ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from June 2003

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SUNDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 1, 2003... Media Indonesia TNI BESIEGES 80 GAM PERSONNELS AT GLEUMPANG EUMPUNG UNO Some 1,200 soldiers of the Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) besieged more than 80 members of separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) at Gleumpang Eumpung Uno village, North...

SEPARATISTS KILL LOCAL MILY LEADER IN ACEH.
June 1, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, June 1 (ANTARA) - Members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) killed the chief of Long 04 subdistrict military command in Aceh Besar district, First Sub-lieutenant Musbar Adam, on Wednesday. The spokesman of the...

ACHENESE TOLD TO HAVE COURAGE TO FIGHT GAM REBELS.
June 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, June 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI) on Friday called on the people of Aceh to have the courage to fight Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members whom it accused of committing a number of crimes in the restive province. ...

GOVT TO DISCUSS SWEDEN'S REFUSAL TO SURRENDER GAM LEADERS.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, Jun 1 (ANTARA) - Sweden's refusal to respond to Indonesia's request for its government to surrender leaders of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) residing in the European country has disappointed Jakarta, a senior government...

AMIEN URGES GOVT. TO CUT OFF TIES WITH SWEDEN.
June 1, 2003... Blitar, E Java, June 1 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais on Sunday urged the Indonesian government to cut off diplomatic relations with the Swedish government unless the latter surrenders leaders of the...

AMIEN RAIS YET TO DECIDE VICE PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE.
June 1, 2003... Surabaya, June 1 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais who is also a highly prospective presidential candidate from the National Mandate Party (PAN) has yet to decide the name of a vice presidential...

SOME 140 WITNESSES TO TESTIFY IN SERANG GROUP'S TRIAL.
June 1, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, June 1 (ANTARA) - Five suspects from the Serang group allegedly associated with the Bali bombings including Imam Samudera will stand trial at the Denpasar District Court on Monday and at least 140 witnesses are scheduled to...

LHOKSEUMAWE OFFICIAL INJURED IN ATTACK BY REBELS.
June 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, June 1 (ANTARA) - Secretary of the Lhokseumawe municipality administration of North Aceh, Bakhtiar Abdullah (54) was reported to suffer serious gunshot wounds after his car was attacked by separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM)...

SWEDEN REFUSES TO HAND OVER ACEH LEADERS TO INDONESIA.
June 1, 2003... STOCKHOLM, June 1 (ANTARA/AFP) - Sweden has told Indonesia it has no legal grounds to expel leaders of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), a foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. "We cannot break our own laws," Foreign Minister...

FOREIGN MINISTRY DICUSSES OPTIONS FOR SWEDISH GOVT.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday held a meeting to discuss the government's options to be conveyed to the Swedish government relating to its refusal to take legal action against its citizens who...

INDONESIA SHOULD LOBBY EU MEMBERS TO PERSUADE SWEDEN.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia should lobby European Union countries to persuade Sweden to take firm action against leaders of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) residing in that country, a Muslim leader said. "Admittedly, it is...

GAM REBELS BEING CORNERED.
June 1, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, June 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian soldiers are constantly hunting down GAM members and destroyed their strongholds in the troubled Aceh province to drive them into a corner, a spokesman said on Sunday. "Since the...

WORLD URGED TO BE CONSISTENT IN SUPPORTING RI.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Hamzah Haz on Sunday has urged the international community to be consistent in supporting Indonesian sovereignty and territorial integrity. "They said they support Indonesian sovereignty and...

MANPOWER MINISTRY INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN IRAQ.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea on Sunday said Indonesia has become interested in the labour market, especially in the building construction sector, in Iraq and some other countries in the...

NAT'L COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO MONITOR VIOLATIONS.
June 1, 2003... Jakarta, June 1 (ANTARA) - The National Commission for Human Rights' team will be professionally monitoring and analysing human rights violations committed during the martial law in the troubled Aceh province, a spokesman said on Sunday. ...

MONDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post TROOPS QUESTIONED OVER VIOLENCE The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it is investigating four soldiers in relation to the killing of a civilian in Aceh. Bisnis Indonesia BANK DEBTORS START QUESTIONING IBRA The...

MONDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 2, 2003... Editorial: POWER SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS Energy analysts and state-owned electricity company PLN itself warned as early as 2000 of a looming power-supply disruption in Java and Bali due to the absence of additional power infrastructure since the...

MASTERMIND OF BALI BOMBINGS TAKEN TO COURT.
June 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, June 2 (ANTARA) - Abdul Azis alias Imam Samudra (33), mastermind of last year's bombings in Bali, was brought to trial by the Denpasar district court at the Nari Graha building here on Monday. The prosecution team,...

BALI BOMBING MASTERMIND THREATENED WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
June 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, June 2 (ANTARA) - Alleged Indonesian terrorist, Abdul Aziz alias Imam Samudra, was brought to trial here on Monday on charges of masterminding last year's bombing in Bali, which killed 202 persons, mostly foreigners, and injured...

INDON VEEP WANTS U.N. TO FORCE SWEDEN TO HAND OVER GAM'S HASSAN TIRO.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz wants the United Nations (UN) to force Sweden to hand over Indonesian-turned-Swedish citizen, Hassan Tiro, leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), to Jakarta. "We...

MALAYSIAN ELECTRICITY COYS TO SUPPLY POWER TO INDONESIA.
June 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state-owned electricity company, PLN, will team up with two electricity companies in Malaysia's Serawak and Sabah states, PLN general director, Edi Widiono, said Monday. The Serawak...

SECURITY CHECK ON VISITING INDONESIAN MINISTER SPARKS INCIDENT.
June 2, 2003... Canberra, June 2 (ANTARA/AFP) - A senior Indonesian minister was less than impressed with Australian hospitality Monday when security guards outside parliament prevented him from reaching a scheduled meeting with his Australian counterpart. ...

INDON GOV'T CONSIDERS LEGISLATORS' CALL TO SEVER TIES WITH SWEDEN - SENIOR MINISTER.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's top security minister said Monday the government is considering calls made by the country's top legislators to sever diplomatic ties with Sweden for its refusal to sanction leaders of the separatist Free...

SERANG ROBBERY TEAM" THREATENED WITH DEATH SENTENCE.
June 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, June 2 (ANTARA) - Four members of the "Serang robbery team" were taken to court here on Monday on charges liable to capital punishment. The four are grouped into the "Serang robbery team" because they hail from the city of...

NO FOREIGN OBSERVER NEEDED IN ACEH, MARTIAL LAW ADMINISTRATOR SAYS.
June 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, June 2 (ANTARA) - Administrator of the martial law in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Maj Gen Endang Suwarya, stressed here on Monday that no foreign observer is needed in the Indonesian government's efforts to solve the conflict in...

MARTIAL LAW ADMINISTRATOR PRAISES HUMANITARIAN OPERATION IN ACEH.
June 2, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, June 2 (ANTARA) - Administrator of the martial law in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Maj Gen Endang Suwarya, acknowledged here on Monday that the humanitarian operation in the province has improved. Suwarya pointed out that...

DIFFICULT FOR INTERPOL TO PUSH SWEDEN TO ARREST HASSAN TIRO, POLICE CHIEF SAYS.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police chief, Gen Da'i Bachtiar, said Monday the International Police might find it difficult to push Sweden to arrest top leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Hassan Tiro, who is a Swedish...

JAKARTA GOVERNOR, MINISTER AGREE TO CONTINUE RECLAMATION OF CITY'S N COAST.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Jakarta's city administration has reached an agreement with the office of the state minister for environment to push through with the reclamation of the city's northern coast. "Finally, we have agreed to...

MORE HOT SPOTS FOUND IN RIAU.
June 2, 2003... Pekanbaru, June 2 (ANTARA) - More hot spots have been detected in Riau province, ANTARA learned from the regional office of the Environmental Impact Analysis Agency here on Monday. The hot spots have now been found in five districts in the...

GOVT TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES TO ACEH BY SHIPS.
June 2, 2003... Semarang, June 2 (ANTARA) - The government is to open shipping services to Aceh to tranport basic necessities to the troubled province following frequent disruption of land transportation by Aceh rebels. "Land trasportation of supplies has...

INDON MINISTER LASHES OUT AT HOWARD GOVT.
June 2, 2003... Melbourne, Jun 2 (ANTARA) -- A senior Indonesian minister lashed out at the security at Parliament House in Canberra and the Howard Government after he was kept waiting 30 minutes for a ministerial meeting which was eventually called off, a...

ANOTHER RI TEAM TO SWEDEN WITH EVIDENCE ON HASAN TIRO.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will again send a team to Sweden to show evidence of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leader Hasan Tiro et al's involvement in terrorism in the country, a senior minister said here on Monday. "The President has...

SOURING OF RI-SWEDEN TIES NOT TO AFFECT NAT'L ECONOMY.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - A souring of Indonesian- Swedish relations will not disturb the national economy nor the two countries' bilateral trade ties, Vice President Hamzah Haz said here Monday. "It will not affect national economy,"...

10 CITIES IN EAST JAVA UNDERGO DEFLATION.
June 2, 2003... Surabaya, June 2 (ANTARA) - While nationally there is an inflation of 0.12 percent, but 10 cities in East Java covered by a survey by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) had a deflation ranging from 0,1 to 0,49 percentg in May 2003. ...

SEVEN SOLDIERS TO BE TRIED FOR TORTURING ACEHNESE CIVILIANS.
June 2, 2003... Lhokseumawe, June 2 (ANTARA) - Seven Indonesian servicemen will on Tuesday be arrainged in a military court for allegedly torturing three residents of Lawang village, Biruen, on May 27, a local military spokesman said here . The military...

PRESIDENT CALLS ON MILY, POLICE IN ACEH TO REMAIN ALERT.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the military and the police in troubled Aceh to remain alert in spite of the fact that many Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels had surrendered. The President made the...

HAPUA EVALUATES 11 COOPERATION PROJECTS.
June 2, 2003... Surabaya, June 2 (ANTARA) - The 19th meeting of the Asean Power Utilities/Authorities (Hapua) in Surabaya from Monday through Thursday discussed and evaluated 11 cooperation projects. President of state electricity corporation PT PLN Edi...

FREEZE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH SWEDEN; SAYS PROF.MULADI.
June 2, 2003... Semarang, June 2 (ANTARA) - Former Minister of Justice, Prof.Dr. Muladi, who is also expert of criminal law of the local University of Diponegoro (Undip), has said that Indonesia can freeze its diplomatic relations with Sweden as soon as...

LOCAL PEOPLE NO LONGER SUPPORT ACEH REBELS, SAYS MILY.
June 2, 2003... Lhokseumawe, June 2 (ANTARA) - Local people's support for the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh has declined, the chief of the Aceh Military Operations Command, Brig Gen Bambang Darmono, said here Monday. "The Acehnese people...

GOV'T SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO CUT TIES WITH SWEDEN, SAYS OBSERVER.
June 2, 2003... Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA)-- The Indonesian government should not hesitate to sever diplomatic ties with Sweden as the latter has refused to take action against some of its citizens who are leading a separatist movement in Aceh province, an...

NAVAL PATROL BOATS ARREST THAI FISHING VESSELS.
June 2, 2003... Surabaya, June 2 (ANTARA) - A naval patrol boats of the Eastern Fleet recently intercepted and held four fishing boats flying the Thai colours in the Java Sea for various offences, including illegal fishing operation. Spokesman for the...

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 3, 2003... Republika, Media Indonesia RI SENDS TEAM TO SWEDEN The Indonesian government will send a special team to Sweden to explain the involvement of Hasan Tiro and his colleagues in Aceh's conflict. The team will also try to convince Stockholm to...

TUESDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 3, 2003... Editorial: THE $17.5B CONTROVERSY The politics involved in resolving the four-year dispute between the government and Bank Indonesia with regard to who is responsible to recoup the Rp 144.5 trillion (US$17.5 billion) in emergency liquidity...

3 INDON SOLDIERS TRIED FOR ALLEGED RIGHTS ABUSES IN ACEH.
June 3, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, June 3 (ANTARA) - Three of seven Indonesian soldiers who allegedly violated human rights during the military operation in Aceh province, appeared before a military court here Tuesday. Private 1st Class Saiful Bahri,...

SENDING A TEAM TO SWEDEN USELESS, INDON OBSERVER SAYS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - An expert in international law has advised the Indonesian government to cancel its plan to send a team to Sweden to hand over proofs of the crimes allegedly committed by Hasan Tiro and other leaders of the separatist...

INDON GOV'T TO PREPARE 70,000 RELIGION TEACHERS, VEEP SAYS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz has said the government will prepare 70,000 religion teachers in anticipation of the passing of the bill on education, including its controversial Chapter 13. "The vice...

CLOSING OF ACEH'S WATERS MUST BE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED - INDON NAVY CHIEF.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government must officially announce its decision to close Aceh's waters to foreign vessels, Indonesian Navy chief, Adm Bernard Kent Sondakh, said on Tuesday. "It would be better if the government...

INDON MINISTER VOWS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ERRING SOLDIERS IN ACEH.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Defense Minister Matori Abdul Djalil on Tuesday reiterated that all cases of human rights abuses in Aceh will be brought to court. "Nobody should be worried that the TNI (Indonesian Defense Force)...

MPR CHIEF URGES INDON GOV'T TO SEVER TIES WITH SWEDEN.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman, Amien Rais, on Tuesday urged the Indonesian government to sever its diplomatic ties with Sweden, which, he says, has been harboring Acehnese terrorists. Amien issued...

NU WANTS INDON GOV'T TO SEVER DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH SWEDEN.
June 3, 2003... Kediri, E Java, June 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has given its support to the government plan to sever diplomatic ties with Sweden. NU chairman, Hasyim Muzadi, told journalists in Blabak...

INDON FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER TO VISIT PNG.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda will leave for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to attend a meeting that will discuss various issues, including the reopening of air and land transportation between...

THREE INDON SOLDIERS FOUND GUILTY OF ILL-TREATING CIVILIANS IN ACEH.
June 3, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, June 3 (ANTARA) - Three of seven Indonesian soldiers who allegedly violated human rights during the military operation in Aceh province, were found guilty of human right violations by a military court here Tuesday. The...

POLICE CONTINUE TO PROTECT SWEDISH CITIZENS AND INTERESTS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police will continue to protect Swedish citizens and interests in Jakarta despite no request from the Swedish embassy to do so, a police spokesman said. "The Jakarta Metropolitan Police will...

INDON LEGISLATOR LASHES AT CLOSING DOWN OF SWEDISH EMBASSY.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - A member of the Indonesian House of Representatives has strongly criticized the Swedish government for closing down its embassy in Jakarta since Monday (2/6) until further notice. "The closing down of the Swedish...

KPU NEEDS ADDITIONAL RP3.4 TRILLION IN FUNDS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The General Election Commission (KPU) has proposed to the government an additional budget of Rp3.458 trillion (US$418.64 million) to help finance the general elections next year, its vice chairman, Ramlan Surbaki,...

MINISTRY SENDS RP50 B TO ACEH TO MAINTAIN REFUGEES' HEALTH.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry has transferred Rp50 billion in funds to troubled Aceh province to finance the provision of health services to refugees, Health Minister Achmad Sujudi said here Tuesday. "The funds were taken...

RI TO TAKE STRONG ACTION AGAINST SWEDEN, SAYS SENIOR MINISTER.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia will take strong action against Sweden if the latter continues to condone the separatist activities of Free Aceh...

OPEC TO HOLD MEETING ON JUNE 11.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plans to hold a meeting on June 11 in Qatar, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here Tuesday. "The meeting will discuss world...

PT SARANA KARYA TO EXPORT BUTON ASPHALT TO CHINA.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - State-owned asphalt company PT Sarana Karya (PT SK) plans to export 30,000 tons of natural asphalt from Buton, South Sulawesi, to China, a spokesman said . PT SK President Director Toki Sugiarto said here Tuesday...

MATORI TO NOMINATE WAHID FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Matori Abdul Djalil, leader of one of two rival camps in the fractured Nation's Awakening Party (PKB), said here Teusday his party would nominate former President Abdurrahman Wahid for president in 2004. "We...

PEOPLE URGED TO SHARE COMMON VIEW IN PRESSURING SWEDEN.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - A leading legislator urged the entire nation on Tuesday to adhere to a common view in exerting presure on Sweden to take action against separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leader Hasan Tiro. "We should not...

KAHMI PREFERS SEVERANCE OF INDON. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH SWEDEN.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The National Council Presidium of the Corps of Alumni of the Islamic Students Association (KAHMI) has said that Indonesia had better cut off its diplomatic relations with Sweden unless the latter is willing to...

NAVY PATROLS STOP ILLEGAL TURTLE HUNTS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Navy patrols during the past two days broke up the activities of illegal green turtle (Chelomia Mydas) hunters in waters around the Derawan Islands in Berau district, East Kalimantan. Late Monday a...

TELKOM TO LAUNCH SLI IN AUGUST.
June 3, 2003... Denpasar, June 3 (ANTARA) - State telecommunication company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom) is scheduled to launch its International Direct Connection (SLI) next August. With the launching of the new service, telecommunication kiosk...

SONY ELECTRONICS STOPS ACTIVITIES IN INDONESIA.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Sony Electronics Indonesia Ltd has stopped its activities in Indonesia with the process of giving severance pay to its 884 workers running smoothly. The workers have begun to receive their old-age social security...

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY RELATIVELY SAFE, PLN CHIEF SAYS.
June 3, 2003... Surabaya, June 3 (ANTARA) - State-owned electricity company PLN President Director Eddie Widiono said here on Tuesday electricity supply in the Java-Bali system was relatively safe. Recent rotating blackouts had happened because some power...

ASEAN ELECTRITICITY CHIEFS AGREE TO IMPLEMENT TRANS-BORNEO INTERCONNECTION.
June 3, 2003... Surabaya, June 3 (ANTARA) - Heads of Asean Power Utilities/Authority (Hapua) agreed here on Tuesday to prioritize implementation of the development of a Trans-Borneo interconnection network. Hapua's Chief Eddie Widiono said the Hapua had...

USED GARMENT TRADERS AGREE TO SELL LOCAL PRODUCTS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Used garment traders have agreed to abandon their old business and instead sell local textile products in support of national textile industry development, a senior trade official said here Tuesday. The director...

GOV'T DECISION TO SCRAP VISA-FREE FACILITIES WRONG, SAYS BIZMAN.
June 3, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, June 3 (ANTARA) - The government should review its decision to scrap visa-free facilities (BVKS) for 37 countries because it will slow down the ongoing economic recovery process, a businessman said. Coordinator of the...

HESITATION TOWARD SWEDEN BENEFITS HASAN TIRO.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais believed that the government's hesitation in cutting off its diplomatic relations with Sweden is giving Hasan Tiro an impetus to his activities of...

NO GAM REBEL INFILTRATES INTO E JAVA.
June 3, 2003... Magetan, E Java, June 3 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Brawijaya (East Java) Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Sikki said security authorities have found no sign of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels infiltrating into East Java since the government...

GOVT TO SEND TRANSMIGRANTS TO 80 UNPOPULATED ISLANDS.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry is planning to send transmigrants to 80 unpopulated islands sharing their borders with neighboring countries. The dispatch of transmigrants to unpopulated islands was based...

PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE HANDS DOSSIER ON ALI GHUFRON TO COURT.
June 3, 2003... Denpasar, June 3 (ANTARA) - The Bali High Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday handed the dossier on Ali Ghufron, one of the key Bali boming suspects, to the Bali district court. The dossier was submitted on Tuesday by senior prosecutor Muhamad...

GOVT. TOO LENIENT AGAINST SWEDEN; SAYS PPP SEC.GEN.
June 3, 2003... Bogor, June 3 (ANTARA) - Secretary General of the Development Unity Party (PPP), Lieutenant General (rtd) Yunus Yosfiah, has said that the Indonesian government's response toward Sweden, which has rejected to take any action against the Aceh...

HOUSE TO SUMMON MINISTER OVER COUNTER-TRADE DEAL WITH RUSSIA.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) is planning to summon Industry and Trade Minister Rini MS Soewandi and Chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Widjanarko Puspojo over a deal to sell agricultural commodities...

ACEH REBELS SEEKING TO MINGLE WITH COMMUNITY, MILY CHIEF SAYS.
June 3, 2003... Banda Aceh, June 3 (ANTARA) - Aceh separatist rebels are seeking to integrate themselves within the community in an effort to break military and police concentration, chief administrator of Aceh's Military Emergency Region Major General Endang...

IMF PREDICTS INDON FINANCIAL CONDITION UNDER CONTROL IN 2004.
June 3, 2003... Jakarta, June 3 (ANTARA) - Chief Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Indonesia David Nellor said Indonesia's financial condition in 2004 would remain under control so long as the reform programs are constantly carried...

TWO SKY JUMPERS KILLED IN BOGOR.
June 9, 2003... Bogor, W Java, June 8 (ANTARA) - Two sky jumpers, Army Major Imam Sunomo, 35, and civilian Erwin, 28, were instantly killed during a tandem training at Muara Jaya village, Bogor district, West Java, Sunday after their main parachute failed to...

INDONESIA TO HOST ASEM FM.
June 9, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, June 8 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will host an Asia-Europe Meeting of Finance Ministers (ASEM FM) scheduled on July 5 to 6, 2003, a spokesman said on Sunday. The choice on Indonesia to host the conference is hoped to increase the...

INDON TROOPS CONTINUE TO CRUSH REBEL POSITIONS IN ACEH.
June 9, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, June 8 (ANTARA) - Indonesian troops continued to crush the positions of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in a number of districts in Aceh province. "The Indonesian soldiers continue to hunt down the GAM rebels and...

TNI NEEDS NIGHT VISION GOGGLES, MILY CHIEF SAYS.
June 9, 2003... Jakarta, June 8 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Gen Endriartono Sutarto said on Sunday that TNI needed sufficient equipment such as night vision goggles to minimize victims among civilians at night, particularly during a war....

MONDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 9, 2003... The Jakarta Post, Kompas VILLAGE HEADS QUIT EN MASSE The war in Aceh is taking its toll on village chiefs with 76 in Bireuen regency resigning on Sunday after complaining about the pressure they had to face in dealing with both the...

MONDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
June 9, 2003... Editorial: FIGHTING DIRTY MONEY Indonesia should immediately strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) measures, otherwise it will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist of developed countries and could face harsh...

PHILIPPINES TURN OVER REMAINS OF KIDNAP VICTIM TO INDONESIA.
June 9, 2003... Zamboanga, Philippines, June 9 (ANTARA/AFP) - Philippine authorities have recovered the remains of an Indonesian sailor kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf guerrillas and turned them over to the Indonesian consulate Monday, the military said. ...