Suspected RMS rebels arrested in Ambon Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The police arrested nine suspected members of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) secessionist movement on Saturday, including its alleged armed forces commander, just one week before the rebels celebrate their anniversary on April 25.

Tax certainty, not tax relief The government plan to lift 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) from the import of certain categories of capital goods and basic materials will give agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry businesses a shot in the arm, as the facility will reduce their capital and production costs. However, this VAT relief is not what national and foreign businesspeople have been demanding since 1998.

Regent Ismet vows to improve public welfare in Tangerang Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Tangerang's newly elected regent Ismet Iskandar is no stranger to most residents of Tangerang on account of his good track record in the bureaucracy, and social, religious and sporting organizations in the regency.

Jakarta may lose some assets JAKARTA: A number of Jakarta provincial administration assets leased to the private sector may be lost due to missing documents. "These assets are not listed either with the city assets office or the city economic development offices," Dani Anwar, the secretary of the City Council's commission B dealing with economic affairs , said on Sunday as quoted by Antara.

PLN defends decision to appoint Siemens The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity company PLN defended its decision last week to appoint a Siemens-led consortium to undertake the expansion of the Muara Tawar power plant, following strong criticism from a non-governmental organization. PLN finance director Parno Isworo said at the weekend that the Siemens consortium had offered the lowest price -- US$288.95 per kilowatt of power capacity.

People told to choose trustable leaders PADANG, West Sumatra: Chairman of the Freedom Party Adi Sasono urged people to vote for leaders who are ethical and moral, and have common sense in the 2004 elections. He said on Sunday that moral and ethical leaders would help the nation overcome its multidimensional crisis. Adi, formerly the state minister of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises, said a lack of credible leaders would only make Indonesia suffer.

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