Interest rates: Bank Indonesia (BI) stressed that inflationary
\npressure would remain a concern for the central bank due to a
\nweaker than expected rupiah, dashing hopes for a cut in interest
\nrates.
\nPage 2<\/p>\n
Talks on FUD bogged down: Negotiations to reinstate the Regional
\nRepresentatives Faction (FUD) at the People's Consultative
\nAssembly (MPR) have made little progress mainly due to the fact
\nthat only 73 out of the 130 regional representatives fully
\nsupport it at this time.
\nPage 5<\/p>\n
Beddu facing jail: Former chief of the State Logistics Agency
\n(Bulog) Beddu Amang is facing a possible sentence of four years
\nin jail for allegedly causing some Rp 95.4 billion (US$9.54
\nmillion) in state losses in a corrupt land swap deal.
\nPage 8<\/p>\n
No new airport for Medan: Authorities in Medan, North Sumatra,
\nhave canceled plans to relocate the Polonia airport to Kuala
\nNamu, some 30 kilometers south of the city due to a land dispute
\nbetween the Air Force and a legislator.
\nPage 9<\/p>\n
Hanson suggests cutting RI aid: Far-right firebrand Pauline
\nHanson wants Australia to cut aid to neighboring Indonesia to
\nforce the Muslim nation to do something about the flow of illegal
\nimmigrants.
\nPage 10<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka set for poll: War-torn Sri Lanka was bracing for its
\nsecond bloody election in a year on Thursday after the country's
\nembattled president sacked parliament to spare her Marxist-backed
\nminority coalition defeat in a no-confidence vote.
\nPage 11<\/p>\n
Longo wins 13th world title: French veteran Jeanne Longo-Ciprelli
\nrolled back the years to defy a rival 21 years her junior and win
\nthe women's time trial at the world road race championships here
\nWednesday for her 13th world crown.
\nPage 14<\/p>\n
Asian stocks end Higher: Asian stock markets were mostly higher
\nThursday, with Wall Street's rebound boosting sentiment that had
\nbeen weak ever since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
\nPage 20<\/p>\n
Regional currencies mixed: Asian currencies were mixed late
\nThursday, with the Singapore dollar extending its slide to 11-
\nweek lows as the central bank apparently acquiesced to a weaker
\ncurrency.
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