Libya slams Tunis, Israel ties TUNIS (Reuter): Libya said yesterday it was surprised by Tunisia's decision to establish ties with Israel, describing the move by its North African neighbor as contradictory to the will of the Arab people. "This decision is contrary to (Libya's) position of principle...which rejects normalization policies with the Israeli enemy in all its forms," the official Libyan news agency JANA said in a commentary.

Navy warships keep Sabang's economy alive JAKARTA (JP): Two Navy warships have replaced the sunken ferry Gurita in serving the route to and from Sabang to help keep the Weh Island's economy rolling. "We are mobilizing KRI Seulako and KRI Kral to ply the route between Banda Aceh and Sabang, pending the arrival of another ferry which is now on its way here," the commander of the Sabang Naval Base, Lt. Col.

Gordon builds a new Singapore from Subic Bay By Cecil Morella MANILA (AFP): The Philippines may seem at times like a creaking, unwieldy oil tanker, but Richard Gordon thinks he has the drive that will set the slow-moving vessel on the right course for the next century. Gordon is master of Subic Bay, the former U.S. naval base- turned-freeport northwest of Manila that the 50-year-old politician sketches as the next Singapore: a gleaming economic engine that will amaze all of Asia.