Students to report police action to military JAKARTA (JP): Two students from the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) plan to report city police officers to the Jakarta Military Command for wrongfully arresting them, the students' lawyer said on Monday. Hotma Timbul Hutapea, a member of the Student Advocating Team, said the students -- Rudi Pahala Simatupang and Hendi Karo-karo -- were wrongfully arrested on Dec. 8.

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Banyuwangi regent facing the axe SURABAYA: Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu, the new chief of the East Java Brawijaya Military Command, said on Monday that Banyuwangi Regent Col. Turyono Purnomo could be replaced if the people so wished. "If the people no longer like the regent, he could be replaced," he said here on Monday. Residents believe Turyono is implicated in a killing spree in the regency which has so far claimed more than 150 lives.

Conflicting strategies on CPO tax JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Monday that the government should remove the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) and its by-products to create a more stable environment for investors. Meanwhile, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said he had proposed that the current 60 percent export tax on CPO be cut to 40 percent beginning next month.

Police not opposed to student rallies JAKARTA (JP): In principle, the city police do not oppose the students' plan to hold street rallies protesting against the government as long as the rallies are conducted according to existing regulations, an officer said on Monday. City police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang told reporters that police would help the students voice their protests and, if possible, clear streets of traffic if the students wished to hold convoys.

Mitsui's phenol plant in S'pore SINGAPORE (AP): Japan's Mitsui Chemicals Inc. said Monday it will build a US$180 million phenol plant on Singapore's Jurong island, Singapore TV reported. Mitsui Chemicals, Japan's second-largest petrochemical concern, is set to establish a joint project venture, called Mitsui Phenol Singapore Ptd., in April 1999. The company will own a 90 percent stake in the venture, while a Japanese trading house Mitsui and Co. will hold the remainder.