ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) back issues from August 2003:
SWEDISH ATTORNEY GENERAL URGED TO BE SERIOUS IN INVESTIGATING HASAN TIRO.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Medan, N Sumatra, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - The Swedish attorney general has been urged to be serious in investigating Hassan Tiro and his associates in leading the separatist movement in Aceh, an integral part of Indonesia. "The Swedish investigating team in Stockholm should not ...
ALI GHUFRON ONCE HELD JI MEETING IN BANGKOK.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Denpasar, Bali, July 31 (ANTARA) - One of the Bali bombing suspects, Ali Ghufron alias Muklas, 43, once held a meeting with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) members in Bangkok, a witness told the court here Thursday. The meeting was meant to discuss working papers written by two JI ...
TWO REBEL LEADERS ACCUSED OF COMMITTING TERRORIST ACTS IN ACEH.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Banda Aceh, July 31 (ANTARA) - The public prosecutor has accused two rebel leaders -- Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba (56) and Nashiruddin Ahmad (48) -- of having attacked the government and committing terrorist acts in Indonesia's Aceh province. At the Banda Aceh district court on Thursday, ...
FIFTH MAJAPAHIT TRAVEL FAIR IN SURABAYA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Surabaya, E Java, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - The East Java tourism office is scheduled to hold the fifth Majapahit Travel Fair (MTF) 2003 here from August 4 through September 8, 2003, head of the office Harun said here Thursday. "East Java, Overland Destination in Indonesia" is the fair's ...
INDONESIA MOST IMPORTANT MARKET FOR NEW ZEALAND.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is the most important market for New Zealand, therefore its government is very much hoping for a constant improvement in Indonesia's political, social and economic condition, New Zealand Ambassador to Indonesia Chris Elder said in Jakarta on Thursday. ...
SWISS DONOR TO FINANCE REINVENTORY OF REFUGEES IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Ambon, July 31 (ANTARA) - A donor from Switzerland has confirmed its intention to finance the reinventory of the 1999 human tragedy victims in Ambon at some public facilities here. "Many people are still taking refuge in some public facilities here," Deputy mayor of Ambon Syarif ...
VP BRUSHES ASIDE FEARS MPR SESSION IS WASTE OF MONEY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Vice President Hamzah Haz on Thursday brushed aside fears that the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which will open on Friday is a waste of money. "It is not true that the MPR annual session is a waste of money," he said. The ...
IMF INTERVENTION STILL HIGH UNDER PPM, OBSERVERS SAY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may still intervene in Indonesia's economic policies through the white paper required in the Post Program Monitoring (PPM) arrangement despite the country's decision to exit the Fund's program, observers said....
RI OIL PRODUCTION IN 2004 TO REMAIN 1.15 MILLION BPD.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's oil production in 2004 is predicted to remain at the same level as in 2003 at 1.15 milion barrels per day, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here Thursday. The assumption is lower than production in 2002 which ...
FUNDS FOR JI CAME FROM AL-QAEDA, SAYS WITNESS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Denpasar, July 31 (ANTARA) - A Malaysian witness in the Bali bombing case, Wan Min bin Wan Mat (43) who reportedly serves as Jemaah Islamiah (JI)'s treasurer, disclosed that funds for JI originated among others from Al-Qaeda. Wan Min said in his testimony in the trial of Ali Ghufron, a ...
AKBAR'S PARTICIPATION IN GOLKAR CONVENTION QUITE REASONABLE, AGUM SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Medan, Jul 31 (ANTARA) - One of Golkar party's presidential candidates, Agum Gumelar, said the participation of Akbar Tanjung in his capacity as the party's general chairman in the convention to recruit presidential nominees is quite reasonable. "In my view, his participation in the ...
HOUSE RAPS POLICE FOR BUYING US PLANES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Some legislators on Thursday criticized the Indonesian police's plan to buy an airplane and two helicopters from the United States, saying it was against the House of Representatives' political decision. Djoko Susilo of the House Commission on defence and ...
RI, BRITISH CONSORTIUM TO BUILD POWER PLANT IN RIAU.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Pekanbaru, Riau, July 31 (ANTARA) - Five local and foreign companies which formed a Riau Power Consortium (RPC) are building a gas-fuelled power plant (PLTG) in Riau, a spokesman said Thursday. The five companies are PT Riau Investment Corporation, state-owned electricity company PT PLN, ...
INDON EXPORTS MAY RISE BY 12.8 PERCENT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesian exports in the first half of 2003 have been predicted to increase by 12.8 percent to US$31.24 billion, the government said. A government report on implementation of the state budget in the first semester of 2003 disclosed here on Thursday that ...
FOREIGNERS ENJOY 95 PCT OF NAT'L MARINE POTENTIAL.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Foreigners enjoyed some 95 percent of the Indonesian marine potentials while Indonesians only enjoyed the rest, a business figure said Thursday. "It's very tragic while we have wide marine areas, foreigners enjoy beginning from dredging marine sand to ...
INDON STATE BUDGET DEFICIT REACHES RP2.5 TRILLION.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The realization of the state budget deficit in the first half of 2003 reached Rp2.5 trillion or 7.3 percent from the figures as stated in the 2003 state budget amounting to Rp34.4 trillion, a government statement said. The government report on ...
PROSECUTION DEMANDS 10 YEARS FOR MAN WHO HID BALI BOMBING SUSPECTS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Denpasar, July 31 (ANTARA) - The prosecution in the Denpasar district court here on Thursday demanded 10 years in prison for Makmuri on charges of having hidden Bali bombings suspects wanted by the police.Prosecutor Ali Pati said the defendant was proven to have helped ...
GOVT TOLD TO PUT SUKHOI PURCHASE ON HOLD.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, 31 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) working committee to probe the controversial purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters on Thursday asked the government to put the purchase on hold because it went against budgetary guidelines and propose it again in budget year ...
SUSPENDED PT DI WORKERS BARRED FROM ENTERING COMPANY PREMISES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Bandung, W Java, July 31 (ANTARA) - State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI)'s trade union called on PT DI's management to allow suspended employees to enter the company's complex to take their belongings. The trade union's chairman, Arief Minardi, told ANTARA ...
FRIDAY'S HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... The Jakarta Post BALI BOMB BLASTS WITNESS LINKED JI TO AL-QAEDA Al-Qaeda provided funds to Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) group which perpetrated the Bali bombings last October, the alleged treasurer of the regional terror organization told the Denpasar District Court on Thursday. ...
FRIDAY'S EDITORIALS OF INDONESIAN MAJOR DAILIES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... The Jakarta Post's editorial summary: DULL CAN BE GOOD The annual session of the present People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which opens on Friday, promises to be the dullest of all since 2000. Unlike the past MPR gatherings, which were always filled with controversies that ...
POVERTY NOT ONLY ECONOMIC ISSUE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Yogyakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The results of a study made by the Rural and Regional Studies Centre (PSPK) of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) here show that the problem of poverty is a multi-dimentional issue, not only an economic problem but a social, cultural and political issue as well. ...
INDONESIA'S TOP LEGISLATIVE BODY OPENS ANNUAL SESSION.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The annual session of Indonesia's top law-making body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), opened here Friday, shortly after the arrival of President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah at 9 a.m. The 10-day session, opened by MPR chairman ...
INDON SECURITY CONDITION BETTER, SAYS U.S. ENVOY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The security condition in Indonesia has improved compared to those in previous years, US Ambassador Ralph L Boyce said here Friday. "There has beens a significant progress. Last year's (security condition) is far different from this year's," Boyce said. ...
TELKOM'S MAM@ PROJECT IN MANADO BEGINS SEPTEMBER.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Manado, N Sulawesi, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The state telecommunication company, PT Telkom of Manado area office, will launch Manado Milenia (Mam@) project beginning next September or October, an official said. PT Telkom Manado area office has thus making preparations for the project by setting ...
INDON MPR CHIEF STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman, Amien Rais, underscored here on Friday the importance of next year's general elections as the golden gate for the creation of a more democratic Indonesia, according to the 1945 Constitution. "As such, I would like to ...
PRESIDENT: DPA'S DISSOLUTION SHOULD NOT CREATE NEW PROBLEM.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri indicated on Friday that the government was ready to dissolve the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) in response to the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) call and hoped the dissolution would not create a new problem. "I prefer to ...
PRESIDENT: SUKHOI PURCHASE FREE FROM PRICE MANIPULATION.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave the assurance on Friday that the purchase of four Sukhoi jet fighters and Mi-35 helicopters from Russia is free from any price manipulation. "A rumor that there has been price manipulation (in the purchase of the ...
DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM ANNUAL MPR SESSION, INDON OBSERVER SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - A political observer from the University of Indonesia here, Eep Saifulloh Fatah, on Friday dissuaded the public from putting much expectation on the ongoing annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Eep pointed out that the status of the MPR ...
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA INTENSIFY COORDINATION IN SEARCH FOR ACEHNESE REBEL LEADER.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia have intensified their coordination in the search for Acehnese rebel, Sofyan Dawood, who has reportedly fled to Malaysia, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayudha has said. "We have yet to know whether (or not Sofyan) has ...
INDONESIA EDGES CLOSER TO GREATER DEMOCRACY, MINISTER SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda has said the international community deems that the current annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is an attempt by the country to edge closer to greater democracy. "The outside world will ...
INDONESIAN ECONOMY TO GROW 3.66 PCT IN 2003 - PRESIDENT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said here Friday the economy is estimated to grow 3.66 percent in fiscal year 2003. "Even though this falls below the 4 percent target growth rate for this year, it is higher than 2002's 3.44 percent," she said while ...
PRESIDENT: GOVT NOT TO PROLONG MARTIAL LAW IN ACEH.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati Soekarnoputri said the government will not prolong martial law in Aceh if the Aceh Separatist Movement (GSA) rebels are willing to lay down their weapons and lead a normal life soon. "The government has no intention of maintaining the ...
CORRUPTION CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN INDONESIA, PRESIDENT SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has said corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN) continue to thrive, despite various measures undertaken by her government to eradicate the practices. "Despite numerous legal efforts made against corruptors, KKN is ...
NO RELATION BETWEEN INDON MOSLEMS AND TERRORISM, PRESIDENT SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday denied any link between Islam and Indonesian Moslems, and terrorism. "Both Islam and Moslems are not linked at all to terrorist acts," she told 498 legislators of Indonesia's highest law-making body, the ...
INDONESIA GRATEFUL TO SWEDEN FOR ACTION AGAINST ACEHNESE SEPARATIST LEADERS - PRESIDENT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has conveyed her government's gratitude to Sweden for giving serious attention and showing commitment in taking legal action against Acehnese-turned-Swedish citizens leading the separatist movement in Aceh. "Our ...
INDON PRESIDENT SIGNS EDUCATION BILL INTO LAW.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said here Friday that she has signed the bill on education into a law."Bearing in mind the importance of education for the purpose of educating the nation, I have recently signed the new law on education," ...
PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER MOCKERY FOR INDON EFFORT TO OPEN PEACEFUL SEA NAVIGATION.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - President Megawati was very concerned over the fact that certain countries have mocked Indonesia for its effort to open its territorial sea for peaceful navigation. The Indonesian head of state expressed her concern when addressing the annual session of the ...
19 PEOPLE INJURED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT NEAR JAKARTA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karawang, W Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - At least 19 people injured when an express train was derailed in Tanjung Baru village in Bekasi district, east of Jakarta, on Friday, a spokesman said. "All the injured have been treated at the Annisa hospital in Karawang sub-district," spokesman of ...
INDON TELECOMM COY TAKES OVER WHOLE STAKE OF ARIAWEST.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, as of Friday (Aug 1), has taken over the whole stake of PT Ariawest International. Following the take-over, Telkom will have complete liberty to operate, direct and manage the development of ...
INDON MILY CALLS ON ACEHNESE NOT TO BELIEVE REBEL LEADER'S PROMISES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Administrator of martial law in Indonesia's Aceh province, Maj Gen Endang Suwarya, on Friday called on the Acehnese not to be easily taken by promises made by leader of the separatist movement, Hasan Tiro. "Be sure that the promises made by the leader ...
INFLATION RATE TO REACH 7 PCT IN 2003, REPORT SAYS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's inflation rate in 2003 is estimated to reach 7 percent, lower than the state budget target at 9 percent, report said. A government report obtained here on Thursday said, control over money supply and the tendency of rupiah appreciation against the ...
TELKOMSEL DONATES SALES REVENUES OF simPATI VOUCHERS TO ATHLETICS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The local office of Telkomsel, a subsidiary of Indonesia's state telecommunications company, PT Telkom, has promised some fund donation to the provincial athletics athletes here to prepare for next year's sports week in Palembang, South Sumatra. ...
GOV'T, HOUSE COMPLETED THREE IMPORTANT LAWS, SAYS PRESIDENT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government, in cooperation with the House of Representatives (DPR), completed three new important laws in the field of politics, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said.The head of state made the remark in her annual report at the ...
ASEAN CONTINUES TO UPHOLD SPIRIT OF NON-INTERVENTION, SAYS MINISTER.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said ASEAN countries continued to adhere to the spirit of non-intervention in each other's domestic affairs. "ASEAN respects the sovereignty of its member countries and this spirit has reached a high level of maturity ...
HOUSE TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has a strong mind to pass the Constitutional Court Bill as soon as possible so that the court can be set up between August 6 and 11, House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said here Friday. Consequently, the House's special committee ...
RI'S JUNE EXPORTS VALUE HIGHEST SINCE 2001.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's exports in June 2003 reached a total value of US$5.28 billion, up 7.33 percent from the previous month, and the highest monthly figure since 2001, a statistics official said. "The June figure was the highest since 2001," Central Bureau of ...
RI, THE PHILIPPINES TO COOPERATE TO SEEK AL-GHOZI.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and the Philippines will work together closely to find Faturrahman Al Ghozy, an Indonesian who escaped from a Philiipine prison where he was serving a jail term for illegal possession of explosives, s Philippines diplomat said here Friday. "The ...
NO REASON FOR RUPIAH TO WEAKEN, SAYS BI GOVERNOR.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said here Friday, considering the country's stable macro-eonomic conditions, there was reason for the rupiah to depreciate against the US dollar. "We are only monitoring the market. It is normal for the rupiah ...
RI LAUDS UN RESOLUTION ON LIBERIA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia on Friday hailed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution which will authorize the deployment of peacekeepers in civil war-plagued Liberia. However, Indonesia would first study the situation to decide whether or not it would join the ...
GOLKAR READY TO ACCEPT WHOEVER WINS CONVENTION.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Golkar Party is ready to accept whatever result of the party's national convention for presidential candidate election as a consequence of transparency in the election. "I am sure we can accept if a non-cadre emerges as Golkar's presidential candidate so long ...
FOUR MORE ACEH REBELS KILLED.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Banda Aceh, Aug 18 (ANTARA) - Four more rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have been killed during an army offensive against the guerrillas in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military said Friday. Contacted by Antara in Lhokseumawe, Indonesian Defence Force (TNI) official, Lt. Col ....
ACEH REBELS GOING UNDERGROUND IN BELAWAN PORT, N SUMATRA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Medan, N Sumatra, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Pressured by intensive hunts by Indonesian security forces on their own home ground, many Aceh Separatist Movement (GSA) members have reportedly escaped to the neighboring province of North Sumatra. In North Sumatra, a significant number of the Aceh ...
GOH CHOK TONG TO ATTEND OPENING OF S'PORE-RI GAS PIPELINE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Batam, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will attend the opening ceremony of new natural gas pipeline from Grissik gas field in South Sumatra of Indonesia to Sakra island of Singapore. President Megawati is slated to officiate the opening of the ...
VP OKAYS DPR TO LOOK INTO POLICE CHOPPER PURCHASE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Vice President Hamzah Haz has no objection if the House of Representatives (DPR) pursues the existing mechanism to look into the purchase by the Indonesian police last June of 17 Enstrom helicopters and two small Beechraft planes worth US$31.5 million from the ...
RI HAILS N KOREA'S DECISION TO TALK WITH SIX COUNTRIES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Indonesia welcomes positively the decision made by the government of North Korea to hold six-nation talks aiming at resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff. "If it's true, we should positively hail it (the six-nation talks)," spokesman of the Indonesian ...
TOURIST FLOW FROM S'PORE TO BATAM EXPECTED TO BECOME NORMAL.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Batam, Riau, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The number of foreign tourists to Batam island is expected to have returned to normal since July after Singapore was declared free from SARS, an immigration officer said here Friday.The increasing number of visitors could be expected from ...
BANDUNG STUDENTS REJECT MPR'S ANNUAL SESSION.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Bandung, W Java, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Tens of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) students on Friday came to some local radio stations to echo their rejection of the convening of the MPR's annual session. The student activists requested the radio stations to broadcast their rejection. ...
ICRC'S INVOLVEMENT IN ERSA'S RELEASE DEPENDS ON TNI, ACEH REBELS.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday it would involve in the release of two RCTI crew members only if Indonesia and Aceh rebels agreed on its presence."The ICRC is only able to consider being involved once both concerned ...
MPR CALLS ON DPR TO FINALIZE DISCUSSIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL COURT.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to soon finish the discussion on the formation of a constitutional court before August 17, as mandated by the 1945 Constitution. "Let's support DPR and the government to ...
REFORM FACTION MEMBERS PREFER HOME TO HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - All members of the Reform faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (FR-MPR) who live in Jakarta have refused to stay in Mulia hotel for the duration of the ongoing annual MPR session. "We decide to stay at our respective residences in Kalibata ...
PDKB DISSOLVES ITS FACTION IN MPR.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - The Loved Nation's Domocratic Party (PDKB) has dissolved its faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and its members now join the Awakening Nation Party (PKB) faction in the Assembly. The PDKB's central executive board had informed the MPR of the ...
TWO HOSTAGES ESCAPE FROM ACEH REBELS' GRIP AMID GUNFIGHT.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Two of four workers of state plantation company PTPN-I Cot Girek escaped from the grip of armed Aceh separatists in a gunfight with government soldiers in Lubuk Badak village, Matangkuli subdistrict, North Aceh district, on Thursday. The escapees ...
MILY BELIEVES TEUNGKU JAMAIKA HAS DIED.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Jakarta, Aug 1 (ANTARA) - Chief of the National Defence Forces (TNI) Gen Endriartono Sutarto said the military believed Aceh Seperatist Movement's (GAM) spokesman for Pasee area Teungku Jamaika (37) had been killed in a fire fight with government soldiers a few days ago.So ...
TWO FOREIGN TOURISTS FOUND DEAD IN BALI.
Aug 02, 2003 ... Denpasar, Bali, August 1 (ANTARA) - Two foreign tourists, one from the US and the other from Denmark, died due to different causes in Bali and their bodies are being kept in the Denpasar hospital's morgue, a spokesman said on Friday. The body of US student Nicolas Simon, 24, would be ...