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EuroAid donates $11.5 million food aid to Zimbabwe.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A European aid agency, EuroAid, Tuesday donated 11.5 million US dollars to the Zimbabwe government for food relief to avert starvation in some parts of the...

Cape Verdean Youth Affairs minister visits Senegal.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Visiting Cape Verdean Secretary of State for Youth Affairs, Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas, is Tuesday engaged in working sessions with her Senegalese counterpart, as...

EU sugar industry reform troubles Mauritius.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Outgoing Agriculture and Food Technology minister Pravind Jugnauth has expressed concern over reform options proposed by the European Commission for the...

FIFA rejects Tunisia-Libya joint bid for 2010 World Cup.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - World soccer governing body, FIFA Tuesday rejected a joint bid by Tunisia and Libya to host the 2010 World Cup, Tunisia FA sources said. The sources quoted...

Former Malawi deputy minister joins opposition.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's former deputy finance minister Jaan Jaap Sonke has resigned from the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and joined the opposition People's...

Black-managed S. African hotel group makes headline profit.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Don suite hotel chain, South Africa's only black-managed hotel group listed on the Security Exchange, Tuesday announced a headline profit of 1.13...

Dutch national accused of infecting Ghanaian with AIDS.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Dutch national who has been accused of deliberately infecting several Ghanaian women with HIV has tested positive for AIDS, an Accra Regional Tribunal heard on...

Fuel prices to drop in South Africa Wednesday.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The retail price of petrol will drop by up to 22 cents a litre on Wednesday night, the Department of Minerals and Energy disclosed in a statement...

Galaxy to terminate oil supply contract with Mauritania.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Galaxy, the company supplying petroleum products to Mauritania, has notified the government of a decision to terminate its contract concluded in June...

Gambian leader gives ultimatum to currency dealers.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to foreign currency dealers, saying they should surrender their money to government by Thursday or face the...

Govt spares Kenyan FA for fear of FIFA sanctions.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Sports Minister Najib Balala told parliament Tuesday the government could not take drastic action against the troubled Kenya Football Federation (KFF)...

Govt evacuates staff after building trembles in Johannesburg.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Staff at the department of planning and local government offices in central Johannesburg were evacuated Tuesday morning following the trembling of the...

Ghanaian Premier League postponed.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Premier soccer League, which was to enter round 24 this weekend has been postponed to 29 October. Kofi Nsiah, Secretary General of the Ghana...

Gambian opposition leader arrested.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lamin Waa Juwara, leader of Gambia's opposition National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM), was arrested Tuesday by State security agents, his associates and...

HRW urges reinstatement of Chadian activist in World Bank agency.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday called for the immediate reinstatement of Souleymane Guengueng, a Chadian torture victim and award-winning human...

IMF team expected in Brazzaville 6 October.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An IMF team begins a visit to Congo Brazzaville 6 October for talks with government officials, expected to lead to the establishment of a three-year programme...

Kenya's anti-corruption body nominates officials.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi was Tuesday nominated Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Kenya Anti-corruption Commission. Abdullahi, who also...

Kenyan journalists condemn arrest of colleagues.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan journalists Tuesday condemned the arrest of three editors of the East African Standard newspaper and accused the government of intimidating and harassing...

Kenya probes disbursement of IMF loan.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Goldenberg Inquiry Commission Tuesday began probing the irregular disbursement of over 19 billion Kenya shillings from an International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Kenyan minister briefs Annan on Sudan, Somalia.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan foreign minister Kalonzo Musyoka Tuesday updated UN secretary general Kofi Annan in New York on the peace processes in Sudan and Somalia, whose talks are...

Kenya to revitalise domestic tourism concept.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Tourism and Information Minister Raphael Tuju said on Tuesday that his ministry had finalised elaborate plans to revitalise the country's tourism industry...

Kenya to meet Tanzania in World Cup qualifier.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national football team, Harambee Stars, began training on Tuesday to prepare for next month's 2006 World Cup qualifier tie against neighbours Tanzania....

Libyan NGO hails Sudan peace accord.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Kadhafi Foundation of Charity Associations, FKIAC Tuesday welcomed the security accord reached last week in Kenya by the Khartoum government and...

Mali's Sigui of Kayes, AS Moribabougou move to division one.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sigui of Kayes and As Moribabougou soccer clubs will play in Mali's first division league next season. Both teams topped their respective groups at the end of...

Maria Mutola appointed UNDP youth ambassador.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican world 800m Olympic Champion Maria de Lourdes Mutola has been appointed Youth Ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), sources...

Mauritian premier Jugnauth hands over to Berenger.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth was on Tuesday replaced by his deputy Paul Berenger as stipulated under an electoral agreement they...

Measles cases rise in South Africa's Gauteng province.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The department of Health in South Africa's Gauteng province issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for the immunisation of children against measles after...

Minister launches coffee-cocoa season in Cote d'Ivoire.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Agriculture Minister Amadou Gbon has launched the 2003-2004 coffee-cocoa marketing season in Cote d'Ivoire, calling for "new rules" of operation for...

Mogae's warning as Botswana marks 37th anniversary.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Botswana marked its 37th independence anniversary Tuesday, President Festus Mogae warned the prevailing gains could be eroded if disease, poverty, crime,...

Morocco to present World Cup bid in Zurich.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan delegation has gone to Zurich in Switzerland to officially present to the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) the country's bid to...

MSF seeking funds to combat meningitis in Africa.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Paris, France (PANA) - Medecins Sans Frontieres on Monday urged industrialised countries to immediately release funds to help African countries secure enough supplies of efficient...

Low turnout in Rwandan parliamentary election.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A low turnout was observed Tuesday in Rwanda's parliamentary election during which 53 of the 80 legislators will be elected. Unlike during the 25 August...

Mutola appointed UN honorary youth envoy.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mozambique's leading athlete, Maria Mutola, has been appointed honorary youth ambassador of the United Nations in recognition of her achievements in athletics,...

Nigerians hail 2010 World Cup bid withdrawal.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian soccer fans and sports enthusiasts have welcomed the country's withdrawal of its bid to host the 2010 World Cup, which International Federation of...

Opposition MPs boycott Jugnauth's farewell speech.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Mauritian opposition Labour party MPs, led by former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, Tuesday boycotted the parliamentary session where Prime Minister Anerood...

Nigeria's VP slams national HIV/AIDS committee.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the country's National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) for directing more attention on urban areas at the...

Nigerian parliament protests denial of US visa to member.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives, has protested to the US embassy in Abuja over the denial of a US entry visa to a member of the...

Paul Berenger becomes Mauritius Premier.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Paul Berenger Tuesday took oath as Prime minister of Mauritius, replacing Sir Anerood Jugnauth who resigned on the same day. Berenger, 58, is the...

Prostitutes suspected of robbing Cape Town tourists.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The death of an American tourist in Cape Town has thrown the spotlight on a syndicate of prostitutes believed to be drugging and then robbing their...

Senegal summons 20 players for Egypt friendly.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's head coach Guy Stephan has summoned 20 players to play Egypt in a friendly scheduled for 10 October in Cairo. The match against the Pharaohs...

Nigeria traces stolen crude oil to Brazil, paper says.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian security officials combing the world for the destination of thousands of barrels of crude oil stolen daily from the country has traced 100,000 barrels...

Southen African religious groups urged to assist Burundi.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African deputy President Jacob Zuma has appealed to the religious community in southern Africa to encourage signatories of last year's Burundi...

Official urges donor support for Gabon's ecotourism.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese Tourism minister Jean Massima Tuesday appealed to donors, development partners and the private sector to support ecotourism in Gabon, where "prospects...

Sudanese Vice-President due in Egypt Wednesday.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Vice-President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha begins a visit to Egypt Wednesday, the official SUNA news agency reported in Khartoum Tuesday. The report...

Togo urges EU to resume cooperation with it.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Togolese Prime Minister Koffi Sama appealed on Tuesday to the Development Commission of the European Parliament for its support in the resumption of...

Uganda records marginal drop in inflation.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda recorded a 0.9 percent drop in its inflation rate by the end of September 2003, a monthly report issued here Tuesday by the national statistics bureau...

UNICEF praises Canada on HIV/AIDS drugs export policy.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) New York, UN (PANA) - UNICEF says moves by the Canadian government to enact laws permitting makers of generic medicines to export cheaper versions of patented HIV/AIDS drugs to poor...

West Africa gas project in crucial phase 3.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), a regional economic integration project, has entered a crucial third phase, an official of the Beninese mines, energy and...

WFP urges donors to act beyond feeding Africa's hungry.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, James Morris challenged donors here Tuesday to aim beyond Africa's needs in times of crisis, to foster self-reliance...

Wonder rice outshines other gains in TICAD process.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Byline: Napoleon VIBAN Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - A high-yield resistant rice developed through cooperation between African and Asian research institutions has received wide acclaim here...

Zamalek beats Nouadhibou 2-1 in Arab Champions Cup tie.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- Egypt's Zamalek Tuesday in Nouakchott defeated Nouadhibou of Mauritania 2-1 in a first leg match of the Arab Champions Cup tournament. The game was...

World Cup 2010: Morocco's application file weighs 10 kg.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan delegation took a 10-kg application file to Zurich, Headquarters of the world soccer governing body, FIFA, to support the country's bid to host the...

Zambia has higher trade with SADC compared to COMESA.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia recorded doing more trade with member countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), especially South Africa, in the first eight months of...

Zambia, Malawi to demarcate land adjoining common border.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Malawi and Zambia are to spend 2.8 million US dollars to demarcate their common border over a 200-km stretch of land, government officials said on Tuesday. ...

Zambian traditional chief accused of defiling minor.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Police in Zambia have questioned paramount chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni ethnic group in the Eastern Province after he was accused of having sex with a 14-year old...

Zambian papers laud Japan for financial support to Africa.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian press on Tuesday commented on Japan's pledge of a one billion US dollar grant to Africa over the next five years as announced by Prime Minister...

SA denounces exploitation of workers in Africa.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Minister of Labour has urged African leaders to streamline labour market policies in order to prevent employers from exploiting...

Total Gabon to remain listed at Paris bourse.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Total Gabon, which succeeded Elf Gabon on 18 September, would continue to be listed on the non-euro foreign shares section of the Paris stock exchange, the...

UNESCO boss to visit Sudan in December.
September 30, 2003... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura is to visit Sudan in December, Sudanese diplomatic sources said in Paris Tuesday. Matsuura would hold talks with...

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center to set up joint operation with University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany at DHCC.
September 30, 2003... (From AME Info - ME Company Newswire) Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib, the Chairman and founder of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center (HMC) and the upcoming multi-speciality medical facility in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), recently announced...

ABU JIBRIL STILL IN MALAYSIA, SAYS ENVOY.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Abu Jibril alias Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman, an Indonesian once detained by Malaysian authorities for alleged involvement in a radical movement, is still in...

AMBON BANKING ON FISHERY, MARINE TOURISM IN ATTRACTING INEVSTORS.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Ambon, Maluku, Sept 29 (ANTARA) - The fishery and marine tourism sectors in Ambon are expected to attract both domestic and foreign investors, Ambon Mayor Jopie Papilaya said. He...

ASEAN SUMMIT SECURITY PERSONNEL INTENSIFY TRAINING.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Benoa, Bali, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - A week before the ninth ASEAN Summit here, units of the Indonesian police, the army's, navy's and air force's special forces on Tuesday intensified their...

ASPAC ANTI-DEBT NGO SET UP.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, September 29 (ANTARA) - Non-government organizations from all Asia and Pacific countries have agreed to establish an advocacy networking dealing with development and the...

BENEFICIARIES OF MANDIRI NUSANTARA ACCIDENT VICTIMS RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Bojonegoro, E Java, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Ahmad Zainudin and Suprapto, beneficiaries of the Mandiri Nusantara accident victims, received a compensation of Rp 30 million each on Tuesday. ...

BRIG GEN SUPIADIN NAMED NEW UDAYANA MILY COMMAND CHIEF.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 29 (ANTARA) - Brig Gen Supiadin Yunus AS, chief of staff at the Tanjung Pura Regional Miliatry Command, has been promoted to the post of chief of the Udayana Regional...

ASEAN NEEDS TO ATTAIN SYNERGY IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPEMNT, SAYS OBSERVER.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - ASEAN should have a strong coordination to achieve synergy in the industrial development of its member states to make those industries more efficient and...

BENGKULU TO HUNDREDS OF WORKERS TO JAPAN.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Bengkulu, Sept 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bengkulu province will shortly send hundreds of apprentice workers to Japan, head of the local Manpower office Hansyr Lair said here Tuesday....

ASEAN SUMMIT'S SECURITY TO BE MAINTAIEND BY 5,000 TROOPS.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Denpasar, Sept 29 (ANTARA)- About 5,000 military and policemen have been assigned to maintain security during the ASEAN Summit which will take place in Bali on October 7-8. Udayana...

E KUTAI ADMINSTRATION OBTAINS LOAN COMMITMENT TO BUY KPC SHARES.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - The East Kutai administration has obtained a US$400-million loan commitment from a financial institution to buy Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) shares, a spokesman...

FOREIGN CONSPIRACY CONTRIBUTED TO RADICALISM IN INDONESIA, SAYS OBSERVER.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 29 (ANTARA) - The emergence of radicalism in Indonesia is inseparable from a foreign conspiracy that was capitalizing on the country's security and political instability,...

CONSTRUCTION OF MAID CENTRE IN BATAM AWAITING S'PORE MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE CONFIRMATION.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Batam, Riau, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - A plan to build a Batam training and accommodation centre for Indonesian domestic helpers seeking employment in Singapore was awaiting confirmation from...

GOVT APPOINTS PT PPI TO IMPORT SUGAR FOR NINE PROVINCES.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - The government has appointed state-owned PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PPI) to import 112,500 tons of white sugar in an effort to preclude smuggling in...

HUNDREDS OF INDONESIANS STUDYING SHARIAH BANKING IN MIDDLE EAST.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Padang, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has sent hundreds of students to Islamic countries in the Middle East to become Islamic banking experts. "The students have been sent among...

INDON COALITION SAYS DRAFT STATE BUDGET NOT PEOPLE-ORIENTED.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Anti-Debt Coalition (KAU) maintained here on Tuesday that the structure of the draft 2004 State Budget does not favor the interests of the...

INDON ELECTION COMMISSION ALLOWS RIAU ISLANDS TO ORGANIZE OWN ELECTIONS.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) has allowed the district of Riau Islands to organize its own general elections separate from its mother...

INDONESIA'S ACEH TO SEND 30 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS TO MALAYSIA.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Naggroe Aceh Darussalam province will send 30 teachers from state-owned and private vocational schools to Malaysia to attend a...

INDONESIA'S GORONTALO BARS ENTRY OF IMPORTED RICE.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Gorontalo, Gorontalo, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Gorontalo's provincial administration has barred the entry of imported rice in the western Indonesian province. Gorontalo Governor Fadel...

GOVT HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO BALI BOMBING MEMORIAL SERVICE.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Surabaya, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Tourism Minister I Gede Ardika said here on Tuesday the Indonesian government had no objections to an Australian initiative to conduct a Bali bombing...

INDON KARATE EXPERT BAGS GOLD IN MALAYSIA.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Palu, C Sulawesi, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Karate expert from Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, Kristo Mondolu, bagged the gold medal for the 80-kg division of the Open Karate Competition...

INDON MILITARY RETURN VEHICLES GRABBED BY REBELS TO OWNERS.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - The Aceh Besar district military command has managed to retain 13 motorcycles and cars recently grabbed by rebels and returned them to the owners in...

INDON MILY TO BACK UP POLICE IN ANTICIPATING TERRORISM.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Semarang, C Java, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) is committed to back up the police in anticipating terrorism in Central Java province, acting chief of the...

INDON MINISTER HOLDS TALKS WITH A'LIAN OPPOSITION LEADER.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Jakarta, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a closed-door meeting with Australian opposition leader,...

Kompas' editorial summary: HOMEWORK AWAITS PRESIDENT MEGAWATI.
September 30, 2003... (From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency) Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday concluded her visit to New York, Tunisia and Libya with positive results. At least, Megawati's address at the UN General...