Prosecutors insist on death penalty JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors told a court here yesterday that they intended to stick to their demand for the death penalty for a murder suspect. Prosecutor Hatta Renuat demanded that the East Jakarta district court sentence Suparmi to death for her alleged involvement in the vicious murder of a teacher's family last year.

Korean automotive companies ready to support Timor JAKARTA (JP): South Korean car sellers plan to start operations in Indonesia to support this country's national car program. The chairman of the Korean Automotive Component Industries Association, Hee Choon Ryu, said in Seoul yesterday that Korean vendors will start building component plants in Indonesia once the Timor car, deemed to be the national car, is ready for the market.