ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from May 2003

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KADIN SUPPORTS MILY. OPERATION IN NAD.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 20 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KADIN) has supported the Indonesian government to impose a military emergency status as part of the integrated operation in the Province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam...

INDONESIA WISHING TO SUPPLY 12 MILLION TONS OF LNG TO JAPAN.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is still eyeing the LNG export market of 12 million tons of LNG per year for Japan's eastern region after 2010. "For Japan's eastern market after 2010 there is a potential 12 million tons per year. This...

WORLD SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHY TOKYO TALKS WITH GAM FAILED.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 20 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government understands the disappointment the international community possibly feels over the failure of a planned dialog between Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) but the world should also...

RI HAS POTENTIAL TO EXPAND CPO MARKET TO INDIA, CHINA.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 20 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has the potential to expand its crude palm oil market to India and China which have an annual demand for five to six million tons of vegetable oil following their policy to lower import duty on CPO, a...

BA'ASYIR DENIES HAVING APPLIED FOR INDON VISA IN MALAYSIA.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 20 (ANTARA) - Abubakar Ba'asyir, the Muslim cleric accused of plotting a coup and of committing immigration rule violations, Tuesday refuted a witness's statement he had twice applied for Indonesian visa under the name of Abdos...

ARMED GROUPS TORCH 185 SCHOOLS IN ACEH.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, May 20 (ANTARA) - Up to 185 school and Islamic education buildings were burned by armed groups in several districts in Aceh until 6pm on Tuesday, deputy head of the regional education service, Anas M Adam, told reporters. He...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES IN MAJOR INDONESIAN DAILIES.
May 21, 2003... Kompas 183 SCHOOLS TORCHED, CURFEW IMPOSED The conducive situation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam during the first day of security restoration operation has totally changed. Civilian victims escalated, including a member of district...

SBI INTEREST RATE SHOULD DROP BELOW 10 PCT, SAYS NEW BI CHIEF.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Newly-installed Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said the government would need the interest rate on BI Certificates (SBI) to drop below 10 percent to move the national economy. "In my view, there...

WEDNESDAY'S EDITORIALS FROM INDONESIAN DAILIES.
May 21, 2003... Editorial: DONT QUIT ON "REFORMASI" It was exactly five years ago, today that then president Soeharto made a decision that would mark an important milestone in the history of modern Indonesia. His decision to quit the presidency, in the...

News focus: ACEH, THE PRESS, AND THE WORLD'S ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE.
May 21, 2003... By Rahmad Nasution Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The circle of violence in Aceh has yet to be broken. Peace seems so distant from the people of Indonesia's westernmost province. The Tokyo peace talks between the Indonesian government and...

INT'L COMMUNITY SUPPORTS INDONESIA'S INTEGRITY, SAYS MINISTER.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Other countries in general have expressed their support for the Unitary State of Indonesia, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said here Wednesday. The minister made the statement in a meeting...

14 ARMY OFFICERS LINKED TO "TANJUNG PRIOK" HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Attorney General MA Rachman disclosed here on Wednesday that the cases of "Tanjung Priok" crimes against human rights have reached the phase of examination, with 14 army officers in the list of suspects....

THOUSANDS OF INDON STUDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SINGAPOREAN POLICY.
May 21, 2003... Batam, Riau, May 21 (ANTARA) - Thousands of foreign students in Singapore, including about 2,000 from Indonesia, have complained about the Singaporean government's move to ask them to make a S$1,000 deposit if they intend to return to their...

INDON PRESIDENT LIFTS CIVIL EMERGENCY IN N MALUKU.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued a presidential decree which ended the state of civil emergency in North Maluku province. "By issuing the decree, the government administration in North Maluku...

INDON LEGISLATOR SUGGESTS DEADLINE FOR SWEDEN TO ACT ON ACEH SEPARATIST LEADER.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - A member of the House of Representatives' defense and foreign affairs commission on Wednesday urged the Indonesian government to impose a deadline on its Swedish counterpart to make the necessary reprimand on Hasan...

54 THAI FISHERMEN ARRESTED IN INDONESIA'S RIAU PROVINCE.
May 21, 2003... Batam, Riau, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy has arrested at least 54 Thai fishermen since April as they were poaching in the waters of Indonesia's Riau province, a Navy personnel said here Wednesday. The Indonesian Navy also...

INDON PRESIDENT CALLS ON PEOPLE TO DONATE BLOOD.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday called on healthy Indonesians to become blood donors to meet the country's demand for blood. "I frequently find patients in need of blood as hospitals do...

INDON, AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMS TO FORGE COOPERATION.
May 21, 2003... Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, May 21 (ANTARA) - The West Nusa Tenggara State Museum here is planning to forge a cooperation with the Darwin Museum to study historical objects, its chief said here Wednesday. Officials of the two museums will...

INDON TROOPS ATTACK GAM BASE IN ACEH BESAR.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesian army and navy troops launched a major attack against a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) hideout in Pulo island in Aceh Besar district, about 30 km from here. Chief of the Aceh Besar district military...

INDON TELECOM COY OFFERS SARS INFO IN DENPASAR, BALI.
May 21, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, May 21 (ANTARA) - The local office of Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has teamed up with the Sanglah Hospital here to set up a "SARS Info Service 20222", which can be accessed to inquire about the Severe...

JAKARTA MILY CHIEF WARNS OF POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN CITY.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Chief of the Jakarta military command, Maj Gen Djoko Santoso, on Wednesday warned residents of the city and its surroundings to be on guard against possible terrorist attacks, in the wake of the military offensive in...

INDON TELECOM COY PLANS TO INSTALL 48,000 MORE OF TELEPHONE LINE-UNITS IN MATARAM.
May 21, 2003... Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Mataram Area Office of the Indonesian state telecommunication company, Telkom, has set a long-term plan to install 48,000 more of telephone line-units in the West Nusa Tenggara province. Head...

INDONESIANS INVITED TO GIVE INPUTS ON EDUCATION BILL UNTIL JUNE 9.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian people have been invited to submit inputs for the improvement of the bill on education to the House of Representatives' commission on religion and human resources until June 9. Commission member...

AT LEAST 196 SCHOOL BUILDINGS BURNED DOWN IN ACEH.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - As per 11:00 hours Wednesday, a total of at least 196 school buildings across troubled Aceh province were reported to have been reduced to scorched ruins by unidentified miscreants, a local education...

BRITAIN SUPPORTS RI'S POLICY TO SOLVE ACEH PROBLEM, SAYS ENVOY.
May 21, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, May 21 (ANTARA) - British Ambassador to Indonesia Richard Grozney said here Wednesday his government supported the Indonesian governemnt's attitude and policy in solving the Aceh question as long as it did not violate...

SURRENDERING GAM MEMBERS WILL BE PARDONED; SAYS MINISTER.
May 21, 2003... Yogyakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - State Minister of Information and Communications, H. Syamsul Mu'arif, has said that the Indonesian government will pardon members of the Aceh rebel movement (GAM) who decide to surrender at their own free will to...

PERTAMINA STEPPING UP SECURITY OF FUEL SUPPLY TO ACEH.
May 21, 2003... Indramayu, W Java, May 21 (ANTARA) - State-owned oil company Pertamina has put all its installations in troubled Aceh on alert status following disruption of oil distribution to the region. "After the imposition of a martial law a fuel...

GAM BEHIND BURNING OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN ACEH, RYACUDU SAYS.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was behind the burning of hundreds of school buildings in troubled Aceh province. "The military and local people would not have...

HOUSE GIVES GOVT FREE HAND ON AMOUNT OF T-BONDS.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has approved the finance minister's proposal to give the government sufficient leeway in setting the ratio between the amounts of treasury bills (T-bills) or treasury bonds...

IMAM SAMUDRA'S DOSSIERS SUBMITTED TO COURT.
May 21, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, May 21 (ANTARA) - The dossiers on the alleged key suspect in the Bali bombings, Imam Samudra alias Abdul Azis (35), were submitted to the district court here on Wednesday. Chief prosecutor for the case, Muhammad Salim, said...

SEVEN GAM REBELS KILLED ON WEDNESDAY.
May 21, 2003... Lhokseumawe, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - Seven Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were killed and 11 others detained on the third day of martial law in Aceh on Wednesday. Regional Military Operations Command spokesman Lt Col Achmad Yani Basuki...

SHOOT TO KILL ORDER ISSUED IN ACEH.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - A military chief in charge of emergency status in Aceh here on Wednesday ordered his men to shoot on the spot anyone found destroying public facilities. "Seeing the increasing tendency of destruction of...

GOVT TO BUILD EMERGENCY SCHOOLS IN ACEH.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The government promised to build emergency schools in the restive province of Aceh following the burning of an estimated 185 school buidlings across the province. "We will build semi-permanent school buildings if...

ELEVEN COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BALI WINDSURFING TOURNAMENT.
May 21, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, May 21 (ANTARA) - Tens of athletes from eleven countries are expected to participate in the "Bali Windsurfing Open and Bali Kitesurfing Big Air Madness 2003" to be held at Sanur Beach here on June 17-22. The organizing...

NINE GAM REBELS KILLED, SAYS COMMANDER.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - The chief administrator of the military emergency in Aceh, Major General Endang Suwarya, said here Wednesday nine rebels were killed in gunfights with government troops in two different locations on...

2004 ELECTIONS ESSENTIAL FOR INDON. DEMOCRACY; SAYS UNY PROFESSOR.
May 21, 2003... Yogyakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The 2004 general elections is essential for creating a better foundation for democracy in the context of law enforcement in this country, a professor said. Ahmad Syafi'ie Ma'arif, professor of historical...

GAM TERRITORIAL COMMANDER KILLED IN SHOOTOUT.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - The separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commander for Cot Keueng Darussalam territory, Aceh Besar district, Din Syehman, together with his escort, M Isa, were reported killed in a shootout with the military on...

HAMZAH STILL HAS TO DECLARE READINESS FOR PPP'S NEXT CHAIRMANSHIP.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Hamzah Haz has yet to announce his readiness to chair the United Development Party (PPP) for the second term, even though some of the party's cadres until the second day of the party's fifth congress here on...

AID DISPATCHED BY LAND TO BANDA ACEH FACING PROBLEMS.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Humanitarian aid sent to Banda Aceh from Medan, North Sumatera, by land faced a problem because the truck drivers were afraid to pass the roads leading to the capital of Aceh province, Social Affairs Minister...

GOVT SOLDIERS, GAM CLASH IN LHOKNGA.
May 21, 2003... Banda Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - Military personnel from the 0101 Regional Military Command here were involved in a gunfight with Aceh rebels while on patrol in Lhoknga on Wednesday, the third day of martial law in Aceh. The government...

HOUSE ENDORSES TOLL RATE HIKE PROPOSAL.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) on Wednesday endorsed Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno's proposal for a 25 percent increase in toll rates. The House endorsed the proposal after taking...

RED CROSS PROVDING AMBULANCES FOR VICTIMS OF ACEH CONFLICT.
May 21, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) in providing ambulances to evacuate victims of armed conflict in Aceh following the government's decision to...

DRUG ABUSE IN JAKARTA HAS REACHED CRITICAL LEVEL : POLICE.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The rate of drug abuse in the Indonesian capital has reached a critical level so that more intensive counter-measures need to be taken, a police official said Wednesday. "Jakartans should also be brave enough to...

NTT REJECTS AUSSIE ROCKET LAUNCHING AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND.
May 22, 2003... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, May 21 (ANTARA) - The planned use of Australian Christmas island, some 360 kilometers southeast of Jakarta, as an Australian rocket launching center, has been rejected by a non-government organization (NGO) in the...

CIVIL EMERGENCY STATUS IN N MALUKU TO BE LIFTED EXCEPT IN MALUKU.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The civil emergency status in North Maluku province will be lifted except in Maluku province in which the security condition in some of its areas have yet to be restored. "However, Maluku province is still being...

MEGAWATI-HAMZAH GOVT FAILS TO CARRY OUT PEOPLE'S MANDATE.
May 22, 2003... Bandung, W Java, May 21 (ANTARA) - The government under President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz did not carry out the Indonesian people's mandate such as the eradication of corruption-collusion-and nepotism-tainted...

GOVT PLANNING TO BUILD 12 NEW LARGE DAMS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is planning to build 10 to 12 new large dams with a total capacity of 500,000 cu m in 10 years' time in flood-prone areas in the eastern part of the country, a minister said. Speaking...

NO ELECTRICITY RATE HIKE IN 2004 IF RUPIAH STABILIZES.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - State electricity company PT PLN said it will not raise electricity rates in 2004 if the economic electricity tariff is equal to 7 dollar cents per kwh or if the rupiah stabilizes at Rp8,000 per dollar. "By the...

RI, THAILAND OPEN MEETING TO INCREASE BILATERAL COOP.
May 22, 2003... Yogyakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Thailand opened the fifth meeting of their Joint Economic and Technical Cooperaion Commission here Wednesday. Makarim Wibisono, leader of the Indonesian delegation, said the three-day meeting...

SE SULAWESI DEVELOPS WOLTERMONGINSIDI INTO INT'L AIRPORT.
May 22, 2003... Kendari, SE Sulawesi, May 21 (ANTARA) - The Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration would expand the Woltermongisidi airstrip to develop it into an international airport in Kendari district, Governor of the province, Ali Mazi said. ...

GAM TORCHES FIVE VEHICLES ON BANDA ACEH-MEDAN HIGHWAY.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 21 (ANTARA) - Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels on Tuesday torched five vehicles on the highway connecting Banda Aceh in Aceh and Medan in North Sumatra, a military official said. The stretch of highway where the incident...

ACEH POLICE TO HUNT SCHOOL BUILDING BURNERS.
May 22, 2003... Banda Aceh, Aceh, May 21 (ANTARA) - Aceh police will hunt the perpetrators of the recent torching of hundreds of school buildings across the province, a spokesman said here Wednesday. "Based on the results of field investigations and...

RI ADVISED TO EMULATE CHINA IN ENTERING FREE MARKET ERA.
May 22, 2003... Semarang, C Java, May 21 (ANTARA) - In entering the free market era, Indonesia should take the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a model because the latter has much developed in the last 10 years, an observer said on Wednesday. "The...

'HELPERS' OF IMAM SAMUDRA FROM SERANG DEMANDED 15 YEARS IN JAIL.
May 22, 2003... Denpasar, May 22 (ANTARA) - Four members of the so-called the Serang group were demanded a sentence to a maximum of 15 years in jail each for their involvement in the October 12 bombings, 2002, in Bali. The prosecutor demanded the...

THURSDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
May 22, 2003... The Jakarta Post "CASUALTIES RISE AS OFFENSIVE INTENSIFIES" Casualties rose on Wednesday as the Indonesian Military (TNI) mounted massive attacks on strongholds of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Bireun, North Aceh and Aceh Besar. ...

THURSDAY'S EDITORIALS IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
May 22, 2003... Editorial: STRUCTURAL REFORM LAGGING Indonesia has come a long way in reforming its economy, which has been battered since 1998 by the multidimentional crisis amid the transition from a centralized, authorian government to a decentralized,...

INDON MINISTER EXPLAINS MILY OPERATION IN ACEH TO FOREIGN ENVOYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayudha on Thursday explained to foreign ambassadors and representatives of world bodies here the ongoing military operation in Naggroe Aceh Darussalam province. "In...

BALINESE PAINTER TO HOLD ONE-MAN SHOW IN JAPAN.
May 22, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, May 22 (ANTARA) - Noted Balinese painter, Ketut Budiana, is slated to hold a one-man show at the Tokyo Station Gallery from June 6 to July 21. "Budiana will exhibit 71 modern and contemporary paintings," Balinese art and...

INDON NAVY SENDS TASK FORCE TO ACEH TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy has sent a task force to Naggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) to do administrative work in support of the operation to restore security in the restive province. The task force's more than 600 personnel...

INDON ELECTION COMMISSION YET TO SET RULES FOR CAMPAIGN IN MASS MEDIA, CHIEF SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's General Election Commission (KPU) has yet to lay down the rules for the use of the mass media in political campaigns for the 2004 general election, its chairman said here Thursday. The law on general...

INDON TELECOM COY TO MARKET 15,000 FIXED WIRELESS PHONES IN MAKASSAR, S SULAWESI.
May 22, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, will market 15,000 fixed wireless telephones in Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province, this year. Muhammad, management secretary of Telkom's...

TRAVEL BAN NO LONGER NECESSARY, INDON PRESIDENT SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri has said that the travel ban imposed on Indonesia is no longer necessary because the country's security situation has improved and it has not been declared as a SARS epidemic country....

ENVOYS OF FRIENDLY COUNTRIES EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR INDONESIA'S INTEGRITY, SENIOR MINISTER SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's top security minister, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, disclosed here on Thursday that virtually all ambassadors from friendly countries have expressed support for the country's move to maintain its territorial...

INDON POLITICAL PARTIES COULD START FILING NAMES OF PRES'L CANDIDATES ON DEC 22 - ELECTION OFFICIAL.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Political parties in Indonesia could start filing the names of their presidential and vice presidential candidates at the General Election Commission (KPU) on Dec 22, the commission's chairman said Thursday. ...

ACEHNESE CAN DECIDE LENGTH OF WAR, INDON OBSERVER SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Rector of the Public Administration Institute here, Dr Ngadisah, said Thursday the war to quell the rebellion in Aceh province could be over quickly if the Acehnese help government troops instead of cooperating with...

THREE MORE GAM REBELS KILLED BY TNI.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Three more Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were killed in a gunfight with government troops in Ujung Pancu hamlet in Aceh Besar district at 02.00 hours of Thursday. Thus, until the fourth day of law and order...

INDONESIA'S DEMOCRACY GROWING RAPIDLY, BRITISH ENVOY SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Manado, N Sulawesi, May 22 (ANTARA) - British Ambassador to Indonesia Richard Gozney said on Thursday Indonesia's democracy and prosperity have grown significantly compared to 15 years ago. "Nowadays, whatever the government does must be...

INDON PRESS MUST PRIORITIZE NAT'L INTERESTS - INFO MINISTER.
May 22, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's State Minister for Communication and Information Syamsul Mu'arif said on Thursday the press must give priority to national interests over business interests in covering the armed conflict in the...

JUDGES REJECT AMROZI DEFENDERS' EXCEPTION.
May 22, 2003... Denpasar, May 22 (ANTARA) - The panel of judges handling the case of Bali bombing suspect Amrozi here Thursday rejected the exception forwarded by the defence. Presiding judge Made Karna SH said the indictment made by the prosecution at...

GOVT TROOPS KILL TWO MORE REBELS IN BIREUN.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Government troops killed two Aceh rebels in a gunfight in Bireun on Wednesday, regional military operations command spokesman Lt Col Achmad Yani Basuki told ANTARA here on Thursday. He said a gunfight between...

RIGHTS COURT ACQUITS FORMER DILI MILY COMMANDER.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - An ad hoc human rights court here Thursday acquitted former Dili military resort commander Brigadier General Tono Suratman of all charges of human rights violations. "The court has found no proof that the defendant...

INDONESIA TO USE NEW BALLOT BOXES IN 2004 ELECTION, KPU OFFICIAL SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will be using new ballot boxes in next year's general election, deputy chief of the General Election Commission (KPU), Ramlan Surbakti, said here Thursday. "The ballot boxes will no longer be made of wood...

TEN MALAYSIANS DETAINED IN MANOKWARI.
May 22, 2003... Manokwari, Papua, May 22 (ANTARA) - The Manokwari district attorney has detained 10 Malaysian nationals for violating forestry and immigration laws, a spokesman said. Their cases were being legally processed in close cooperation with...

EIGHT INDON PROTESTERS COULD BE NAMED SUSPECTS - POLICE.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Seven Indonesian students and one public transport driver who staged a rally in front of the legislative assembly building here Wednesday and were later arrested, could be named suspects, a police spokesman has said....

ACEHNESE URGED TO ASSIST MILY, POLICE AGAINST GAM.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - A legislator here Thursday called on all Acehnese to assist the Indonesian military and police in fighting the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM). "We are saddened by media reports about the burning of schools,...

STAPLE FOOD SUPPLY LINE TO ACEH UNDER THREAT.
May 22, 2003... Banda Aceh, May 22 (ANTARA) - Regular staple food transportation over land from Medan, North Sumatra, to Aceh's provincial capital of Banda Aceh has come under the threat of total disruption due to deteriorating security conditions on the...

TELKOM TO LAUNCH "INTELLIGENCE TELEX" SOON.
May 22, 2003... Semarang, C Java, May 22 (ANTARA) - Indonesian state telecommunication company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will soon officially introduce Intelligence Telex (I-Telex) to replace the old-fashioned telex. "I-Telex is a public telex...

PASSING OF EDUCATION BILL INTO LAW SHOULD BE POSTPONED, MOSLEM LEADER SAYS.
May 22, 2003... Manado, N Sulawesi, May 22 (ANTARA) - The vice chairman of Indonesia's second largest Moslem organization, the Muhammadiyah, said here on Thursday that the passing of the education bill into law by the House of Representatives better be...

HAMZAH HAZ SAYS HE IS READY TO BE RENOMINATED AS PPP CHIEF.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - United Development Party (PPP) chairman, Vice President Hamzah Haz, has declared his readiness to be renominated as the party's chief for the 2003-08 period to avoid internal dissension. "That is why I will...

IBRA TO DIVEST GOVT STAKE IN LPPO BANK IN JUNE.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is planning to divest the government's stake in Lippo Bank in June, the agency's chief Syafruddin Temenggung said on Thursday. IBRA is expected to disclose the plan...

REPORT PLN IN CASE OF DELAY IN 450 VA INSTALLATION.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro asked the public to report to him any personnel of state electricity corporation PT PLN who refused to instal a 450 VA power line at a usually low-income...

GOVT NOT TO USE HAWKS TO ATTACK CIVILIANS IN ACEH.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will not use its military hardware, including its Hawk fighter planes, to attack civilians in Aceh, a senior minister said. "It never occurred to the government to use such modern...

INDOMOBIL PLANNING TO SELL 80,000 LUXURY CARS IN 2003.
May 22, 2003... Jakarta, May 22 (ANTRA)-- PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional (ISI) Tbk plans to sell 80,000 units of luxury cars this year compared to 70,000 units last year, a company spokesman said. "We are expected to meet this year's luxury car sales...

FISHES IN PORONG RIVER KILLED BY POLLUTED WATER.
May 23, 2003... Sidoarjo, East Java, May 22 (ANTARA) - The contamination of Porong river in Sidoardjo district, East Java, by industrial waste materials, has caused the death of hundreds of fishes in the last three days, sources said on Thursday. Residents...