Siemens to invest US$3b in Asia-Pacific by 2000 By Aloysius Bhui PENANG, Malaysia (JP): Siemens AG of Germany, a leader in telecommunications, electronics and power generation businesses, said that it will invest another US$3 billion in the Asia-Pacific region by the end of the century. "Further investments are required for the company to become an integral part of the local economies we serve," Gunther William, who oversees the Asia-Pacific for Siemens, said on Wednesday.

Slain reporter's wife gets lawyers YOGYAKARTA: Mrs. Marsiyem, wife of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin who was killed by a gang of thugs last month, complained of police harassment during investigation and solicited legal help. Antara quoted Marsiyem as saying that police interrogators steered their questioning in ways which made her feel cornered and intruded upon. By contrast, police failed to pay attention to the question of Syafruddin's work as a journalist.

Ex-hostages remain loyal TIMIKA, Irian Jaya: Employees of PT Kamundan Raya recently freed from a group of rebels, who held them hostage for several weeks, said on Sunday they would continue working for the logging company. "We'll keep working for the company, but first we want to go home and see our families," Markus, one of the freed hostages, was quoted by Antara as saying. The other ex-hostages also expressed similar intentions. Markus said they had been treated badly during their captivity.

Govt to improve quality of services sector JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to improve its performance in the services sector, which currently lags behind other industrial sectors, a government minister said yesterday. Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief pointed to countries like Singapore and the United States as countries to be imitated for their strong services sector.

'TVRI' news From Neraca Despite its mature age of 34 and the advances made in broadcasting, TVRI had confused me during the 9 o'clock news broadcast on Aug. 27. The announcer said during the presentation of the first news item that Prime Minister Ikeda from Japan was visiting Israel. Almost in the same breath, she informed viewers that Prime Minister Hashimoto from Japan was visiting the Latin American countries.