JP\/5\/AUSTRALIA<\/p>\n
Australia urges
\nstability in Papua<\/p>\n
JAYAPURA, Papua: Australia has reiterated its stance that it
\nwants stability in Papua.<\/p>\n
The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, David Ritchie
\nreportedly claimed that his government was supporting the Unitary
\nState of the Republic of Indonesia as well as the special
\nautonomy scheme that was currently being planned for Indonesia's
\neasternmost province.<\/p>\n
\"As Indonesia's closest neighbor, Australia wants stability in
\nPapua,\" Ritchie explained the Australian stance on Thursday
\nduring a gathering in Jayapura. The Ambassador visited the
\nprovince from Tuesday to Thursday and during the visit, the
\nAmbassador met prominent figures in the province such as Papua
\nGovernor Jaap Salossa and chief of Trikora military command Maj.
\nGen. Nurdin Zainal.<\/p>\n
The visit was aimed at seeking first-hand information on
\ncurrent affairs in Papua. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nYogyakarta-DPRD-prosecutor<\/p>\n
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17 councillors
\nnamed suspects<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta prosecutors named on Friday 17 former city
\ncouncillors as suspects in a corruption case. They will now be
\ntried for receiving Rp 17 million (US$7,978) each in severance
\npay.<\/p>\n
The severance pay was deemed illegal as there was no provision
\nfor it under the law.<\/p>\n
Deputy chief of Yogyakarta Prosecutor's Office Godang Riyadi
\nSiregar said on Friday that the prosecutor's office would summon
\nthe suspects soon for more interrogations.<\/p>\n
Separately, one of the councillors, Nazaruddin complained that
\nhe was unfairly singled out.<\/p>\n
\"All the councillors in Yogyakarta province have received the
\nseverance pay, but why do the prosecutors only name us suspects?\"
\nhe wondered. -- JP<\/p>\n
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Campaign teams assure
\npeaceful election<\/p>\n
BATAM, Riau Islands: Riau Islands provincial police signed on
\nFriday a peace agreement with the campaign managers for a group
\nof governor candidates in the province as a direct election
\napproaches.<\/p>\n
Through the agreement, the campaign teams agreed that they
\nwould work to prevent any conflict ahead of the election. The
\nagreement was signed by chief of Riau Islands province Sr. Comr.
\nAnton Bachrul Alam and representatives of three campaign teams.<\/p>\n
The fear of violent clashes between supporters of each
\ncandidate is very real. Just a few weeks ago, supporters of
\ncanditates Ismeth Abdullah and Nyat Kadir engaged in a violent
\nbrawl. -- JP<\/p>\n
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Drought begins
\nto affect C. Java<\/p>\n
DEMAK, Central Java: Drought-like conditions have been reported
\nin Demak regency, Central Java in the past few weeks, sparking
\nfear of an imminent harvest failure.<\/p>\n
Sutikno, a farmer in Waru subdistrict here, said he had hoped
\nto harvest his rice next month, but without rain, he would suffer
\nharvest failure. While Sutikno was desperately waiting for rain,
\nother farmers have already decided to replace their rice crops
\nwith secondary crops, normally planted during the dry season.<\/p>\n
Chief of Central Java's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency
\n(BMG) in Semarang, Widada Sulistya, said that drought-like
\nconditions began in eastern parts of Central Java in April and it
\nwould begin to affect the entire province by June. -- JP<\/p>",
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