolution of the agency following the implementation of regional autonomy. The decision to defend BPN was...

ACEH REBELS LAUNCH CITY GUERILLA WAR.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - A regional military chief said here on Tuesday that separatist rebels in Aceh had begun a guerilla war in cities as shown by bombings in two market places on Monday. "The bomb terror in the trade center is a form...

POLICE BEGIN QUESTIONING BALI BOMBING SUSPECT IDRIS.
July 1, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Police said here on Tuesday they had already started examining Idris alias Jhoni Hendrawan, another Bali bombing key suspect captured lately, but still as a witness for the cases of other suspects arrested earlier,...

GROUPS OF PEOPLE STILL HELPING GSA: MILY AUTHORITY SAYS.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - Administrator of the Martial Law in Aceh Maj Gen Endang Suwarya has said that he noticed that some groups of the local people tried to protect the separatist free Aceh Moavement (GSA) in the war-torn...

MORE CIVILIANS KILLED IN ACEH.
July 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - More civilians fell victim to violence in war-torn Aceh as residents at Lamtengoh village in Aceh Besar district found two bodies on Monday, a humanitarian worker said. The victims were identified as Adi...

DEATH TOLL OF BOAT ACCIDENT NOW ELEVEN.
July 1, 2003... Samarinda, E Kalimantan, July 1 (ANTARA) - The death toll in the accident of the longboat Harapan Baru in Sengkong River, Bulungan district, East Kalimantan, has increased to eleven after rescuers found four more bodies on Monday night and...

N ACEH ADMINISTRATION OFFICE ROKCED BY GRENADE.
July 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1 (ANTARA) - The office building of the North Aceh administration in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, was attacked with grenades by unknown people with launchers at 21:00 a.m. Tuesday night, sources said. There were no...

W NUSA TENGGARA TOUR OPERATORS EYEING S KOREAN MARKET.
July 2, 2003... Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, July 1 (ANTARA) - Tour operators from West Nusa Tenggara province are now eyeing the South Korean market, chief executive of the provincial tourism promotion board H Achmad said. "The result of the board's...

SECURITY IN SURABAYA MORE STABLE, CANADIAN ENVOY SAYS.
July 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, July 1 (ANTARA) - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Ferry de Kerckhove said Tuesday security in East Java's capital of Surabaya was increasingly stable and more conducive making it the second city for the two countries to...

AROUND 600 ACEH REBELS REMAIN, ARMY CHIEF SAYS.
July 2, 2003... Semarang, July 1 (ANTARA) - Army's chief of Staff General Ryamizard Ryacudu said here on Tuesday that the number of separatist rebels in Aceh now remained only between 600 and 700. "Before the current military operations their number was...

POLICE CHIEF ADMITS SHORTCOMINGS.
July 2, 2003... Yogyakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - National Police Chief General Da'ie Bachtiar has said that the Indonesian police forces have experienced the ups and downs in the quality of their profession and dedication so far. General Da'ie Bachtiar,...

N ACEH ADMINISTRATION OFFICE ROCKED BY GRENADE.
July 2, 2003... Lhokseumawe, July 1 (ANTARA) - The office building of the North Aceh Administration in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, was attacked with grenades by unknown people with launchers at 21:00 Tuesday night, sources said. There were no immediate...

LAND AUTHORITY TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON IBRA PROPERTY'S FEASIBILITY.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - The National Land Authority (BPN) will give recommendations to prospective buyers on the feasibility of property assets offered by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) through the Property Assets Disposal...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
July 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post "RCTI CREW MISSING IN ACEH" Senior journalist Erza Siregar and cameraman Ferry Santoso, both from private television station RCTI, went missing on June 29 while covering the war in Aceh, renewing concerns over the...

INT'L HARBOR TO BE BUILT AT BOJONEGARA, BANTEN.
July 2, 2003... Serang, Banten, July 2 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to attend the start of construction of an international harbor at Bojonegara in Banten province, a local administration official said. Head of the provincial...

WEDNESDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
July 2, 2003... Media Indonesia Editorial Summary: A PRESENT TO THE POLICE The image of the Indonesian Police is under the spotlight each time it celebrates its anniversary. For years, the public has found it difficult to see the good side of the...

TECTONIC QUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA'S BENGKULU.
July 2, 2003... Bengkulu, Bengkulu, July 2 (ANTARA) - A tectonic earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, rocked Bengkulu province in the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday morning. Head of the meteorological office in Kepahyang district,...

INDON TELECOM COY TRAINS 86 TELKOM KIOSK KEEPERS.
July 2, 2003... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA) - The local office of Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has conducted a training course for 86 Telkom kiosk keepers. Muhammad Mashudi, commercial division chief of Telkom-Kendari,...

INDON MILY ISSUES SPECIAL INSTRUCTION IN SEARCH FOR MISSING TV CREW.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military headquarters has issued a special instruction to all its units in Aceh province to help locate the whereabouts of two crew members of the private television station, RCTI, who have been missing...

INDON TV STATION HOPES ACEHNESE REBELS DID NOT ABDUCT CREW.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The private Indonesian television station, RCTI, has expressed hope that its journalist and cameraman, who have been missing since June 29 while covering the war in Aceh, are only facing technical problems in...

HUNDREDS REFUSE TO RETURN TO E TIMOR.
July 2, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of East Timorese, currently under the care of the Al Anshar Foundation here, and other refugees and students have refused to go back to East Timor. The refusal was expressed during a rally in...

BUKOPIN IS NOT FINANCING SUKHOI PURCHASE, INDON LEGISLATOR SAYS.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian legislator, Permadi, disclosed here on Wednesday that Bukopin Bank is not guilty of violating the legal lending limit. Permadi issued the statement to journalists after attending a closed-door hearing...

INDON SOLDIER, 2 REBELS KILLED IN CLASH IN S ACEH.
July 2, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 2 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian marine and two Acehnese rebels were killed in an armed clash in Mt Ketek, Sama Dua village in southern Aceh on Tuesday, the Indonesian military has said. Private Anton Pujo Harmoko was killed...

MINISTER OPTIMISTIC INDONESIA WOULD MEET 2003 NON-OIL EXPORT TARGET.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Industry and Trade Minister Rini MS Suwandi has expressed optimism that the country's target to earn US$ 47 billion in non-oil/gas exports this year, 5 percent higher than last year's, would be achieved....

INDON VEEP HOPES HOUSE WOULD APPROVE SUKHOI PURCHASE.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz has expressed hope that the House of Representatives would approve the government's purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi warplanes and helicopters, worth US$ 192.9 million. "We hope...

SUPPORTERS OF "WEST SULAWESI PROVINCE" RUN AMOK.
July 2, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, July 2 (ANTARA) - Some 300 people from the Mandar tribe in the western part of South Sulawesi province ran amok in front of the governor's office here on Wednesday. Claiming to represent various Mandar communities --...

SUKHOI PURCHASE MUST GO ON, SAYS INDON MILY CHIEF.
July 2, 2003... Magelang, C Java, July 2 (ANTARA) - Commander of the Indonesian Defense Force (TNI), Gen Endriartono Sutarto, stressed here on Wednesday that the purchase of the Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia should proceed. "The Sukhoi purchase must go...

INDON TELECOMM COY READY TO DEVELOP NETWORK IN PARINGIN, S KALIMANTAN.
July 2, 2003... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, July 2 (ANTARA) - The Banjarmasin Area Office of the Indonesian state telecommunication company, PT Telkom, has given its word to develop its network in Paringin, the capital of the newly established Balangan...

RI TO ASK SWEDEN ABOUT ITS PROMISE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will ask Sweden about the latter's promise to take legal actions against Free Aceh Movement (GAN) leaders Hassan Tiro and associates who are living in Sweden and have become Swedish...

MILY AGAIN KILLS SIX GSA REBELS IN ACEH.
July 2, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Jul 2 (ANTARA) - Military troops again shot dead six armed members of the Aceh separatist movement (GSA), whose their identity was still unknown, in Ujung Blang village, Jangka sub-district, Bireuen, at 21:30 local time on...

MILY CONTINUES SEARCHING FOR MISSING "RCTI" REPORTER, CAMERAMEN IN ACEH.
July 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Jul 2 (ANTARA) - The military troops continued searching for reporter and cameramen of RCTI TV station - Ersa Siregar and Fery Santoso - who were reported to have missed since June 29, 2003, in an area of between North and East...

SBI RATE DOWN TO 9.30 PCT.
July 2, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - The interest rate on Bank Indonesia promissory notes (SBI) for one month during Wednesday's auction fell 23 basis points to 9.30 percent from 9.53 percent previously. Spokesman for Bank Indonesia (the central bank),...

FOUR ACEH REBELS ROB POLICE OFFICERS' RIFLES.
July 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, July 2 (ANTARA) - Four separatist rebels in Aceh robbed two SV-2 rifles from police officers guarding a bank here on Wednesday. Banda Aceh deputy police chief Commissioner Arie Rachman confirmed the incident to ANTARA saying...

GOVT TO CLARIFY SUKHOI ISSUE.
July 3, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - A senior cabinet minister said here on Wednesday that the government had been ready to give clarification to the House of Representatives (DPR) over its plan to purchase Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters which has...

CIVIL SERVANTS IN ACEH BESAR QUIZZED ON LINKS WITH GAM.
July 3, 2003... Banda Aceh, Jul 02 (ANTARA) - At lesat three civil servants working in the Aceh Besar district administration have been questioned by local authorities for alleged links with the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM). "The three were...

NAVY IMPOUNDS FIVE BOATS FLYING FILIPINO FLAG.
July 3, 2003... Surabaya, E. Java, July 2 (ANTARA) - Five boats sailing under the Filipino flag and 30 men aboard were detained by the Indonesian Navy's Eastern Fleet Command in its operation codenamed "Trisila". A spokesman of the Fleet, Lt.Col Wahyudi,...

RI MAY ENJOY STATE BUDGET SURPLUS IN 2005.
July 3, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state budget may be in surplus in 2005 with the government's ability to maintain fiscal sustainability, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti said here, Wednesday. "The...

TAX REVENUE IN FIRST SEMESTER OF 2003 RP94.2 TRILLION.
July 3, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Tax revenue in the first semester of 2003 (as of June 30) has reached Rp94.2 trillion or 44.2 percent of the target set in the state budget at Rp213.7 trillion, Director General of Taxes Hadi Purnomo said here...

TRADE MINISTER ON SUKHOI COUNTER-TRADE DEAL.
July 3, 2003... Jakarta, July 2 (ANTARA) - Trade and Industry Minister Rini MS Soewandi reiterated said she had consulted the chief of the Indonesian Military on the plan to buy Sukhoi jet fighters after President Megawati Soekarnoputri assigned her to handle...

TNI OPERATIONS NOW COVER ALL PARTS OF ACEH, SAYS CHIEF.
July 3, 2003... Magelang, C Java, Jul 02 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen Endriartono Sutarto said the TNI's operations in Aceh were now covering all parts of the province. "We now operate in 100 percent of the territory of Aceh province...

RI COULD BE GREEN AGAIN IN NEXT 10-20 YEARS, SAYS PRESIDENT.
July 3, 2003... Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, Juli 2 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri said Indonesia would again be green in the forthcoming 10 to 20 years if two- thirds of its population would implement reforestation programs. "Indonesia's...

IMAM SAMUDRA ADMITS GAVE FIREARMS TO 'SERANG GROUP'.
July 3, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, July 2 (ANTARA) - Abdul Azis alias Imam Samudra (33), the alleged field commander in the Bali bomb blast, admitted he had given three firearms to the 'Serang Group'. Speaking during his trial here on Wednesday, he said...