Two die, 15 injured in police-military clash in Madiun SURABAYA (JP): Two civilians were killed and 15 others were injured during a fierce clash between members of Infantry Battalion 501 of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and police officers in Madiun, East Java, on Saturday night. Acting spokesperson for the East Java Police, Comr.

Two die, 15 injured in a Police-Army battle in Madiun SURABAYA (JP): Two civilians were killed and 15 others were injured during a fierce clash between members of Infantry Battalion 501 of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and police officers in Madiun, East Java, on Saturday night. Acting spokesperson for the East Java Police, Comr.

TV today TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:05 Performance 8:45 City News 9:30 SEA Games (live) 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:30 Debating 3:30 SEA Games (live) 6:00 News 7:00 SEA Games Closing Ceremony (live) 9:30 Music 10:00 News 10:30 Blues Night 11:30 Music and Cinema Program 2 5:30 p.m. Music 6:30 City News 7:30 News (in English) 8:30 Features TPI 5:30 a.m.

Life is hard for Tangerang and Bekasi residents By Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Yuyun's daily commute works out to a long, tiring four hours, involving changing public transportation four times. The private company employee's story is representative of thousands of people who work in the capital but live on the outskirts of the city, mostly in Tangerang and Bekasi. Poor transportation facilities are what make their lives difficult.

Today's program: Day10 Today's program Equestrian - Team: Three Day Event (Showjumping Phase) : Final - 8am - Individual: Three Day Event (Showjumping Phase) : Final - 8am Venue: Selangor Turf Club Equestrian Center Synchrinized Diving - Men: 3-meter Synchronised Diving: Final - 9am - Women: 3-meter Synchronised Diving: Final - 9am VENUE : National Aquatic Complex, Bukit Jalil Synchrinized Swimming - Free Duet: Final - 1pm Vebue: National Aquatic Complex, Bukit Jalil Closing Ceremony, Bukit...

Sujitra upsets Lidya for women's singles gold KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesian badminton team missed the target of winning five gold medals at the 21st Southeast Asian Games after Lidya Djaelawidjaya suffered a shock defeat in the women's singles final on Saturday. Thailand's Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn pulled off the upset win over top seeded Lidya, who succumbed 11-8, 11-7 in the see-saw match at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor.

1. Pistol - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15 Gun proposal gets severe criticism JAKARTA (JP): City administration's plan to buy 60 more guns to equip its public order officers showed that it declared 'a war' againts its own residents, especially disadvantaged people, activists said on Saturday.

Today's results Boxing 81kg 1. Albert Papilaya (Ina) 2. Pornchai Thongburan (Tha) 3. Che Andli Che Hashim (Mas)/Tin Thein (Mya) 48kg 1. Suban Pannon (Tha) 2. Sapok Biki (Mas) 45kg 1. Bonyx Saweho (Ina) 2. Keaw Pongprayoon (Tha) 63.5kg 1. Mohamad Zainudin Sidi (Mas) 2. Pongsak Hrianthuanthong (Tha) 3. Oudone Khanxay (LAO)/Romeo T. Brin (PHI) 51kg 1. Somjit Jongjohor (Tha) 2. Rakib Ahmad (Mas) 3. Roeung Sarath (Cam) / Violito M. Payla (Phi) 54kg 1. Chotipat Wongprates (Tha) 2. Arlan S.

U.S. attacks may derail RI's recovery JAKARTA (JP): Economists warned that terrorist attacks on the U.S. could create a deeper global economic recession and derail Indonesia's fledgling economic recovery.

City to move dumping site JAKARTA (JP): An official said Saturday City Hall will not only dispose of garbage at dumping sites outside of the city but will process it instead into organic fertilizer. City Sanitary Agency Head Saksono Husodo said the step was taken following Tangerang's opposition to its plan to develop a 100-hectare land site in Ciangir, Tangerang, as a replacement for the Bantar Gebang garbage dumping site in Bekasi.

Will vigilantism change the police? By Multa Fidrus TANGERANG (JP): Angry residents in Tangerang have mobbed at least 42 people to death during the last nine months, while police turn a blind eye as they regard it an effective way to curb crime. Jaelani, a morgue assistant at Tangerang General Hospital told The Jakarta Post that from January to early September this year, the hospital morgue had received the bodies of 42 criminal suspects delivered by 15 police subprecincts.

Sex among students alarming MEDAN, North Sumatra: Some 32.4 percent of senior high school students in several cities in North Sumatra claimed to have experienced sexual intercourse, a study say. The study, conducted by the North Sumatra Education Office, showed that 71.5 percent of those claiming to have had sex did so between the ages of 11 and 15, said the office's Erni Mulatsih during a dialog on teenage pregnancies here on Saturday.

Street vendors need monitoring From Warta Kota I am concerned as well as annoyed whenever using Jl. Gajah Mada, particularly near the shopping area under the Glodok flyover. The VCD vendors take up most of Jl. Pinangsia Raya for their businesses and simply ignore the public interests. Furthermore, the trading activities obstruct traffic. My concern has been made even greater because the vendors dare to include pornographic VCDs among their merchandise.

Maid sets herself on fire to escape employers' abuse JAKARTA (JP): How can people lose all sense of humanity? This is the question that troubles the mind when one looks at Jumiati, a frail housemaid whose body is now covered from head to toe in serious wounds. The question troubles the conscience each time she screams out in pain as a nurse tends to her wounds.

Indonesia breaks duck in archery KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia made amends for a poor run in the individual event of the archery competition at the 21st Southeast Asian Games by winning both the men's and women's team gold medals on Saturday. The trio of Rusena Gelanteh, Gina Rahayu and Suci Dwi Megasari beat Malaysian opponents for the gold medal in the women's team with a record-breaking score of 232 points. The old record of 228 points was set in the 1997 SEA Games in Jakarta.

KONI rejects blame for SEAG showing KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The entire nation should take the blame for the dismal performance displayed by Indonesian athletes at the 21st Southeast Asian Games here, a sports official said. The national team's chef de mission Putera Astaman told a media conference on the eve of the Games' finale that Indonesia had failed to take any action since the Chiang Mai SEA Games in 1995, when Thailand displayed its might in the track and field, and swimming competitions.

Even the House itself rarely uses BPK's audit reports as a reference to exercise its control over the government. There is no systematic follow-up mechanism to ensure implementation of audit findings...

President 'must be people's choice' JAKARTA (JP): Future Indonesian presidents should be the people's choice, observers said over the weekend. They threw their weight behind a direct presidential electoral system, which has been a topic of public debate in recent days. Ikrar Nusa Bhakti of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and Ramlan Surbakti of Airlangga University, Surabaya, support a presidential electoral system that would not involve the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).