ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) articles from October 2003

ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) archives from October 2003

TWO MILLION INDON PUPILS THREATENED TO DROP OUT FROM SCHOOLS.
October 1, 2003... Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - About two million pupils in Indonesia would drop out from schools due to financial problems, an activist said. "Since the 1997 financial crisis, the number of drops out has drastically increased (in...

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES.
October 1, 2003... The Jakarta Post "GOVT NIXES POWER RATE RISE" The government has finally decided not to increase electricity rates for the October-December period this year, amid strong public opposition ahead of next year's general elections. ...

MALUKU FARMERS BEING ENCOURAGED TO MAKE EGANOL FROM CLOVE LEAVES.
October 1, 2003... Ambon, Maluku, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The Maluku provincial administration is encouraging local clove farmers to process clove leaves into eganol, an oil which is in great demand abroad, particularly in the United States, Hong Kong, France and some...

BALI'S NON-OIL/NON-GAS EXPORTS STAGNANT.
October 1, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Bali's non-oil/non-gas exports in the first eight months of 2003 was stagnant at US$321 million compared to the same period last year at US$319.3 million. Head of the provincial industry and trade...

INDON PRESIDENT LEADS "PANCASILA" SANCTITY DAY COMMEMORATION.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri led the commemoration of the Sanctity Day of the Pancasila, held at the Pancasila Monument in Lubang Buaya subdistrict in East Jakarta on Wednesday. The commemoration...

WEDNESDAY'S EDITORIALS OF INDONESIA'S MAJOR DAILIES.
October 1, 2003... Republika's editorial summary: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS UNDER THREAT The freedom of the press is under threat, both from those who dislike it and the press themselves, who are not aware of the threshold of this freedom. In general, those...

INDONESIA'S TEXTILE EXPORT INDUSTRY SHOULD FOCUS ON MOSLEM CLOTHES.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The lifting of the export quota system by the US and European Union in 2005 should encourage Indonesia to develop its industrial capability to produce textile and textile products with ethnic and Moslem designs, a...

TERRORIST GROUPS HAVE NEW FOLLOWERS, INDON POLICE CHIEF WARNS.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police chief, Gen Da'i Bachtiar, has alleged that terrorist groups in the country have new followers whom he said pose a threat to state security. "It is not a transfer of post from old generation to new...

INDONESIA'S CPO EXPORT TO INDIA HAMPERED BY IMPORT STANDARDIZATION.
October 1, 2003... Medan, N Sumatra, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Association of Palm Oil Enterprises (GAPKI) reported here on Wednesday that the volume of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) exports to India had gone down by 15 percent in August. GAPKI chairman, Derom...

PAN CHAIRMAN AMIEN RAIS EYES VP CANDIDATE FROM INDON MILY.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman, Amien Rais, has reiterated that he will bring a vice presidential aspirant from the Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) with him during the 2004 general election campaign....

INDON PRESIDENT ISSUES DECREE ON HANDLING OF POST-CONFLICT MALUKU.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued a decree on the handling of post-conflict Maluku and North Maluku. The president will summon all ministers to make programs for the two provinces, State...

INDON GOV'T BLAMED FOR FAILING TO INSTRUCT FLYING OF FLAG AT HALF-MAST.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government should have instructed its offices to fly the flag at half-mast on Sept 30 to commemorate the 1965 abortive Communist coup, and at full-mast on Oct 1 to mark Pancasila Sanctity Day, a...

INDONESIA TO COMMEMORATE WORLD HABITAT DAY ON OCT 6.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will commemorate the 2003 World Habitat Day in the island resort of Bali on Oct 6, an Indonesian official said here Wednesday. The World Habitat Day, which will carry the theme "Water and Sanitation for...

ARRESTED INDON STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN TERRORISM - OBSERVER.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - A political observer from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) maintained here on Wednesday that there are indications that the six Indonesian students arrested in Pakistan might be involved in...

INDON GOV'T HAS IMPOUNDED 107 FISHING BOATS IN JAN-SEPT - OFFICIAL.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Marine and Fishery Ministry has impounded 107 foreign fishing boats from January to September this year for poaching in Indonesian waters. "Unfortunately, only six of the cases have been referred to a...

INDON WOMAN HAS COLLECTION OF STAMPS FROM 51 COUNTRIES.
October 1, 2003... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian woman in Banjarmasin, capital of South Kalimantan province, has a collection of stamps from 51 countries. ANTARA reported here Wednesday that Herfina's stamps date back from the...

SAUDI ARABIAN INVESTORS EYEING AGRIBUSINESS POTENTIALS OFINDONESIA'S BENGKULU.
October 1, 2003... Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - A number of Saudi Arabian investors have shown interest in developing the agribusiness and agroindustrial potentials of Indonesia's Bengkulu province, a local official has said. "The Saudi Arabian...

FOREX TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE TAXED, SAYS ECONOMIST.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Economic observer Dradjad H Wibowo asserted here on Wednesday it is high time for Indonesia to tax foreign exchange (forex) transactions. "Indonesia should at least make a careful study of the matter now for...

PAN TO PICK MILY MAN AS VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The National Mandate Party (PAN) has decided to pick a military figure as its vice presidential candidate to pair up with party leader Amien Rais as presidential candidate, a party executive said. PAN Secretary...

PROSECUTOR DOESN'T BELIEVE MUBAROK ONLY MOTIVATED BY OBEDIENCE TO LEADER.
October 1, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Prosecutor Nyoman Ruju said he disagreed that Utomo Pamungkas alias Mubarok was involved in the Bali bombings due to obedience to his leader. "We disagree with the defendant's lawyer who said Mubarok was...

PROSECUTION DEMANDS SEVEN YEARS FOR YOUNG RAPIST.
October 1, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The prosecution in the trial of Sam, 19, on rape charges, demanded a jail sentence of seven years for the defendant. Public Prosecutor Fitriani,SH said Sam had raped a four-year-old girl identified as...

RI STILL MAJOR MARKET FOR SINGAPORE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
October 1, 2003... Medan, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is still a major market for Singapore's tourism industry, a Singapore Tourism Board (STB) official said here on Wednesday. "The number of Indonesian tourists to Singapore remains big reaching around 1.3...

UNHCR BUILDS 350 HOUSES FOR FORMER E TIMORESE REFUGEES.
October 1, 2003... Kupang, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will soon build 350 houses for former East Timorese refugees in Kimbana, Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, a spokesman said here on Wednesday. "We are just clearing the land for it....

ASEAN STILL HOPING FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S EARLY RELEASE, SAYSMINISTER.
October 1, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is still hoping for a release of Myanmarese democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi before the ASEAN summit takes place in Bali on October 7-8, 2003, a minister has said. ...

INSTANT POLICY ON SALE OF STRATEGIC ASSETS MAY POSE A BOOMERANG TO GOVT.
October 1, 2003... Padang, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - An instant policy on the sale of the country's strategic assets could pose a boomerang to the government and the people in general, because a guarantee for an ecoonomic recovery amidst the ongoing crisis has yet to be...

NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS ARRIVING IN INDONESIA DROPS SLIGHTLY.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia recorded a slight increase in tourist arrivals at the country's 13 gateways. The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in August, 2003 was recorded at 368,000, while their number in the previous...

FOREIGN TOURISTS IN S'PORE WISH THEY CAN VIST BATAM VISA-FREE.
October 2, 2003... Batam, Riau, Oct 1 (ANTARA)- Foreign tourists in Singapore intending to also visit the nearby Indonesian island of Batam are hoping they can come to Batam using Indonesia's visa-free facility. "I have received many complaints from...

PRESIDENT ASKS EDUCATION MINISTER TO REVIEW HISTORY WRITING.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputeri has asked National Education Minister Malik Fadjar to review the curriculum on the writing of history involving scientists and historians. "I and Culture and Tourism Minister I Gede...

BIS SUMMIT EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTRA-ASEAN INVESTMENT, TOURISM.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (BIS) which will be held next Oct 4 to 7 in Bali is expected to enhance investment and tourism in the association's member countries, a spokesman said here Wednesday. "We...

"CORRECTION" OF HISTORY SHOULD NOT MANIPULATE FACTS, SAYS MIN. YUDHOYONO.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that the so-called correction of history as proposed by certain circles should not be perceived as reckless reconstruction of...

BENGKULU RAISES MEDICINAL HERBS.
October 2, 2003... Bengkulu, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The Bengkulu Agriculture office in cooperation with local farmers plan to raise medicinal herbs on 60 hectares of land in Lubuk Saung village, South Bengkulu district, and in Padang Ulank Tanding village, Rejang...

ANTI-INDONESIAN ELEMENTS FAIL TO WIN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S SYMPATHY.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - Representatives of groups labelled as terrorist and anti-Indonesian by the Indonesian governemnt on Wednesday tried but failed to win the European Parliament's sympathy for their causes, a European Parliament member...

KAHMI ON CORRECTION OF HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF COMMUNIST PUTSCH.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The National Council Presidium of Alumni of the Islamic Students Association (Presidum KAHMI) has declared its support to the correction of historical accounts on the abortive coup d'etat launched by the...

DEATH TOLL IN ARALLE BRAWL INCREASES TO FOUR.
October 2, 2003... Makassar, Oct 1 (ANTARA) - The death toll in the clash between two different groups in Aralle subdistrict, Mamasa district, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday increased to four. One of them was a village officer, sources said on Wedenesday evening....

THURSDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
October 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post MYANMAR ISSUE WILL NOT GO AWAY Indonesia says the Myanmar issue will not overshadow the upcoming Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bali as all member countries have hailed recent developments in the...

THURSDAY'S EDITORIALS IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
October 2, 2003... The Jakarta Post's editorial summary: TERROR AGAINST THE PRESS The seizure of the house of prominent journalist Goenawan Mohammad by the East Jakarta District Court on Monday is just the latest sign of how lamentable the legal system in...

NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER GOING TO BALI BOMB SERVICE.
October 2, 2003... Wellington, Oct 2 (ANTARA/DPA) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff will represent the government at next Sunday's commemoration service in Bali for victims of last year's nightclub bombings, he announced on Thursday. Three New...

MALAYSIA NEEDS 800 DOCTORS FROM INDONESIA.
October 2, 2003... Semarang, C Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Malaysia needs some 800 doctors from Indonesia, particularly from Central Java province, to be posted in public health centers throughout the country, a local official has said. "Malaysia has requested 800...

INDON PHILANTHROPIST TO SET UP EDUCATION CENTER FOR INDON WORKERS IN S'PORE.
October 2, 2003... Batam, Riau, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - An Indonesian philanthropist in Singapore has pledged an initial fund of S$1 million (Rp4.8 billion) for the setting up of an education center that would help improve the quality of Indonesian workers in the city...

INDON ELECTION COMMISSION SEES THREAT AS WARNING - MEMBER.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Member of Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU), Mulyana W Kusumah, said Thursday the commission sees the threat it received on Tuesday afternoon as a warning for the KPU to be alert in making its policies. ...

CANADA MORE HOSPITABLE TO INDONESIA, MOSLEMS.
October 2, 2003... Ottawa, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Canada is more hospitable to Indonesia and Moslems than other western countries, an academician said here Wednesday. An Indonesianist from the Ottawa Carleton University, Dr Elliot L Tepper, told ANTARA here that...

INDON GOV'T TO BUILD VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY IN BENGKULU.
October 2, 2003... Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will allocate about Rp600 million to build a vegetable oil factory capable of producing 2 tons per day, in Sulau village in southern Bengkulu province, a local official has said. ...

INDON MILY CHIEF WARNS AGAINST MAKING USE OF TNI TO MOBILIZE ELECTION SUPPORT.
October 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) commander, Gen Endriartono Sutarto, on Thursday warned that retired military officers who have entered politics should not exploit the TNI to gather election support. ...

ALI GHUFRON, ALIAS MUKHLAS, GETS DEATH SENTENCE.
October 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The district court here on Thursday sentenced Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas (43), to death for planning the deadly bomb attacks in the Indonesian island of Bali on Oct 12 last year. The court, led by presiding...

INDONESIANS TEND TO MAKE FUN OF THEMSELVES, PRESIDENT SAYS.
October 2, 2003... Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has chided Indonesians for their tendency to make fun of themselves, saying it diminishes the national spirit and national pride. "Let us stop this...

INDON OBSERVER CALLS ON BIZMEN TO REFUSE TO GIVE BRIBES.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian economic observer, Dradjad H Wibowo, underscored here on Thursday the significance of the determination of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) to help fight corruption. "In that case,...

INDON PRESIDENT'S AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDS IN PALANGKA RAYA.
October 2, 2003... Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Pelita aircraft carrying Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has safely landed in Palangka Raya, capital of Central Kalimantan province, head of the Syamsudin Noor Airport here, Adi...

INDON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DEMAND RECTOR TO RESIGN.
October 2, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Thousands of students of the Hasanuddin University here held a demonstration on Thursday morning, demanding the resignation of the rector and calling for a stop to the commercialization of education. ...

PLN SAYS IT WILL ISSUE RP1 TRILLION IN BONDS IN MID-2004.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state electricity company, PLN, will reportedly issue bonds worth Rp1 trillion in mid-2004 to help finance the development of power plants and distribution networks outside the islands of Java and Bali. ...

INT'L WORKSHOP ON BIOISLAND TO BE HELD IN JAKARTA.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The office of Indonesia's state minister for research and technology will host an international workshop on the BioIsland Project, to be held here on Oct 8-9, a senior officer has said. "The workshop aims to...

INDONESIA WINS AL-HARAMAIN QUIZ IN EGYPT.
October 2, 2003... Cairo, October 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia emerged as general champion in the Al-Haramain international quiz on Islamic culture held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo early this week. Most of the questions raised during the quiz were those...

US REITERATES SUPPORT FOR TRANSFORMATION IN INDON MILY.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The United States expressed its continued support here on Thursday to the current transformation in the Indonesian military (TNI). "Our military relationship remains an important component in our two countries'...

TRANSITION PERIOD NEEDS 10 YEARS' TIME; SAYS JIMLY.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Constitutional Court (MK) Chairman Prof.Dr. Jimly Asshiddiqy has said that Indonesia's transition period following the fall of the New Order Regime needs at least 10 years' time before returning to normalcy. The...

AMIEN PRAISES TNI'S DECISION NOT TO USE VOTING RIGHT.
October 2, 2003... Surabaya, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Amien Rais praised National Defence Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Endriartiono Sutarto here on Thursday for declaring that servicemen would not use their voting right in the...

NEW CRIMINALIZATION POSSIBLE BUT BE CAUTIOUS; SAYS MK CHAIRMAN.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, October 2 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Prof.Dr. Jimly Asshiddiqy has said that criminalization of deviant behaviours can be attempted within the framework of improving the country's criminal law system. ...

BUSH MAY MAKE BRIEF, INFORMAL VISIT IN BALI.
October 2, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - US President George W Bush seems to be planning to make a brief and informal transit visit in Bali after attending an Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, next October 20-21. ...

INDON TRIES TO REALIZE COUNTER TRADE WITH LIBYA SOON.
October 2, 2003... Manado. N Sulawesi, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry for Industry and Trade has made a continued effort to sell a number of commodities to Libya in return for crude oil in the near future, a spokesman said on Thursday. "We are still...

TNI WELCOMES E TIMOR'S OFFER FOR MILY COOP.
October 2, 2003... Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The National Defence Forces (TNI) has greatly welcomed East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao's offer to forge a military cooperation with Indonesia. "The offer was certainly appreciated, as TNI is...

PRESIDENT MAY APPOINT INTERIM DEFENCE MINISTER.
October 2, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Pending the recovery of Defence Minister Matori Abdul Djalil from illness, an interim defence minister may be appointed, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. But...

TNI UNAUTHORIZED TO DECIDE ACEH MARTIAL LAW'S EXTENSION.
October 2, 2003... Surabaya, E Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) does not have the authority to decide whether or not the state of military emergency in Nanggroe Aceh Darusslam will be extended, TNI Chief Gen Endriartono Sutarto...

RI-JAPAN COOPEARTION IN MARINE SECURITY.
October 3, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Japan are establishing cooperation in marine safety and security, including eradication of terrorism in Indonesia, a Japanese envoy said on Thursday. Japanese Consul General Motokatsu...

MOST INDON JOURNALISTS NOT PROFESSIONAL, SAYS MINISTER.
October 3, 2003... Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Communication and Information Minister Syamsul Ma'arif said here Thursday at least 60 percent of Indonesia's journalists do not work professionally. "The results of a journalist preparation...

YOGYAKARTA'S ADISUCIPTO AIRPORT TO BECOME INT'L AIRPORT.
October 3, 2003... Yogyakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Adisucipto airport in Yogyakarta is almost certain to have its status upgraded to an international airport with direct flight between Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur expected to materialize in November. Yogyakarta...

ASEAN SUMMIT IN BALI TO PUSH RECOVERY OF INDON TOURISM.
October 3, 2003... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The management of the Hoteliers and Restaurants Association (PHRI) and the Indonesian Travel Agencies Association (ASITA) of South Sulawesi chapter has expressed support to the holding of such ASEAN Summit...

HALF OF ACEH REBELS' ARMED STENGTH KNOCKED OUT, SAYS MINISTER.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government claimed here on Thursday its military has been able to reduce by 50 percent the armed strength of separatist rebels in Aceh. "What is encouraging is that until early this month 50 percent...

EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDES 28 MILLION AID FOR INDON.
October 3, 2003... Manado, N Sulawesi, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - European Union ambassador to Indonesia Sabato Della Monica said the European Comission will provide financial aid totalling 28 million Euro to Indonesia till 2006. "Of the total, six million Euro is intended...

ELECTIONS COMMISSION ALLOWS MORE TIME FOR VOTERS' REGISTRATION.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, OCT 2 (ANTARA) - Deputy Chief of the General Elections Comission (KPU) Ramlan Surbakti said people who have yet to register themselves for the 2004 polls will be given another chance to do so from October 1 to November 15. "This...

PT INKA TO PARTICIPATE IN JAKARTA MONORAIL PROJECT.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - State train maker PT Inka plans to participate in the Jakarta monorail project by producing the needed coaches, the company's president director, Roosdiatmoko, said here Thursday. "We want to participate as a...

PWI CHIEF CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS.
October 3, 2003... Palangkaraya, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) Chairman Tarman Azzam on Thursday expresed concern about the frequency at which Indonesian journalists are becoming victims of violence. "During the past five years,...

CONFISCATION OF TEMPO ASSETS SHOULD BE REVOKED, AMIEN SAYS.
October 3, 2003... Surabaya, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Prof DR HM Amien Rais MA opined that the confiscation of Gunawan Muhammad's (Editor in-chief of Tempo magazine) house and Tempo building conducted by East Jakarta...

THIRTY NEW POLITICAL PARTIES THREATEN TO SUE KPU.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Some new political parties will file a law suit against the General Election Commission (KPU) to the Constitutional Court, if KPU continues to maintain the deadline for the submission of the political parties'...

TNI NEVER TO ENTER POLITICAL ARENA AGAIN, SAYS SUDRAJAT.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) will never enter the political arena again and if there is any opinion saying the TNI will return, it is merely an illusion, a senior defence official said on Thrusday. ...

SIX INJURED IN ANDALAS VARSITY CLASHES.
October 3, 2003... Padang, W Sumatra, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Physical clashes involving a few hundred students at the state Andalas University (Andalas) campus here Thursday left six people, including a lecturer, wounded. At least two cars were damaged in the...

PT DI COMPLETES NC-212 ORDERED BY INDON NAVY.
October 3, 2003... Bandung, W Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) announced on Thursday it had completed a ferry flight NC-212 plane ordered by the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) some time ago. "PT DI could meet...

MILY NEEDS NO COMPENSATION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM PARLIAMENT.
October 3, 2003... Surabaya, E. Java, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The National Defence Forces (TNI) will not ask to be compensated for agreeing to give up its seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) after the general election in 2004, its chief said. "The TNI does...

KPU TO ANNOUNCE WINNING IT EQUIPMENT BIDDERS ON OCT 12.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - The General Election Commission (KPU) said on Thursday it would announce winning bidders for the supply of information technology (IT) equipment to the commission on October 12, five months ahead of the 2004 general...

HOUSE SPEAKER AKBAR URGED TO INVITE INVESTIGATION ON COMPUTER PURCHASE.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung has been asked to soon invite the State Audit Board (BPK) to investigate alleged mark up in the purchase of 500 units of computers for legislators. "The BPK should...

ALLOCATING HOUSE SEATS NOT THE AUTHORITY OF KPU, VICE CHAIRMAN SAYS.
October 3, 2003... Jakarta, Oct 2 (ANTARA) - Vice chairman of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU), Ramlan Surbakti, pointed out here on Thursday that the allocation of House of Representatives seats for each of the provinces should have been...

FRIDAY'S HEADLINES IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
October 3, 2003... The Jakarta Post and Kompas GUFRON SENTENCES TO DEATH Another key defendant in the deadly Bali bombings, Ali Gufron or Mukhlas, was sentenced to death on Thursday, bringing the number of Bali bombers sentenced to die to three. Mukhlas...

FRIDAY'S EDITORIALS IN INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
October 3, 2003... Media Indonesia's editorial summary: PRESIDENT'S CRITICISM OF THE PRESS Press freedom is considered one of the most outstanding fruits of the reform movement. The system of government may change and presidents may come and go, but...

U.S. MILY PLANES PARKED AT BALI'S TARMAC REPORTEDLY FOR BUSH'S VISIT.
October 3, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Two US military cargo airplanes have been parked at the Ngurah Rai International Airport's tarmac here since early this week, following reports US President George W Bush would make a brief visit to the...

EGYPT SIGNALS IMPENDING RELEASE OF INDON STUDENT.
October 3, 2003... Cairo, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Egypt's National Security Institute, the Amnud Daulah, has indicated that it would soon release the Indonesian student arrested last July on suspicion of links with a hard-line group. "An official of the institute...

BENGKULU GOVERNOR TO SPEAK IN ISLAMIC FORUM IN MALAYSIA.
October 3, 2003... Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Governor of Indonesia's Bengkulu province, Hasan Zen, said here Friday he is slated to speak in a forum on the Islamic art and culture of ASEAN countries, in the Malaysian state of Malaka on Oct 6-7. ...

INDONESIA WILL NEVER DEVELOP "IMMORAL TOURISM", SAYS MINISTER.
October 3, 2003... Denpasar, Bali, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia will never develop "immoral tourism" to attract more foreign tourists, Culture and Tourism Minister I Gde Ardika has said. "We will not follow other countries which protect gambling dens and...