Bulog rejects rice swap deal JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will resist the government's proposal to exchange Indonesia's CN 235 airplanes with rice from Thailand, chief Widjanarko Puspoyo said on Thursday. "Currently, our rice supply is good, so it would be better if the planned deal were postponed to a later time.

Two councillors have over Rp 1b in wealth JAKARTA (JP): While most legislators and politicians at the national level have submitted audit reports of their personal wealth, city councillors have continued to drag their feet on the issue raising question marks as to the motive behind their reluctance. Ganda Hutabarat, secretary of the wealth commission at the City's Elections Committee (PPD), said the last time councillors filed audits was two years ago.

Indonesia's problem today is the President To move ahead from a likely return to square one, alternative agendas of a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly should be considered, writes Jakarta-based political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono. JAKARTA (JP): Practically since the election of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to the presidency, Indonesian politics has been characterized mainly by bickering among the nation's political elite.