Tougher steps against fires to be taken
Asean task force meeting on haze --------------------------------
A MULTI-LATERAL task force set up to combat the haze currently enveloping the region yesterday agreed
Indonesia
To Alatas, East Timor is mother of all boredoms
Foreign Minister Ali Alatas is bored with countering critics of Jakarta's policy towards East Timor.
"East Timor is really the mother of all
Businessmen seek closer links to spur growth
ASEAN businessmen, pointing to challenges to the region's economies in the next decade, called for greater economic integration to spur growth in
Ajit Singh suggests forming cultural troupe
ASEAN Secretary-General Ajit Singh has called on the grouping to form a cultural troupe to promote the region's diverse traditions and art
Hartono joins Islamic group ‘to learn more about Islam’
But speculation rife he will use it as platform for political ambitions
INDONESIA'S Information Minister, Mr Raden Hartono, has denied any political motives
Asean monetary union ‘possible’
S'pore don thinks this could happen in 2 decades
CONSIDER this scenario: An Asean Monetary Union by the year 2020.
A Singapore don said
No godfathers, just petty crimes by 10,000 gangs
UNLIKE the mafia of Italy or the yazuka in Japan, most gangs here lack proper organisation and financial backing to engage in
Jakarta to buy submarines from Bonn
Deal in line with Abri's five-year development plans
THE Indonesian navy, in a move to strengthen its fleet, will purchase an undisclosed number
Indonesia to woo specialists and high-end medical know-how
Aim to boost quality of health care.
INDONESIA is to liberalise its medical sector in 2003, throwing open its doors to attract specialists
Indonesia ‘spent $1.4b defending rupiah’
THE Indonesian central bank has spent US$1 billion (S$1.4 billion) defending the rupiah against currency speculators, Bank Indonesia governor Soedradjad Djiwandono said.
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New army chief plays it cool on way to top
General Wiranto keeps his cards close to his chest. Will he be a reformist or old wine in a new bottle? DERWIN
Jakarta will not restrict firms moving assets out
THE Indonesian government, responding to widespread concern of "capital flight" from the country, has said that it will not restrict local companies