G-15 nations close ranks to brave world economy JAKARTA (JP): Governments under the Group of 15 nations ended on Thursday their two-day summit with calls for a united front to defend the interests of the world's developing countries amid the increasingly fast efforts to globalize economies. The Jakarta declaration of the G-15 11th summit urged members for closer cooperation, and more concrete actions, noting that little had improved to their benefit while global economies kept merging.

ASEAN discusses ethics, corruption HANOI (AP): Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations finished two days of talks on Thursday on how to improve the ethics of government employees in their countries, an organizer said.

G-15 leaders call for enhanced cooperation on ICT JAKARTA (JP): The two-day 11th annual summit of the Group of 15 developing nations (G-15) ended on Thursday with a declaration calling for an end to the so-called digital divide. Following is the full text of the declaration: 1.

Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 31, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,650 -25 996,000 Adindo Foresta 120 0 62,500 AGIS 140 0 924,500 Alakasa 125 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,100 0 117,500 Alter Abadi 90 0 0 Alumindo Light 600 25 6,000 Andhi Chandra 1,700 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 145 0 0 Aneka Tambang 900 -25 602,000 Apac Citra 310 10 28,000 Aqua Golden 13,000 500...

Olympian Takahashi to race in Bali 10K run JAKARTA (JP): The 2000 Sydney Olympic women's 10,000 meters gold medalist, Naoko Takahashi of Japan, will run in the Indonesia Power 10K in Bali in October. The chief of the organizing committee, Abdul Aziz Hasan, said during a media conference on Thursday that Takahashi, who also won the 1998 Asian Games marathon gold medal, has confirmed her participation in the event. "Naoko has confirmed that she will take part in the event.

MPR secretariat prepares election of vice president JAKARTA (JP): The secretariat of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has completed its studies on the mechanisms for an MPR special session, including the procedures for the election of the vice president. The secretariat said the special session should be convened two months after the MPR working committee commences its first meeting to prepare an agenda for the special session.

PT Semen Gresik to only issue 50% of planned bonds JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik will only issue half of its planned Rp 1.2 trillion, due to the unfavorable condition in the local bond market, the company's president, Urip Timuryonohere said on Thursday. "With the current weak market, we have no other choice but to reduce our bond issuance," Urip told a media conference after a business presentation with potential bond buyers.